The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-10
THE INAUGURATION.
Some n nsetfons on the Tendency ei
Th,pgs-whther are We Driftfng.

EDIroRs REGIsrER.-The insugurs
is over and once again the American
people have had an opportunity OF W.T.
Messing the chains that are fast being
riveted around them, and converting
them into the subjects OF despotism.
Certainly, 10 any American enbued wiz
the true ideas OF Republican govern
ment, who witnessed the late inaugu'
raj pseear the scene must have beer
sick ming one in the extreme.
Never in the history OF nations va
there a display on any occasion more
calculated 10 impress tue people wiih
a sense OF the strong arm OF their Gov
ernm-nt, and It's ablrity TO compel lhsn
TO bow 10 obed ence to Its dictates. Al
over The country the people are sui
reaiiog accounts OF the great occasion
c.culated 10 impress them with tne
,olly If resisting President Grant and
hi, lriend5 IN any act OF despotlsm tiiey
may please 10 assume, and II IN aitei
1aysi, should occur that Grant 81
trmpts to make. himself Dictator ol
Enveror over the American people the
military and civic display madesoy
himself and friends on the OCCASION oi
his inaugural, will be referred TO as ev
iieuce Vi rhe tnlIlIty OF any attemptssto
resist him.
We are an advocate OF progress inits
true seuse, but when progress ts advo
catei by the Republican party If msie
to C pnsi.t IN apeoius The example OF
the most desp)rc governments OF ine
aye, not only IN the Inaugural O. the
cnIei executive but, also III the desiruc
ton OF The rlguts Of the people, we gay
down with l,
ln the days when the nation was
truly a R.publ C the President was
Installed lnto office by taking the
urouer oath aud delivering his inaugu
raj a ldress. in which he def led ilS
tutes as he understood them uuder the
Constitution, and We are lead TO beleve
he thereafter kept his oath and h'T
wort; tut now we have a military
uroce-rion numbering l2OOO troops
r.cortirg the President tom his man>
Oh tome capi oil and back again, and
IA great m lIt.ry review as tue main
l,atur,s OF The Pres dents INSTALLATION
! 10 tfice. We have mounted guaris
rrd ~ along the streets 70 awe Tue
multitude aud the capitol 81 the hat'on
-uarded from tue vuigar rattle oy sol
ilrrs VINO aimir but n taU0'ed 0lep \ e'
rn.s is Republic 1t seems 10 US tnal
At lie irsugrral and on every DINER
D ca,-ion the Republican leaders strive
To- Impress the nation with sense Of
their power aud belief that any rr
-Israacr o. their measures are useless
By The display OF NJ nch 4th we are
sIveu TO rudersranu tcat they can draw
around them thousands OF military 10
execute their will an thousands tf cltlz
TO cheer them tor It.
WAS asserted iOur years ago that
tie Republican party means impeflalsm
aud now who il so blind as TO not zee
mai it is true. Gen Grant ls now as
,hOrJughy E nperor o. tots country as
Nap eDn Was OF France, aud has as
m tch roxer. There may be this d,t-
rrreuce-lhroueh the Senate Napoleon
controlled the French; through Grant
our Sruate control, the people. The
GROWING of Napoleon WAS sttende d
HIth no great dl-play than was that
1t Graut, AID very little more form yet
k .drc,l Senators prale OF the blesslnge
ui REPUBLICAN, torn OF government
aud OF freedom. A Republic, indeed
lit General Gram, the wlse Senators,
aui others VINO got up the inauguration
tell IL, how mu;h freedom Louisiana
or Alabama is enjoying to-day? A
Clique OF crntirmed aud perJured rogues
,ud scoIndre!s make out lot OF Ger.
ti:a Is aud suppress true election re-
iurus aud dec are themselves the duly
riec.,d officers of the State; q federal
Jud ,e asserts the Loyalty OF their acts {;
lhr Pcrsdeot recognizes them and back
hem with btvOnets. But 's this all
Dly eltcred s .nators ard Representa-
uv-s present themselves for admission
| INTO the halls Of national Legislation
aud are sent back to the people, and
Their tlace- occupied by some man pu>
/ laior ui pallots. Twenty three millions
o. dollars are stolen from the treasury
Of The uanon By the Vice President
md nrs cohorts and they are pronoun|
cd innocent OF ary wrong; innocent
men are imurisoned without trial and
he who dares 10 rai-e his voice or arm
4ca,nst all this j. called a traitor. The
! Pcesilent is inaugurAted into office by
! ihe military and the awe stricken
crowd look on applaud, and call
this freedom At night the Capltai
,itv ia ablaz- with fire works, and alive
with en- hu-IaSm, while from city and
vi.a.e all over the land there goes up
! wall rom starving labor and oppres-
! sed thousands that call 10 heaven tor
pity. Americans this is your freedom
Grant and the Republican leaders
have learned tue lust OF the American
people or shaw and are rapidly Cult
va,,ng that lust aud doing all thew can
to encourage it, knowirg that like all
republics thr- one can be led into des
poll-m t,y aristucracy, and II this is Ia d
80 rh,ir charge, a. d the example OF our
lore alntrs Il cited as worthy our emu
srlon, they excu-e them-eives by cry.
iug prog ese? y man should he made
he rec, . cut ot sncn display ne Grants
frIer ds = I up or hun on the h, apd
no true advocate at q Republic would
permu nI n-eIi to be lnaugursted into
uliiCe in BAT way. The Inauguration
N,s an ou rage 10 every principle OF
rec government aud is an evidence o.
thedrcay that love that once prevaded
every true Amer can heart for our in-
sliluliOus.
We would that the toiling mechanics
who sutp Irtrd Ga 4 and the RspublI-