Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-02-07
CLEARFIELD PA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY I. 1872

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tolerated in somo Of them. But TO
day negro administration may b,
advocated with considerable of an
planse in churches, lecture rooms
school houses, anywhere. We read
not long since, tho utterances of
prominent Abolitionist, that the time
must come when negro would sit in
tho seat of the Chief Justice of the
United States. This prediction is al
ready half fulfilled, for that honored
chair is even now filled By a white
man with negro principles. The ad
ministration Of the government ID
row in the hands Of white men with
negro principles, and everything con.
nected with it leans to tho negro side.
The government may still be claimed
to bc white, but the administration is
black. 1t would not be blacker if 1t
were in the hands Of negroes. The
idea OF Grant and Sumner and their
partisans, that the government and
the administration are one and the
same, is certainly worthy Of the mule
intelligence Of negroes. Alexander
Hamilton says, in No. ~ of the aFed.
eralist": trt.l .l.I
The administration Of government in is largest
sense, comprehends all the operations Of the body
polite, whether legislative executive, or judici-
nry but In its most usual, aud perhaps In It's
most precise Specification, Il Is limited to execu-
tive details and falls peculiarly within the PROV
ince OF the executive department. Tho actual
conduct Of foreign negotiations, the preparatory
plans of hnance the application and disemburse.
melt. q the public moneys in conformity to the
general appropriations Of the legislature the ar
rangcincni Of the army and navy, the direction Of
the operation Of war; these, and other matters Of
Ike nature, constitute what seems to be most
properly understood by the administration Of
government.
Our Republican readers will not rc.
fuse to accept the authority of Mr..
Hamilton. We quote him because, Of
all the men who lived and figured in
the foundation OF our government, he
perhaps moro fully represented the
men Of the centralizationists. His
definition, as above, is correct. In no
sense whatever does it mean govern.
ment, except in an absolute monarchy.
In our system, the whole federal orga.
nization is simply an administration,
but in no sense II government, Grant
and his co-oonspirators are laboring to
change Administration into Govern
ment. The government is in "he
people Of the seUerdl States" The ad.
ministration is trying to take the
government from the people and vest
it in itself. This is not only revolu-
ton, hat. 81 done by armed force, as
Grant has done in the Western State
of Illinois and in several of the South
ern States, and will doubtless soon at.
tempt in Louisiana, ii is treason,
Should he declare martial law, for
which be is aching for a prctext, in
Louisiana, be should, to yindieate the
law of that State and of every other
State, be arrested and tried for treason,
and hanged for ovcrthrowing the
Constitution and laws of the States by
military power His whole system OF
military districts and military com-
missions, sustained by the presence of
armed forces in these otherwise peace
ful States, is an overthrow Of the gov
ernment Of these States. 1t is war
upon the sovereignty Of these States !;
just as much 50 as if the same crime
Of sending armed forces into the
States was committed by France,
Russia or Spain. Gen. Grant, al
though President of the United States,
has no more right to assume the du-
ties and functions Of the State gov.
ornments than the Emperor Of Prus-
sia has, and much less right to over
throw the organic and statute laws Of
any State,
For what Grant has already done,
it is tho duty Of Congress to impeach
him, aud puts it within the power of
the State governments to hang him,
And not only him, bat every one OF
his generals and subordinates who
have executed his illegal orders. The
admirers OF these creatures Of our
gified President will find little conso.
lation for tho crimes Of those who
vainly shield themselves behind the
orders Of their superiors. When
reason resumes ber place in the coun-
,ry and justice holds her balances
even, those who committed crimes
by order of brutal aud ignorant Presi-
dents may find that they have no
justification under pure and written
law. Sheppard, on page 1873 of his
Unconstitutional Law Book" says, and
this truth is affirmed by every honest
Judge and statesman in the land
~ belongs to the Executive department to exc
cute every law which Congress has the Consiitu.
fionhi uaiLoriig 10 enact. But Il the President
shoid mistake he meaaiag Of an Act " Congress"
(tha Congress has right to pass), "and In con
eqience Of such mistake should give instructions
not Warranted by tho act, any injured party
might recover damages ugainst the officers acting
una'r ssch Instructions, which, although given by
the President, would furnish no Justification or
excise"
The fate of old John Brown in Vir.
giIia may somo day overtake these
wrftches who have suspended the
civil law by military power, These
States that have been thus outraged
may some day take il into their heads
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