The Van Buren press., 1875-01-19
WHO HAS LIED !

with regard 10 the Sherh'ah Louisi'"a
dispatch there have been two statements
one an affirmation, the other a ncga,on
One declares certain state of affairs to
exist, while the other solcmnly asserratcs
that no such condition of ;urbulency
is known in any part of that state. One
is by Sheridan, who is under the control
of unprincipled men, whose only desire
is to accomplish their own ends and pur-
poses, regardless entirely of the villainy
of the course pursued to eventuate their
plans The other is by such men as the
Archbishop OF New Orleans, the Bishop
of Louisiana, Bishop keener, Of the Nj.
f. Church South, and many other ofthe
ministers of the New Orleans churches.
Now, there is q damnable lie out, and the
question is, who told il, Sheridan or these
eminent clergymen In the courtroom,
whose evidence, in any case, would have
the most weight with the jury, the brute
tyrant Sheridan's, or these good men
Aud yet, Grant ncquiesces IN Sher'
dams statement OF the condition of al
fairs. lie says to these venerable mln'
listers, " Gentlemen, you are wiIisl and
malicious liars; what my General said is
true; what you say is false, and / will
take no notice of your remohstrahce'
If this is the case; if the testimony oi
men of doubtful reputation is to he Ia
ken. and the evidence Of men whose pu-
Iity of character has n-ver been assailed'
cast aside as false and valueless, justice,
equity, farewell Good bye to the llber'
~, the strife for which, nearly hundred
years ago, dcluged the face OF our be
loved land with blood? Think you that
the ashes Of Washington will not tuin
in the grave? Think you not that C'l
houn or Clay or Webster, or Douglas,
will not burst the ccrements OF death
TO cry out in tones of thunder against
the deep damnation" of this Sheridan
Grant villainy2 Think you that the bones
of Patrick Henry can rest, when that
liberty for which he poured out his burn
ing words--those rights for which he so
earnestly contended-is on the verge
of destruction. Think you that the myr-
lads of those who slumber in heroic
,ombs, do no, lrcmble at the irlghttul
tyranny of this dreadful mfamyf Yet
there are men who think the dispatch OF
Sheridan true, and that the coarse of the
President was warrantable-that the ne
CATION of the New Orleans minist, rs was
nothing but lie.
The jealousies OF the people Of the
country are being aroused; they see in
the action of Grant a tendency to tram
ple upon the rights Of the p ople of the
State of Louisiana. They remember that
she is sister State, in the Union; they
ponder upon the fact that there is not an
American State but may be subjected,
under similar circun stances, to the same
indiginity. They trcmble in the pres
ence Of such an alarming precedent, and
all over the north indignation meetings
have been held protesting against this
unparalleled enormity. Nor is that all
We asked, at the start, Who has lied =
mud the rumblng roar Of Indignation
that is borne to our ears from all parts
Of the north, thunders, " Sheridan has
LlEp There is no foundation, in the
condition of affairs. for such treatment
Of Louisiana. There is no bandit,i,
there, and the people shaH be protected
IN their rights" Thank God, there is
love Of liberty in the old land yet, and
it only needs little intimation OF dcs
potism to cause it to burst forth.
Down with all tyranny and oppres
sion, let il come from whatever source i
may! Away with dictators and mil'tar.
usurpers! The people OF the south wan
to be let alone in the management o
their affairs. and the people of the nortl
are determined that they shall be. Ih'
day is not far distant when the entir
American people will answcr-to tn
eternal infamy Of Grant and Sheridan
our question, f" VINO has lied