Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-31
A Sov-rAnrrzAs APPEAL.

N'N-fhhii1AN AffEALs
Mr. johnson appealed to his hearers
and TO the people 10 forget tho divi
sions Of party, and TO bc loyal TO the
fundamental idea Of our Government
The administration, he said was try.
ing 10 overthrow the Government, by
means Of the Louisiana and Arkansas
usurpations. Proceeding with his ar
gumcnt, he discussed the rights Of the
States and the powers of the general
Government and said The people
wear the crown, they are the source
Of power, thoy are tho soverelgns.-
The State governments derive all their
power from the people. The Federal
Government derives all its power from
the Statos or from the people directly.
The time had arrived for the people TO
arrest the insiduous changes that had
been making in the Constitution
Give me, ho said, the Constitution Of
my country unimpaired, and make no
change in II except in the manner and
mode pointed out by it. Give mo
back the Constitution you took away.
Don't give me arbitrary power Don't
give me usurpation-but give me back
the Constitution that was handed
down to me by our fathers.
WHAT Mn. JOHNSON WOULD DO.
Had he Mr. johnson, the framing of
the resolution, he would say to the
President what Cato replied when the
ambassador Of Caesar came TO him and
asked him to capitulate, saying he
should be second to none 'Go and
tell the Emperor to disband his legions
and restore the liberties OF the people"
This ! would say to him even as hum
bic as | am. / would tell him TO stop
his encroachments upon the Constitu-
ton and close the gull between tho
people and bring peace and pros
perity TO the country. Do this and l
win mount tho rostrum and strive to
gain his pardon from the people for his
violations Of tho Constitution Of his
country aud the transcendent imposi.
tions that he has practiced upon the
country, this, even as humble as ! am,
for the sake OF peace, for the sake of
concord, for the restoration Of prosper
ity, | am ever willing to mount the
rostrum and strivo to gain his pardon
from an indignant people. You must
close up the gull, restore peace and
prosperity to the country, restore this
government TO what il once was, in TACT
and practice. 1t is the home of the en-
igrant, the asylum of the exile. Do
this, and it will become the home of tho
emigrant and the asylum Of the exile
for all time. God preserve the country
THE PERoRATIoN.
In the language of Webster, let this
Union be preserved one and insepara-
bic. Let us stand equal in the union,
all upon an equal footing. Let peace
and prosperity be restored to the land
May God bless tho country, and may
God save the Constitution. ! know
when give utterancc to this ii comes
from heart that never beat hostile to
ii. Let us como up to the good work.
Let MS forget what has been heretofore.
Let us lay aside our personal differ
cnce. Let us lay aside party discip-
line. Let us give up our parties TO the
Constitution Of our country, and lay
them on the altar in defense of the
Constitution | thank you, Mr.. Presi-
dent, and you, Senators, for your kind
attention, (Applause in the galleries,
which was checked bv the President
pro tenn
MR.. BoGY TAKES THE FLOOR.
AT the conclusion of Mr. Johnson's
speech, at 2.l5 p. NJ, Mr. Bogy took
the floor and addressed the Senate in
opposition to the resolution, which, he
said, involved radical change from a
republican government to an imperial
military despotism, in which the SEN
ate had only to consent to the acts Of
the Executive. In the course of his
remarks he said that history was full
of warning on the subject of Cesarism,
and proceeded TO sketch the origin and
meaning Of the term, as illustrated by
the careers of Caesar, Cromwell and the
TWO Napoieons. He was interrupted
by Mr. Sargent, who asked him aif the
same idea, the same argument, was
not in the mind of Wilkes Booth when
he flourished his bloody dagger on the
stage of Fords theatre y Mr.. Bogy
replied that the question was very
improper one. The word ''impcrti-
nent" should not be used by a Senator
but he would say that the question was
not pertinent. Nevertheless he would
answer il. Not having been in sym
pathy with Booth he was unable to
say what was in his mind But the
question suggested the remark that all
men in all ages, who have aimed at
the destruction Of the liberties of their
country have first impressed upon the
mind of the country that their person
was in danger, and, therefore, they
had to be protected by guards to pre-
vent their person from being assailed.
Such arguments are part and parcel of
the idea now dominating this land.
Mr.. Bogy continued at some length,
and was followed by Mr.. Witbers of
Virginia, who, as representative OF
one of the oldest of the States, claimed
a right to be heard when the existence
of the States was threatened He held
that the Senate could not properly act
upon this question a! an Executive
session. Mr.. Randolph, of New Jersey,
also entered his protest, and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Whytc, who offered u
substitute for Mr.. Anthony's resolution
as follows:
j Rcs0lcod, That the action of the
/ President in ;he use Of the army Of the
United States to enforce the unwar-
rantable oxparte, and private order of
Judge Durell, issued ON the 9th of De-
cembcr, 1872, directing the Marshal to
seize the building occupied as State.
house for the assembling of the Le,gis
lature of Louisiana in installing and
upholding as the Executive of the gov
ernment of that State William Pitt
Kellogg, who was not elected TO that
office by the people of Louisiana in
forcibly rcinstating the said Kellogg
in the said Office Of Governor after he
hadsurrcndored possession of the same;
in permitting without censure or re-
bukc, United States soldiers to invade
the hall of the House of Representa-.
tives Of Louisiana, and TO eject there.
from persons claiming to be members
thereof and thus destroying the organ.
iza.ion Of that body, is contrary to the
spirit of republican institutions, and
cannot be approved by the Senate of
\ the United States
ADJOURNED WITHOUT ACTION
Mr. Th,,,,,oo ot Ar ,,,ovcd to al