The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-04
Violation of the Constitution.

POmGlOJ 5 Democrat SAYS: IL Is Low
Us ah sxSu,e iOr GoLeru Sle.l
dian = cJdrse ~ Tue time vi tho Chicago
lire, that ne was ASKED 10y 'emlnoEt CHI
zeus" Of that clly TO introduce United
States troops within the hunts vi the
corporation.
"EmIuent citizens" isagoOd idea; but
the eminent citizens Of Chicago had
nothing to do with tue formation Of the
Constitution OF the United States, al
though some eminent cltizens-such Id
George Washn gtuu, ThUmas Jefferson,
james IiHdisun-did take Il hand III the
formation oil that somewhat remarkable
document.
But iuasmuch as the sentiment citi-
zens" OF Chicago had nothing to do III
giving to the country this oid-!ashionCd
Ulil ol rights and guards Of liberty, they
secm to have been ANXIOUS to Go then
best to suLvert it.
Tue Constitution of the United States
is very distinct upon the sui ject Of Fed
eruI military interference III the States,
ana its language cannot be misunder-
STOOD.
United States troops, by the Constitu-
ton, can only be placed III amy OF the
States Tor active service i'll ctses OF pub
l.c disturbance, ut tas request oil the
Legislature OF the State; and by tie
Governor, when the Leg stature cyunut
be convened iii time to make the de
maud upon the President OF the United
st les.
Tue Governor of Hin us did rot re-
quest such assistance, MOI did the Lrgis-
attire oi the State ASSEMBLE ut their
capitol to invoke the and Of Gen. Sneri-
dan Of the regular army.
Instead OF these constitutional modes
OF appeal, the eminent citizens who
were they p stepped forward and assum-
Ell the powers Of the sovereign State Of
Illinois inherent solely in her Governor
aud Lcgis.atuse.
"EmiuenL citizens shoIll never do
such naughty ihlgS as did those CAicI-
go uppcr-crusters because 1t Is helping
General Grant to do those very wicked
things which everybody knows he wants
to do and is trying Very hard TO do.
They help him to be despot. But we
do not believe that any comment citi-
zens" of Chicago ever made such fools OF
themselves as IS asserted by the apollo
gists Of General Sheridan, and what
General Sheridan did WAS at the order
u President Grant for which General
Grant should not be talked ut hy the
newspapers but irupeached by tue Sen
ate Of the United States. Not content
with violating every idea Of decency and
law ut the South, this usarping Presi-
dent, or Dictator, is quietly making adj
ynnces upon the North, and seiziug an.
plausible incidents that may give colon
to his object, is accnStomlng tue citizens
Of this section to the presence OF Lis
armed hirelings.
The Constitution says that The priv,
lcga of the Writ of II tbeas Corput sad.
not be suspe lded, unless when in Gases
, OF rebellion or Invasion the public safe
ty may require it,"
Congress alone has the power to sus.
pend the writ, and Gun commission til,
President to do SO, and i'll the very Ian
t Of the paSitApeJerll cQndLtaS
) South, CO1gTcss parts VITA rrS power
and arms IL candidate Tor lie election
with the awful attribute Of suplemac,
over the lives and liberty Of, Southern
! fellow. citizens, with the hope that b,
such means he can rus ont ~ nSfrra
repagnance OF that unhappy TI2ple L
/. his unjust and partial utRiis:T ation
, and force them INTO his political ranks
: OF prevent them from voting fdfNau,
other candidate.
I Not content with such usurpation, h,
=, has turned his eyes toward the North
, and is preparing gradually but surely
the people iol Il total change III the form
Of their government. In view of sue
outrages Oh the part Of this servant c
S the people, sworn to sustain the laws,
is not surprising that Mr.. Sumner,
decisive Republican, has become alarm
ed, and has offered II resolution III tn
Senate, limiting the Presidents tenure
Of-oifice to four years; and excludln
him from reelection. Sumner know
Grant well, and evidently he begins t
think that his military Trend must j
t stopped from farther mischief. If he
, not this paper and hundreds of Other
throughout the country will he abolisAe
, hy his order, and troops will lie place
in every town i'll this union; and eve
+ the semblance Of liberty will sink int
e the same grave wherein will rest I'll
courage and the common sense Of ii
people.