The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-23


Federal government is going to be part
nor to disappointed candidates to the
office OF Governor Of a State, l SOC We
have inaugurated u state Of things which
will result IN the overthrow OF the Con-
stitution, which binds the nation together
and is the foundation Of the government.
Why, The time has bGcn in this country,
and within my recollection too, that II an
act like this, II an usuFpation like this,
had been attempted, 1t would have pro.
ducGd a shock throughout tho nation.
Tho nation would have been indignant
from one extreme to tho other, and would
have been ready to huFl from power the
pOrpetrator Of such an act. But now We
see things differently, We see men come
into and exercise power not authorized
by the organic law Of the land. We have
gone outside OF tho Constitution IN way
that will bring thisgovcrnment to an end
or change its character 10 that its present
features and present structure will all be
lost. The Senator hero referred to the
orders sent Sheridan to proceed to Now
Orleans, and said here Is a General OF tho
army who Ia sGut back to the people that
rCpudiated him, with authority to 40 and
look over this country and to mark him.
self out an empire, prescribe tho limits Of
his government, or what he shall take un-
der his control. lie marks out an area,
and describes the points and limits Of his
command, His power Il as absolute as
that Of an Emperor. Look at the i'd
Vances which usurpatlon Is making, and
when we come To consider calmly and do
liberately, without party bias or preju-
dice, we Iind that these aCtsare none other
than Of usurpation and tyranny, Where
docs all this power come from, and l
might ask upon what meat does this our
CEsar feed that he hath grown so great
that he can prescribe and lay down em-
pires and place commanders over them
II IL time the country was awakened aud
considered these things. II the excite
ment has been 10 high IN times gone by
that many things have been overlooked,
| think the timG has arrived and | trust
the excitement has gone down, and that
the American people can return to the
organic laws Of the land, 1t is time that
the people had begun to consider and
weigh well these things.
Mr.. johnson described tho organixa-
tiOn Of tho Louisiana Legislature, and
continued. | can not regard the action
Of the military or Of the President as In
accordance with tho Constitution. | can
not record my vote for this resolution.
Twill not vote against tho resolution be.
cause II Is II Republican measure, but /
will vote against II OH principle. This
resolution calls on the Senate 10 express
an opinion favoring practices which /
think arc unauthorized and unwarranta-
Bile. But five record one vote sanction
Ing Presidential Interference, what are
We to do In other cAses2 Why single out
this particular act, and III principle
sanction II, and not sanction all the high.
handed measures which preceded It?
The action VI tie President in Arkan-
sas affairs was denounced by Senator
johnson, who referred to the growth Of
Federal power a. follows: We sec how
this power travels. An empire laid off
in tho South commanded by a military
chief; then We cOltic along to the force
bill; then we come along to endorsement
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nor,, ,~o 'oo ,Lst ;,s n cSS"',o ~ "n;,;nn9
tTS", % ciSn"" SS NJ nosi,ion% % mug i" ~ "omc
roSson T6ope T m.,st be sotneihinS T beGinI
oil this action Of the President There
must be something to explain his incOh-
sislpncv, There must be something Tint
undcrIius all this, The force bin, with
authority to take away ategovcrnment,
an arbitrary military empire laid off IN
tho South and pldccl under the control Of
n dictator, must mean something that wo
can only look at In the light Of evCns ttllat
will trnnspiro In tho approaching Presi.
,lcntial election. When VIC have a con.
0neror and usnrper installed III the gov.
ernncnt and he lias gone on extending his
military power until he has accomplished
hispuri,jse, the time may come wlieI, some
member In the other hall may Introduce
q resolution like this:
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u the power 10 preventive MMefe IN tne