The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-28
whnt Some OF the Northern Papers
aay of the Man ON Horseback.


what Some OF the Northern Papers
jaRy of the Man ON Horseback.
THE FEDERAL INVASION OF NEW YORK.
Our Washington correspondent tcle-
graphs that the President has ordered TO
New \ DIRK oil the available soldiers and ma
rines east of the Mississippi. What the
bad advisers who have persuaded the Chief
Magistrate to this course can have in view,
unless 1t he to prune down to more
healthy proportions the ovcrgrown Re-
publican majority IN Congress, il il diff
cult 10 conceive. \ community less law
abiding than ours might br provoked to
riot by the Insulting menace but ii that
he the aim of the Presidents advisers, we
are confident It will utterly fail here. Ger
tainiv the insignificant force which could be
scraped together from the Federal garrisons
would avail little against an earnest popular
uprising here. if there were really any dam
ger of such an event. The only result which
seems 10 lis likely to come Of this grand con-
ccntration OF forces is thorough disgust
with the politicians who have directed it,
and their peaceful but utter overthrow at
the poilS.--NCac York Journal Of Com
Tlcrcc.
THE BAYoNET AT THE POLLS.
TFrom the Nowa K N. j. JournaLl
The suffering patience and silent forbear-
ancc which the American people have eX-
hinitrd under ten years Of Radical rule
would seem to forbid all certainty of spec
ulatlon as TO the point of extremity which
j. 10 arouse them to an active sense of
the danger Of the destruction Of their
rights and privileges. We think that
the point is at last to hr reached under the
new series OF Radical yrannes-miltary
interference in State cIpctiOuS
The late conduct OF the United States
Marshalat the polls in Philadelphia was the
first attempt TO introduce in the y orth what
has become almost 4 custom in the recon-
>tructcd South. In North Carolina and
Alabama the presence Of troops ut IN cleo
ton was only Il supplement to 4 former
policy of military government. Carpet
hagi>m owes its existence 10 such means ::
and 4 second attempt WIS only n rcpeti-
ton. not an institution. But in what are
called the loyal states quite Il different state
OF things exist, even i'll Radical contcmpla-
ton.
Here has been no need Of RECONSTRUCT
tion--no bowls of knkuX, and no rumors
OF disorder, Instruction. and violence. 1t
i not pretended that any man, white or
black, is dcSpoiled of his civil rights or prvi-
lcceS in PENNSYLVANIA, Delaware, or New
DIRK. 1t Is not known that the civil au-
thoritieS Of these States are not amply sufti-
cient to maintain peace, order. and tran
guilty in their governments, OF that there
exists the slightest reason for supposing
that resistance would he offered to the pre-
Scryation and execution Of the laws.
The Governor OF Pennsylvania nor the
Mayor of Philadelphia made no requisition
upon the Federal Government for military
assistance III the maintenance Of peace and
to enforce obedience TO the laws. Why,
then. should the military have been called
out: The answer is easy: TO intmidate
the voters who, in the free and lawful eXer-
else Of their rights and opinions, dare to
deposit their ballots for the principles they
believe to be true and just; to thrust
Radical ballots in the unwilling hands
OF white men, and TO obstruct and
prevent the lawful population Of the
party in power. RadicaliSm cannot give
up power. 1t has abolished and destroyed
tho Fundamental principles of the Govern
ment 10 maintain its dominion, after the
people have signtied their disgust and with
drawn their support. 1t has employed
every device OF lc gisation and used every
invention OF administrative ingenuity to re-
tain without open violence its presence in
the Government and. now that these
weapons are exhausted, bayonetS and load
ed rifles are brought into requiStion.
No intelligent man needs to be informed
that this invasion OF a state is in direct and
open violation Of the Constitution of the
United States and fragrant outrage upon
the principles of free Republican govern
ment The sole justification Radicaism
pleads for such outrageS is the authority OF
M act OF Congress passed at the list SEES
sion, which, being in itself tyrannl.
cal and unconstitutional, when examined
j. found to contain no such authority
as is claimed. Despite its outrageous deli
ance OF the rights Of the States to control
their own elections, 1t does not permit 4
United States marshal TO send troops into i
State unless first resistance be made to the
process or warrants of arrest issued by a
United States commissioner. There must,
even under this unconstitutional law, first
| exist absolute violence and resistance to the
authority of the Federal Government be-
| fore voters can hc hayoncttd and shot by
| their folloW-ciiiZcns in the uniform OF their
| country> service.
We regard this display Of the Federal
| force in New York as 4 menace to the voters
rather than rs exhibiting the wishes OF the
| administration to bring about an armed
collision in that city. But the Government
might 90 too far in this direction to retract
without the most serious consequences.
Even it Governor Hoffman should allow,
without his Executive protest, followed M
bv I'LL constitutional means /" prevent the
| outrage the Federal army TO invade that
state without his official request OF
sanction, we believe the people would
insist upon fearful reckoning with
the invaders. We have now reached point
| that this journal has for ten years past pre-.
dicted would arrive in the history OF the So
called Republican party. This step is sim
ply an intimation to the, people that
Change of political parties IN the control O
nc Government is not to BE- tolerated. Tho
elections IN Indiana and Pennsylvania hay,
rorcshadcwcd the defeat Of Grant for tbs
succession, and this result il not 10 be tolc
rated hy the Radical party. Let the people
think OF these things, and reflect upon Tho
pronrr course to save their liberties before
| Il is too alc.
| PARTICULARS OF THEGRAFT0N BANK Rob
| ErRy.- Worcester, Oct. 2G.--Thc First Ma
tional Bank of Grafton, Mass, was robbed
last night by gang OF burglars OF largo
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