The Lincoln County herald., 1871-04-27

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Do she twensissh day Of April. Ia
,6sys,r u our Lord, one sESSssod sisk;
hundred cod sessSsy ess, sks United
States Of Ansriss sssssd 70 BE- . repsb
lie. The lats prop tss'.sten away from
those priseiples 81 ssff goyerpnsnt tbs,
have bees ix nessslissd. n. verse and
Aosored BY svssy' lover of liberty
throughout the ei,iIissd world. The
enc man power. The terror and The vital
sosny Of Republics, hsso been thrust
Spoa the people b the. enemies Of the
constitution. For tss years, grsdually
and stesltlfily, but surely, hsvs the psty
in power been approaching this end. and
ss last, in the passase Of the infamous
southern eu,rsss.' = Or Ku klux bill, they
have succeeded 10 plaeioe 10 the hsods
Of one Of their party powers which king,
and emperors do not always WELD. BY
the bill ooaferr,us upon Grant those
kiugly prerogssives, stats lines are vir.
tuslly wiped out, state laws sst st def.
snce, and the officials rendered useless
escumbrancss upon the people. ...
Such is The position Of Affairs at This
junctuts. We have 10 reslity an Empire
ia name, . Republic. Grant, the autocrs.
Of tho new Empire. ,has not yet com
nsnosd 10 WELD the scsptcr, which, At
his asking, the Radical party 30 willingly
placed In bis hands. What it, effects
spou The country will bo, how the people
will submit 10 ito operations, whether it
will svesseallt triumph over .be institu.
lions 90 losg honored 10 this ooantry, or
whether there VIII be an uptisipg among
the fricods Of self-goverpmso. to resist
this ussrpssion Of the peoples liberties,
sre questions which time alone can cor
fec,ly answer. But until these questions
are decided, "American freemen" may
console themselves With the knowledg 9
that they are subjects Of 40 autocracy not
surpassed in cen,ralism BY any power 10
Europe.
But let US look at the situation in as
reasonable light - 10 can, and note the
result No people ever gave up self
government, or yielded q single right
necessary to their peace, happiness and
prosperity, without . struggle. And
aow the question arises, Will os people
submit tameiy TO this sudden change
from republ'canism to imperialism2 ? We
scarcely know what to say iu answer.
That Grant will attempt to use bis new
suthority is certain. His election and
tho success Of the new Empire must
staud or fall upon lis action.
The Southern States will be the first
TO feel the rod Of His Majesty Ulysis l.
Will the South rosist bis powerf We
have no idea she will. She has been SO
Oppressed and SO impoverished by war
and the scum Of humanity officials which
the reconstruotion measures have brought
to the surface there, an 1 she is 30 com.
pletely in the power Of the government
that resistance appears out Of the ques
tion. ........
Will the North resist the enforcement
Of the authority Grant may bring to
bear against itY Aud she sUiN be made
10 feel his power through that other Law
the twin. brother of the Ku klux meas
sre-ths enforcement Of which, also, th'
ssrtain "eleetiou" Of Grant demands
We mean tho Federal Election law
New York will probably bs the 6rst II
tssl it, effects. We fear tho result bu
rot more than The power We SEQ vested il
Grant, The people of that city havo no
subUittea to wrong after wrong, ant
iasultaftsr insult, until like the South i
h placed beyond the pale Of resistance
end the Arst attempt there made t
override the will Of the people may resul
10 bloodshed. Once commenced, tho rev
citation viii sstspd, and The soul sisken
q The thosgbs Of soesesl which mus
follow. sn''.n sH."l'.ai ''i
We ssy this may follow al attempt :
enforce the Two most obpoxiou. bill
passed BY Coasress this ysar. But NH
,hsrssuis. 'if'this ussrpstion Of povs
10 not resisted : it. the people subm
.a.sly farmfear 81 ihs horrible scene
resistance may bring about9 Simpl,
they will b. The loyal subjects of - pei
Aet sn sutocrsey Do exists 10 Europe
ever banned NTH the consciousness IN,