The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-23

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ment we can mud parallel case. There stands
the military with bayOnets the Legislature Is
qualified ana go INTO power surrounded BY them;
our Cesar feed upon that ne hath grown SO
Create How has IL come that all these things
are being enacted In this country In the progress
OF investigation this case gets worse and worse.
IL Is a state Of things that ought not to be toll.
Grated. In the case or Tennessee, when tue
military was forbidden TO interfere, the Legis-
lature got together and went on tremendously and
passed laws In this case, II there was likely to
De a RIOT or disturbance, ana they had tried to
suppress II without first making application to
In case OF insurrecti0n or rot they might have
preserved the peace. There would have been no
bloodshed. They would have managed TO have
settled IL without any difficulty. This talk about
the sacrifice OF lives and the shedding OF blood, Is
throwa In simply to justify the arbitrary act that
has been practised by the military IN louisiana
PRINCIPLE AND THE CONSTITUTION TRAMPLED UPON.
So lar, then, as Louisiana Is concerned, for he
action OF the military or OF the President as in
accordance with the constitution. | cannot
record my vote Tor this resolution. l will not vote
against the resolution because it is a republican
measure, but VIII vote against it on principle.
This resolution mentions the President to express
an opinion iavoring practices which | think are
unauthorized and unwarranted; but II we record
one vote sanctloning the Presden tal Interference
what are we to do In other casess Why single
out this particular act and in principle sane
ton 1t ana not sanction all the hign-handed
measures which preceded II. We nnd another
case OF this kind, which is familiar to Senators
around me, ana VIII ask the indulgence OF the
senate whlle l refer to 1t for a lew moments. We
find that General Grant issued proclamation to
the people or Arkansas on the 18th OF May 1874.
Mr. Johnson read the Presidents proclamation OF
that date and said:-What does that meanY-the
President. IN this case, recognizing in the procla
nation Baxter as being the genuine and true Gov
can this be so by the simple recognition OF the
President OF the United States?
DANGEROUS DOCTRINE,
II these proceedings are permitted, arc followed.
are allowed to stand as precedent, 1t Will change
our own form OF governments: IL Il. 10 assumed by
acts as the President assumes In his prOclama.
ton. that their constitutions are to stand un-
changed, immOvable and uIsterabe for all time,
unless 1t can be done by the federal government,
then our form OF government Is changed Here Is
blow struck At one OF the fundamental principles
oil the government directly. To deny the states
OF this Union authority to cnange their funda-
mental law Will be to subvert their government.
Tnis principle Is guaranteed by the Bill OF Rights
and by the constitution OF the United states, and
" cannot be denied 3y any one who has any re-
tlona law that the people have a right to change.
alter or to amend their form OF government III
their own mode and manner within certain limits.
Tnose limits are prescribed Oy the constitution,
and are that II must be a republican form OF gov
eminent. II that Is so l. should like to know
/ where the authority Is to interfere with tnem
! These ideas have come from these usurpations OF
Message-''l earnestly ask that Congress snall
take definite action IN tins matter and relieve the
should be decided by the legislative branch Of tie
/ government"
THE IRON HAND CLOTHED IN SILK.
A threat-the iron hand. though clothed in silk,
! IL laid upon US. II you don't do so and SO Will
do II. II the resolution under consideration In
CURED In regard TO this threat; into the proposed
legitimate than the one now under consideration.
walcn Is for It's Endorsement Hence we see how
south, commanded by military chief Then, we
come along 70 the Force bill; then we come along
lies behind ali thisl Don't we see that
oil position, must be for some purposes
From May 10 up TO the action OF General Sheridan
behind ali THIS action Of the President there must
be something to.explain his inconsistency; there
must be somethin2 tnat underlles all thus. The
Force bill, with the authority to take away State
governments-an arbitrary military empire lala
OF in the South and placed under the control or a
dlctator-must mean something. We can only
LOOK at 1t In the light OF events that Will transpIre
in the approaching Presidential election.
THE EMPIRE COMING.
when we have the cOnquerOr and usurper in
stalled in the government and he has gone on
extending his military power until he mas accom-
psned his purposes, the time may come when
some member VI the Otner Hall may introduce
resolutions ike this:-
Whereas great and dissatsa ctons exist
the country and TOR the sake Of and
Hsyed a. s or declared President
don't care whether you call him monarch or
King or President. for the next Presidential term
to ae
army Where Is the navyS What would you dor
the lmpotency and the weakness OF an unarmed
people when brought IN contact With the armed
We all know We would be powerless, and
here today say IN the presence Of this
the SpprOacSlng danger W tell R'' my country ry.
men, AIR. PRESIDENT, shat the Empire is
pubIcan government now we have a kind OF
/ government which Is called stratOcracy. l hold
! In my nand q book which treats OF the various
! Kinds OF governments and defines them, and after
going ON aud laying down the three great princi-
pal Iorms OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, arIstocracy
Il and do I'm t e a
ment Of these three can be divided into infnlty,
combining them all In different iorms and that one
racy. winch Is military government wnere
the country Is ruled oy military chieltaln
The army IS the power. We have;
get a stratocracy. We have not got democracy
/ We nave not got republican form OF government
! That Is all the governments you nave got. How
lar or the Empire, How lar OF IS military
country against the dangers which are coming.
Many yearsago warned them against bringing on
STRIFE and contest which would result in the
sheuding oil blood and the sacrifice OF property.
| warned them against arraylng brother against
brother. ! warned my, coantrymen OF tue ira.
wish / had proved a false prophet.
people OF tne United States against the en-
croachments. against tue violations and against
United states. Don't let US talk apout party; let
us talk little ABOUT the country, Tor party the
~enisn to Tns party MAS Deen
running this government long enough. Let the
! people who compose the government run II for
| Wnle.
| LET US SAVE THE COUNTRY.
The great cry now Is to save the party and II
the party can be saved all Is well, the country
may go. Let us try to save the country and pre-
serve 1t In It's original FORM In It's original shape
| as handed down 10 Us ny the founders OF tne
Republic. | warn my countrymen here to-day
against these entertainments tnat are being made
| upon the constitution OF their fathers. The En-
m al
these great principles, these great truths when
are recognized IN Inc constitution. tell you tnis
government 10 overthrow and Its character
changed. 1t is unfortunate then that we have
been divided into parties. Let not
| teach q the people opposition To the
great clamor Is MADE against the government,
! when IL Is the rulers oil tue government who are
! to blame. Let make tue proper DIS melton.
| The government Is good enough. Inc OrKanIc la "