to render the military independent of and superior to the civil power.
Governor Peabody went a step further, and affected to destroy the civil power altogether.
King George deported our fathers beyond seas for trial for pretended offenses.
Governor. Peabody deported striking miners from Colorado for no offenses whatever, and would not even allow generous friends to give food to the wives and children of the deported men.
King George attempted to protect his soldiers by mock trial from punishment for any murders they should commit.
Governor Peabody attempted to protect himself and his military subordinates from damage suits; and also attempted to legalize his persecution of thousands of workingmen, his cowardly crusade against women and children, and his ruthless treatment of our civil courts, by proclamations falsely declaring several counties of Colorado to be in a state of rebellion.