“This they have steadily refused to do, on the ground that the arms of the clubs belong individually to the men carrying them, having, as is alleged, been purchased by them...."

The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., “This they have steadily refused to do, on the ground that the arms of the clubs belong individually to the men carrying them, having, as is alleged, been purchased by them. They take the ground that Gov. Chamberlain, in issuing his proclamation, violated the provisions of the Federal Conatltution, which guarantees that the right of citizens to assemble peaceably and bear arms shall not be infringed.”, Oct. 16, 1876