The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-06-02
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, But then comes the most curious
section. and / ask some explanation of.
it. I hope my friends Of the Judiciary
Committee VIII explain this section
SEC. IL. Had bet f9tfsNer enacted That when q
e eeee et
are likely to be committed against the provisions
Of this act within any jucieial district, it shalt
be lawful for him his discretion, direct the
judge, marshal, and district attorney of such
district to attend at such place within the dis >
th tor II 59Ia fh e pf as ne nay
of persons charged with violation of this act
and it shall be the duty of every judge or other
officer when any such fequisition shall be re-
ceiyed by him. to attend at the place and for the
time therein deslgnatedIi04 9I2l 2 Tiifi ir-siSii
,E, suppose this is To- constitute gtlie
district court, court to travel around
the realm as the courts used, to do i'll
England, in procession; and l suppose
they ought to have the right thatfhose
courts had to levy provisions foTtne
support of the court. That was when
the, king administered justice in his
own person. Then he made his pro-
gress, as it was called, through the
kingdom, and he sent his purveyors
ahead to provide ample meat and
drink and other provisions, for the
Judges when they came to hold their
pcouf.t. When President Grant shall
send Judge Le&yitt about the State of
Ohio, from one end of tito the other,
with his marshals and officers of all
sorts and descriptions, to. hunt up the
people violating this law, insist that
he shall have the right of pufFeyance
that he shall not be earequired to pay
his own expenses; that he shall not be
allowed to eat and dsdrink at his own
cost; but that he shall have yictual
and drink wherever he goes, either
at the public expense or at the expense
of the losing party in the election; [
do not care which. Laughter. isulG.
Mr.. STEW ART. That would put
it ON the Democratic party. .oe;,..,;.-..
Mr., THURMAN. We are going
to get Tito the majority in Onion if
you pass, this bill, and then Iknow it
will be putaon to you if my suggestion
be adopted. ,ss4 5s-,r .4r baH5!sffa
Now, for fear that Judge Leavitt, in
his gown, with his marshals and
funkies, will not be Sufficient to exc
cute this law as he goes about through
the State of Ohio. here is another Sec
ton q, little more. forcible :-yrF,reft,s I'd
SEC. 12. And Be 1t further, enacted, That it
shall be lawful for the President OF the United
States or such person as he may empower for
that purpose, to employ the land or naval forces
of the United States, or of the militia, as shall
be deemed necessary to prevent the violation
and enforce the due execution of this act. T.
The President may execute the cleo
ton laws of the States where there
| is no domestic Violence at all, no cause
arising under the Constitution forthei
exercise of the military power. of the
United States by the President of the
! United States no insnrrection, no do
mestic violence, but some danger Of a
| little cheating at the election and
then to prevent the cheating at cleo
1 tions the President is to call, out, the
! command them himself but he may
authorize any body else to do itL"sueh
person asshe may empower for that
purpose" lie may. give his power of
/ attorney. to GoFernars bullock of
Georgia, and then Governor Bullock
of Georgia is to. become coinnander
! of the military forces aof eofgla,= to
go around and see that there is mo
cheating at the polls there Sir, where
lido you get yonrP power under the Con-
I.stitution to do any such thing as that?
| Where do you get the power under
the Constitution for the President of
the United States to e delegate to. me
or any other. man the, power to em-
ploy the land and naval forces in my
| ldiseretion-not in the discretion Of
] the President. but in my discretion
to prevent cheating at the ballot-box,
or cheating in registration, where
There is no violence, no insurrection,
nothing to prevent the peaceful exc
cution of the law
must say, Mr.. President, thatI am
| lost in amazement ,atethis bill / say.
it without any. affectation. Il am lost
in amazement that such bill as this
should be presented by. sueh a COM
mittee to the Senate of the United
States. If you need a law to enforce
the fifteenth amendment, if you have
right to pass such a;law before there
has been any obstruction or hinder,
ance In the States, for the sake of de-
Eceney at'least, pass a decent and rea-
| sonable law, and net such a law as
this. i4oislu sriaa s.,l 5zaz glne L 3
Why, sir, everyday knows that in
England it is a punishable offense for
any troops to be within mile of a
voting booth when an election is going
on. = 1t is a punishable effense to have
the troops of the realm within q mile
of the place of ,yoting:- but under this
law, forsooth, we are to have the
troops of the United States surround
/ ing the shallot-boxes to see that the
Judges of election discharge their,
/ dutyl You propose to surround
every polling booth with the troops
OF the United States under the COM
mand of some attorney of the Presi-5
dent of the United States, to see that
no voter is deprived of his right to
vote! l say tnat such a thing as that
is wholly inconsistent with free in
stitutions and with republican form
of government You are putting the
civil underthe military authority in
its most vital point, when, in the very
choice of your civil officers, every
thing is to be done under tho super
, vision and liableto the interferehee of
| the military. Sir, I have Seen the
time when every man would have.
been utterly shocked at such au idea
that you could surround the place of
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States, under the control of anybody
Ito whom the President of, the United
States saw fit to. contide them. that
they might Interfere; because if they
are there simply as show they are of
mo use at all but only an injury, and
if they are thereto act, then they are
10 act by somebody's commando This
bill does not provide that they are to
| act upon The call or demand of any
civil authority whatever Upon whose
command, then, are they to aeta Who
is TO, authorize them to inteftere? It
can only be upon the command of the
militaP iceE who commands them,
| or this person holding the letter of
attorney. from the President of the
United States, aud he eannot be every
where. lie must, therefore, send his
officers. Hero lieutenant with a
squad of troops at the balIot-box is to
| decide, this lieutenant of infantry, ar
! ltillery, or dragons is to decide when