The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-27

That is So" There stood the Pres
ident OF the United States. What
should he do? A voice: Thank
God, we have sent better men this
time" l have Just brought it to
your mind that a citizen Of the Unit
ed States had a right to look to him
and say: by your oath Of Office.
protect me-" ICries: That is so."
Congress would do nothing, but there
was Louisiana going 20 pieces. Grant
recognizes Kellogg as Governor. lie
must recognize somebody. Loud
laughter. For two wears Congress
acver rebuked him. They have .ried
again and again TO come to some
conclusion on the Louisiana question
and they could not. But there stood
the Executive, who must act. He
has no choice. He has got to act.
The law must be executed, and here
stood Gen Grant, by the laws Of the
United States, to protect its citizens.
Wen, then, driven into that position,
shut up to it, give him your sympa-
thy. Tremendous applause. l am
not a party man. | am neither par
usan one way or the other. Laugh
ter and cries Of "0h!n7 / never
voted. l never held an Office 10 my
life, or ever coveted it. A voice:
Wash the blood of your hands. "
In September last this recognized
Governor Kellogg, whom Congress
would not disqualify, whom the Pres
/ ident was forced to recognize, sends
10 Washington, according to the Con
stitution (tbe Legislature not being
ia session., and says to Gen. Grant,
Domestic violence threatens to sub
vert the government" Well, now,
gentlemen, be patient, and look at
/ the question like sensible men. Grant
could not have acted differently than
be did. Suppose Gov. Castor was
10 send from Massachusetts to Wash
ington to-day, and tell the President
cf a certain condition in Massaeha-
etts-he could not 60 back Of that.
lie could not see anybody but Gas
ton. No right to. If CASTOR tells
him q thing that is to be taken for
granted, be can't 60 behind it. Well,
now, Kellogg says to him a voice:
Its q lie" Laughter and applause
If there is any lawyer here that
will dispute with me, / should like to
have him. Applause Grant goes
10 Louisiana The streets are run
niag with blood. Loud laughter;
cries, "Oh!" 100 thin" groans, etc.
That is what the gentleman, Mr..
Saltoustall, of Salem, said TCries of
NO" NO." and the gentleman
from Quincy said so. He found dis
order that demanded national inter-
ference. loud Kisses aud express
sions Of disgust Now, gentlemen,
be patient. You are American citi-
zens, aud you have got grave ques-
tions to discuss. When the govern
ment, when the nation, is well in
side Of q STATE, on the call of its con-
stitutional authority, when is it to go
out2 I ask any lawyer, when is it
to 60 out? Why, it is to 60 out, gen.
tlemen, when the domestic disturb
ance is quelled, not before. -Cries
Of That is So" That is so, exact
". Now, gentlemen, consider a mo-
ment, / will be very quick. rCries
Of Hurry up."1 The next question
is, who is to decide? A voice, "tbe
people. >" Agreed. Whenever the
Legislature assemblies in that State
and says to the National Government,
I'VE are at peace, 60 OUT why out
you go. When the government says
to tie national authority, 1--WE have
done with you, 60" they are bound
10 go These are grave questions.
Suppose, now, that neither the Gov
eminent nor the Legislature makes
any such affirmation, how is the Pres
ident to know when to go? He
must exercise his own discretion.
Yes, gentlemen, these are stern ques-
lions Of constitutional law. They
must be met. You don't want to
send out Of Faneuil Hall a series Of
resolutions that have no basis. l
say, gentlemen, when the United
States was once summoned into Lou
isiana constitutionally, and when the
Governor nor the Legislature had
any voice as TO whether they should
90 out or not, Grant was bound to
exercise his own discretion. You
cannot blame him for that. 4 Dem
ocratic President would be bound to
do the same. He places his troops
there, and now be says: "Responsi-
bic to the United States under my
oath Of Office, ! don't think the emer-
gcncy is ended" and he keeps his
troops there.
The year breaks; the fourth of jan
uary comes; the Legislature assem-
bles, the Clerk proceeds TO call the
roll. Listen to me gentlemen: here
is the nub to the question. The
Clerk proceeds to call the roll. 1t
was his duty to do it. He was the
only man in the State that could do
it. Well, what takes place? What
takes place, gentlemen? Mr.. Schurz
shall tell you. ] won't quote any
mean authority. He says: AT this
time, while the result was announc-
ing, a member made a motion that
Mr.. Wilt should be temporary
Speaker. a motion not put by the
Clerk, saws Mr.. Schurz, ~eonfessing
the whole difficulty. Applause. l.
assert that Mr.. Schurz well knew the
significance Of that fact he did not
conceal. The motion was not put
by the Clerk" Now | assert-and
iftbere is a parliamentary lawper in
this house | challenge contradiction
applause, cries of good1-the mo-
meRt any gentleman in that hail un-
dertook TO make a motion not adj
dressed to the Clerk, and to decide
it when the Clerk had not pronounc-
ed it carried, and when enother gen
tleman, not the Clerk, took the chair.
they ceased to be a Legislature and
became a mob. Applause and
cheers Drag out Eve men from the
Legislature of Louisisna-it was not
a Legislature but a New Orleans
mob. Tremendous applause and
Kissing. What does General Sheri-
dan say! Renewed Kissing, and an
uproar so loud that the chairman nad
great difficulty in restoring order.
No man here dares to write liar on
the hroW of General Sheridan eoid