Wilmington journal., 1873-07-18
GRANTS PROGRESS.

Grants progress is truly remarkable.
Following the Interpretation given to
the laws by his plant Attorney
General, instead of that given by the
Supreme Court of the United States,
he is still going on conqnering and to
conquer all obstacles between himself
and absolute power. And perhaps
the most dangerous usurpation of
power, of which the Federal Govern
ment has been guilty, was the substi-
General for the decisions of the Su-
preme Court.
It was by such authority as this,
bolstered up by such precedents as the
hanging of an innocent old woman and
a helpless, friendless foreigner. that
General Grant in the matter of the
Modoc trials increased the presidential
power by the addition Of the important
prerogative of superseding civil
courts by military commissions, and
trying and executing citizens of the
diet of a jury and without regard to
any other of the rights accorded to
citizens by the COnst tuition and civil
laws of the land
Next in the order of recent events,
was the attempt to abduct, by legal
process, Mr.. Dana, of the .StOo, from
New York city, and carry him to
Washington for trial for an alleged
libel. In explanation of this case, it
will be remembered, that the New
York Sam charged Governor Cooke
and Mr.. Sheppard, of the s Territory
of the District of Columbia, with pecu
lation and fraud in the matter of con-
tracts connected with the Board of
Public Works, and with violation of
their oaths of Office and false swearing.
These gentlemen stand close to the
President and Administration, and
sought to transfer the case from New
York to Washington where they have
vast power and influence by making
an affidavit before an officer in the
Territory, and upon that affidavit
calling for the transfer of Mr.. Dana to
Washing on. Fortunately, thus far,
this in;quitous scheme has failed of
accomplishment owing to the firmness
and integrity of a New York Stlte
Judge who refused to give the Wash
ingtOn City authorities the custody OF
Mr.. Dana's person. Mr.. Dana Is
especially obnoxious to attack. 1t Is
to him that the Administration party
owes it's severest blow in the exposure
of the Credit Mobilier iniquity. In
Pennsylvania the ruling faction Is
loading it's guns for campaign in the
conrts against him for exploiting
kemble's skill i'll addition, division
and silence; and now the Washington
clique has entered on the same work.
Akin to this is the attempt to squelcl
The New Orleans Picdyuaef for exposing
and denouncing the conduct of Judge
Hawkins in perpetrating the iniquities
that led to the establishment of the
Kellogg Grant Dynasty now reignine
an Louisiana.
And still the work goes bravely Oh
in Louisiana in the way of Tightening
the vice-like grip that Grant alread,
has upon the people of that unfortu
nate State.
The news from Washington is tina
the Attorney General of the United
States has instructed the local attor
ney at New Orleans to prosecute Mr.
Rhett, who killed Judge Cooley in th'
recent duel in Mississippi. What au
thority the Federal Attorney Genera
has to inaugurate trial for murder
where one man kills another in a due
or other private private encounter
unless it is derived from that mex
haustible fountain of power that lie
hidden in the cases of Mrs. Surrat
and Wirz and Captain Jack, no man
not even the Attorney General himself
can point out.
And SO, from day to day, from out
rage to outrage, from one usurpahO
to another, our peace President an
his plant Attorney Geperal, like Joh
Browns soul, continue to go "marcf