The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-11
The Conspiracy against the States.

cocted by GRANT anu sasl"'"eo ~
ing Republicans, is so plain that all men
o11b, to sec t., and the people OF THIS nation
ought TO resist its upless, indeed, they are
ready for the ARBITRARY rule OF one man. 10
that case, why let the one'msn rule come,
say we, Wcof the South will have this con-
ISOLATION that, though southern expressions
NAV be mace the instruments Of usurpation, |
when th.t. is accomplished The potTe, too, J
will have served its purpose, and the dictator
NAV fling it aside as no longer needed. Then
he viii problbly govera the country withse-
ference TO its general condition ind general
wants. AS the tiger Says not when hefs not
hungry, so the tyrant would hardly wait to
prosecute the South when he could ggin no
advantage by it.
1t must be remembered hat an election for
President Is soon GO take place; that from
all circumstantial evidence Genera GRANT
wants to be President for "thifd term" !;
that such indcsrions have appeared as jus
tify the belief s:7at if tae people are lett te
themselves they will not elect him, and that
he can only be'elected by controlling large
vote and causing it 30 be cast for hlmset
These points wc suppose noone Will aeny'
The soutbernvote may be controlled by'cer.
tain laws Of Congress or by General Gs:AST
himself in case Congress sjjourns without
passing the desired laws.
Mark YOU, General Gxxs'T In his sncssage
urges Cougress'to take scron with regard 10
Arkansas 10 order that henay be "reheVed ."
of responsibility to take measures with re-
gard to Iawiessness wbtch be gratIltouSly
informs Congress existsiu that State. Sup
nose Congress, satisfied that things'are rig bt
is they exist there, does nothing; Why,
General CHANT will dc, as he IN the case
of Louisiana. In tb& case he. asked Con
gress to relieve him Of responsibility the
very thing be did no. want tbefR to do and
as they did nothiagou the subject be went
on to carry out his own policy; he Sc at down
his troops, backed 'up KELLossI, an finally
sent SsfRIBsN-tbat 4" butcber-do &" as q
distinguished friend of GHAsT sty led him
to carry out "my policy" with rigor and
energy that wouid meet de expectations
and wishes of the most tyrann'.cal DISPOSE
ton. Suppose, now, that Congress does
nothing In the Erkansastnatter, may we nos
EXPECT the Same usurpatiu1ls an brutishness
that have been displayed in louisiana
Exactly ! ant it is not unfair, nay, it is most
reasonably just, TO eXpcc: that the interyen-
ton of Congress is now ,ske that similar
policy maybe pursued iowa rds that State.
But there is more than This in all these
premoni.ione. The 1Ss votes Of the Seata
must be controlled in some way. They are
needed to e'ect GRAET--to make up for dis
sessions forming 10 tase North. How is it
to be done: There's the rub. But it will
be attempted. Let'tie reader observe again
the Presidents message. See where he by
pocritically INDUCES his expression OF sym
pathy fer minorittes, and his fear that the
State constitutions will be altered from these
under which the'let. separated States were
readmttted into the Union. THAT'S al. He
wants 1.-The power is put any southern State
making 8 change in its constitution under
his control. He wants to be left to judge
whether any change made is in violation of
the implied faith OF the admission Of State
into thu Union. lie says, in his message con-
corning Arkansas:
"What rs there te prevent each Of the
States recently nadmitted to Federss rea.
tons On certain coDditi ons from changing
their constitutions and violating their pledges
if this action in ,Arisans;.s is ac4uieeced sD.?
respectfully submit whether preeedent SO
dangerous to the stability Of State gov
eminent, if not OF the National Government
also, should be recognized by Congress.
earnestly ask that Congress viii! take daEa'le
action in the matter to celit.ve the Executive
from acting upon the Q.eSti,ons which sheald
be decided by the legislative branch 'd the
Government"
Here the people of the I'm tied States have
the kernel Of q conspiracy to subvert the .kb-
critics OF this country. These words plainsy
say that the President viii do Whist he wnEfs
Congress to do in the event CT ngress ls:kao
do that thing He confesscs Il lat the things
suggested "should be decided b y the Iegisls-
tive branch of the GOVERNMENT, and states
their decision by that "brench" is desired
by him "to reHeve the Executive from act
ing upon the questions referred o. Now,
language could not more plainly sly that II
the Congress does not relieyc,tac E. yecutiTe
he will be competed to makeup for sessis.
lative delinquency by performing what be
conceives to be his duty, and, in his own
language. nultfyiag "preeedeIts" IS dan
gerous ia the stability Of State gs,srnme,1tss"
such as Arkansas has furnished. He, in e.
feet, declares that he.will reconstruct ARK an
sas and Stop amendments to CoGatit utio us
In the late rrebel-Statss.
Virginia is making amend@eut, to her
Constitution. All The. southern .Ssses fnd
that it Is absolutely necessary TO alter their
Constitutions. formeda ta periods social con-
yulsions and rapidly:progressiRg, changes.
Many have made changes; Others AM con-
sidering tham. They hsse under the Con-
s'itution of thssUnion as perfect q right to
make alterations in their Constitutions as
New York, pennsylvania, aud ObiQ, ail OF
which have amended tleir Constitutions
within year. And yet that great ,ssates-
man and constitutional lawyer, General
GRANT, says that the southern States
have not an equality of right with those |
great northern States; their constitu-
tions should not be aloended; aaa
be calls upon Congress to put a restraint
upon these wayward. southern States; and
he plainly declares that Il Cengr,ss does not,
he wll! In that event these STATES are to be
at the mercy Of tyrsnt who .las set at