The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-13
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LONDON, January 12-6 a. NJ. The
Times has reason to believs that Bis.
marok has intimated to Spain that the
German Government will defer recog-
milton of King Alfonso until the decree
suspending Protestant newspapers and
closing the Protestant ohapetin Oadiz
is repealed. =
TeioGraDhtc.-An nerican ssattsra.
New YoRKj January ll.-Upon TAX
ing the Char. Mr.. BrJa ant said: When
we read the news OF revolutions in
Spain. we reioiced suoh proceedings
were unknown here, but now we are
astonished to hear, that Gen. Sheridan,
sent to New Orleans by the Presieent,
had occupied the hall of the Legisla.
ture and thrust Conservative members
into the streets. Such proceeding 90
might do for Spain, but not for this
country. We managed things differ
emily here. aud, by Gods help, we
would continue to do SO. We have q
Constitution which forbids the Presi-
dsnt from .intermeddling in the affairs
OF State, unless to save it from inva.
sion, orr on application of it's Legisla-
ture, or Governor. when the Legisla-
ture is not convened, to protect the
State against domestic violence. What
authority is there in these provisions
Tor the, President to set himself up as
o Judge OF elections and drag from
Legislative chambers those whom he
chooses TO regard as having no right to
their seatsp He should have left thia
to the courts of Law. he might as
well, il he should be candidate for q
third term OF the Presidency. sead his
minione to dtsperse tho Electoral COL
lege in those States which shall refuse
him their vote. He might as we'll
send another Sheridan to pull the gen.
tleman whom we have just elected Go
vernon of this State out of the Exeou-
tive CHAIR. He might, with inst as
good a warrant. disperse this meeting
by sending band of armed men to
clear this hall at the point OF the bay
onet. Why 'do not our West Point
men seem TO understand the limits OF
military power? Had Gen. Sheridan
been properly trained or not forgotten
his training. he would never have
obeyed the mandate which ordered
MIN on his guilty errand to New
Orleans, but rather torn of his
epsulets. broken his sword and
thrown the fragments into the
Potomac. The application of Gov.
Kellogg fonr months ago for military
aid had lost its effect, and could not be
used as protext for this outrage in
Lonisiana. Peace bad prevailed since
then. Ifnew danger of domestic vio.
lence arose, request should have
been again made for the interposition
of the President. No such reqnest was
made. Tor, in fact, no danger existed.
1t Was nonsense to say that the expul-
sion oftfve members OF the Legislature
was n'uct OF protection against do
mestic ViplSnce. Even il Sheridan's
assertion or the prevalence of anarchy
and assasaination in Louisiana are true,
how could such act remedy tho state of
thingsf ;The, wrong done has no pos.
sible exclamation. It was o violation
OF the Conatitution. No citizen has q
right to withhold his condemnation.
It must be ssbnksd the instant it is
perpetrated. The evil must be crushed
before it becomes formidable as pre-
cedent. These practices OF subjecting
local politics to Federal authorities by
military power, must be denounced,
stopped and broken up forever. MIR.
Bryant. In conclusion, said the pro.
ceedings OF this meeting. 80 far as
great .propo tion Of those who take
part ore concerned. have no party pnr.
pose or object. Far from us be the
petty and narrow policy which could
90 pervert them. A sincere desire to
preserve the Constitution from viola
ton, snd to prevent On act Of arbitrary
power from becoming precedent in
future, is and should be our single mo.
tive.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE fol.
lowing waa introduced 10 the House BY
Hawley, OF Illinois. and referred to
the Judiciary Committee: A joint reso-
luton reoiting that at the election held
in November, 1872, in Louisiana, Wm.
P. Kellogg claimed 70, be elected Go.
vernon; that he and ether officers hold
ing under him haye since exercised all
the functions OF their several offices;
that the President OF the United
States. in special message to Con-
gress. on January Esd. 1873. invited
attention to the Louisiana question,
and to tho fact that the Courts hed re-
oognized the validity of the Kellogg
Government, and that unless Congress
ordered otherwise the President would
continue to recognize the kellogg Go.
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