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

The tIankmc>> of its declarations aud
caud"r OF it, tone " i'll hr fell 10y these
who cannot assent to all its POSITIONS.
1t l. the uttcIancc of Il Chief Magistrate
who l. determined To execute. ;hr lav>
and project the rights "t all citizens.
hnWcNcl poor and humble. and who
mcan> Ia Ii>l> clIur. if he must err. on
the side OF order aud security. liz
statements. therefore. in response to
the call # the United state Senate.
are deserving of the most careful con-
>idcratiuu.
Tn" fist halt of the message. i taken
up with Il >uccimcr rehearsal of the pub
lie events in Louisiana for the two
Years preceding the outbreaks of last
September. which WIS the cause of in
Producing the troops there. This rc-
view comprises the history If Gov. KEEL
log"> administration and the relations
toward II maintained 10y the nitcd
States Government. 1t i fairly stated.
and ii i difficult to say what OthcI
course could have been pursued 10y the.
Administration in the midst at the
uncertainty and the labyrinth of frauds
with which il WAS bc>rt. \, amy rate
it is not in the power of C"ugIr>>.
which. in neglect of the President :
earnest appeals. refused Ia come tu his
assistance. to NOW find fault with III"
official policy adopted. This part 81
the message also sketches the didhuli-
cal "utragc> pcrprtrhIcd upon the col
olcd people of Louisiana by the same
class of men vino have ocra>irncd the
present difficulty. The President SAYS
that these narratives aIc pertinent Is
showing that the disorders in Louisiana
are not owing. is some have pretended
to amy recent cause OF 10 any recent
action of the Federal authorities We
may also add that they are particularly
instructive at this time as indicating
the wholly exceptional condition OF
things IN that State. and az throwing
light upon the continuing character OF
the eXlgencN which is relied upon H.
.iuStityimg "r cNcuSing the Use at the
military on the eth inst.
As to that matter tine main point
of course. of the mcSSa%, the dcc,tIa-
lions and tone of the President are
much more moderate than had been
predicted by TIA" generality of Wash
ington correspondents. He did not or
der the military interference rumplain-
ell of. On the contrary. when ON the
9th OF December last, Gov. Kellogg an
Piled for the Use of the troops tn,
President expressly declined 10 author
lie their employment in anticipation ut
dangers, recommending the Governor
to exhaust his own authority first
Between that time and the Ith inst
the President gave no orders or SUI
geSti"ns IN regard To the troops. Tn,
partisan opponents, tlcr,tn who rep
resented President Grant as dilrctin.
from the White House every move
ment of the military III the legislative
halls OF Louisiana. have drawn who'll,
on their imaginatiomS. The President
/ even says ~ can conceive of no cas-,
not involving rebellion or im>urrccti"n
| where such Interference, 10y authority
of the General Government can he JUS.
titled, oI ought to he permitted" ",
cannot doubt that THESE words are Il.
Iruthfully uttered rs they are Just and
weightN. The extent of the Prs.>i-
dents defence OF the military intcrf,r-