, 1874-10-13

COMMENTS or THE ACTION OF ATrY.-NEN.
WILLIAMS.
WAsu5SdroS, 3. IT,, Oct. 12.-I'ho action Of
Tho Attorney General III rofl8ing tho nuthoritcs
Of Tennessee lilo nivieSo OF prosecuting tho
perpetrators Of .outraScs in Tint State il ro-
ceivea here with considerable Indignation. IT is
commented on vs. indicating that it is the 1,.lr-
poso Of tho Administration to mako the impress
aiou that lilo Stale Govornnionts of tho South
arc not ahle to preserve pcaco anil order, and
Tint tn carry tlis out the Attorney General ia
determined, even in cases whors tlloss Authori-
tics demonstrate their ability and strangtt,
that thoJ shall not bo permitted to exercise their
functions. Tho Attorney General las becn
charged, al this fall, with persistent effort to
make
cArlTAL FOR THE REPUBLICAN, PAnrr
1t The expense Of tho South by 1ntsreprcacAting
tho condition OF alfuira III that Ecction, and by
such other means rs may be in lliB power, as III
tho case in question. The r1uiforn. testimony Of
impartial observers, Republicans a,l Democrats,
who have gono to tho Hceno OF the alleged
outrages for Tho purpose Of arriving ut tho
truth in regard 10 Lie disturbances. have been
that they hAye been grossly exaggerated, aud
tho conviction Is ino1itnblo that this has boon
dono fur Tho pnrposo OF
AsslsTlSa TILE REPUBLICAN, PARTY At THE COMING
ELECTION.
With reference to tho action Of tho Attorney
General, it n,ay fair)y bo questioned whether lio
has not permitted his zeal to outrun his legal
powers. l1e claims the right to take cascs i'll
yoived away from, tho stato officials Of Tenncs-
United States Judge Ballard. Of Kentucky. llas
eli l,iH doubts as 10 tho constltutionetty
oc tho act IN a Charge to tho Grant!
Jury. Tho Enforcement act wan. passed
Amendment to tho Conn.itutiol. which, amons
other things declares TINT No State shall make
or onforco ANY luw which shall absidso. the prFi-
lego or in,nluhitica Of cis!xella Of tho tnfscd
stato., shall my State deprive any possos. Of
Law, nor tsouy to my parson within its juristic-
ton tho c1ual protection Of the laN14." 10 show
that the Acknowledgement would probably not 10
sustained in lis interpretation Of Tho l3nforco-
1lcNt act, ........
EEvEnAL np1SIo:s
~ to In purpose and effect, 5rnn1 some oe lilo
abless iur!Bts Ut tho country. nny lie clteti: In
tho case nf J'artcmeyor ". Tho static nf Iowa,
,Iustiee Field, Of tue United sta1ca Snl'rcnso
Court. said. III delivering, hs oldniuu nj 'ollt y
year ago; Mo ono has over pretended, that
I'M awarn of, that tin rUuueontll Amendment
intorfercs in my rchre"t with tue police power
OF tho State Certainly ITO n,so who tloalus to
pyo to that acnd.neslt Isa legitimate op eratlo's
not atapled for my such pnrnose." .lnat!eo
i;ou]ey, OF Michigan, il, si,oakln; of tho
amendment, recently said ). Notwisl,statl.I-
lux th!A section. ille protection of
al! citizens in their privileges and in,mnntica
aud IN tlleir tght to nh impartial aGlminisra-
ton Of the laws il just as mitch tho business Of
tho Individual States as it was 'oforo. Tho
auaeu,lmont uf tlliH Constitution does mt con-
rentrato power IL tue dcneral 0oyarnnent for
my purpose VI lolioa goselMneut within tho
H:ptoH."
Miller. IN toliyatinY tho opl.sioa in tho cole.
trated New Orleans za,tghtor-llouso caHo, llsod
tho following language: "Wag II tho pu1pose
Of tho aoartaHnth Amendment. by tho
eil' d. ec'n1nti9n nn,a,n that =" ,s stn ,, sh9 .
nhsidso tho privileges and i'nu,untloa VI t.t.
izeua OF tho CDiteA Gsasea 10 transfer tho eocu.
rtty and pros.rlon Of RlA tbs el7ll s!ahts whlcl,
VI haya msutlouod from ths statss 10 the Fad,