New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-12
NO EXCUSE FOR THE UsURPATIoN.
Speech oTer- Coz. SalOmt


,non the usurpatiou m the State OF Louisiana and the
Executive sanction in Washington OF that military
.surpatOn then indeed must come 10 the conclusion
that love Ct liberty and constitutional government
among the people OF the United States was on tile wane
and that the foundations OF the Constitution Of
this country aud liberties would be most
radically changed. (Applauscl. But apparently, In
view OF the circumstances there does not seem any
drngcr OF aDtpa ing that this using Of the majesty OF
NE American people will nc without its good effects,
and certainly. far this, the City Of York Is
,ouce ned is particular evidence that here to-
,ght this hall and OUTSIDE OF It, that they, at least
the people OF city irrespective Of party utilization,
irrespective OF party ties aud feeling, are one
an tho momentous question that has been
broue ht before by these recent events lCaeersl
,ha not you fellowcltzens, here tonight much
upon this legal lawful aspects OF this matter for 1t
has been go amply presented to you THAI certainly no
word Of mine coud add anything to IT, There cannot be,
IN the nature OF lDGs any for the act that
done by tie military in intervening ruIhessy In the
,rvauiz ZION Of tie state OF LOuisAu. voice. good.
n any ole tells you that ho desires To walt for
Iurtber news and further excuses. he must
be a man who has not read or heen guided 10 any ex-
tent nv The Constitution and laws OF his own country.
rCneersl such "a this, the interference with an
sresu,z tion or that which equivalent to it. and
he disperson py the military OF tile legislative
hodv AZ penpe is not a novelty in the history OF The
world although rpparently novelty in the history OF
TINS country I nave heard and read OF many notable
instances OF that Kind ana with your PERMISSION for 1t
WI take only v,ry short time, will tell you Of one
That witnessed IN my youth in my native country
In Prussia
You Will recouect probably, in February Of the year
lsss there was one those spasmOdc revolutions in
Fence 10y which frequently governments have been
upset aud dynasIes cast out Iheh IL was tuat Louis
PmiIpe The tnen Ring Of F. ance. mad 10 H. be-
vond the limits Of his country, and leave bis
throne nehuG him. aDG a republic Tor rev years
ned
non OF me o4tl Of FEBRUARY, 1913 The revolution
twi~ and countries aud places VI Germany there Was
eDmuOtIun among tue people, not so Violent rs
tS"if rc French comic; Tor We Ango-Sax u.s. we Ger
m Ms are more WuuC to submit 20 au existing state OF
Iru =, and not 20 unnecessary Y0ehcs IMAM the ma
Gerul. % Ople desired certain reforms their Govern
ncut. Iuey wished particularly that there should be
uui,y a. ". ru.uY AID siam unity ut that
tbe wunic of Germany should be reality stronger
country. 10 sui lar 10 that which We nave
Kind was t. "a tone ia the cltv 3ustou to-lsy
would nave rIOJ there Ia no Capital, - no city,
in no Sale would tL1t imug nave Oeel PRINTED, ek
eept tie State OF louisiana. spl1t OF armed ana
violent opposition TO tao Administration and
20 Sheridan Is nowhere 20 be found IL
Louisiana Tie people Of Louisiana have ex-
MDu d fo4Oearance unparalleled IN history;
Why that tncy have sLowu 50 much forOearaDcc
Il because lhe Southern people rely upon the FAIR
Play and hnesty oi te INTELLIGENT voters OF The North
ICGeCrs. You saw last November lrUm one emu OF tue
country "a tne other tie people were awake, ana tha
tn,t wee beat on puuuual d'lycrauce. WORK will
speak with uncertain SOUND. or state WI say,
I've VIII support yOu IN suus&lo Ike ms Ana
vl-u me rex Il %
vest &c OF the m"n VINO u~alhs Tue Auin Ia ou
IN present course. Tie peOple OF TINS country
Viii e1D,c,-,nd they VIII consider tuAt tnese D3mO-
tais wee !eceaut TO t"er rus, 'heN 90 %t present
tr, o. Impeachment against Gen. Grtnt lPiOiouged
cheering 1 believe III TIE views nave uttered. !
have aiiy represented tue views q we luJoIlt) az
this / want TINS Government projected fur
humanity sake tina It may serve AZ an asylum for the
bppre>sed us HtIte's "Io MN
God sueei the hour when our ~ sa hJat ne emblem
ol d Tree government indced! Uulh tuat time comes
Injustice I've reDuked dnI my GJL speed tue right!
the people generation 10 genera loA III the rlndn
l4uds they 0esed thai there should be established
$50 IL, Shs .Ulv ruliurs legally existIug ia those
several States. AID daring tne oprug Of ls48,
ttrr arose. as sad. several CImuOuOus IN the dn.l
en- German states Tor tne purpose OF bringing aOout
this cnd aud among Others there WAS what uas been
cacd tie Of tue 1854 Of March al thr Guy OF
B.ri.n Wmcn resulted III tne then King OF Prussia.
F.oIeIlck William w. promising he people that ID the
hast pace lac would put himself AZ the head OF the
movement for great German Union, and
La people constitution aud aniue by IT, ty which ms
cover sLO I'D be mltei and the peOpIe gave hun
tAs gut egsiale through the usual legislative
.cmbAes be elected by them. Ia CONSEQUENCE OF
these promises there was assembled IN BeIh soon alter
a cons assembly called together by lie DEGREES
Of TIE King under sucu promises, and eeced by ihe
y Opie Oi RUSSIA Tor me puIpnse vi making
Tor tie Russian people constitution. And
tie entire summer but Al INC mean une
81, seemcd to uaYe come change upon t"e mind OF
King Frrucrick william ". The reaction winch had
stt ~ ~ other parts OF the country han proDanF u"e
rreat deal TO change his own MIND upon tie subject.
"a
BODY may nave Dsh another reason Ol IT, az al c'els
XIX william ~, VINO Was a drv1ut believer MN
SET D the diyllc right OF kugs, who had made
tLose promises 10 his people 70 rtry on lue
1874 o. March Desought himself ana came To the con-
eusol be- woud dissolve this constituent ieeisA-
tive pody that had called together by hun Aud
hence he drew around city of Berlin the month OF
November a yenoinOus mass OF military power aud
tnen gu the Oh OF November (ind shaI never forget
thai day, necause upon my youthful mud
most deep ana solemn lmprtssonh
on tue 9th OF November he issued proclamation
that this constituent assembly should be prOrOgued
.aI |fFnr "a
tue City OF POtsdan instead OF Berlin Inc constituent
legislative body OF the opinion that having been
called INTO existence aud the King having conceded TO
the people Dy his promises the rght 70 Tue constitution
which they lad been sent by the people 10 make-nOt
being such strong believers in the absolute divine right
o. KiDgs the King hmseli-dec"Ied Dy the vote OF
to follow TIC King to Pottsdam. where
At Berlin And then there marched through the differ
ent gales City Of Berlin, az they might march
here through the different entrances Of thls ha great
numbers Of solders-thOus lands upon thousands OF
armed men, brave headed by the foremost general
Of that DAY OF Prusslan army, the Field Marshal
Con Wrange covered all with glory from the inili
tary services wbcn nc lad rendered-but soldier aud
soldier pure aud simple, and nothing but soldier,
similar what sorry 10 say 1t, seems even to exist
IN tins Republic OF ours -
They concentrated upon the building. which was
staining In an open space in the CITY Of Berlin
thug similar 10 your UnOn square. There the Legisa-
dive Assembly debatnR aLd In session. having tue
entire building surrounded Dy slender body OF cltzrn
guard only two deep There were what were supposed
people of Prussia called together by the King, legally
10 existence surrounded simply by citizen
unon A. this vast military power which had
for the purpose Of doing tins par
Fled Marshal dd not do il in the which saw
the other day At Sew-OrieAus Even he, pure, simple
eoldier that ne MAS. having been educated TO
believe that anything above him but the COM
of his own sovereign which he had received and
Prussia then we're he Drought ms soldiers
10 malt and the troops halted trout OF building
and around the militia and there they rested the entlre