The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-03-04
From the National Intellirencer.

D'EfAT.
From the National Intelligencer.
Every act of the revolutionary Radicals
l. Congress indicates more and more clear
- taeir design of establishing military
ipspotism, and ofoyerthrowing Democratic
aoyernment. They have adopted candi-
55ste. who is nothing else but military
chiei who has had no experience in, as
no has no knowledge of. civil affairs who
: rtterty deficient in craftsmanship who
il without fixed opinions of any kind on
tbe great questions which now agitate the
: natry who is the mere tool Of ariful
i nnagogues and keepers; who does not
aysn recognize the first duty of a soldier,
which is obedience to his supeiior; and
wba claims no other merit than bulldog
obstinaey, and willingness to exert all
tbe power of his position for the success of
the jacobins, who now constitute the di-
ra,tory called Congress.
Gen. Grant relies upon the regular army
10 carry out his policy, and that policy
aims to secare the Presidency by any
m cans, however desperate or reckless. He
las been selfnominated candidate ever
since the close Of the war, aud all the pre-
tended reserve on that subject was but an
artful means of promoting the object which
he holds 80 near his heart. He has omit
led no occasion to fortify himself with the
regular army, or to parade ostentatiously
ais military authority. While acting Sec
retary of War he dismissed large body of
American mechanics from employment
and filled their places with soldiers, taken
FROM the ranks of the regular army, under
his own command. That offensive pro
eeeding illustrated not only hostility and
ilgratitude towards the honest mechanics
and laboring masses, but purpose to drive
our skilled artisans from the accustomed
industry upon which the bread of their
wives and children depended in this trying
season, and to favor incompetent enlisted
soldiers at their expense.
As if to prepare the eye as well as the
mind for the military rule which is intend
ed by the Jacobins and their chief, Gen.
Grant orders detail of soldiers to ofliciate
as sort of body guard at his receptions"
where their uniform and discipline admon-
ash the public of the good time that is
coming" His children go about the
city escorted by military grooms, just as
the hopeful scions of military despots in
the Old World are attended, and guard
is mounted before the War Department in
time Of peace, to the dislike of every AM
erican citizen who respects the institutions
of his country.
1t is for such purposes and such reasons
as these, as we'll as those to which we have
already referred, and Others which are yet
to be disclosed, that vast standing army
OF $4,000 men are kept up to burden over
loaded tax payers, and to eat up the sub
stance of the people. Miserable pretences
Of economy are made in other directions,
but the whole effort of Congress is to aug
ment the military force, and to build up q
despotism, which, with the Freedmen's
Bureau, and other like contriyances, now
costs the country over one hundred and
twenty millions year.
When the legislative appropriation bill
vas under discussion in the House last
Friday, the following extraordinary proYis-
ion was brought to light as being regularly
reported from the committee:
Procided, That from and after the
close Of the current fiscal year, the police
and protection of the Capitol buildings
and grounds shall be under the direction
of the Engineer Department of the army,
and the Secretary Of Wn. shall detail for
that service, from garrison of Washing
ton, such number ofnon-commissioned Off
GERS and privates, not exceeding forty, as
may be deemed necessary for the purpose
by the Engineer-in-C Chief; and soldiers,
when so employed, shall have an extra al
buance of twenty-five cents per day for
priyates, and thirty cents per day tor non
commissioned officers to be paid during
the next fiscal year out ofthe appropriation
herein made, aud hereafter by the pay de-
partment Of the army out of tie general
appropriation for the army"
Although this. project was ruled out,
technically, for the moment, we feel quite
sure that it will pass, with an amendment
to pnt also Pretorians at the Executive
mansion, and in all the departments, so
that at signal given by Stanton, coup
detat may be accomplished and the exist
ing government oFerthrowu. This is the
principal object for refusing to reduce the
regular army. The conspirators seek to
direct attention from that point by sham
zeal for retrenchment, the mere discussion
OF which costs more to the country than all
their proposed economy.
Wewa the people of these wicked de-
signs, so that they may be prepared to de-
fend their rights and to preserve our insti-
tutions. The time may be near at hand
wheni i will be necessary to prove our
patriotism BY earnest tests, and to show
TO the world that we yet deserve to'enjoy
those liberties which q military conspiracy
now aims to subvert and destroy.
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