The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-05-20
What They Think Of 1t.


From the Mobile Register.l
American Democratic journals and
public men have expressed themselves
pretty freely on the dangerous powers
committed to Gen. Grant by the ku-
kluX bill-pOwcrs, that in effect made
him Il Dictator, and authorize him, as
such, to walk over the confines of every
State and become the arbiter Of justice
whenever there is, in his opinion, Il
violation OF the local laws Of that State
powers that obiiteratc every vcStiGc
of State lines, enable him to shut up the
State courts and to establish Il United
States military camp at his sovereign
! Will and pleasure, in New York, Phil
adclphia, Charleston or New Orleans.
! 1t is useful to learn what men of for
eign political experience think of this
| tlcSpotic law-mcn who have seen the
workings of the system of dcspotiSnl in
the old world We have before us the
opinion of two distinguished foreign
crs on this subject. Here is the first:
! Iconsdcr it one Of the most pressing
needs of days that should return to
the sound practice Of constitutional govern
mcnt. Tho safeguards of common
| rights and liberties contained in tho ConSti-
| tuition are too sacred and valuable Il boon to
! he permanently jcpparaiZch III providing
for passing emergency. 1t is time that
| the American people open their eyes to
the dangerous character of this tendency,
and that neither Il great name nor an object
| appealing to our sympathics should hc per-
nlittch to disguise ii. As for me, I have
seen tho working ofirrcsponsbilc power and
personal government i'll other coun tries ,and
| may assure my onStituentS that while I
am Il citZcn of this republic l shall struggle
hcrr.--Carl SchlrZ ut st. Louis.
The second is from the pen Of DR..
SonncSchcin, editor of Die HnHcH,
(Thc Truth), Il literary and religious
: paper of st. Louis. He is also Il JCw-
iSh Rabbi of the largest Hcrbrcw con-
grrgatiOn in that city. Here is what
he thinks of this daring assault upon
. State Rights and the freedom of the
people. 1t would seem that these citi-
: zcns of foreign birth comprchcndcd the
letter and spirit of the Constitution OF
tho United States better than the scr-
vile Radical Senate that follows at
Grants heels. Hear the German cdi-
tor:
1t is done. The first thall-l:.~hi,,l and half
audaciouS attempt has been made to shake
the cdiiicc of American popular government
to its very foundations. Tho ditch is COM
grave of the liberty of this country and OF
the best constitution that ever was. if this
!. attempt should not u" checked by the in
sight or tho superior power of the people.
: Had we not read it every day for weeks III
f black and white. ON" might take it T." he II
bad dream. Senators and Representatives.
appointed us guardians of our liberties, HAY"
driihcratci many days and nigtS how they
might invest the President. the chief guar
dian of the rights of thc people, with imlc-
rial power. Now they have reached their
aim. Indeed. there are only IL few steps
from the law by which the NiNth Amend
uent is to be enforced to the inauguration
of AN undisguiScd dictatorship. and from
that to ulnliti"at ed t;rSariSm thcr" arc
even less.
I And Yet the people OF the United States
observe the thrratcncd ruin of their rights
with AN Indifference ;i~ if they had lost the
: tnucrSt andinr of their liberties and con
SciollSucSS oftllcir sovereignty, and as if VIC
i,;ri returned to the times when i'r:rtori:,S
mnHc and unnadc their rulers.