The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-25
Political Items.

Tue REPUBLIC GoNE.-The Ameri
eau people no longer live under re
publican form oil government, but
military despotism. This is no scnsa
ton or idle assertion, but II stern aud
undeuiable fact. That il does not startle
the public mind beyond measure is be-
cause an unpriucipled and selfish partl-
zanship blinds the people to the true
condition Of things. There is not Il
State in the Union, so called, but is IN
Federal bonds. The citizens OF all the
States, by the most strenuous usurpa
tons of power, are virtually slaves--ior,
upon the mere within or caprice OF the
President, they may at any moment be
deprived Of the privilege Of the writ Of
hobeas corpus, trial by their peers,
and court. martialed. These statements
are verified aud illustrated by events
that are constantly transporting oil over
the country, and especially at the South
Martial.law in Texas; martial law in
Louisiana; martial law in South Carroll
ma; martial law in Georgia. If neces
sary to secure Radical successes, New
York and other Northern States will
have taste Of military rule in due time.
At present the weak and r, constructed
States are the sufferers. But the more
powerful aud obsequious common
wcal,hs will, in due time, feel the tyr
nuts heel. And yet the Americas
people ure singing hosannas to the men
who have destroyed the Republic,
GRANT VIOLATES THE ENFORCE.
MENr AUr.-We see, by the Anne
Arundel AdUertiSer that Grant, pre-
vious to the late election, sent an order
to Commodore Worden. commandont at
the Naval School at Annapolis, direct
ing that none of the employees under
him should be allowed to vote the Dem
ocratc Ticket under the penalty Of i'm
mediate discharge ! That such an order
was sent by Grant, is proven by the
fact that all in the employ OF the Gov
ernmcut at the Naval School, who did
vote the Democratic ticket, ,uere dis
charged. 1t is due to Commodore Wor
den to say that he protested against
this mean and contemplate order.
Now, the enforcement Act" sub
jects any citizen who shall attempt to
influence the vote of any one in his
employ, to arrest fine and imprisonment.
This is exactly the law, aud Grant has
flagrantly and fatty violated it, While
Grants order at the Naval School was
enforced, about JUly negroes, under a
captain, marched from hat institution
to the various wards in the city aud
voted White men what have you to
say ?-Baltimore Eoening Journal
The LAST RADICAL PRESIDENT
In political matters, the New York
Herald is something of a prophet, and
can, as general thing, read the horo
scope of parties with almost unerring
accuracy. Even with the result of the
New York elections, and the damper
which they are supposed to throw upon
Democratic prospects, it predicts that
Grant will be the last Republican Pres
ident. Wendell Phillips, one of the
sages of the ultra Radical school, says.
that the Republican party has fulfilled
itspurposes--is rapidly falling to pieces,
aud that it must die. Both Phillips
and the HeroM may be regarded as
genuine prophets, because they are free
from political obligations aud party
ties.
D. W. Voorhees, does not approve the
new "passivism' policy advocated b.
some OF the pseudo Democratic Journals.
He calls it political insanity" and
thinks that if i prevails every polit-
cal coward should have wreath of
laurel and every trimmer should have
monument erected to his memory F"
He wants an out and out Democrat
nominated for President, even if lie
should not be able to carry a State.