The Placer herald., 1871-12-02
NUMBER Is.
GRANT DENOUNCED IN BALTiM0EE.

AT great mass meeting in Baltimore ON
Thursday night, says the Richmond Dispatch
of Nov. 10th, Hon. Reverdy johnson, the
ablest lawyer in the country, proved that
Grant had SO usurped power as to violate
the Constitution, but attributed i to his ig-
norance. The meeting adopt,a tse follow,
lug ringing resolves:
"Resolved-That we view with apprehcn-
sion and alarm the course and conduct of the
President Of the United States in the alacrity
with which he has assumed an arbitrary au-
thority and the wantonness with which he
has exercised despotic powers; that the reign
of terror naugurated in South Carolina ap-
peals to all that is wise in craftsmanship,
dutiful in patriotism, humane III Christianity
and manly in freemen, to condemn and de-
plore; that his invasion of that State is az
unwarranted by necessity and as unustlied
by facts as it is inoxcuseable in morals and
Unauthorized by the Constitution; that his
conduct is at variance with the duties, trusts
and obligations of his office, and is sustained
by no constitutional precedent or public ne
cessity; that the manner of the late procla-
nation, equally with its matter, displays
reckless contempt of public opinion the or
ganic law, and popular liberty; and we dep
recate and denounce the act as unworthy of
patriot and revolutionary in a President
"Resolved-Ibat the principles assailcd
by the outrage upon South Carolina consti
tute the vitals, the life-spring of republican
institutions; that a wound inflicted upon
them through the most distant State or hum
blest citizen is deatli-bl at our whole
political fabric, and that their prompt reasser-
ton and vigorous vindcaton is the first grave
and solemn dnty of the American people.
"Resolvcd-That the impunity Of past
usurpations has encouraged the arbitrary
assumption which has produced the present
momentous crisis; that popular patience has
been perverted and abused by periidious par
tsans, and msconstrued into submission
that would brook subjection; and that, tax
ing advantage of such misplaced faith and
confidence, they have venlurcd uron the
monstrous crime which wounds the Republic
in its most vital part, and arms President
with dcspot's sword.
"Resolved-That the Constitution pro-
vides that Congress alone shall have power
to suspend the writ of habeds corpus, and
then only in the presence of grave and Sc
rious national emergency and by solemn and
formal act; that Congress las no right or
authority to delegate such power and 10 in
vest the discretion of President with its
most important and solemn function; that
the assumption OF such a power by the Pres
ident displaces and destroys the fundamental
system of our Government, and, in the Ian
guugc OF prvv:Iv..t Ii.r~., Iv---v.--iv 10 a IS6-
public in name, but a monarchy in fact;' and
that Congress, having no right to confer, nor
the President to receive, such power, the re-
cent precipitate and arbitrary exercise of it
tends rather to show the dangerous greed of
an ambitious mind than the jealous patriot
ism of a dutiful officer
Resoycd--1hat we perceive in the recent
conduct of the President manifestations Of that
weakness which yields readily to the tempta-
tions of power, and symptoms of an ambi-
ton most dangerous in man entrusted with
authority. That as the wisdom OF our fathers
strove to guard against the very conduct Of
which the President has been guilty, by erect
ing the safeguards Of late overtmown, we
demand their immediate and thorough resor-
alton, and arragn their assailant at the bar
of an outraged country.
Resolved-1hat the blow which strikes
down nine counties Of South Carolina wounds
American liberty and disgraces and degrades
American intelligence, and that we appeal to
every patriotic citizen of the land no matter
what his past political predictions may have
been, to unite with us in our solemn protest
and make common cause with us in our efforts
at the ballot-box torestore the Constitution
our only ark of safety-and the institutions
which alone guarantee the blessings of liberty.
STORY ABOUT A Fox.-A. NJ. Mort tells
the following: When a boy | had a fox,
which, | regret to say, bore the reputation
of possessing far more brain than personal
piety. This fox was kept in the yard, in
sort Of raised den nicely sodded over, and
was confined bv chain that allowed him
quite generous circumference. One even
ing in the Fall, the farm wagon returning
from the field with load Of corn passed
near the den, and by chance dropped an ear
where the fox could reach it. He was seen
to spring out, seize the corn and carry it
quickly back to the den. What he wanted
with it was a mystery, as corn formed no
part of the gentleman's diet. The next
morning, however, the mystery was solved,
for the fox was observed o,lt4ed le Tf4rrrf. anu
considerably within the length of his chain,
nibbling on some of the corn and scattering
it about in full view of the poultry, after
which he took the remainder back into the
den and waited events. Sure enough the
chickens came, and while eating, out sprang
the fox, nabbed his man, and quietly took
his breakfast in his back parlor.
A FARMERS wife lately entered drug
gist's shop aud handed him two prescriptions
to be prepared-one for her husband and