Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-08-11
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PtobT come 6%ottfing in from all sides
in eOpfrmation of the assumption that the
Radical party has not yet given up its
iidea of ~controfing the elections of the
fSouthernT States, and thus maintaining
] the supremacy of their political organiza-
zion. 20 that ii. viii not be the minority,
but the majority, that will be unrepre-
scented il the Rationale Government The
Immediate object of the Radical move
ment IN his direction is the fall election.
Fearing, with reason, that the bad, faith
and obstfnacy of the last Congress has SO.
disgustedr the people of the North that
they will repudiate the, men and the party
who4ren esRonslble for the continued OPP
preston of exorbttant taxation, and the
Eektravsga4t sqbsidies granted to private
interests, b eaders of the Radical party
lhaYe resolved to make up. ifpossible, this
difference from the South, and retain
their Congressional maiority by force.
But it wnalso befthepurpose of the Rad
zeal party to extend this forced supremacy
to the next Presidential election, and SO
sectional interests at the sacrifice of ma
tional prosperity.
sRhe enforcement of martial law in
North Carolina was the first bold step
toward the enc in view, and received b
uncomprom1slng Endorsement of the Radi-
cal PRESIDENT. There was scarcely a
qt excuse for the overthrow of
civil government in North Carolina; in
deed, there Is the best evidence that twas
a -premeditated plan, a conspiracy. be-
Ween the RADICAL government at Wash
the Radical government of the
Sb8teIIo Precipitate resistance among the
peopte The condition of instruction
once declared, a hardened adventureer
and brutal outlaw was put in command OF
/ -sAI $500 nrnfnn-
ton against the courts, and he al, once, be-
CANA series of d~epredations, Including
arrest of innocent and peaceful citizens,
and all the elements of terrorism, which
haYenot been equaled since the armed
control of popular suffrage" under the.
provisional State governments, which
Radfeal Ingenuity conceived for the recon-
aries of the Radical party. KIN
But the scheme Of forcing the South to
return Radical Congressman Is not to be
confined to North Carolina. Its already
extending to other States with the rapid
ity which shows preconception and de-
termination The State of Texas, like the
Statesof North Carolina, has already been
seized. If b course of the proceeding
is 9Slittfe different here, the purpose is
thezsame, and the means scarcely less
efieacieussS Here, it has not been thought
worth while to even make an excus for
placing the State under military power,
ahsoiuteiydirected by Radical Governor.
AstandinG army of about 10000 men has
beeRorganfzed. 1t is provided that Ia
and shall be composed of volunteers.
1henfhefe is to be a reserve of $4,000
men, who are simply informed that they
must hold themselves in readiness to be
leonscripted at any time that the Radical
government may regard it desirable;
Then there is lobe a detective corps Of
800 H1ens Who are to be employed actively
in esbioAaSs, md who are to be paid 5000
each Psgf444asn, and in gold. 7t5 pasts
i This progfamme was arranged in a
characteristic way, we are told. The Con-
| servatives of the State Senate, having no
hope of overcomingthe Radical majority,
absentedEthemselves in sufficient number
@ prevsnt 9 quorum. Ihe GoyerAor
to their seats ; the Governors wife lob
bied with the aid of champagne, and the
Radical me1ority quickly gave the scheme
the color ofauthority. When the decree
wa prdmnIgatcd and found to be inevitas
BILE, the peaceful citizens sought protec-
ton by volunteering for the State guard.
nent enough to seethat this would de-
feat his plan, and it was declared that
none should be permitted to enter the
corps Who should not receive his APPROX
af,swhile all other citizens would be re-
quired toiRay $15 a year for its mainte-
tnarcez EThusthe Radical government of
Texas VIII have undaEitsimmediate CON
EtrolsR srREof pliable negroes and pro-
TessienAI Adksperadoes, with q fund of
nearly half a million dollars, levied upon
the people, for its efpShsess " -5
knttle difersnt agaf1g6 ds lwfs6 tSShme
purpose In view, and probably with the
came results. Though Congress, at the
tlast,moment, conseAtsdtosadmit the-State,
RadioA anthorities7and who capldisPute
lthem-have declared that, as there has
not yet been an election, the first election
THAT of Congressman, ihNthe fanAmust
be held under the provisional government
that is, under the army commanded by
FGenefalFTerry and held at the direction
of the Radical Administration. This con-
troll cannot be any less absolute and Ger
tain than that of North, Carolina and
Texas, and so we have, at this early day,
three Southern States under the despotism
of armies organized for the express pur-
pose of enforcing Radical majorities. The
public viii anxiously await the next
movement.
But, in the meantime, It is wel1for the
people of the Northern and Western
States to consider whether they will con
| sent to make themselves a party to this
armed despotism-whether they will con
sent that a free government -fn~time Of
peace, shall resort TO measures that are
only adopted in despotic governments in
time of great eme1 geny7snd al for the
desperate success of q sectional and CON-
scienceless set of men, who have not only
outraged the whole country, but have
snubbed and ,disgraced their own constit-
uency,-O Chicago Times, July28 {.
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