Middletown transcript., 1874-02-14

what 4 i1nsnitsstly - usurpatiop Of an
thority. Even the President, III IL said,
is now sstisied o. the truth and justice Of
the ascusatioss sgainst thea Kellogg adj
ministration, and will not Interfere 10 pre-
rent its peacsnble supprsssion BY the re-
jsction of.the claims Of Pinchback. Mr..
Carpenter has. thercfore. introduced 1
bill which, virtually ignoring the 0svern-
ment sf Louisiana. provides for the. slec-
tion Of another Is be held on the fourth
Tuesday Of next May. under the super
vision Of United States authorities; and
If il be true that the President fails 10
take the same. partizan. view of the situa-
tioH that Senator Morton does. there il q
fair chance Of this bill going through the
Senate. There Is but one contingency 10
which it can fail to pass. and that is the
insisting BY its author that the proposed
new election shall be- controlled BY the
United States. Both Democrats and Re-
publicans will oppose this provision Of the
bill; the former, because they are in favor
Of State Rights and opposed to Ccntralixa-
tion. and the latter because they believe
that under the laws Of the State, as they
now exist upon the Statute book, an elec'
tion may be peaceably held without inter-
ference Of military authorities acting nm
der martial law #Blood enough has al
ready been shed on both sides to satisfy
the fiercest partizans. It weuld now seem
to be more accordant with the principles
|.of Republican liberty, and consistent with
public safety, to withdraw the supervising
hand &c .ae nations authority. and fully
recognize local State and Municipal iude-
| pendance. aF
/ PROPOSED. RECOGNITION cT. BELLIGERRNT :
|. RIGHTS IN CUBA. Is i
Members in both Houses Of Congress
and the constituencies of some democratic
mem .ers, are just now urging on active
Intervention in favor Of the Cuban insur-
gents The recent demonstration Of the
democrats Of Connecticut, ID Conyentior
assembled, is cited in favor Of it. But
current events in Cuba afford the best pos
sible evidence Of the necessity Of preserv'
ing peace.
What do the Cuban people ,cant? We
as nation, have nothing to do with theil
affairs, except in virtue Of our internation
al relations and their proximity to oul
shores In view Of the 6rst considera
tion, it ought to be remembered that it il
alleged on behalf .of Spain. that the in
surrsction now existing in Caba has beer
from its very commencement, melted BY
citizens Of the United States. who hav,
been permitted 10 send out almost withou
disguise. men. arms, ammunition. pro
visions and clothing to the Insurgents o
1 the Island If now, the successes of tn,
insurgents in certain departments Of th'
Island have been as important as the,
have been reported, that circumstance, 0
itself. does not justify any interference
Our Government caR not assume the re
sponsibility Of the acts of agg, ession o
gaiRst Spain, which our own citizens hav
committed, and our Government ha
winked at. Nor does the existence o
slavery in the Island afford the leas
ground for interposing our kind Offices il
fayor of the rebels. If before our owl
civil war, the existence of slavery within
the States Of the Union afforded no groun,
for interference with tho reserved right
of the States, SO now. slavery in Cub
as formerly in the United State
must be regarded as purely a creature Q
local law, with which the United State
Government, as such, has nothing to do.
4 go A8a A. r. b.