The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-02-03
pEspor1sM CLOSING uP 1rs woRK.

DEsPoTIsM CLOSING UP IT'S WORK.
United States MarshaIs and the Standing
Army to control the Polls In an the
States. ~ -
The way Congress proposes to en-
force the Fifteenth Amendment by
appropriate legislation is shown by
the following article from the Hart
ford Times:
"The fifteenth amendment provides
(Sec. p as follows =
"Sec. 2. The Congress shall have
power to enforce the Article by ap-
propriate legislation"
The Washington correspondent of
the New York Star, conducted by a
Radical editor, sends the following
proposed act which is to be submitted
to Congress as soon as the ratification
of the amendment is fully assured =
AN ACT TO REGULATE ELECTIONS IN
EE - a0s- STATES. ~ ,r,s77,rsa
Be 1T enacted 6y the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the Uni
ted States Of Ameyscd, In Congress as
sene6led. = g 81 Hasfi-i''2 ainj-oS
SEC. L. 1t shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Interior to appoint,
or cause to be appointed, three Conn
naissioners for each election district Of
the several Congressional districts of
the United States, to ENFORCE the pro-
visions of the fifteenth amendment to
the Constitution. The said Commits
sfoners for such purpose shall have
the l0hole right to decide on the quail
fcdtio1es ofall voters who shall offer
to vote for members of Congress or
Electors for President and Vice Pres
ident and the erclusiUe authority to
reeesee the ballots cast at any such
election. dob ina TaiIa } s9j4Gd3 .uos
Sec. 2. It shall be the dutyof such
Commissioners 20 certify the result of
the election in their districts respect
lively, duly sealed to the Secretary of
the Interior. gE9 d9Dm bad gW ,IiIis4sa
Sec. 8. The Secretary ofthe Interi-
or shall certify under his hand and
seal the'naniesof the persons whoapi
pear to him byithe aforesaid returns
to be elected members of fGongress or
electors. of President and Vice Presi-
dent, and the persons who shall re-
ceive such certificates Ofeleetion shall
hold the office or exercise the authori-
ty therein designated subject to- the
sixth section of this act.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
United States Marshalsiin their res
pective districts to sustain the COM
missioners of election hereinprovided
for in the performance of theiriduties
and, d,slbdN detail sufficient force of
deputies to secure, iorfler at the elec-
tions herein provided for; and in the
event of force, any silch Marshal shall
haveft the rightto cdltaoas tltei nearest
commanding officer Of strooqs of the
United States to aid such Marshal to
preserve ORDER Iifis .namo1Flsli= 81
i Sec. 5.oIt shall be the Tduty of the
SECRETARY aOF WAR TO SO
STATION THElTROOPS OFrTHE
UNITED STATES Immediately pre-
eeding anyAelection herein provided
for, at convenient points adjacent to.
the prinetpaJ polling places of:the sew
erai Congressional Districts, and in
the principal cities a commanding
force Of such troops shall be encamped
insths parks or other suitable places
of suchseities, at and proceeding any
election as aforesaid. = ese,a2se gsaf-5
Sec. 6. iAlIquestions iniregard ito
the regularity and fairness Of the cleo
ton of members of Congress shall be
referred ito thee Secretary of the
INTERIOR in .othe House of Rep
resentatives; etrho shall haze e}e .eDs
classvej Jurisdiction thereof and mike
manner all questions relating to the
electionsof Electorsafor President and
Vice President, shall be ' referred to
the president, who shall appoint
Commission sof mot less than three
suitable persons, to examine and de-
cidsi all zsueh hifquestionsy and whose
deeisions shall be- JfgdGB eand e0nclu-
siNe.bGga etaenffa9 ema99d il dgia-4
BSec. 10 This act shall go into effect
when Congress shally by a resolution,
duly declare that three-fourths soff the
States have ratified the proposed ffift
teenth amendment land have deereed
that thei Constitution lis amended ac-
cordingly. .e5t-.sbDota
This is the course of the Radical
policy. Your hands are about tied,
freenen. Pie control Gof yJoaf ballot
boxes is passing into the hands Of the
central power and its standing army.
How do you3like the pfospecty Cofi-
servatived Repabiieahsl a2s Hartford
17sanpRes. .H9mdsIidats9 lid lie bfis. aaJnd
4 sissuu ~ -n,s-<aslo . .l.1--lzlooa nj
l}a A,oR RADICAL IDnbIatherskiteia from a
neighboring township, yoH Saturday
gave utterancelto hisrhonest convic-
tiohs,I NOS doubt, whenH he said he
Hlonged for the establishment of n
Ihonarchial government i'm this coun-
try, for then,P nsaidshe,f e we shall have
astabfe government.0e That is doubt
less tthe aim of the leaders of, that
party, and they have only to- throw
off all disguise, and a3ow their pur-
pose, where the blind partizan slaves
whol excuse their qwanton' disregard
andqopeno violation of the Constitu-
tien, and their bold and fragrant asur-
pationstof power,1wM readily fall in
to linessd ssDj sTad ugl daifiw bar
I}IgN NrcE THINe3 The, Georgia House
of Representatives, on Friday last, by
a vote Of So to 56,a decided to qualify
and seat those persons, who received
the. the p9egt highest cote .fo, those mem
| hers who had heen declared ine1iUihIe