New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-05

rdors outrapes and wrongs shond STOP ana ,nat me-
and all the rights u citizens must be respected
ar hey oonld not choose Dem0ct"v tI ILL., ~ "a
aa nnm reign In every county IN the southern siates
insomuch that the hated nnu d bidren from The
Pntnmae 10 tho I6 Grande; yea even now 70 read he
Holy Scripture bu' aoor that we cannot hone for
CIV snch sublime exhibition OF virtue and patriotism
ooa IN the South and there nothing left
pass strong and vigorous awr to he promptly executed
nowcr There seems 20 me two controlling propositions
on this question. A.
prooct rghts liberty, aud lives of citizens OF the
United States in the states why were guarantees 81
n, f6c mere Constitutional assertion OF Affirmative
not made operative by law Intellectual TO
all citizen. How then can the citizen avail himself
ons OF his rights II Congress pass laws 10 make
them operativoi How can 10 be an interference with
the rights of the States the laws OF the United states
IN afford that protection its citizens which the state
fails nogects TO produce for ITSELF Is It one OF the
rights of State not 10 protect s citizens In the enjoy
mcnt of ic liberty, and property, and thereby deny
the equal protection OF the laws so that, when the
General Government attempts TO do for the protection OF
the citizen what state has failed 10 do, that to be
held interference with the rights Of the Statci Pardon
and proper interference with the trrones u state
state has constitutional or other night reserved 10
itself 10 deny neglect to a citizen the equal piOtec
secondly II tie General Government has not the con-
sttutonal power TO protect the lives liberty and prop
ety Of its citizens upon its own soil when such protec
H. needed. then 10 ought 10 have such power ~
should reside mewhere in the Government. For with
the power 10 protect the lives of its citizens repub
lean government Il failure, anu II sneh DO eonstu
tiOnal law To be cllzn or inc hted states Is 10 o
the most unprotected Of all mankind. Wherever cit
izen OF the United States may be upon foreign soil or
upon foreign tca, however remote ihe CONSTITUTION
and laws of the United States are around and about NM
guarding him from outrage aud injury as fully as the
cherubm and the flaming sword kept the way OF the
tree II fe There h no nation 30 weak or savage none
cultivated ch powerful, that It can unusty lay
its hand upon American citizen In arrest or anger
without calling down upon the whole power OF thc
AN American citizen" IL the passport of safety OF all
his rights throughout the world save only IN his own
British subject IS teaching negro school in Georgia
andis seized, scourged ana imprisoned ny hu hiuA
ours for his release, and indemnity for his wrongs uh
der the law OF Inons and 10y our constitution the Wqe
power OF the United States, civil and military, must be
set motion at once need be, 10 compel his release ana
appropriation must he made 10 make gool MS osses
Tie failure do would DO just cause OF war ana
should not do 10 other nations what we demand a
the Constitution read by these gentlemen, the rights
and must he nroeced by the whole power Of the United
States while our Government Onay mpOient
TO shield Its citizens under Ike circumstance Gan
The absnrdity of Virginia constitutional abstraconist
even further go3 The question, however, returns 10 u.s.
Has the exgency arisen whcn becomes the duty OF Con
ress to place al the discretion OF the freSdent me mn
tary power the United states to suppress armed
ness resurrection, or rebeionsl 10 enhgeh Ourselves
upon this topic, let us reeur 20 the stte OF tgS WSeh
sed in 1894 after the Congress Of that day placed IN me
hands OF the President such power anu nc exc. o.se
by marching organized army OF BOO men INTO the
four counties OF Western Pennsylvania qu0tehow tle
OF Washington, winch ne cADials MS
action in that behalf and sets forth the facts to meet
which the power was granted ana exercise: ,,,., -,
esr by he article Of e who aboei for seudeny
viii Of Others. By the glane Of ilsr pas,oni p 10 T
The rotten. and delinquent d.ler, No .qoaer vas be
aimed at bis pen and the Be'n and pIop 81 tue 5,IetG
bin for prisoner He obge by the ePln Of his
ne, 70 ,enoanse we t w. .isr@,r sn him 10 Gmd
surrender which lie served bo repeatedly
81 s,e the .n house a. II DE aeo l1;'S By S %
contained Both Of lee ohef from ia, rgri
TO e s2e.y te ~ NE seat o. y Ds lii I t
o,i. sn ca G 9 e sglrty Of the tinted sites ami
thereby to eHor repeal o. The avs Of e ss an Iteration OF ne
Justice q the supreme Count United States notified to me that in
TTy SAT-, ser opro 81 ,bi a execution obrue h
buaons too powerful to be upd by re orinaI eonrse o a
,hs call oenton .Le extreme sought and weighed what might
All the rest Of the United states was. profoundly at
peace How exactly every one OF thee facts are true
now in the case Of Col lIuggins in Mississippi, II We
take no other He vas seized y armed tnen lis per
but he was beaten until he promised never 10 return to
execute the laws; and the motive was mat the people 1f
lection OF United After he lett the Ku
XIX published IN pr ibot n Se rrtrned
he would suffer death; and u any militia of the United
'cnrich the soils with thor corpses II we
stop there, the same case has now arisen
cot we George wasRsgon With power aud he cxcr
csed it TO march an army OF niteen thousand men
But superadd TO this that In another state IN the
Union tho whole body OF the laws are overturned; in
another State the agents tbe Dhltcu Stdlth
killed In another the agents ne - ataehea uh.ii me
postal laws longer be cnfOrccd IN another state,
band Of 10000 armed men, organized IN mlltary array,
have set at defiance tho laws ana OVefuhed the Stse
Government. In still another the revenue oihccfs nave
been killed; aud In still another, murders oI peactiu
citizens have been done 10y the hudreda the work OF
tie same secret armed, and oath-bonnd conspiracy
against law aud order Slrey,n ever the eXgcncy can
arise IL has arisen for clothing the President with
discretionary powers TO use the armed force OF tho
United States enforce the laws and protect its citizens
Gentlemen the other side OF the House threaten us
that if pass this bill we shan destroy me Republican
= and
Us from our seats II they believe what they say then
why not get out OF the way aud let Us pas H. We be-
eve on the contrary that IN Indignant people ought TO
bur ms from seats and that the Republican party
ought 10 be dsbanded II we are not strong enough 10
protect the only people in the South who were our friends
during the war; save the soldiers tat we sent 10 destroy
the Rebellion. No; every act OF opposition shows that
their leaders well understand that with peace quiet ana
observance Of the laws in the south comes the end OF the
Democratic party there ana hehce lhef determined anu
almost frantcay furious opposition TO any law which
shall secure that cOnsummatOn. Again. they eXultngy
ten that the Republican party Is weak ana uiElue1i
that our power Is waning, and tnat the Democrats VIII
carry the county In the next Presidential election ne
cause OF our many divisions and discussions Let them
not law that natering JUNCTION TO their souls The Re
publican Administration stands stronger to-day In ts
majority Of members Of this House than any othef Al
mnistraton at the beginning OF It's second Congress
since JacksOns. The present Democracy never VIII
learn from the teachings OF history They do not seem
10 understand that every administration, having aus
posed of its Offices having disappointed many or Its ad
hands, always seems comparatively weak at the Degn
ming OF the third year OF its power. The LepuOhcan
party is still strong in the affections ana commence Vi
Mr.. cox Dem, N " said that the expressions put
upon the people Of the Souh by the Republicans had
given an excuse for the prevailing ourages. But he
condemned the Ku-KuX organization, as he denounced
all awlessness everywhere and he had proposed In eau
Gus to address appealing TO the people To abide
by the Of land and denOuncng the outrages.
He rather liked the mode proposed by GOV Acorn FOR