The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-04

this law, suspend the writ OF kd6eds cor
pus in that State and establish there .
military government In the city Of
New York q riot occurred and lives
were lost. The President might under
this law suspend the present government
in that State and govern it by the army
and his generals. General Grant will
never use these powers wrongfully, say
his sycophants. Gentlemen. this is the
insanity of folly. He will apply it
wherever passion is TO be gratified or
elections are to be carried. He has
never refused to exercise power. When
Georgia voted against him fer Presi.
dent he asked authority to suspend
the State Government When Con.
gress DELAYED, or in the end refused il,
he sent General Terry to play dictator
there. ..
When North Carolina did not obey
his wishes he sent military force to
uphold Governor Holden. When he
wanted delegation in the next Repub.
lican convention for the State OF Lou
isiana, he directed that the convention
should be held in the United States
Courtroom, and that no one should be
admitted except on the authority OF
the Marshal, and that a file Of soldiers
should MAINTAIN that authority. When
he desired to secure the annexation OF
San Domingo he did not hesitate to
take money from the Treasury in de-
fiance of law, and pay it, in advance Of
the submission Of the treaty to the
Senate. He did not hesitate to siipu-
late that he would keep its existence
secret until he had, by the use Of his
personal and official influence. secured
its ratification by the Senate.
When Sumner stood in bis way he
did not hesitate to eject him from the
committee on Foreign Relations. And
now, while the Senate is considering the
treaty he secures from private persons
the money, and pays the second Install
ment Of the purchase. THERE'S Q party
in San Domingo opposed to annexation.
1t begins to make head Thereupon
General Grant uses the army and navy
Of the United States to protect his
vendor in power.
need not characterize these acts.
Mr.. Sumner, in his place in the Senate,
said:
"All this has been done by kingly
prerogative alone, without the authority
OF an act OF Congress. II such q trans.
action, mapy.headed in wrong, can es-
cape judgment, it is difficult TO say
what securities remain. What other
sacred obligation OF International law
may not be violated2 What other
foreign nation may not be struck ?
What other belligerent menace may
be heralded ? What other kingly pre-
rogative may not be seized2
Mr.. Schurz. in place in the Senate.
said
"To further by force Of arms a bad
scheme OF the White House, in which
neither Congress nor the people Of the
United States had evinced the least in.
terest, the war powers had been usurped.
the Constitution invaded 10 one Of its
most essential and vital features, the
peace and dignity Of the country put in
jeopardy" in the manner IN which he
had described lie would say TO Sena-
tors who had undertaken 10 defend
these things that they had undertaken
an utterly hopeless task, and. to all ap-
pesrances, an impossible one. Ii was
time now to dispel that confusion Of
ideas which could not distinguish be.
tween the authority OF the United States
and the person OF the Presideot, and to
arrest that usurpation OF power which
was secretly and with catlike step creep
ing upon the country. Congress had
never been called upon TO confront .
stronger attempt at personal govern.
ment. We were reminded OF Louis
XIV, with his riding boots on and
whipin hand, entering the Paris Parlia-
ment and proclaiming, IL am the State.
Here we see the President stepping be-
fore the people and declaring "l sm
the war.making power"
know this is only a State election.
and that | have discussed only ques-
tious Of National politics. may and
my chief cause Of quarrel with the Re
publicans is that they have so bsliltled
our State Governments, and 30 eniarg.
ed Federal Government, that all aues-
tions OF State policy are swallowed up
in National issues Shall the great
powers OF our State be intrusted to men
who will aid and encourage the po-
sition Of the Republican party 80 I hsve
described III Shall a Legislature be
chosen which shall select o Senstor
pledged to perpe,uate its perpetuatiop.
General Noyes, are you in favor Of the
annexation Of San Domingo and OF
these means OF forwarding itf Are
you in favor OF the Ku.Klux bill. and
Of giving to the President the authority
to oust you from your Governors Of.
fee whenever you shall become -
obnoxious TO him as IL Senator Sumner
Are you in favor OF q system OF taxation
and tariff which shall oppress 10 heavily
the people OF Ohio3 Are you in favor
Of perpetuating in Ohio the enormous
taxation Of the last four years7 VIII
you zee the powers OF your ofiice 10
to continue 10 Ohio the state OF ahairs
az they have existed under the admin
istration Of Governor Hayes party7 a.
Put the Democratic party 10 power.
, Il has no new promises to make, no
|, new pledges TO give. twill remember
its orpanizstion and history, AID trs-
di,ioos. iu principles and policy ~ they
, have been proclaimed in resolutions,
! and illustrated in practice II viii re-
|, form abuses, it will punish corruption;
,, Il will restore purity to Legislation and
, honesty to administration; il win be
!. lust to the public creditor. and honest 70
: the tar payer il will pay the debt n
the manner and at the time promissd.
, Il will forbid all usurpatioos OF power.
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