The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-01-13
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New York, Jan. 1.-THE Indignation
meeting held in Cooper Institute tonight
to denounce the outrages against the pO-
litical rights OF the people of Louisiana
was one of the most remarkable events of
the kind ever witnessed in this city, in
point of numbers and enthusiasm. The
doors were open half an hour before the
usual time The rush was terrific, and
at a quarter past seven room could not be
had in the great hall.
THE MEETING CALLED TO ORDER.
August Belmont called the meeting to
order, and proposed Mayor Wickham as
chairman.
DISPATCH FROM GOV. M'ENERY.
Mr.. Wickham took the chair and said
he had just been handed dispatch from
our suffering brethren in the South, and
he asked their attention to it:
Louisiana sends greetings tonight -
Her people will not be goaded into con-
fiict with the United States troops. The
committee is preparing evidence to refute
the ISLANDERS of Sheridan. We rely on
the moral support of our sister States to
restore to us, as American freemen, our
right of self government" Immense ap-
plause
The reading of the dispatch, which
was signed by John McEnery, Cover nor,
and other officials was followed by i'm
mense applause.
REMARKS OF MR.. BRYANT.
VIM. Cullen Bryant then addressed the
meeting. He sand;
The President hnS-Hs-right to-iiutvr-
NEEDLE in the affairs of a State, save in
two cases, first to protect the State fro m
invasion, and secondly on the application
of the Legislature, or the Executive
when the Legislature can not be convened,
| to protect the State against domestic vi
olence. The wrong done has no possible
extenuation. | regard this question
solely. az a solemn question of Constitu-
tional law. No matter who desired the
interference of the military, it should not
have been given but in the way of the
| Constitution. Otherwise it is an act
from which no citizen has a right to
withhold his condemnation. 1t must be
rebuked the instant it is perpetrated
| The evil must be crushed in its infancy,
while its bones are yet in the gristle, aud
before it becomes formidable, as a prec-
edent.
These practices. which contemplate the
subsection of local politics to the Federal
authorities by the exercise of the military
power, must be denounced, must be
stopped, must be broken up forever.
A list of vice presidents was then read,
among whom was VIM. NJ. Dodge, W hite-
law Reid, Simon Sterne, Peter Cooper,
VIM. Cullen Bryant, Charles OConner,
and about seven others.
REMARKS OF MR. EvARTs.
Hon VIM. NJ. Evarts, the next speaker,
was received with cheers He said
the sole Intervention Of the Federal au.
thority within the province of State au-
thority is 10 suppress violence; and that
Office even it shall not assume except
when invited by the Legislature Of the
State. And in no casual condition that
the Legislature is not in session can the
governor represent the legislature in the
demand. but only on the condition that
they cannot be convened. Now, then.
by the constitution of Louisiana, the Leg
islature was in session, and the Governor
had no power, had no right, to represent
that state in demand for intervention by
the Federal authorities. 1t is only in in
surrection, or that degree of violence
which apprna nhes insurreetinn in effect
that the constitution of the United States
has provided for this Intervention, and il
is only in support of such Intervention
that the legislation of the Congress Of
1895 and 1907 armed the President with
the authority. He thought the constitu'
ton set forth that, when a riot was inn
minent, a proclamation should be issued
If, when the late election was held, armed
bands intinidated voters, then was the
time for the President of the United
States to interfere This attempt to con
troll the Legislature struck at the very
soul OF republican form of government
The people should know and teach Their
rulers that all their officers were only il
their positions to act in accordance with
law.
Mr.. Evarts was followed by Hon: james
S. Thayer, Hon VIM. E. Dodge. George
Ticknor Curtis and Ex-Governor Solomon
after which the meeting adjourned.