The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-12

Will step In aud see that that surpasses
FOR submit. the moment that We make q com
pliance OF tins nature TO one mat PROFITS bv IL
our liberties are gone. All elections are useless f6r
usurpation can step IN. and u viii become a ques-
ton whether the party Will sustain the usurpation
or not II is Tor that reason that this crowd
II is not republican. but It is American (Iaeers.l
Thus Tar we have only the fact THAI the President
mas approved, for Secretary BeiSnap's call OF us"
Is mere surplusage. BUT II THE REPUBLICAN
MAJORITY IN CONGRESS APPROVE; II THEY HAVE
ADOPT AND SUSTAIN AND MAINTAIN THE RIGHT or A
FILE OF SOLDIERS TO DEcIMATE A LEGISLATURE, euen
held responsible Jor that action hi yog hare giren
US republicans chance 10 see and do trhdt ICE
,cH see aud 10 "a ne premises. (Cheers) |
have observed growing disposition on the part
OF the depositaries OF poticai power TO separate
themselves more and more from the popular sup
port OF the party that gave them their authority.
] the first evidence OF that is a warning
TO them on the silence OF our voters that has
jorty in the most powerful States. BIT II the de
positOrs OF potcer ir: the republican party are
ready 10 put themselves before me country on The
Constitutional proposition that Jae or soldiers
can empty q State Legislature under any
OF the circumstances proposed oy anybody
resentatiOn OF power or tile republican party will
ma that 1t mas lew supporters IN tner own party.
lCheers.) SO, in tue democratic pai ty, they Will
Ind 1t as easy to convince the people OF the United
States that they may carry their project against
many people found In supposlng that the peo.
pie OF the North could carry their projects
stiturion. remember In speaking in 1855 at
meeting called to protest against the agitation
country Even, six months alter mat IN the
city Of New York the sentiment, the opinion
mat had oay a ya,es
out how many years was 1t before 1t had votes
TO fa every Sate e anu
without distinction OF party, carrying It out
70 "a. triumphant victory Or the naintenance
struggle tloO things tcere gained and came
TO BE- part Of our political creed
that the American people nere7' soougd submit
either to hare their territory nautaated their
stttutfon corrupted (Applause) Noc, the laos Of
ss ~ 'n STATE mo- 70 ch s.fe ~
should applied that the exercise or that authority
must De combined oy proclamation requiring me
was issued some time ago, and that me parties ali
the federal authority thus pronounced Will be
peacefully ooeyed BY malcontent people with
that the next thing the government does,
| alter they have dispersed Is to violence
rional rights Their experiences IN this line .ou
org oe 70 maEe q possible Jor the Federal
SOtdteTs tohdt " the insurgents had held together
the Jderal government ,could need to do on whoIe
army. !Applause) Now, have detained you too
other troubles at the south, In respect to winch
and their suppression the federal government Is
armed VITA extraordinary power. BY the late
act OF 1871 whenever any combination or
conspiracy exists In state against the
any OF the rights privileges or immunities of any
OF tue citizens OF the United States, and the
tuted authorities OF the State are unable to pro-
tect those rights or Tor any reason refuse
protection to the citizen, then It Is lawful Tor
the President 70 use the militia and the
army ana navy to maintain those violated rights.
II when the Legislature was held there were
Organized bands. combining and conspirlng TO
| voters-then was the time the President to
have interiered and suppressed those vlOient CON-
rights OF suffrage, though 1t was the meanest
voter IN the land. hope II will be long before
party. win not respond with the same voice and
energy as 1t does 10 night against any combina-
1 s1n Or conspiracy in any Southern state
ldating the voters OF the South III
ready W speak weh my associates mere OF the demo-
cratic party at meeting OF that kind as now.
,.t zoe DO not cant arer an election Is held, and
soeen there Is no violence no combinations. no con-
spiracy and no authority to suppress anything to
naue that authority exercised on a legislature
because o military officer or ne president thinks
l0Ssers) THIS n Indamentaa snt q Legislature
very. essence OF legislative governments.
+ What use Is II to give the purse ana the
OF Congress II the king or President ov military
potoer can deter mine what shall be the constitu.
Congresss And that IL what they fought Jor IN
Engand-the induDitable and ancient rights of Par.
claims OF royal power. For a while the House Of
Lords assumed the power and right to determine
Commons; but in 1924 the House OF commons dc.
termined that the qualification OF its members
r. its OWN a that the anssn
Lords has questioned TINS power or tho
81 the United States are justlned in Seeing seeing
that supreme civil power snail dominate over the
military, and mat no merging OF them or Inter-
terence with them snail be permitted; to see that
there snail pe an independent Legislature with an
Invocation OF the legislature FOR the suppression
or actual ctosnce and its tn,1aeatate witnarawai
matter or not. | tank not. But Lord Bacon said
they ca.le to be OF any use. should be sorry
long ana viraent agitation 0D That A' be-
sucn sequel in any mans mnd let US see that it is
summary dismissed from II, and that the voice
times past, ali the power. ali the autnoriv. all the
officers and all the magistrates, are servants oil Its
laws. Applause.)
Mr.. Simon Stern then came forward and read
the following letters and kilograms
TELEGRAM FROM FRANCIS KEENAN,
TO AUGUST BELMONT, New YORK -
a., + regret tnat | cannot be with you personally
with the citizens OF New York IN their protest
against the bayonet thrust at liberty IN Louisiana.
FRANCIS HERMAN.
TELEGRAM FROM GARRISON n. POTTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. ca Jan IL, 1876.
Hon. AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman, New York;
thank the committee Tor their Invitation. That
your meeting Is not part isan one understand.
the danger and illegally Of Executive interfer.
ence, whether State or federal, with the
Organization OF u state Legislature Is
question IN no way dependent, as think, upon the
conditlon OF affairs In Louisiana But as the late
interference there IS sought to be justified or eX-
cused by that condltion, and as 1 am one OF the
subcommittee OF Congress on that subject, do
not now think ought to speak upon either ques-
ton In advance OF their report.
CLARKSON N. POTTER.
TRLEGBAM FROM JAMES E. HALsEY.
JACKSON, MISS. Jan. ~. 1876.
Hon. WILLIAM WICKHAM, Chairman Citizens
Meeting, New York
May the merchants Of the commercial metropolis
speak III unmistakable tones at your meeting to-
night against military usurpaton, As we'll as oppo-
sition TO those who, under the plea OF nsui ing
lreeoOm to negroes, make liberty for white men
impossible. AS clrlZen OF the city and county OF