Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-03-23

.rm, they might bid farewell 70 liberty.
Z Applause in the galleries
President pro ten. Terry IMich =
The chair will interfere eth Inc
gentleman from Tennessee 10 in
lormthe galleries that 1t Is In
violation OF the rules OF the senate to
express approval or dieapprovaI OF the
proceedings Of the senate. The ser
gesnt-at-srnis will put a sufficient force
iu the galleries TO preserve order.
cenator johnson, resuminE, aseued At
lehgth IN opposition TO q third tern. and
spoke OF the United States Officials re-
ceivlDg presentsi and in this Connection
sAIu tnat this Question of pift-takiny
Noui1 De just as legitimate subject TO
eonsider here to-day as the subject we
, now under consideration, We
COulo consider just as well > resolution
ai e1aipresslng an opinion with reference ~
OH,ceIs oiH.c OF the United States receiving
klIts II lIom citisens OF The United States.
TTny not consider subject like thief
- - tne popular heart understand it, and
.,tI = Ieopond. 1t is tt.tie we turned our
annI noh 20 Things like this. 1 merely
~ ~ue 70 - lor Tie purpose of making a
general application TO spyhodv VIM ,s
guilty Of like conduct. Senator John
son next spoke OF the action of the pres.
laent ~ Louisiana aEtsirs, and said. We
End that the United States shall guar-
antee to every State in this Union a
republican form of government. Has
ths President Of the United States
such power? l do not understand him
10 De the United States. Does that
provision authorize the executive, upon
ms own volition, to go and take charge
III person, or by his agent-somc man
selected from the army~-of the govern.
ment OF State? No, sir; there is m
such thlng In the constitution. and in
terIering In the State Of Louisiana. in
the taking OF that government, h a
N paIPsole VIo!aticd OF the constitution of |
tne oniIeu Jeates. II this course is to be |
p not and the Federal government |
-, m o.dg TO be partner to disappointed |
C~nuldstee to the Office OF governor Of q |
otatei see we have inaugurated q |
state or things which will result is the !
overthrow Of the constitution, which |
olncs the nation together, and in the
foundation OF the government. Why,
the time has been in this country, and |
IN my recollection, too, that if an act
NE this, IL an usurpation like this, had
oeen attempted, it would have pro-
duced q shock throughout the nation.
The nation would have been
indignant from one extreme TO the
other, and would have been ready to
hurl from power the perpetrators OF
such an act, but now we see things diff
ferenty. We can see men come into
power and exercise power not author
lzed by the organic law OF the land. We
have gone outside Of the constitution in
way that will bring this government
10 an end or change its character SO that
lts present features and present struc-
ture Will su be lost. The senator here
reIerTed 10 the orders sent Sheridan to
proceed 70 New Orleans, and said:
here is q general of the army who is
sent back to the people who repudisted
llm, with authority to go and look over
he country and to mark himself out an
empire; prescribe the limits of his gov
or what he shall take under
CONTROL He marks out an area. He
describes the points and limits Of
lis command. His power is as
.osGlute as that of an emperor,
COX at the growth Of power; look at the
advances which usurpation is making;
md when we come to consider calmly
md deliberately, without party bias or
We find that these acts are
lone other than those of usurpation and
granny. Where does all this power
'ome from? And l might ask, upon [
What meat does this our Cesar feed. |
hat + e hath grown so great that he can {
'rescribe and lay down empires, and &
lace commanders over them? 1t is
ime the country was awakened and
onsidered these things. II the excite
nent has been so high in times gone by '
hat many things have been overlooked, i
think the time has arrived, and trust 1
hat the excitement has gone down, and
hat the American people can return to c
he organic law Of the land. 1t is time
hat the people had begun to consider
nd weigh well these things.
Senator johnson desired the organiza-
ion of the Louisiana legislature, and i
ontinued: cannot regard the action 6
I the military or Of the President as in {
ccordance with the constitution; l can 8
lot record my vote for the resolution; / c
YiIl not vote against the resolution be- l
ause this resolution is q Republican /
1essure, but 1 will vote against it on |
rinciple. This resolution calls on the .
enate TO express an opinion favoring
be practices which think are un-
and unwaTranted, but if we
ecOrd one vote sanctioning the Presi-
ent's interference, what are we to do in 6
ther cases? Why single out this par c
cular act, and in principle sanction it \
nd not sanction all the high handed L
measures which preceded. The action =
the President in the Arkansas affairs !
'as denounced by Senator johnson,
Tho referred 10 the growth Of Federal I
over as follows: We. see how I
lis power travels. An empire
lid off in the south commanded ,
y military scheme. Then we come
long to the force bill; then we come
long to the indOrsement by congress,
nd looking over these things we inquire
hat lies behind all this. Don'l we see
nat change of opinion, that change of
osition must lie for some reason? There
lust be something behind all this action
{ the President. There must be some
hing to explain his inconsistency. /
here must be something that underlies g
II this. The force bill, with authority :
} take away the government, an arbi- z
AIRY military empire laid Off in the II
1uth and placed under the control Of q .
ictator, must mean something. We
an only look at it in the light of :
vents that will transpire in the sp-
Presidential election. When
Ie have q conqueror and usurper
lsIdlleu HI the RONoFume0t anu U6
as gone on extending his military a
over until he has accomplished
ais purpose, the time may come when
)me member in the other hall may in =
'oduce q resolution like this: "Where- !
8, great disturbances and dissatisfac-
ons exist in the country, and for the
AXE OF preserving peace and harmony
/ the country, be it resolved, that A. =
+ B. is hereby declared Presidenp'-I
ont care whether you call him
or king, or president-For Z
he next Presidential term or the next
ght years, what would you do then?
Where is the power to prevent it2
Where is the army? Where is the
avy? What could you do? The i'm $
OteRcy and weakness of an unarmed
eOple when brought in contact with 4.
-med, we well know we would be
Dwerless, and / here to-day in the =
resence of this senate warn the people @
gainst the approaching danger. 1 tell :
~ eountIymen, Mr.. President, that the
npire is ahead and that instead g
having free and republican govern
lent, we have q kind OF government =
hich is called a stratocracy, that is,
Military government where the country \