The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-02-14

freJudlcc blinds people to every OD-
ject save that which they most desire
to see. We do not doubt that the,
time will speedily come when the ac-
ton OF President Grant towards
Louisiana and the other Southern
States will be regarded as the most
fair and impartial exercise Of execu-
tive power. Even now, the very men
who make it the business of their
lives to condemn the President, are
unwittingly vindicating him by con-
tinued Endorsements of "a course which
he has pursued, but which they seem
to think has never been adopted. The
case OF Louisiana is an example ofthis.
Laying aside all prejudice, what could
the President do that he has not done?
An election was held, and each party
accused the other Of gross frauds. The
question as to which Of the candidates
was elected went to the courts. The
latter decided in favor of Kellogg, and,
in accordance with this decision, the
latter was installed and became the
head of the de facto government Of
the State. The President could not
20 behind this decision. He is an
executive officer, simply. He is there
to enforce the laws, not to make them
or to promulgate the DEGREES Of a
court. fany power can interfere and
go back of the record thus made UP,
it. certainly is not the executive. He,
therefore, simply does his duty in the
premises. He maintains order, and re-
CARDS the de facto the prima facie
government as the only one until the
highest legislative power can pass up
on the matter. There is not an un-
prejudiced person in the world who
would not commend this actions, He
was forced to recognize one Of the
parties. Now, which should it be?
The one which had possession, had
the certificates, and had the support
ofthe judicial tribunals, or the one
which had none of these claims to
recognition? Why, to have recogni
zed the other party in this contest
no matter what its equitable claims
were-wQuld have been such q wanton
disregard of every principle of law,
and such . tyrannical assumption OF
power by the President. as would
have righteously merited his impeach.
ment. 84ss yifr ffA y,ja,r
Accused Of partisanship and selfsf
seeking after power, the President has
the frmness and good sense to sc
straight ahead doing his duty fearless.
ly, regardless of praise,O or blame. .fF
Take the Texas difficulty as an
other example. Here the parties were
changed. 1t was the Republican o.
which had been gored. And it mus
be said that there were many lega
grounds for doubt as to the right O
the Democratic candidates to take
control of the State; but the Presiden
took the plain, common sense view o.
il, and decided as seemed to him iai
and honorable. He said to Governo
Davis: IF the election was Illegal
you ought not to have taken part il
it. Having done SO, and having beef
defeated by 30O00 majority you ar,
estopped from denying Its LEGALITY
And upon this decision Of the Pfesi
dent, the Democratic candidates EN-
tered upon the various of6cesto whidl
they had been elected, and ,distur
bance was avoided. It is not wonder
full that the Democratic Senators il
OOuSIeSS, WIZ ~ AlSuly COMASluc>
this non-interference of the Presiden
or Congress- in the affairs eof Texas
should gravely propose TO- pass 2 laI
setting aside the election in Louisiana
Yet, this is the miraculous chang
that partisanship can effect in tn
principles Of a State-rights Demo
craft. ins...3z12v, SD II ag.f.
It is time that this reckless an
silly denunciati0n of the Presiden
should cease. Senator Carpenter ha
been widely commended by the Demo
| cratic press for his course in tn
Louisiana matter, but he had tn
wisdom to perceive. and the goo
sense to assert, that !. the Presider
| could not have safely done otherwis
| than he did. The country will ye
appreciate most fully the, inestimabl
service rendered by General Grant i
civil as well as military life, and, cor
scious Of his vindication, he can affor
4 to wait.-lnter- Ocean.
The country will bei agreeably sui
prisedat the announcement that th
public debt for January shows . ds
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