Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-26
whatThey Think or It.

American Democratic journals and pub
Ii, men, says the Mobile Register, ex-
pressed themselves pretty freely on the
dangerous powers committed to General
Grant by the Ku-klux bili-powt that
in effect make him Dictator, and author
ize him, as such, to walk over the COL
fines OF every State ard become the aEblter
of Justice VIII enever there IL, In his opin-
ion, a violation of TIE local laws of that
State-powers that ob.iterate every vestige
of State lines enable him TO shut up the
State Courts and 10 establish United
States military camp at his overeign will
and pie +sure, 10 New York, Philadelphia.
Charleston or New Ore ms. l. Is useful
to learn what men CT foreign pJiitical tx
pt riCncc think If Ills deepotic laW-men
who have seen the workings of the system
of DEF potlsm in the old world. We Lave
before us the opinion Of two dis'in guished
foreigners on this l.iect. Hare is the
first:
c0nsldtr it Of tie most pros. III: needs of
our days that ohoUli return to she rcund
practice of ional gns ernment The safe
guards OF our comm III tights ard nDertes con-
| kained in the Con stitutiOn are too sacro and
| valuable boon TO be permanently 9opafdl8 d
| in providing for passing emar- ENJOY 1t IL time
| that the nericAn people open their Dyes 20 the
| dangerous character of this tendency, and that
| neithera great name nor an object appealing TO
our sympathies should be permitted to disguise
| it. As for M, have seen the working e: IRE
| sponsible power and personal government In
other countries, and may assure my constitu,
| ents tina. while | am q citizen OF this republic
sh all struggle to the last gAtp against it's iutro
duction here.--Csrl Schurz at st Louis.
The second is from the pen of DR.. S ~
neschein, editor OF Die Wha,tei (rhe
Truth), literary and religious paper o.
st. Louis. He is also Jewish Rabbi o
the largest Hebrew congregariln in thai
CITY. Here is what he thinks Of this dar
ing assault upon Sac Rights aud the
freedom of tho pc rpIn. 1t would Seem tina
these citizens Of foreign biIth comprehend
the letter and spirit Of thu Constitution o.
the United States better than the s~Ivie
Radical Senate that folio vs. at Grants
heels. Herr the German editor
1t is done The fret half-bashful and half au
daciouI attempt has been N ado to sh AXE the ed
foundations The Itch Is commenced which will
ce rtairly become the grave of the liberty OF this
country and If the best Constitution that ever
was, if this ate mpE thoull II 10 check d by
the in sight or the superior over of the people
Had we not resd it every day tor weeks in black
and white, one might take 1t to be q bad dream
| Senators and RepIesaLta tivee. APP. CInted as
guardians OF lib rites h ave deliker ttad ny
days and nights low The nigh invest tho Fra
sidcnt, the chief qua dian Of the rights OF the
people, with imperial power. Now they have
| reached their lm. Iud ed. there are only a few
ste: rom the law by h'ch the IA n en- -ndrnent
is to be nfO:c q 10 the inausprati"n Of an
dlsgne. diet stprship, aud froIa that TO Gnmiti-
gated "a sal cm there are even Tess
| AMI yet tho people of The y l.t' d states oh
| no rnnf ned in of 10 lrh w n
| Indifference as il thew had lost the understand
ing OF their liberties and consciousness, of their
sovereignty, and as il Wa had returned to tine
| times when Pr2 orians made and unmade their
| rulers.