The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-09-01
GRANTS DEspoTro NATURE

live under republican institutions
and no man of them can be judge
by law in the making of which h
has had no voice, 1t is a natura
right, for nature has obliged hersel
to give the powers of protection ant
preservation to every man to whom
she has given being. II is u divine
right, for God himself presumes oul
responsibility to govern ourselves,
and the right of self-government is
the foundation of all moral response
hility, both here and hereafter. The
inquiry has been suggested by the
report of conversation that was had
in the cottage by the sea-" in re-
ference to North Carolina, just before
the recent election. Grant was ask
ed, "What would you have done if
North Carolina had not satisfied Re-
publican anticipations 7" And the
answer was worthy of the despot
that he is: "IhaUc the poorer mder
the Ku-Ktur bill to hare made her,"
Let him hold in remembrance that
every despotism that attempts to de-
stroy the forms Of government, the
spirit ofliberty, and the institutions
of a civilized people, must prepare
to destroy the people at the same
time. AS despotism can have no
guarantee and safety in the mutila-
ton, only determination can consul
mate the work.
Scotland understood it. When
the Duke of Argyle went to see
Queen Elizabeth, said she F.: "You
have murdered my provost marshal
in Edinburgh" "May it please
your Majesty" he replied, che was
killed" "You have killed my provost
marshel in Glasgow" said She
'ENo," said the Duke, che only can
not be found" "You have killed two
more Of my provost marshals in the
/
Highlands" said the Queen, with
the terrible blasphemy that charac-
terized her bitter conversation, "and
| shall send my troops down to Scot
land to make hunting ground OF
your country" "May it please your
Majesty" replied the Duke, "just be
kind enough to let us know when
you send them down, and we will
have eur hounds ready" Scotland,
by this determination was saved
from the tyranny that crushed out
Ireland.
1t is manly and noble in Gen.
Grant to play the despot over an OPP
pressed and down-trodden people
These Southern people have their
constitutional rights, even if they
have been rebeIlious. lie would not
dare threaten such interference in
the case of the State of New York,
and why should he do it in the case
of North Carolina, now supposed to
be restored to all the constitutional
rights belonging to all the States ?
But the fact is, Grant cannot di-
vest himself of the idea that the
country is to be ruled by military
despoiis.a. When Gen. Hancock,
in command of the Fifth Military
District, issued his famous order No.
40-in which he told the people Of
that district "The right Of trial by
Jury, the habeas corpus, the liberty
of the press, the freedom of speech,
the natural rights of persons, and
the rights of property must be pre-,
served. Free institutions, while
they are essential to the happiness
and prosperity of a people, Away
furnish the strongest inducements t.
peace and order" by the friend
of constitutional liberty this orde
was hailed as voice ofresurrection
From the day that Hancock issue
: that order Grant commenced sys
t tenn of petty persecution against this
$ one of the noblest and most magnan
imous soldiers of the war, revokint
his orders, degrading him from hi
: official rank, and placing him in sub
ordination to juniors in commission
3 which has rot yet ceased. Grant
cannot be anything but despotic-il
is deeply craven in his nature; ano
: his gross ignorance of the spirit and
0 form of our entire system OF govern
If went leads him into countless stupid
II bluuders. -Nea0 York SIN.
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