9-15-1875: "an alien Governor denied to them the right to bear arms. . . . they were and of a right ought to be free, and sent the announcement in leaden missives to their tyrants….”

The New Orleans Bulletin, “Far-seeing wisdom, enlightened by the experience of former statesmen, embodied in the fundamental law of the land these principles which they fondly believed would stretch their authority over every generation . . . they were made to endure indignity after indignity until, presuming upon their tameness, an alien Governor denied to them the right to bear arms. . . . they were and of a right ought to be free, and sent the announcement in leaden missives to their tyrants….”, Sept. 15, 1875

9-15-1875: "their constitutional rights had been encroached, they were passive; but when the right to bear arms, the right to protect and shield the home and its tranquil fireside had been invaded, the people in a whirlwind of fire had smote their oppressors. . . ."

The New Orleans Bulletin, “and warned those who regard the trespasses upon inalienable rights with aught than jealous eyes that their future was sealed. . . . even when some of their constitutional rights had been encroached, they were passive; but when the right to bear arms, the right to protect and shield the home and its tranquil fireside had been invaded, the people in a whirlwind of fire had smote their oppressors. . . . the boon of liberty and freedom were still held the priceless jewel of the people.”, Sept. 15, 1875

9-9-1875: “No less was his criminal interference with the sacred right of bearing arms the immediate cause of the death of some seventy metropolitan policemen, and twenty-nine prominent citizens of New Orleans…”

The Dallas Daily Herald, “No less was his criminal interference with the sacred right of bearing arms the immediate cause of the death of some seventy metropolitan policemen, and twenty-nine prominent citizens of New Orleans…”, Sept. 9, 1875

9-7-1875: “We shall continue the proofs that the Democratic party intend to secure the control of the Southern States by a system of defamation, abuse and intimidation. . . . and violating the constitutional right of American citizens to keep and bear arms.”

New Orleans Republican, “We shall continue the proofs that the Democratic party intend to secure the control of the Southern States by a system of defamation, abuse and intimidation. . . . It is a vindication of the Republican administration from the unproven charge of invading the sanctity of American homes and violating the constitutional right of American citizens to keep and bear arms.”, Sept. 7, 1875

9-5-1875: "The courts were bribed, or corrupted, or intimidated into positive obedience to the usurper . . . They knew that the most sacred right guaranteed by the Federal Constitution had been infringed–the right to keep and bear arms.”

The New Orleans Bulletin, “The political and personal rights of citizens had been invaded inch by inch until endurance was no longer possible. . . . The courts were bribed, or corrupted, or intimidated into positive obedience to the usurper . . . They knew that the most sacred right guaranteed by the Federal Constitution had been infringed–the right to keep and bear arms.”, Sept. 5, 1875

U.S. Rep. Samuel S. Cox, "the right of the people to bear arms in their defense . . . It lifted up the decision of the United States supreme court as the aegis of personal liberty and a break-water against subverted government….”

U.S. Rep. Samuel S. Cox, “out of which grew your local liberty, security against unjust seizures, open and honest courts, frugal government, the right of the people to bear arms in their defense, and the subjection of the military to the civil power! . . . It was a renewed devotion, in the agony and peril of the time, to constitutional limitations, reserved rights and municipal rule. It lifted up the decision of the United States supreme court as the aegis of personal liberty and a break-water against subverted government….”, April 1, 1875

4-2-1875: Great Western Gun and Pistol Works Ad; “Rifles, Shot-Guns, Pistols, Revolvers, Of any and every kind”

The Perrysburg Journal, Great Western Gun and Pistol Works Ad; “Rifles, Shot-Guns, Pistols, Revolvers, Of any and every kind”, April 2, 1875