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Show UNLAWFUL ARREST. The arresting of BAV.Drlggsin Mont-pelier Mont-pelier last week by the U. S. Marshais without legal pi ogress cieaied altogether altogeth-er an unpleasant affair. A wairant of arrest from Utah was placed in Hopson's hands and he ignored the laws and the sovreignty of the State ol Idaho by holding hold-ing l'riggs contraiy to ihe exliaditiuu laws of our state. After Driggs was discharged dis-charged from the complaint sworn out in Idaho he was held on the Uu-ih warrant. Some one veiv foolishly told Constable Robinson to take Driggs from the nands ol the Marshal This was attempted and pistols were immediately drawn, l lopson got excited and telegraphed Wilson to charter a train and bring a posse down immediately, lieiter council prevailed however, and the order was countermanded. counter-manded. Some ot the marshals were arrested upon process from Justice Ken nington's court for kidnapping. Mr. Spence, the attorney for Driggs, was determined that his client should not be taken Irom Idaho by brute force without any coloring of law. Judges Berry and Sweet wereheiegtaphed luce me t Mont pelier but were unable to come. Gov et nor Shoup placed the militia ot Idaho at Spence's disposal thus showing his wish to maintain the dignity of our sovereignty sovereign-ty against the reckleis and lawless pio-ceedings pio-ceedings of the Federal employees. Mr. Diiggs preferred to ba taken back to Utah witliou'. authotity rather than have blood spilled, hence the militia was not called out and Marshal Whetstone Whet-stone from Utah took nis nun out of our State. It would have been a simple thing to have complied with law and have taken their man; but the maishals werejeither grossly ignorant of our laws or they willfully trampled on the rights ol s.iveieigliity. Will Idaho.stand such (lawlessness or will she have it settled now for good that U, S. Oihcials cuinot over ride our laws in this high-handed fashion. Southern fJa-'n Imlaptndent . |