The Republican journal., 1870-10-27
SOLDIERS AT THE POLLS.

SOLOtCho Al FOLIo.
An incident OF the late election, over which
., radicals are rejoicing, ought to arrest the
tf-ulion DIT all who respect the law and
'-1iSh The principles and traditions Of free
-aFcrmcnt. The party that has, in various
aay~ shown lis proclivity towards military
o-~l"tiSm. and is to-day in open sympathy
With a royal despotic government, whose arm
raised ~ crush a republic on the day be
..o yesterday, in this city, made demon
ration lhat was not the less important in
.rnciplc because it was upon scale neither
formidable nor imposing; the entering wedge
was small. but not the less an entering
-NriLr. Iii violation of the laws of Pennsyl-
anna. with no warrant from the laws of the
a.lrl States, company of Marines, with
..E'uetS fixed and guns beating, invaded an
election precinct in Philadelphia, and took
.'~~e~>ion OF the polls, We say this was in
lolation II the laws of Pennsylvania This
la'~t shown by quoting the express Ian
s.agr of the statute:
Va body uf troops in the Army of the United
-i.t'-. or Of this commonwealth shall be present,
Ilcr armed or unarmed, at any place of election
NlhlN III commonwealth during the time of
-ueh election.
Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be
SD Construed ~ 10 prevent any officer or soldier
P. an oyerei,ing the right of suffrage in an election
district Ia winch he may belong, if otherwise quail
i'.. a..olding 10 law.
W. published yesterday the prompt and
manly protest Of Mayor Fox against the vio-
.t.i"4 al lai~ law, and his report Of it to the
'TN4riapr at ur commonwealth, Inal
fln..1 .lry also has official knowledge of
3l,. t-.t MAT the Constitution of the United
States la- been violated; for he knows that
fare Intervention Of the Federal troops was
uo' upon his application or that of the legis-
allure. aud one or the other is required by
-h. Constitution article V, Section 81.
Nothing can be more bald. evasive and I'M
founded than The pretcnce OF Marshal Gregory
that biz proceedings were warranted by an
lci of Congress No act of Congress would
ta Constitutional that violated the express
direction, Of the Federal Constitution bat in
turt, there j. no act of Congress that affords
linn thc slightest justification or excuse.
Ic clstuSc he quotes from the act of 1870 has
.1,hiug whatever to do with the matter; and
-Ha1 very act does, in its subsequent clauses,
NlTcs>ly exclude any such usurpation of
power rs he has been guilty of. 1t carefully
limits the use Of military force under this act
10 thc single and ordinary case of the execu-
tlbu "l judicial process. If any person
aEain-t whom Il proper civil magistrate of
7h, nite1 States issues his warrant should
f5rjhly resist it. the civil officer charged
with the execution of such warrant or
process may call ON all persons, civil or
military, 10 give him the necessary assistance
u ihe performance of his duty Here are
iHa sections Of this act.
SO lo And be it further enacted, That =
fNt persons 50 appointed TO EXECUTE ANY WAR
ltANI VI. FROG ESS aforesaid shall have authority
fn summon or cali 10 their aid the bystanders or
-l>-' 1ult,tus If the proper county, such por-
1l1n of The land and naval forces of the United
~rle cor of lhe militia. may be necessary to the
lerIlrmauc- ~ he duty with which they are
charged
So H. And he it firther enacted. That il
Shall ~ lawful Tor the President of the United
~tate> 10 employ such part of the land and naval
forces of he ned States, or of the militia, as
maA bc necessary 10 aid in the execution of JUDI
tIAi PROCESS issued under this act
Every lawyer, every man of intelligence
parceyc- that this forms no shadow of an ex-
cHse for march upon the polls, without civ
3 process, or warrant against anybody, or
IRON any civil magistrate. 1t would be diff
Gull t1 present a case of more wantOn outrage,
more Impuient violation of the Constitution
aud the Laws. This is, in fact its recon-
mendaion in The eyes of the true radical
H. does not say it was legal; on the contra
rs. he rcloices in 4 fresh onslaught upon the
authority Of law. The radical party are
deeply imhucd with dangerous, un-republi-
can hankering after government by the bay
unet. They have learned nothing by the
uyc brow OF their former idol. Louis Napo-
leon; they have only transferred their admi-
alton To The Prussian Kaizer. The military
governments at the South were the fruits of
radical imitation of European despotism :;
and, On a small scale the radicals have at
last succeeded in applying their principles in
Philadelphia. We do but our public duty in
denouncing this outrage, which must not be
clouded over in the dust of political success.
Mayor Fox has spoken out like man on the
La.
Governor has 10 say on it. 1t is his duty in
silntly to vindcate the dignity and jurisdic-
lion of the State. Let him prompt his new
Attorney General, Mr.. Frederick C. Brewster,
10 take proper action against the violators of
The laws of Pennsylvania. Let him demand
from the Federal administration the removal
OF Marshal Gregory, the violator of the Con-
Stitution and the laws of the United States
1t Governor Geary fails in his duty now, it
will be significant proof of the completely
OF high radical functionaries in the plot
aTslQSt free civil ooyarpn,opt