The Lincoln County herald., 1871-04-06
The Presldep,'s Troubles.

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Scarcely had sAs echo Of samssr',
voice died swsy 10 The senate hall, whss
that able cosmopoliss, Carl Schurs, fol-
lowed IN . speech moro singing evor
than Summers. The former perhaps Wal
prompted to so much bitterness BY ths
insult thrust at him BY the President
through the senate; the latter, sppar.
emily, speaks of the usurptions Of Grant
bscsu.s he tesls il his duty-uoless per.
perhaps he still eutsrtains . desire to 70
venge the disgrscsful "ppo.itiou Of the
administration TO the Liberal party 10
this state last fall, Of which Schurs wal
. member. But Whatever may have
prompted these ovsrdowings Of righteous
indignation, II cannot be denied that sn
exposition of the dark crimes 10 and
about the white house 10 greatly needed
sod who 10 better prepared to expose them
than members of the Presidents own
party, men who have been 10 full knowl.
edge Of them from their earliest moment
Why these men have not before made
known to the country what now appesrs
to them to be such Aagrant violations Of
the constitution, or Why they have waited
,ili the reasonable schemes we're almost
matured before dragging them from their
coace,lment, wc will not stop to inquire ;
nor will we try to search out their mo.
tivss, whether selfish or otherwise, but
We hope for the eountrys sake that they
are patriotic.
Democrats have no, been backward 10
deno.ncing the proAisacy Of the present
administration. They have arraiened il
on all occasions, pointed out its weak
pesses, its errors and its crimes; but
their warnings have only been regarded
as party vittuperstion, something that
vas expected BY one political faction! Of
the other. Grant, in the eyes Of his
partissns, was . modest, pure, unambi-
,ious man, and they would not for mo-
meut believe any Of the charges brought
against him. Some Republican was
needed to disabuse his psrtisaus Of their
blind faith. In this emergency Sumner
and Schurs rose above party fealty.
They could not longer look corplaceutly
ou while the "idol" Of the Republican
party continued in his violation Of law
and his intimidation, or, possibly, bribing
of the senate; and We feel confident that
some of his worshippers will be convinced
by the startling revelations which the
disruption 10 the Republican ranks is
making, that Grant is human, at least,
and that the limits Of his ambition ore
not SO triaing as they once thought them
even if they do not see or acknowledge
bis criminal intentions.
Senator Schurs believes, and reason.
ably, too, that Grant is laying the wires
to usurp more "kingly prerogatives.
He says 10 his speech that "it is now time
to dispeI that confusion Of ideas which
cannot distinguish between the authority
Of the United States and the person of the
President, aad to arrest that xsurpation
Of pososr wAich is gradually and citA
catlike step, creeping upon this country
He says be has never been called upon
TO confront stronger attempt at.personal
government, and that ho 10 reminded ol
Louis XIVth, with bis riding boots and
whip 10 hand, entering the Paris parlia
msnt and proclaiming, II an the state !
that in this San Domingo matter We SCI
the President stepping before the people
aud declaring, II am the wal. making
powerl' He then says that, "puttiut
the most charitable construction upon th'
course Of the Prssidsnt, calling this not
crime or misdemsanor but an involuntar!
mistake, still the great duty remained
for the Congress to viudicate the consti
tuition Of tho United States. Had tn,
President grown so great that we mus
submit? or had the Congress grown 81
small that they did net dare to protest ?
LAND, Hoi-The San Domingo com
mmissiouers have returned from thei
tonr of in.nact;on A the oartv var