The enquirer southerner., 1875-01-15
Radical Voices on the Louisiana
Outrage. Rupture in the Cabinet
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The probability of a rupture OF
the Cabinet Of President Grant has
become a subject of common diss
cussion in Washington, and such an
event is strongly foreshadowed in the
dispatches from the capital in the
last few days. Whether the cur
rent reports are true or not, it is a
cause for satisfaction that the alb
lest and most respected members OF
the Cabinet are not willing to share
in tho Presidents approval Of the
recent unconstitutional proceedings
in New Orleans, nor Of the blood
thirsty policy recommended by
Gen. Sheridan for the settlement Of
the Louisiana troubles. These
gentlemen may rest assured that the
country is on their side.
In the mean time the latest re-
ports we have been able to see give
evidence that every effort will be
made to prevent the threatened
breach, butit is by no means certain
that in tke case of Secretary Fish
it will be successful. The Presi-
dent is at work upon long message
in defense Of his Louisiana policy.
There was tine when Gen. Grant
says he had no policy to enforce
against the will Of the people; but
now it appears 'the President will
not back down, although the whole
country is against him. The TrT:,
Jlme asks are Secretaries Fish and
Bristow and Postmaster-General
Jewell determined to follow him
and share his burden of popular in
lignation to the very lasG
We append opinions of men,
bers Of the Cabinet and voices from
other eminent Radical dignitaries /:
T will not say word on the
subject. .'-,Secretagy Belknap, Of
Grants oscn Cabinet.
The Despatch sent to General
Sheridan by the Secrstary of War
saying that the President and the
Cabinet approved of his course was
never seen by me until I saw it in
the newspapers, and l had not been
called on, therefore, to approve or
disapprove of it.'-,Statement Of
Secretary Of the Treasury Bristow,
Of Grants 01cn Cabinet.
4 was not consulted, nor did |
see before they were sent the two
dispatches Of the Secretary of War
to General Sheridan, saying that
the President and all the Cabinet
approved of his proceedings. I
>er heard of nor saw either until
they where shown me in the news
papers.-Statemeat Of Hamilton
Fish, Of Grants Own Cabinet, -
Vice President Wilson did not
wish to make any statement at this
time. He does not attempt, how>
ever, TO conceal his opinion. He
deprecates the situation in which
the party and the Administration
are placed by the recent oceurren~
ccs, and thinks that a grave mis-
take has been made.-Optniom of
Henry Wilson, VIce President of
tie URited States.
lie SAID that he was unable to
justify the action of troops in New
Orleans in ejecting from the State
House certain persons claiming to
be members Of the House, who we're
pointed out to the officer in charge
Of the troops as the persons who
should be removed. He thought it
would have been better in every
way that the democrats should have
had the house, whether right or
wrong, than that the military should
have interferred in any manner in
the organization. He was unable
to sustain, upon any theory, the use
Of the military that had been made.
Of Mr.. Dapes, leader Of
the republican House Of ReDresen>
tuttves.
4 do no' doubt the legal right of
the President to send troops into
any State but l view with appre-
hcnsion any armed interference by
the Executive even of State to
iisrerse d legislative body if it has
not, by violence toward other citi>
zens, become a mob. | am no laws
yer; but l had supposed that
Legislature is the sole judge of the
lights and qualifications of it's mem
JerS, and that redress for it's action
must be sought through the judicial
'ather than from the Executive de-
'artment Of the government. Il
lad supposed that the connection of
he Chief Executive of a State with
he legislative branch of State
vas to approve or disapprove its
cts and cnierce its laws when not
orbidden by adverse decisions of
he Judiciary Opinion Of Post