St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-22

question is who is to decide When
ever the legislative assembly Ill that
State SAYS to the National Government,
1--WE are all at peace, go out, they are
bound to go. When the Governor says
to the national authorities, I'VE have
done with you. go" they are bound to
go. But suppose now-hear me, gen
tlemen, these are grave queStl0nS-but
suppose, gentlemen, that neither the
Governor nor the Legislature makes
any such affirmation. how is the PrcSi-
10 know when to go He must eXer-
else his own Judgment. "A voice. "He
doesn't know anything ut ally
Gentlemen, these are stern questions
of constitutional law. and they must
he met. (Cries of ''goud.D lou do
not want to send out of Fancuil Hall Il
series of resolutions that have no basis.
('.Ics they have" You are right
thcre.) | say, gentlemen. that when
the United States WAS once summoned
into Louisiana conStitutionallN, and
when neither the Governor nor the
Legislature had given any voice aS to
whether they should 90 out or not,
President Grant WIS bound to exercise
his own discretion. He did 50. (CIieS
of "\o.) GOu cannot blame him for
that. \ Democratic President would
bc bound to do the same thing. He
keeps his troops there. He says. lin
my cunScicntioHS opinion, responsible
to the United States umdcr my oath of
office. | do not think the emergency
ended. The transaction l. not fin
i>hed. He keeps his troops there, the
L a. 1 I
comes. the Legislature assemblies. the
Clerk proceeds I" call the roll listen
To me, gentlemen. here is the nub of
the question. (Crie> of SEQ on"
brave it through" etc.)
The Clerk prorcc.Icd to call the roll.
1t WAS his duty to do it. He WAS the
only man in the State who could d" it.
Well, what takes place ? (CIics of
Put your coat "m.") Mr.. $chuIz shall
tell Nou. ! will not quote amy quc>-
tionahlc authority. Nj. SchurZ shall
tel YOU. He >aN>: AT that time.
while the result waS announcing. Il
member made a motion that Mr.. Wilt
should he temporary >praker-thc mo-
tion not put 10y the Clerk. SAYS Mr.
Schurz. CA voice Read the whole
Of that >pcrch.'1 Now, gentlemen. /
have studied This hear me. | assert
that Mr.. SrhurZ we'll knew the >i~ui i
canoe OF thai fact. which he dId not
conceal. The moGoH Wd~ nat PIT by
tie |jcrk. Now. | a>>rr AID II there
hr Il parliamentary lawyer in TINS house.
challenge contradiction (Ipplau>c
and cries of .'Gnod''D that the moment
that ANY gentleman in that hall under
took Ia make Il motion mot addlC>Scd
t" the clerk. and to decide it when the
clerk had not pronounced il carried.
when another gentleman. under thai
action. took thu. chan. thai body ceased
t. hr Il Legislature and hccdmr Il mob.
tIrrm ud",r> applnu~".) Dag ont five
mcI from the Legislature OF Louisiana ,
1t Wis I"t Il Legislature. it Wis Il New
Orleans m"h tlIrmrudnu> applau>c.)
What docs General Sheridan >ay !!
(llI.~s.~ and cries of '.oIsicl and ''hcar
him."1 l. thrr, any man here that
feels himself ,.ttn"IiIcd Ia write liar ou
the brow of i;cu;Ial sheridan (Crc>
ot ''no.D Wen, we'll. then. listen to
What General sheridan says rccnunting
this event ''Whilc the clcik WAS an
uouncin" the result Nj. Duprr made Il
melton which The clerk told him was
nuI OF uldr,. Now. gentlemen. con-
SENATORS ui law and order daughter y
VII, gentlemen. | Aill cite Nou Il case.
" i'll cite N"u Il c.t>c in clear iliu>tIa-
linu "f what mr.tn. 1t IclaIc> to Nj
John Quir"l Adams. not the one Wh"
spoke here Olau@htvr.) but he will al
low me to say much wiser man than
myself. Well. gentlemen. in l-:E the
\-,fI,,r,.,i II,b-..
" a>hingtom could not nig..niIc. the
clerk or the li"u>,. held the list in his
hand and hc refused for three DAYS to
receive i motion. thrr" DAYS hc stood
there. no mIIrrI " he .tddIc>>cd him he
refused To Zee. i've Il motion. and the
National Government WAS chrckmatcd
Any ot N"u old enough l." remember
it ! Remember the impaticnrc ami
disgust of the nation and he disorder
rcigming at Washington. hut there WAS
not Il mau in tn" House of Representa-
tlNrS thai saw how it could Ice Icmcdrd
Governor Wise of iI-imia said. III
had tn" choice al John QuiurN Adams
cpitaph would write this on the.
tombstone. i will make the melton
my sell.
The President PHt the motion.
Mr. Philips Yes. put ih" motion
Mat does he refer to. how WAS ii !
Why. on the f"ulth daN. 81 hen the
House stood chrrl>matcd amazed. con
founded. not know ing ANY man how 10
get out of the difficulty. Adams lost.
and said: II move. that the. Clerk pro-
coed t" call the roll" the Clerk refused.
the Stupctrd aud wondering crowd
L., L
N"u propose to have the motion put -
There Mis- not i man there who could
conceive an outrage 81 gross IL, that in
Louisiana aud Adams tottclcd toward
the stand and said. with Supcmr ajI-
ddcitN. Il mrali Ia put The melton my
self. (CIic> of Good" and applause. J
Nov. gentlemen. what does that
scene prove WHY all tat proves how
incN0rahlc the rigor OF the Parliament
any rule. that Wh,l, the Clerk is using
decent m"Hmri> Il" man can make Il
motion in that House bat himself.
Very well. NuN. sill. the moment that
gentleman (Mr. Wiltl.) under that lille
gal molten t"nh the CHAIR. | challrnu,.
amy legal gentleman here to answer me
that wa> mob. (tIir> Of ''good." APP
plauS" and hi>>o>.) have had occasion
To study this question. Nj. Chairman.
We had Il scene of this kind in this city
in December, l-6O. when Mr.. Murray
Howe and Mr.. Richard Fay entered
fremont Temple. They came forward
and pushing aside lhr public authorities
IN the meeting, Jumped to the front and
said. -! am Chairmar.' 1t WAS Il mob
| (lliSScS.) NciN we'll, what waS left in
state! The Legislature were elected
from their own hail: Il mob under the
eve nt thr -1n..,n,.- ,.,u a. L 49,.