The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-07-02
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must have made o man even of his
coarse and vulgar nature, vince,
when brought to his attention. Mr.,
Bayard, at the time referred TO, said
of Louisiana 1t is but leaf out Of
the book Of the sad story of that
State. Two years ago it was under
pretended forms Of law, that not only
made the fact more loathsome by
mingling more fraud with force. The
act now is moreibare-faeed, and in
that there may be some security to
our fellow conntrymen. What has
been the policy Of the President Of
the United States9 Has it been mod
Grated or modified? Nay, it has only
been doggelly intensified. There is
not in that State one case Of faabuse
of power, Of peculation, robbery and
filthy dishonesty, with which the his
tory Of its government is filled in
the last two years, in which his dis
pleasure has ever been signi6ed by
the removal Of an improper official,
not one word Of rebpke. On the
contrary, there has been personal
and official encouragement Of men
who stand before the nation branded
as dishonestand d unworthy, and whom
no man would trust with his private
affairs or give power to in matters af-
fecting himself in any way.
In the must of this excitement, in
the midstioilthis blow at the very
heart Of popular government, whom
did he selectto preside over the affairs
Of that Statsf Lishtenant-G Gene efal
Philip Sheridan, sent by him to New
Orleans secretly, not hy public order
known to the people, He was sent
down to dragoon the people Of Lou
isiana into slavish, fearful, cringing,
un-American obedience to his will
and pleasure. Hearrived there only
three days before the assembling Of
the Legislature. He saw none Of
those who had the welfare Of the
community at heart From Kellogg
and his adherents, the men who had
brought this trouble and sorrow upon
the State by their own corrupt and
selfish ambition, he took his account.
They informed him, they inspired
him, and from the recesses OF his
pocket, he suddenly produced the
authority, and assumed the com
mand Of the military district" over
which there was already a, competent
commander regularly and publicly
assigned Instantly, without other
public order, that commander is su-
peraedsd, other officers both higher
and lower in rank than General Sher-
idan were passed by, and he was per
sonally selected to undertake the task
Of unlawfulinterference with the rree
government Of sovereign State Of
this Union.
Mr.. Bayard declared that it was
not his purpose in any degree to de-
tract from whatever Of renown may
have rested upon the brow Of this
officer He would be incompetent 10
eriticise his military career, and that
is all he has, 1T is career Of force,
a career II yigor, . career Of rough
war. Of which Mr.. B knew but little,
and therefore was incompetent to
criticise himas tothat respect. But
he is nm officer OF the Army Of the
United States, he is fed and clothed
by the United States, and he is tie
servant Of those people, and not in
any just sonse their master; he re-
ceiyed the militf>s=y EDUCATION ihat has
enabled him 10 become 30 eminent al
the national academy and at public
cost. The Constitution OF the United
States is still textbook Of that In
stitution, II was a text book when
this officer received hia graduation,
and yet IL seems that while be must
have, read II, while he must have
known that his commission as an
Army officer took It's root in the prin.
ciples Of civil liberty which that Con,
s!itution was intended TO secure, vel
he has forgotten almost its first and
most necessary instructions. Has be
not forgotten that, 20 well-regulated
militi9 beingnecessary TO the security
Of a free State, the right Of the peo.
pie to keep and bear arms shall moi
be infringodY" Has be not forgotten
"that the right Of the people to be
secure in their persons, houses, pa
perS, and effects against. unreasonable
searches and seizures shall not be
violatedY' That "no person shall be
held to answer for 4 capital or other
wise infamous crime unless on pre-
sentmsnt orsindictment Of a grand
Jury, except in cases arising in the
land or naval forces, or in the militia
when in actual service in time Of wal
or public danger?" Nor that any
person shall be deprived Of life,
liberty, or property without due pro.
cess Of lBw2" That "in all criminal
prosecutions the accused shall enjoy
the right Of speedy and public trial
Dy an impnfElal jury OF the state and
district wherein the crime shall have
been committed, which district shall
have been previously ascertained by
law, and TO be informed Of the nature
and cause Of the accusation, TO bt
confronted with tho witnesses against
him, to have compulsory process fol
obtaining witnesses in his favor, and
TO haye.the assistance Of counsel fol
his defencef"
II these things were read by thai
officer, surely be must have forgotten
them, or else has the more guilty au.
dacity to ride rough.shod over them
II he has forgotten, be should b,
taught anew. Let us see who is the
stronger. Tho issre cannot come toe
soon. II this cavalry officer. with
whatever renown he may have gained
with his bloodysword, shall be strong.
or than these guarantees Of personal
liberty which we supposed we're Sc,
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