The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-12
Tho New York Indignation Meeting.

The new TOFR AHOiSHAtaoh 1AcSAnn'
New YORK, January 11.-There was an i'm.
mense gathering at Cooper Institute tonight
to take some action relative to the Louisiana
outrages. Hon. William Cullen Bryant
presided. Upon taking the chair MIR.
BRYANT said ." When we read the news
of revolutions in Spain we rejoice that
such proceedings are unknown here, out
now we are ashamed to hear that General
Sheridan, sent to New Orleans by the Presi.
dent, has occupied the legislative balls and
thrust Conservative members into the
street. Such proceedings might do for
Spain, not for this country. we
manage things differently here, and by
Gods help will continue to do so. We have
a Constitution which forbids the President
from intermeddling in affairs OF State un'
less to save It from invasion or on Inc ap-
plication of the Legislature, or the Governor
when the Legislature is not convened, 10
protect \ State from domestic violence.
What authority Is there In these provisions
for the President to set himself up as Judge
of elections and drag from the legislative
chambers those whom he chooses to re-
gard as having no right to their
seats? He should have left this to. the
courts of law. He might as well, II he
should be candidate for third term OF the
presidency, send his minious to disperse the
electoral colleges in those States which SHALL
refuse him their vote. He might as well SEND
another Sheridan to pnll the gentleman
whom we have just elected Governor OF TINS
State out of the Executive chair. He might
with just as good warrant disperse thls
meeting by sending band Of armed men to
clear this hall ut the point OF the bayonef.
Why do not our West Point men seem to
understand the limits OF military power Z
Had General Sheridan been properly train
ed, or not forgotten his trimming, he would
never have obeyed the mandate which order.
ed him on bis guilty errand to New Orleans,
but rather torn of his epaulets, broken
bis sword, and thrown the fragments
into the Potomac. The application
Of Kellogg four months ago for
military aid had lost its effect and coaId mot
be used as pretext for this outrage In Lou.
isiana. Peace Dad prevailed since then. If
new danger OK domestic violence arose, re-
quest should have been sgain made ier the
interposition of the President. No,such re-
quest was made. 1t was nonsense TO say the
expulsion Of i've members OF the Legisia'
lature was an act of protection against oo'
nestle violence. Even II Sheridan's assert ioas
of the prevalence OF anarchy and ASSASSINATION
in LouisisRa are true, how couio sncn az ac'
remedy such state OF thingss Inc wrong
done has no possible extenuatton. IL was
violation of the Constitution. NO cuizen ha:
right to withhold bis condemnation. l
must i,e rebuked the instant II IS perpeta
ted. The evil must be crushed before u De
comes formidable as precedent. Thes'
practices subjeeting local politics to Fedora
authorities by military power must oe oe
nounced, stopped, broken up forever. -.
MIR. Bryant, 10 conclusion, sa.a !. 2
nlagso,t IL OF. q those Who take part
/ Concerned. have no party purpose or object
Far from us be the petty and narrow polio
) which could SO peryert them A sincere ds
sire TO preserve the Constitution from yIol Of
ZION and 10 prevent an act Of arbitrary pow
|, from becoming precedent 10 the futusse
and should be, our single motive.