The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-12

MAYOR wIcKHAM's sEEcH
Upon taking the chair, Mayor vicknam spoke as
follows
IL gives me great pleasure to reside at a meet
Ing where SO many OF the citizens OF New York
have assembled without distin.tion or party. TO
protest against an outrage uIpn constitutional
liberty
After what has occurred in Louisiana we are not
only confronted with the possibility that Tree gov
verted by the army acting unde orders from the
War Department but we are Without guarantee
hls successor, attempt by the Anle Instrument to
disperse even the Congress OF the United States,
and establish himself IN u Dictator.
| shall attend. as you do, hpon the eloquent
words OF me speakers who art this evening TO
utter the feelings natural to leemen IN cOutem-
patton Oh such possibilities. There win be no
doubt that 1--WE all OF us approW' what they shall
say, and tue military cnieItaii IN New orleans
VINO mas reported that the atmosphere ithere) is
impreynated with assassinatioI" win realize that
here the air Is alive with indignation.
GOVERNOR M'ENgaY's TELEGRAM
AT the close OF his speech Major Wlcknaui SAID
he knew Of no more opportune moment than the
present to read telegram which had just been
handed 10 him. He read Us folows:-
Telegram rom Governor McEneryl
TO Hon: WILLIAM II. WIcKHAa, Chairman Louis
lana Mass Meetng:-
people VIII not be goaded Into conflict with United
States troops A committee Is preparing evidence
rely Oh the moral support OF our sister States to
Bel-GOverument. JOHN MCENERY.
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana,
LEWIS A. WILTZ
Speaker OF the House OF Represen tatlves
SPEECH OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
A few days since the intelligence was brought US
thar the armies OF Spain had turned against the
Republic, had overthrown 1t and placed Don AL
fonso, the son OF Isabella. on the throne, eectin9
the president, Serrano. who had fed TO France.
We rejoiced taat we belonged to country
where such proceedings were unknown, and
where the government changed hands only IN
obedience to the Will OF the people, peacefully
most at the same moment astonished to near
from New Orleans that General she riuan lately
ried the nall OF the Louisiana Legislature, and
purgcd 1t OF the conservative members, they
are called, by thrustng them into the street.
MY FRIENDS SUCH METHOD OF CHANGING THE
GOVERNMENT OF STATE MAY DO FOR SPAIN, BUT 1T
WILL NOT Do FOR THIS COUNTRY. A lew years
eral ODOnnell, dissatisfied with her Ministry sent
his soldiers to turn them out, and they did 1t. He
replaced the OBNOXIOUS Cabinet with one Of mis-
own, and the government went on In new HANDS.
WE ARE IN THE HABIT or MANAGING THIN Gs DIFFER
EMILY HERE, AND, BY GODS HELP, WE SHALL CON-
TINUE TO DO so HEREAFTER.
We have constitution. my friends, and by that
Instrument the President has no right to inter-
NEEDLE IN the affairs OF State save IN two cases
first, to protect the State IRON INVASION, and sec
Ondly. on application 0 the Legislature or the EX-
ecutive, when the Legislature cannot be convened,
TO protect the State against domestic violence.
These the only cases IN which the President of
che federal Republic can Interfere with an armed
force IN the cause OF peace When domestic VIC.
lence Is threatened the Legislature or Executive of
the state must ask Tor his interference. or he cam
not move without violating the constitution,
which he Is sworn to observe ana ooey.
WhGt authority ello,o-citixens is there IN these
provisions J0r The President TO set himself up as
judOe OF elections ana drag from the Legislature
chamber those ectOm ne chooses to regard as hav.
TINS to the courts OF law. He might as well. II he
should be candidate ior third term Of the Presi-
dency. send ms mi1ions TO disperse the electoral
their vote. He might ,oeu send another Sheai-
dan TO pun the gentleman achom zoe haze Just
elected Governor Of THIS state out OF the executive
chair. lie might acih 3nst as good q ,caarant
diSperse this meeting on sending band OF armed
men TO clear this hau at the point Of the
How happens it that men educated to the pro.
lesson OF arms at our national military school
seem not 10 understand what are the rights OF the
citizen ana what rne due limits OF the military
power II General sheridan, that daring soldier.
crly tralued or had not forgotten his training lie
would never have obeyed the nNandate when Or
He would nave SAID :-.T owe my education to tnIs
Republic; l was brought up to be Its soldier ana
s SN snd 19s the vassai OF tne PRESIDENT l
civil war to defend and preserve the constitution
OF my country. and Twill not raise my hand to
violate It. ! would almost as soon cut the throat
and break my sword and hing the fragments into
the Potomac sooner than 20 upon 80 tmpious an
errand." That ID What he should nave said.
former Application OF Governor Kellogg, Of
Louisiana, MADE to the President Tor military aid
four months since Is used as tue pratexL or This
invasion Of the Legislative chamber OF Louisiana.
P9a paa s o. ns the
and Inc people submitted. There were four
months OF peace. new state Of things has
arisen, and II 1t was attended with danger
Of domestic violence the President Should
have been requested to interpose But no sucn
ger on which to found the request. 1t IS non.
sense to say tnat turning five members out OF the
Legislative chamber Is protection against domes.
Aow long is such an application as that made by
Governor Kellogg III iorceS II good FOR Jour
months 1t ID good Tor tolty-ROOd LOT q century.
Let me relate an anecdote which will illustrate
This point:-Some seventy years since there lived
and known as Major King. client or his VAS
prosecuted for killing horse. This was In the
time Oi insuirection called the shays war, and
all the evidence produced against MIN was tnat ne
was seen III the road half a mile from the field In
the aS,ss was ana that ne
MAJOR King. rising to ADDRESS the Court, iii
shouting 'Aurrah Tor Shaysp can Kill horse at
guilty, otherwise lie must be acqultted.n Fellow
citizens, II we are to bellve that kelloggs appica.
violence Of the federal soloiery IN January we
may well admit at once that callng out '!Hur-
rah FOR Snays" may Kali horse at the distance Of
half mile.
Great stress is laid upon sherldan's assertions
that the whole state OF Louisiana given over 10
natural and usual form OF death In that State.
This is s0lenlniv denied gerry high authority;
but ho,c is this ate or things inproped on putting
Nve members OF the Louisiana Le0islature OUT Of
their seats ana turning them into The street,
Sheridan promises to send on last Of muraers
lately committed We'll, 4 suppose that II an
account or street ana tauern orarls In this
city tcere 10 De made up for Tie last yedrthis citv
In chtch w night and ddV, 1 haze icdtEed for the
last giv pears, as thought, IN perfect security ana
ecithOut edT-2atftc an unpleasant shOlC or blood.
shed might be made OUT out hoW sooasSd the matter
De neasded on sending a body Of federal troops to
pull tUe members or the Common Council of the
city out Of their seats I?
No, my irien0s the wrong done has no possible
excavation. regard this question solely as
solemn question OF constitutional law. No mat
ter VINO desired the interference OF the military,
II should not have been given but in the way OF
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1t Is an act from
which no citizen has right to Withhold, mis- con.
domination. 1t must be rebuKed the instant 1t
Is perpetrated. The evil must be crushed III Its
NANCY while Its bones yet IN the grlste, and
before II Deco les formidable as a precedent.
THESE practices, which contemplate the subjec
tlon vi local politics 10 the federal authorities by
the exercise OF the military power, must be de-
nounccd, must be stopped, must be broken up
forever.
Let me say in conclusion that the proceedings