Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-14
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which might be put TO vote, were
seized in their seats and dragged out
of the legislative body by Federal
soldiers under the pretense of putting
down mobl A worthy occasion for
the Intervention of the Federal army!
tCou.ier-Journal, Ind.l
1t is not so hard to get up civil
war as some people think. The
President can iaaugurate one, ana
there is no reason to believe that
such is not his purpose. Such Is the
purpose of his party in the Senate;
Such is the purpose of the Radical
press. Ii l,oks as if they would not
fail tn get what they are after, though
il will come from a different quarter
from that whence they expect it. 1t
will begin and it will end in the
North.
New York sun, Ind.l
The voice Of the ballot-boxes, As
has been proven this fall, has no ter
rors for Grant. Nothing will bring
him 10 his senses until a duly deputed
officer of the Court of Impeachment
laws his hand upon his collar. The
Democrats have seventy majority IN
the next House OF Representative. II
the party believes half it says about
Grant. he richly deserves impeach-
ment and expulsion from office. H.
when the House meets in December
next. the Democrats have not the
courage to bring Grant 10 the bar OF
The Senate, then the independent
voters of the country may perhaps
come 10 the conclusion tina, 1t Is their
duty to aid in the election Of some
honest, able, courageous Republican
TO the next Presidency. Let the
Democrats be warned III TINE.
[S-w York Tribune, fnLl
Louisiana under the hayonet does
not stir. There is no outbreak, no
disturbance. Her people under usur'
nations without I parallel. and out
RACES that almost BASS belief, are
Ioniet The story of their wrongs
| las gone to the country. They wait
patiently some action for their relief
Nv Congress, or failing that, the
} Judgment Of the nation. Congress Is
ZOO busy with sthcr m.,.crc to give II
attention. Mr. Cox in the House
and Mr. Thurman in the Senate made
vain efforts Yesterday to have the
subject considered. but only succeed
ed in eliciting some characteristic
bras and buster from Mr. Butler in
the House, and purposeless wran-
ole in the Senate The statesmen
have no time for inquiriag by what
authority the army of the United
States i used to break Up the Legs
lature of Il sovereign States and eject
| lis members at the point OF the bayo-
net The President is in command.
Kew Orleans Pcayune, lnil
For the first time in the history o.
! the United States, armed soldiers
have Invaded legislative hall, and
bavonets have been used to cxpel In"
representatives Of the people from
their seats. What more can we do
than 10 state this naked fact? " hat
more is needed to prove TO the AmerI-
can people that the strong hand OF
desootism is threatening their ilber-
ties with an Cutstretched sword
/ What more is required to convince
them that the man who fills the PreSl
Dental chair is ready 10 trample
mon the law and to set his feet upon
the Constellation? 10 day it is pub
lished throughout the country that
the armed forces OF the United States,
acting hy the orders of the President
have taken possession of Capita! OF
a State: that they marched with
fixed hayonets into the Chamber OF
the House of representatives OF
lLouisiana and expelled some OF the
members from their seats. broke up
the session. and compelled the disso-
luton OF the organization OF the
House. No excuses, no argument
can palliate this deed. There Is no
situation known to the law, or con.
templated by the law that justliles
military interference in the Organlza'
ton of a legislative body.
(PhiAdephia enquirer, Rep.l
In no monarchical countrv OF
Europe couli this wrong be even al
tempted. Let any one imagine a
force of British soldiers unseating a
Radical majority and seating a Con
servative one in its place in ParIla
ment 1t could not be even attempt
Ell in Russia, in the most arbitrary
government in the world, and vet il
has not ONLY been attempted but &C
complished in the Republic of the
! United States.
Richmond tva) Enquirer, Conf
The territory of free and indie
pendent State of this Union has been
( invaded, the Government established
bv her people overthrow and her
liberties Subverted by the armed
minions of the Federal power. The
heel of the de>pot is on the PROSTATE
form of unarmed ami defenseless
Louisiana; the bayonet OF the mer-
cenary is at her throat, and she must
succumh or perish. And what Is her
fate to day may be-ours or yours to-
morrow. The Senate Is in Rome,
hut Cesar Is in the saddle to-day,
Tomorrow he may pass the Rubicon
and then what: