The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-01-12
MlDDTEBURY REGISTER.
THAT MILITARY INTERFER-
ENt,E

ENtE.
The loose talk about military inter
ference in Louisiana must not be inter
preted rs meaning more than 1t really
does. Are our party journals really
having spasm of virtue manifesting
itself in discriminating criticisms o
party leaders and party principles? o.
Is this howl about the abuses of power
indicative of II wave OF publ,
sentiment rolling across the continent,
In favor of the strictcst civil liberty
Bosh or course, opposition Journals
will raise any cry to make capita
against II party in power. lndepend
ent journalism, so called, finds another
opportunity to say sharp things in tlI
abuse of somebody or some measur,
aud Is naturally and inevitably dc
lighted. Some Republican journals.
TINT have been sneerinely called "or-
gans," find In this trouble and the re-
ported notion of the government, an OF
portunity TO show TO the world tina
they are not organs. So all these elc
mems combine and raise quite low
What does it all mean? What reasoI
IS there for all this hostile criticism?
The PEOPLE of the United States vcis
naturally and properly fear any intei
ference with civil liberty 10y the mil
tary, and This jealousy has beel
shrewdly appealed to, 10y designn
men, who seek to make political capita
out of every possible opportunity
Under our present system of poitica
control 10y parties, it cannot be elaine
as Legitimate, unless there is distol.
ton of facts.
And right here is the real wrong
matter. So conflicting are the state
ments of facts in the case, that eacl
demagogue can find some avermen
which will answer his partisan, or 9th
er unworthy purpose. The importan
question TO be considered first, is wheth
er there has been any interference will
the civil liberties of the people by TIN
military authorities, which was no
necessary for the protection of the alt
solute rights of the people. a careful
review of all the accounts of The recen
Louisiana disturbances furnishes til,
conviction that Gen. Sheridan is col
gect in his statement that human lif,
and especially the life of the colore'
people, is held cheaply 10y the whit,
people of that state that iorcihle pos
session of the State House and tho pow
Ell of the government was attempted by
the minority, in the organization q
the Legislature that the protection O
the military was invoked ly proper az
thority that the officer in comman'
could not properly refuse TO compl.
with the request of the regularly rccop
pized governor for assistance in remov-
ing violent and disturbing element
not entitled to seats, from the legisla-
tive halls.
So when we get down to the bottom
facts, there is great cry and litt'
wool" The military is the nations
police, Its aid has been invoked fol
the protection of peaceabe citizens O
that unhappy state. and should not b.
withheld. This, in the judgment .
the most candid people, must be IT,,
case, until an investigation of the ac-
ton of the returning board has beei
had by Congress. The President SHOULD
support the recognized government
and consider the action of the return
Ing board as just and proper, until sucl
Investigation. Let Congress take u
the matter at once and become fully in
formed us to the real facts in the case
and then the President will not anO
should not hesitate TO uct in the sam,
way with regard to whichever party il
Is decided IL rightfully in power. p,
l.tical leaning should have no effect il
determining the question Right an,
truth should prevail and no one nee
he frightened at military interference,
go long az it is only applied for uphold
ing the right.