The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-01-21

tional government powers of very
doubtful constitutionality. Their ef-
feet was. most deplorable in several
ways. Partisans in the Southern
States, and among them the greediest
and corruptest of the kind, took Con-
cress and the national executive
as their natural and sworn pro-
tectors. bound to sustain them
in power by whatever means. Every
vagabond in the South calling himself
Republican thought himself entitled to
aid from YOU when rushing on to Con-
eress with an outrage story; and the
colorel people began to think you
hound to protect them in whatever
they might do, instead Of depending
upon the honest use Of political rights
to establish their position. Federal
Office holders in the South have become
the mere centres of partisan intrigue
and trickery.
The Caseys and Packards carried off
the State Senator's on United States
revenue cutter, and shut up the Repub-
lican Governor in the custom house. |
guarded by United States soldiers, to
keep out another Republican faction. |
Nav. more than that: the same Pack !
ard, during the last election campaign, |
being at the same time U. S. Marshal
and chairman Of the campaign commit
teo of the Kellogg party, managed not
only the political campaign, but also
the movement of United States troops
to enforce laws. to keep his political OPP
ponents from intimidating his political
friends. We have several Legislature s
organized in the same way.
The Attorney Gen raj of the United
States is called upon to make or unmake
State governments with the aid Of bis
and the war department: and still more
than that, federal judge in Louisiana,
in midnight order, universally recoE'
nized as gross and most unjustifable
nsurpation, virtually unmaking the
State government and Legislature; the
national executive with the army sus-
tanning that usurpation, and Congress
', permitting it to be done; and now culmi-
mating in glory for the soldiers,who, with
,. fixed bayonets, marching into the Leg.
lislature of the State, drag out by force
those universally recognized as claim
ants for membership, and who have
been seated: the soldiers deciding con-
tested election cases and organizing a
Legislative body; the Lieutenant Cen
eral suggesting to the President to out
law by proclamation a numerous class
;, of people, that he may try them by
= military commission; and then the Sec.
rotary Of War informing the Lieuten-
: ant General by telegraph that the gov
eminent has full confidence in his wis
dom.
4 The whites Of the South are gradual
;. " driven to look on the national gov
% eminent as their implacable, unscru
- pulous enemy, and the people of thu
70 whole country feel alarm and anxiety
&c about the safety Of Republican institu
70 tons and the rights of every man II
r. the land.
- He would hail the day as m4s
:. auspicious one for the colored people'o
- the South when they throw off tn
" scandalous leadership of those adven
=. turers who, taking advantage OF thei
&c ignorance, made them tools for thei
n. rapacity.
d MIR. Schurz appealed to the Senator
IT to turn back, for he considered that h
- who, in a place like ours, fails to sto
"a or even justifes blow at the funds
mental law Of the land, makes himse
ID the accomplice of those who strike .
10 the life Of the republican liberty Of tn
n people. The people Of the South wer
~ not murderers and banditti. Ther
- were bad elements among them, br
the national government itself hs
* given to those elements q strengt
" which they would never have possesse
10. otherwise. By its unconstitutlen'
-. proceedings it put every one Of the.
-, bad men in a position Of being oppresse
bv and bleeding for freedom.
He argued that Virgins. North Ca
to DINA and Georgia, where seli-gover
m. ment was unobstructed. were advan
a ing in prosperity. Wherever. in Lot
cts siana or other States, self.governme
his was oostructed. there was no prosper
he ty. He thought the lawlessness OF po
inc er was becoming far more dangero
ion than the lawlessness OF mob.
ero Mr.. Schurz continued: shall
the the last man on earth to say word
by excuse Tor the Southern ruffian "
nd shall threaten a negro voter with v
en-. lence. know no language too seve
eat TO condemn him, but l cannot fors
on that the only terrorism AID intimie
ivil ton ever happened to witness VI
.av my own eyes Was the cruel clubbi
lit and stoning Of colored man in MOI
Carolina, in 1872. by men Of his o
SIX. race. because he declared for the c.
If servatives: and if the whole story
ess, the South we're told. it wo'
one be discovered that such pr
one tice had not been infreque
the cannot forget that the P
be pie have lost confidence in the truth
fore ness OF those who have told the bloc
the stories Of outrag,s, because in many
ions stances it vas too glaringly appar
Sem that the blood and murder cry '
into used As , convenient partisan cry
nta- catch votes.
vel. / declare it here IS my solemn c
: viction that the Conservatives OF Ia
the siana did fairly carry the election b
sion considerable majority vote; that
onal soldiers Of the United States. when 4
ter. invaded the legislative halls Of Lot
es. ana did not vindicate but trampled