The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-18

by the authority Of lis laws, and the agcn-
cy Of its officers, can neither cease nor be
suspended But ifthc people OF Chicago,
or lts mayor, have the right, upon &C.
casOns Of urgency, 90 call In the support
of the army..of the. Unite States, and ihcre-
by exclude the authority of the state how
are the officials Of the state to govern their
conduct
On the nth day Of October, after tho
militia of the state had reached the city
under the call of the mayor, he decided to
call on the military forces of the United
States, and to authorize Lieut.. Gen. Sheri-
dan to reject the aid of the state. In his
Drlef note to Lieut-Gen. Sheridan, OF the
morning OF that day, he said If, in your
oP,hlon, the mon are not wnntcl please
order their return" If this right OF cleo
ton ana exclusion by the mayor exists,
what are the future duties of the authori-
| ties OF the state2 1fthe condition of Chi.
cago should again be such tina, is civil
force is inadequate, and a call be made up-
on the governor for support. WIN, would
be his duty? For the right of election
cannot be alone in the city, or the MAYOR.
and even the commander of the United
states forces might conclude that he would
not interfere.
IL seems to me, then, to be clear. that
our Tree institutions rest npon the princ,-
pie that the powc and duty of the State TO
preserve order and maintain the lava
within its own boundaries arc complete
and perfect, and are not subject TO the
control and interference Of the authorities
OF the United States in any case whatever,
nor can tho authorities Of any city or
county relieve the state from such duties.
| am not forgetful Of the fact that by Tire
provisions of the 4th section Of tho 4th
article of the constitution of the United
States, that government is bound, under
certain circumstances, TO pro eft tho states
from domestic violence but this constitu-
tonal provision, and the laws enacted in
pursuance thereof, are not in opposition,
but accord with the perfect Independence
OF the states. The language of the consti-
tuition is: "The United States .
shall protect each Of them the states1 on
application of the Legislature, or of
the executive when the legislature can
not be convened) against domestic vio-
lence. Under the constitution IL il left
to the state authorities to determine the
necessity for federal aid, and no officer of
the army, under any circumstances, is At
liberty, without their consent, to interfere
In their internal affairs.
! , The objections urged by me TO the con-
duct OF the parties present no question Of
b conflicting authority between the govern
ment of the United States and the state OF
Illinois, nor do my views impugn the right
. of the L nited States to enforce its laws in
the States without the assent Of the state
authorities, or by agencies created by it.
self, under it, own constitution for the
acts set forth ARE opposed TO the laws enact
ed by both governments, and are deroga-
tory to free government everywhere. AL
L ready II appears, upon the authority of q
dispatch from Washington, published in a
u New York paper, that tho paralyzing in
= huence Of this dangerous example Of mil
: itary rule is felt in Chicago. 1t is stated
l. in the dispatch quote, that though the
!. people of Chicago are unwilling to admit
= publcly that they need regular troops,
: they have petitioncd the president, pri-
vately, for them" and ii Is said that four
j companies of regulars have been sen, to
: Chicago TO give tho people Of city Of
: three hundred thousand inhabitants the
c protection made necessary by their own
: fears.
y 1t is the language OF the constitution
y that the Supreme executive power shall
z be vested in the governor, who shall take
y care that the laws be faithfully executed "
Il and ! have in this instancc--as in all
Il other. faithfully and fearlcssly attempted
q to discharge that duty upon which the
:. vigor of the laws and the preservation OF
d al that il precious to the people depend.
II JOHN NJ PALMER.