The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-09
IMPERIALISM CHECKED.

as possible, and without seeming to reVolu
tiOnize the government, to do so III eiec'
The unthnking masses, believing every on
to be as honest as themselves, allowed the al
venturers and demagogues who led both pa
: ties, and were particularly numerous in TIT
: republican ranks to lead They had but little
difficulty in persuading the people that there
; we're laws greater than the constitution
F which it was peafectly legitimate to enac
, and enforce in certain eSegencies. Seward Z
"higher law at first secuted, soon tounC
|apologist, then advocates, and finally became
popular enough to develop itself in the wal
power" of Lincoln's administration, by means
of which the Cabinet ruled everything below
the Secretary of war, who with the acquies
cence of the president, governed the nation
or the northern" portion of it, with as un'
disputed sway as that which is exercised by
any despot over any people.
With the termination of the war; the people
were assured that this war power should
cease. Then civil law, all over the land, was
to have its wonted force and obedience, and
military despotism should become thing OF
the past But this was not the case. The
people had been in some way accustomed to
arbitrary rule, every locality, by means OF re
peated drafts, military arrests, suppressions
Of newspapers, enormous taXatlons, and IN
the thousand and one ways by which des-
potism makes itself felt, had become accus-
toned to be ground as between the neither
milestone Men had been tyrannized over
until every citizen was made to be thankful
for the few privileges left him, rather than
attempt a struggle for those he had lost.
The promises Of return to free republi'
can form of government of our fathers,
were not redeemed by the radical leaders.
Here and there in the north thousand miles
from the nearest point Of the scenes Of the
late war; military garrison and petty DIES
pots overridcd or oyerawcd the civil authori-
ties
The taste of human blood by the tiger ren.
ders that beast a man-eater from that moment
onward, 50 the petty dcspots who were au-
thorzed or permitted to exercise little brief
ulIuWlul uulnDl Ill, NbuIt ~ IIIoiN i'Alii'
it, than the tiger can his new found luxury,
While in the north in localities strongly dem
ocratic, where the policy of Capitalization
was so unpopular that it could not be enforc.
ed without great danger of open collision
between the people and the SO called govern
nent at the South, under one preteXt or an
,ther, and especially the pretcnce that the
ebels were not all conquered, it was not diff
ult to rule that whole section by the power
# the strong arm of the government at Wash.
ngton, as directed by the radical party. This
vas not entirely done by proClamations en-
ating from the cabinet or president, but by
ike, and particularly by the appointment Of
military governors who enforced such laws
S suited themselves. These men sent to
eorganiZc the south were cousins and broth.
stration who received instructions from head.
quarters" and never acted except by the pres
dents direction or concurrence and doing
for the good Of their party, were {
ca in the way of soldiers and marines neces. 5
AIRY to the success of any enterprise {
To make the plan of Capitalization per
cct success, congress, ut best but a supple
DOL of the administration, passed all sorts of
avs to the end that the presidents power
night gradually become stronger and strong.
r. State rights were assailcd and crippled
n every way. Courts were crippled in
authority or overslaughcd by the appoint
nent of new men-iledgeling's in the law, or
,artisans whose only merit was that they had
,een faithful to the cause and house ofGrant
New courts were created with extraordinary
lowers. Such court exists at Washington
lily, and seems 10 have been especially Crca-
ed to punish all who may choose TO expose
among radical republican off.
ials. Not tong ago Mr. Chas A. Dana, u
cpublican in politics, man who has con.
ributed largely towards the success of the
'adical or Grant party, in his paper the
New York S'ug, took occasion TO show up the
of one W II. Kemblc, a radical
ballot box stutIcr at Philadelphia. For this,
Dana, while passing through the State was
arerstcd, tried before petty justice in the
interests of the party, and put under S. 900
bonds, to appear at court and be tried As the
laws of Pennsylvania do not allow the estab.
ment of the truth as n defence, bIr. Dana for
cltcd the bail Lately Mr. d. exposed ring
If radical rascals at Washington, the leader
If whom is one Shepherd and a co.worker is
IT, Cook, one of Grants officials. These men
appeared before their pet court at Washing.
on and made complaint, whercupon that
curt ordered Dana To be arrested at New
York, and brought within the sugust pres
nee at Washington. The papers were sent
o New York Ia a United States Marshall l.
Who promptly ohcycd his master at head
quarters" and arrested Dana. That gentle
nan refused to go and appealed 10 the United .
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