The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-07-15
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The --latest Outrage.
From the Hartford Times.

From the Hartford Times.
Tho outrages of the Radical majority in
Congress, in turning out Democratic mem
bers who were legally and clearly elected.
and putting in their places Radicals who
have been rejected by the people in their
respective districts, will recoil with dam
aging effect upon the party guilty of such
injustice There was never grosser act
OF, political wickcdncss, or more wauton
sxefsisnor arbitrary power. than the I'M
seating Of Mr.. Voorhees,. So shameless was
the proceeding that when the vote was ia.
ken, Mr. Deming, of Connecticut, rose and
left the House, saying he would not be o
party to such injustice. No more excua-
bic was the expulsion of Mr. Brooks, of
New York, Mr. Baldwin, of Michigan, and
Senator Stockton, of New Jersey 1t was
done in accordance with the order of Thad-
deus Stevens, who told his party friends
that it would be necessary to reduce tho
Democratic strength in order to make sure,
of two-thirds vote for impeachment and
other extreme party measures. None of
these extreme party measures were then
deemed probable By majority of the Re-
publican members; but Stevens assured
them that they would be brought up, and
the crime of unseating Democratic mem
beers without just cause was duly perpetra
ted. Now it is followed by the expulsion.
of Gen. Morgan. the popular Democratic
member from the 18th district of Ohio,
who was elected by clear majority of
three or four hundred over Delano, his
Radical competitor. As in the case of
Voorhees,, So in that of Morgan; in order
to make out case, the committee wcre
obliged to throw out the entire Democrat
ic vote of whole precincts, and count tho
Republican vote -!
| The latest lit may not be the last) of
these wanton exercises of party power is
! the decision Of the committee to let in
Mckee, from the 9th district of Kentucky
He only received 1863 votes, against
1904. There was no question of Mr..
Young'slelection and the only excuse the
Radicals could invent for turning him ont
was the assertion that he was elected by
"rebel votes. Kentucky had never sece-
ded, and they might with as much prepri-
ETY. have unseated Mr. Hubbard, the rep
resentative of the First District of Connec-
ticut, on The plea that i" febel" votes had
elected him But thoy were obliged to add
that While Mr.. Young must be expelled.
his Radical competitor. not having been
elected, could not be admitted. So said
their committee. Now, it seems they have
changed their minds: they report that
Mckee must be admitted!
One thing is certain. The manifold
crimes of this Radical party-their organi-
zed spy system and their snbomation of
perjury, to hang innocent people; their
wicked impeachment schemes; their fore
ing of negro government on the helpless
States of the South, while they reject it at
homei their shameless gerrylAandering Of
States and cities. to overcome the peoples
will; their u:,seating of Democratic Con.
gressmen regardless Of Right and Justice,
in order to retain two-thirds power
these, and other crimes Of the Radical par.
ty have sealed their doom! Death awaits
them as a party: and it is death which
has mn resurrnction : st.