Middletown transcript., 1870-10-22
BAYosETs AT THE po..r... . !. :


BAYoNETs AT THE POLLS
N lis announced, that Marshal Dunn. o.
this State, ,ihas .siguifed his purpose, uude,
Suthorityfrom Washington, to send Uni.
ted States soldiers, on the day Of the en-
SYN sung election. into Mispillion and Apuo-
qulnlmink Hundreds. Perhaps he NAV
conclude to send them to other parts Of the
Staterlsc: \: What is the reason Of this er !,
traordinary prOceedingf No man, with the
slightest regard for the truth, will pretend
that there has been any violence offered to
voters here, or that there is likely to be
any % e w What then j. the cause h, asks
Che Dsicasars Gazette. and answers the
question rs follewss--" 1Hs Radieal par
tySss Dslarars are siia a desperate s.Sait y
Ysss that j. b. and The object il iittii iinttiimida-i
tion: , let them come, says the Gaset.e. e.
the result will be the same,-a white
mans victory. universal and complete y
All the more complete. II might have ad-
ded, for this puerile and sicily attempt at at
lntimidation Of freemen, Do they SUM-
pose that the Deinocratssof Delaware have
parted withetheir manhood? If thew do
they will be 'undeceived, for while as 4 a
party the Democrats win violate no law,
they will pay no more attention 70 the
presence of these soldiers than if thew
were SO many citizens. q
President Grant and bis Marshals and
their advisers, ought to have, enough of.
this bpsipessRefi sending, ,, soldiers .ito The
polls. They tried is.iin North iCaroliSa (
and the result wass most signal dcfsataI
And itis to be hoped that they, will meet, sss
With AZ pointed rebuke .iu,,Aiabapaa,I
Missouri. Maryland. New York and Dela.l
ware, where the experiment Is 70 be tried
over ragain. That administration deserve.
only The most ineHsble scorn and con-
tappt which Is capable Of resorting to such
exped'epts to eohiroI elec ions, and every
rishs-th'Dkihg man ought to rebuke such
an pNa unpwaarraniable Ta stretch Of power by cast
ing hialbAllOt sgaiast.it. s.gu ,sds i iii
RAdiealisnr cannot give up .power >,
continues tie Gdsette. at has aboI;shsa |
and destreyed ne fahdaulehtal br;nSisles
OF the government, to atiaintain its domin-
ION after'the people have siguifedi their
disgust, and withdrawfi their subportl II |
has employed every device of leaislat;on
and used every invention of adniSistrai;ge
ingenuity to retain without open Sioience
its presence in the government, and now |
that these sare exhausted, bayonets and
loaded rifles are brought into reouisifion
Ne Ne"inteliigent person needs. to be n. I
formed that this is in direct and open yio-
lation Of the Consultation Of the United
States, and fagrant outrage upon ths
first principles of free republican govern.
ment. The sole Justification which yRad;.
ca lsni pleads. for this outrage, is the, an.
thority of an Act of Congress passed ot
me last session. which besides being in it.
self unconstitutional and tyranous, when
examined isfound to contain no such author.
ity as Is claimed Despite its outrageous
defiance ofither rights of States to control
their elections, it does not permit a United /
States Marshal TO send troops into State. l.
unless hrst resistance be made 10 the pro.
cess or warrants Of arrest issued by u. s. Il
Commissioners I" ',ea s-ssn,..l, 80 -,
Freemen of Delaware, we trust and he-
lieve that you win utter your indigHant
protest against the employment Of + an Ii,
armed soldiery at the polls, by deposiiing
your ballot against the Radical party
ReuFmber, that this interference with |
your elections is for, the negro. The mex.
step may be yihe employment Of the SOL ,
diery for the enforcement OF Samuer'siI ,
equality bill. or some other equally OBJ &
noxious' measure, Now is your oppoi..u- oppIs,i.l
nifty 70 rebuke these eneroachments upon ;
your rights by aYreekless Congress and $
30 less reckless administration. he nijl Ii
1t may be interesting to the orisinators I
of this outrage, be they whom they NAV,
to know that its commission as an offence !;
against the peace and dignity Of this State /
IS deemed felony. and is most severely I
Chapter 826 Section 1. of Vol t
IL, Del. Laws, page 361. entitled "An
Act to secure the freedom of Elections IN :
bis State" provides: ,; '
That if any person being citizen or iuhab- q
tant of this State shall send or cause 10 De sent
ring or causefto be brought into this State. or
hall aid, abef, procure, advise, counsel Or n ],
ny manner assist In sending or bringine into "A
his State sny armed soldier or soldiers to be .
'resent at any voting place in this State or with
n hse miles thereof on the day of any general. v
peciai OF other election hereafter to be holden l..
n this Sta or shall aid, abet procure. advise .
onnsa Or in any manner assist the presence or Ie
ttepdapee cfhny armed soldier or soldiers Al le.
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