The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-14

to describe the Government now exist
| ing i'll Louisiana. Certainly of all
:, ,Goves lments that ever existed called
Republican,s that which for two years
has stood only as propped by the bay
onets of sOldiefy owing it no allegiance
is tile most helpless. 1t is q usurpation
diately fortified in place by the army
of the United States. Nothing else
sustains it or has sustained it from
that day to this.
The Albany EXPRESS, Republican
says:
Aside from the graver questions Of
law and right, is it not apparent that
the Republican party will serious
ly wound itself if it sustains the high
handed proceedings of the military in
/ New Orleans: We propose to place
Yourselves on record as entirely opposed
to the action of General De Trobriand
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Republi
can, says: IL - Is-,-,. E. +, - 10.
General Sheridan's suggestion and
demand are alike atrociOus. They
stand alone in their mOnstrous blood
thirstiness; in their defiance of law
Justice, humanity, and the Judgment
of mankind. They seem to suggest
that the work OF disfranchising State
and giving its revenues and honOfs UP
to the control of alien adventurers less
respectable than the freebOoters who
once made the Gulf their headquarters
when once begun must be carried out
at any and every cost. All conceal
tment seems to be now thrown aside
the desperate business of creating a
revolution is to force y conclusion, and
after Acknowledgement by force of arms
q not uniting end to the monstrOus
wrong is suggested that those political
Iy opposed to the Administration shall
be given up to the sword, butch
cred like Cuban school-boys or Piegan
Indians by the troops of Cavalry
Sheridan" In all the sudden making
of splendid names in the rebellion
did as his.iG In all the unmaking or
furnishing names in Louisiana there Is
none so thoroughly unmade, none so
tarnished as his. huG udsH s9iOy
The New York Times, (Administra-
tion Republican, of the sth inst. says !:
the Cabinet had been prudent, it
would have put General Sheridan's IS
ferocious message on or under the table
or into the fire, and said nothing about
it,. Instead of that General -Belknap
telegraphed back 10 Sheridan that the
President and all of us thoroughly APP
prove of your course, ~ which was one
of the most unnecessary and foolish
blunders ever committed by the pres
ent Government We hope that the
Presidents forthcoming message will
be a little more creditable to himself,
his Cabinet. his party, and to the peo-
"thoroughly approved". of Sheridan's
course, would stand disgraced before
the civilized world. ihh 5"' .i'fi "-iii
We might extend the quotations al
most indefinitely, filling our columns
with them. The press of the country,
in a large degree, without regard to
party, protests against the shameless
usurpation and tyranny. 1t is difficult
to understand how any one can recog-
nize the right of United States troops
to participate in, the organization of
the Legislature of State, how they
can say who shall and who shall not
vote, and how they can unseat those
whom the majority declare to be mem
bers. If they really possess that au-
thority then is the civil subordinate to
the military power and the boasted
liberties of the American people hang
upon biittle thread - i'@ n' iai 1879
- ------ - - Eu.
. Gov. Allen on the Louisiana Outrage.
On Thursday last Gov, Allen sent to
the Legislature the following message
touching the recent outrages in Loui-
siana, which was referred in the House
to the Committee onFederal Relations
"To the General Assembly: l-l
II desire tn call your attention. to the
grave circumstances of the interference
of Federal troops for the organization
and proceedings of the Legislature of
sister State. Ii the reported action of
the military in unseating persons
claiming to he members of the Lo.isi-
ana Legislature, and giving their places
to persous contesting the same, is true,
and is legal and proper there, the same
interference would be legal and proper
here, and it SCENE to me to be the duty
OF the representatives of the people of
this State to ut once enter vigorous
protest against action that may be
made Il precedent at some future time
for the overthrow of civil government
here. If there is law warranting the
settling Of contested election cases in
State Legislatures by the use of Feder-
al troops there, in my judgment yon
should request Its immediate repeal.
If there is no law for it, then your in
digliat protest should be heard at
Washington, Insisting upon such ac-
tion by Congress as will prevent in the
future such fragrant outrages against
civil liberty. Respectfully. fiHtt
~ s5Fi-H3- w. ALLEN, Governor.
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