The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-21
RlDICALlSM ARRAIGNED.
Address Of Democratic Congressman TO the
People Of the United States
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Attempt Of the Radicals to Establish a
Centralized Military Government.
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DictatOrial Powers Conferred
OH the President.
Reforms i'm the Tariff and Taxa
ton Persistently Postponed.
Personal Fealty to Grant the
Test Of Officeholding.
Tho Democracy no Not Sympa-
thize with Violence.
All Rights Of Citizens to Be Protected
and Perpetuated.
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Reforms in the Tariff and Taxa
ton Persistently Postponed.
Personal Fealty to Grant the
Test Of Officeholding.
Tho Democracy no Not Sympa.
thize with Violence.
AL Rights Of Citizens to Be Protected
and Perpetuated.
Appeal to the Conservative Men
Of All Parties.

WASHINGTON, April 90, 1871.
The democrats III Congress nave Just issued the
| following address,
| To THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES -
Our presence and official duties at Washington
| have enabled us to become fully acquainted with
the actions and designs OF those VINO control the
radical party and we feel called upon to utter few
words or warning against the alarming strides they
| have made towards the Capitalization or
| power in the hands of Congress and the
| Executive The time and attention OF the
radical leaders have been almost wholly directed to
devisng such legislation will, In their view, best
| preserve their ascendancy, and regard Tor the
| wise restraints imposed by the constitution has
| checked their reckless and desperate career.
| DICTAT0RIAL POWERS CONFERRED ON THE rREsI-
The President OF the United States has been for
maly announced as q candidate for reelection.
The declarations OF his selfish supporters have been
echoed by subsidized press, and the discipline OF
| party has already made adhesion to his personal
fortunes the supreme test OF political fealty The
partisan legislation TO which we refer was de-
| creed and SNAPPED in secret caucus, where the
| EXTREMIST counsels always dominated, and was
adopted by subservient majority II not with the
intent, certainly with the effect. to place In the
hands OF the President power to command his own
denomination and to employ the army, navy and
militia, at his sole discretion, as means or sub
serving his personal ambition. when the sad expe-
rience OF the last two years. disappointing to the
hopes and generous confidence or the country, Is
considered In connection with the violent utterances
and harsh purposes Of those who control the Pres
dents policy, 1t Is not surprising that the gravest
apprehensons for the future peace OF the nation
PARTS ANsuIp THE TEST
AT time when labor Is depressed and every
material interest Is pasied by oppressive taxation,
the public olices have been multiplied beyond all
cedent TO serve as instr uments In the perpetual
ton of power. craftsmanship Is the only test applied
TO the distribution of this vast patronage. Honesty,
| fitness and moral worm are openly discarded III
| favor OF trucking submission and dishonorable
compliance; hence enormous dealcations and wide
| spread corruption have followed as the natural
consequences OF this pernlcious system. by the
oiclal report of the Secretary OF the Treasury II
! appears that after the deduction OF all proper cred
its many millions OF dollars remain due from ex.
collectors OF the internal revenue and that no pro-
| per diligence has ever been used to collect them.
| REFORMS PERsIsrENTLY POSTPONED.
Reforms In the revenue and fiscal systems which
| all experiences demonstrate to be necessary to a
| frugal administration OF the government as well as
measure n o e 20 az "sfoans PEG
fully neglecsed Congress now adjourns with
out even 80 having having mo attempted 70 reduce
| when industry Is crushed and impoverished. The
| Treasury is OVERLOOKING and an excess OF eighty
million dollars OF revenue IS admitted: and yet, in
| stead OF some measure OF present relief, barren
and deuslve resolution Is passed by the Senate 10
| II the history OF broken pledges and pretended
remedies furnished any better assurance for future
| legislation than experience has done IN the past.
| OPPRESSIVE TARIFF AND TAXATION.
Shpbuilding and the carrying trade. once sources
Of national pride and prosperity, now languish
under crushing load OF taxation, and nearly every
other business interest Is Smuggling without profit
| TO maintain Itself.
all they consume. either to the government or to mo-
nopolists, find the prices for their own products
reduced that honest labor Is denied les Just reward
/ md Ind Il
tion. 80 - -
Nearly two hundred millions OF acres Of public
| lands which should have been reserved for the
benefit OF the people have been voted away TO giant
| corporauons-negecting our soldiers and enrlching
a handful Of greedy spectators and lobbyists, who
are thereby enabled 10 exercise most dangerous
and corrupung influence over State and federal legis
THE REPUBLIC IN DANGER-DANGERs FROM THE KU
| KIUx BILL.
II the career OF these consprators he checked
/ the downfall OF free government Is inevitable, and
with it the elevation OF military dictator the
/ ruins Of the republic Under pretence OF passing
laws to enforce the fourteenth amendment, and for
| other purposes Congress has conferred the most
| despotic powers upon the Executive and provided
| an oiicial machinery by when the liberties OF the
people are menaced and the sacred right OF local
selfgoyernment In tne states i = ighored II not
| sedltion laws SO odious In history, they are az
variance with all the sancihed theories OF our lnst
1 tutons And the construction given by these
radical Interpreters to the fourteenth amendment IS
to use the language OF an eminent senator, Mr. Trum
4
1 the last enforcement bill 'thc Executive may, IN
! his discretion thrust aside the government OF any
state suspend the writ OF nabeas corpus" arrest It's
/ Governor, imprison or dispense the Legislature.
silence It's judges and trample down ITS people under
the armed heel OF his troops Nothing - LETT TO the
citizen or the State which can any longer be called
\ q right; all Is changed into mere sunerance.
| THE PEOPLE APPEALED TO.
Our homes for redress are IN the calm good sense,
the s,sober second thought OF the American people.
We call upon them TO be true To themselves ana 10
their past and. disregarding party names and MINOR
difIercnces to insist upon decent equalization Of
power the restriction OF federal authority within It's
troll over domestic AFFAIRS which Is essential to their
| happiness and tranquility and good government.
Everything that malicious ingenuity could suggest
charges OF disorder and violence owe their origin
the Senate and House OF Representatives, to which
the Executive has, we regret to say, lent his AID,
and thus helped TO Inname the popular feeling In
ali this course OF hostile legislation and harsh re-
sentiment no word OF concliiation, OF Kind ell
couragement, OF fraterna fellowship has ever been
| people Of the southern States. They have been ad
dressed only in the Language Of prescription.
| VIOLENCE DEPRECATED.
We earnestly entreat reow citizens 10 all parts
| OF tue Union to spare no effort to maintain peace
citizen. to preserve kindly relations among all men
| aud to discountenance and discourage any VIOLA
Of the rights Of S %
| amendments. Let us. In conclusion, earnestly
q nSs 10 10 s stir ap strife IN the
iand TO review tho issues the war or to obstruct
the return OF peace and prosperity to the Southern
states because II Is thus that they seek TO divert the
| attention Of the country from the corruption and
| extravagance OF their administration OF puolic
they are making towards the creation OF centralized
| military governments.
| RADICAL RxTRAvAGANCB.
In the five years OF peace following the war the
radical have expended 81 200 900
for ordinary purposes alone, being within $500
| of the aggregate amount spent for the same pur-
poso In war and In peace during the seventy-one
years preceding June 30, 1851. not lncludlng' IN
interest OF the public debt. 1t trnng
| with the intelligence Of the people Ior the
RADICAL leaders 70 pretend hat this vaas sum ~