The Van Buren press., 1871-05-30
NO. SO
WHAT DIFFERENCE.
In What Docs our Gorsrn=sn! a 1e1
Administered Differ From tie Cen
tralised Despetisms Of Esrops.

few evenings since, and among the
prominent speakers was the Hon. Mont
gomery Blair, who, upon being introduo.
ed, said that it gave him great satisfaE.
ton to meet his fellow citizens once
more in Baltimore 1t was refreshing 70
come among the people and look into the
countenances OF those sturdy men o.
whose hearts and hands depend the sal-
vation of the republic--it was q pleasure
after contemplating congress to come
once more to the people and feel that the
country was safe. The country was drif-
| ing into dcpotism. The same process
which had deluged this country IN blood
was driving it to tiespotism. What dif.
ference vas there between this govern.
ment as now administered and the mill
tary despotism Of Europcp Despotism
existed in Europe on account OF the
strifes and jealousies ofnations. Armies
sprang up there to settle those disputess
and they would not down at the bidding
of the men who created them, and thus
emperors and despots have been enthron.
ed and dcthroned according to the pas
sions that predominated at the time.
Some years ago when the Missouri com.
promises was repealed, Col Benton said:
You have done an act which will lead
to bloodsbed." He sided with Col. Ben.
ton. The abolitionists, from being
handful, became the controlling power.
The army took possession Of the South.
The president, by his soldiers, elected
himself. Congress to day passed bill
to put it in his power to elect himself
again this in a time Of profound peace.
The president had said, In his annual
message that peace prevailed Speaker
Blaine had said the same thing on the 4th
of March. SO also the governors Of all
the sothern states. All the preEences
now set up for the passage OF the Ku.
klux bill have been exploded by the Rad
icals themselves. Disorder existed in
the South, as they had existed in the
North; but who thought of declaring
martial law in the coal regions Of PEN
nsylvania, where outrages were being
committed on far greater scale than
had ever been perpctrated in any district
of the South? Senator Pool, supposing
he was talking to one Of Mr.. Forney's
reporters. told him they must work up
these southern outrages, that they want
ed public sentiment created. This was
followed by Nh address from the Radicals
In the North Carolina legislature melting
the negroes to rob and plunder--an ad-
dress written BY Senatog Pool Mr.. Pool
was also one Of Holden's counscllors,
and advised him to employ man Of des-
perato and violent character to arrest the
leading Democrats in the state because
he said that this desperate would find u
convenient to lose these distinguished
citizens il writs Of habeas corpus were
isuscd. This damning fact was proved by
Mr. Badger, one Of the gentlemen con-
suited by Holden, and he adds this ad.
vice was pronounced atrocious even BY
Holden. What interest have the proper
ty holders OF the south in creating dis
turbanccs They are steadily winning
their way back to tho control OF their
state government by dignity, patience,
and wisdom. The Radicals were the on.
| Iy persons interested in creating these
disturbances. Gov. Bullock, OF Georgia,
was compelled to admit in his late meas
age that the state was fairly carried by
the Democrats. The same thing occur
red in North Carolina The negroes vo-
ted in some instances against the scala
wags and carpet baggers, who were ersaf-
ing enormous debts, selling out rail.
roads, plundering the property Of tho
state and the people, and the negroes
were whipped and scourged by the loyal
league because they voted the Democrat.
ic ticket. Did this look like Democrats
intimidation The speaker went on to
criticise the ku.klux. You have the ter.
timony of the judiciary committee that
violated the law in taking military pos
session of Georgia year and halfago,
and the testimony of Carl Schurz, no.
BILE German defender Of civil liberty, that
he is violating the law Of nations and the
constitution in dealing with San Domin.
go? What think you Of the United
States government administering the
criminal law of Maryland? Suppose
they were to bring man here from Allie
ghany country and try him for murder
before United States court They have
the right to do it under this bill. Could
a more cruel, unjust, and dangerous sys.
tenn be devised than to drag man from
home and friends to be tried before
packed jury OF negroes, at the iustigation
OF the malignant partisans Of . distant
) government? How terrible these agents
are all who know what the carpet-bag.
gers have proved themselves to be will
comprehend. Mr. Blair said he was no
excessive partisan, as they all we'll know.
He was born Democrat, but he left that
party when he thought it was forcing the
negro issue, and electing president after
, president on the issue. He stood BY
Thomas Benton, who stood by the DAG
of his country. Radicalism was born sf
the blood of Lincoln. He had put down
Radicaism by declaring that the states
should reconstruct themselves and refus.
ing his sanction to the reconstruction
oct of 1854 Radicalism was dead n
, 1865, but Lincoln was killed by . maniac,
and Radicalism again sprung into lite-
J Mr.. Blair continued his remarks upon
I the Ku.klux bill. lie spoke Of Blaine.
Dawes, and Blair Of Michlgaa, men oi
character, being opposed to the bill q
T the commencement Of the session. Hs
wound up by saying that the Democratic
party sought the common good OF al,
and the cxtinguishment Of that sectiona
lism which endangered the liberty Of ~.