The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-10
T,o Presidents Observation-Disclosures.

The Presidents Message-Aaoaoaous'
The message sent by Presideat GRANT 10
&h, United StStcs Senate on the sun)ec' i"
the troubles IN Arkansas Is the most OFFENSIVE
and insoicns paper ever sent by the hAe'o'
tive 10 the Legislative Department Oh our
Government. CLAYTON, OF Arkansas, lSo'su |
+he resolution in the Senate in answer 10
ubich this unparalleled message ts sent 10
that BODY. 1t asked for such iniorfaat'on as
the President possessed with regard 10
Arkansas, and for "such Recommendations
as he NAV deem proper in reference thereto"
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Virgins, remembering that !
Il was not custoaary Tor Congress to call
upon the President for - recommendations"
moved that that part of the resolution De
stricken ont.
CLAYTON, not the most n,sdest nor yet the
least serviceablc Of the tools of the Admin
istratiou. had not the impotence to resist tue
very proper amendment, and accepted it.
This resolution was dictated most proba-
Div By the Executive, bat the striking out of
it of the part General GRANT especially de-
sired las tha. would dave afforded some
apology for his sratuitous recommendations
concerning Grksnsas}sou)d netshut BIN o.
And we have his briee, summary, and sweep
ing missye, SO like q military order, which
insults Congress VITA Suggestions outrageoas
in their nature, atSYar with strutb, and at
terly coutrslctoryof the report Of the Hotfse
committee--the best Republican authority
upon Arkansas Stairs, made upon sworn
testimony gathered at the'S'ery scene OF the
troubles to which the President alRdes.
The reasons are goodto suspect that me
Presiaent has - plan to gather abeat b'n
power enough 10 enaeh him to ce1eTei aa
the southern sSsates, -thcir 1873 Hotes-and
that the Arkansas case Is the pretext for dFa-
roontpg Uessress into the passage OF btls
for this pnrpose: ameediDg the eleehon'lsWs
of the southern States. authorizing the sus-
pension of the writ Of habeds u61Qr.s ut the
President'swill, aud-s.rengtbening the pro-
cesses for Furnishing kuklux Htt,at being
the general phrusc for all alleged outHages
and aIfsuspected POTS for outrsges m the
SoutbI. The President has beer widely. ac-
cused ef'aeyotns most of his time to attend
ance in an ante.ctamber of the capitol, using
all hispower- his patronage and his favor
to bring Congress to the sticking point OF
passing such laws as will Rataie 'hiz dictator
and place tbe>Stxtes under his.contrei.
The message, slncovers the mess that the
maestro OF the " hite House has been cock
ing for the people Of the GIFTED States-a
mess of poison-a mess that would destroy
the present body polite and put an end to
free government. Such Ocssage sent by
President to Congress thirty years ago would
have caused the immediate impeachment and
eviction from office Of its author.
We thought at first that NlILIAMs wrote
this offensive paper; but then, if he did
write it he.ignores all the law he kneWs, and
has become the mere scribe for usurper.
The message speaks of the States and their
constitutions as though Congress could dis
pose Of then as it pleases, and should imme-
diately place them Under the immediate SUI
pervision and control Of the Executive. Con-
tingencies are contemplated of mistakes and
wrongs in them SO grievOus as tojust.fy Con-
And what are they? That General GRANT
shall take the States and constitutions in
hand and prevent them. That's it. He
charges positively that JesEEH BROOKS was
the truly-eected Governor of Arkansas, land
this he has the assurance to say after he had
only few months since decided in'faror Of
BAXTER and "skeweredo him with the bay
onet in his seat,] and that the present. Censti
tuition and Government are fraudulent and
illegal. The Senate coaamittee, on the ether
hand, declare OF The same Constitution and
Governor:
"Here We have the case ola State havioga
constitution republican IN form, adopted and
ratified by a large mujerity Of its people,
manned by officers Of their choice and going
forward with reasonabIe,s uiet,and peace"
The message Is the most extrapagast dis
play Of assumption and Of contempt -fsr
the Federal Constitution yet made by Pre-
sident GRANT. Let us see how 1t will be
treated by Congress- body which should
treat it with Scorn as al insutt-an infringe.
ment upon the power of the Legislative de-
partment. 1t is an impeachment Of the ia
teigence of the Senate when it talks of
the relations of the States to the General
Government and the power Of the latter to-
crticise and oyerruIe them ca manner
showing that they have no powers whatever.
1t is the grossest insult ever Offered that
body. .-... ....>a !
We .distrust Congress. 1t is pusillani.
nous body. +Oh Tuesday there was, with
one exception, q unanimous Republican 2e:e
against suspending the rules to consider a
resolution sgainst the third term! 1t would
be no hard matter, we apprehend, for SHgs1- 4
DAN, under GRAssr's order, to expel the mem
bers from their seats. Why, let Us remember
that that would he no greater violation OF the
Constitution than the expulsion of the Loui
slana Legislature by the same SHERIDAN and
the SANG bayonets.
These Things are pregnant with moment
Gus matters. The people never lad such
cause Tor apprehension.
The Louisiana Compromise.
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