Year: 1872

stripped of .he last right of ctizenshpa chance to
be heard in the courts of tie country.


venture to say that


so GROSS OUTRAGE


this memorial discoses was never before known in
this country Congress may perhaps close its courts,
and thus preclude the hearing of every demand for
redress but it certainly has authority to destroy
the harboIs of one for the benefit of another.
By what pretence ihen secretary OF war do what
is forbidden to the highest legislative authority? BY
what right does he Sia the door IN the face OF nod
ding Justice aud kick sovereign state out of court,
without any pretence of hearing? It is in every


most shameless inlmv and all the worse because the
victims poor Were not all sense of honor blunt
ed y corruption and lost in the low tricks of political
demagoguefy these sufferers would not be begging for
the ainest rights and the state itself would take their
case in hare make Il It's a.ai .eseIa them by
force if need be- fron the effects Of the crime COM
mitted against them As is their claims will doubt
less be, they have been whistled down the WIND,
and the cries for justice smothered party necess
ty If they had not been white men, the whole coun-
try would have resounded at the grosSneSs OF their
oppression As it is they expected to look out on
their ruined harbor, to be cut off from commerce, to
see the ships and steamers 90 by their doors because
impossible to cal and the whole country remain an
uncultyated waste, without whisper OF oppos
ton. The cowardice of partisanshp in this case Is
something truly wonderful


In view of this enormous outrage on private, as well
public rights governor, Washburn, has just
taken the case in hand, and yesterday sent mes
sage to the legislature that does him infinite credit
1t is most biting satire the feeble mbecility of his
predecessor, and demands prompt and instant action
to vindicate the public honor Characterlzing the
military crime ii deserves, it is of such insuf
ferablc wrong that if do not promptly, the
governor would be fully justified in sending military
force upon the ground kick out the United States
usurpation and close the canal which has destroyed
the harbor, and demand prompt relief for damages.
For this vindcatOn OF public and private rights, how
ever, Washburn, thank thee.


We publish the above able article from
the Chicago Times of 23d setting forth
some Of the outrages perpetrated by those
adherents of Jay Cooke in our neighboring
State. and we fully endorse the statements
therein as to the acts of the usurpers, but
we think, and are advised by parties bet
ter acquainted with the acts and intentions
of our State officials, than we, that the
structures upon those who had tie case in
| charge, are too severe.


! That there was a mistake in the pol
! icy Of conducting the matter we have to
regret; but we are we'll assured that the
gentlemen did what to them at the time
seemed for the best, and regret as much as
we that matters were 50 misrepresented
and parties misled, that mistaken connsels
prevailed. Nor do we understand that
the Secretary Of War was a partisan, but
acted on the information given, though he
acted without making inquiries upon an
&c parte hearing of Jay Cooke and the Du-
luth Attorneys.