Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-01-27
CLEARFIELD, PA
THE LoUIslANA oU7RA6E

Our State Legislature took very de-
cided action week ago in relation To
tho President in the Louisiana out.
rage. The following preamble and
resolutions were presented in the
House by the select committee, ap-
pointed for that purpose. The reso-
lutions were adopted by vote of 102
TO 80, and were afterwards sent to the
Senate and there referred to the Com.
mittee on Federal Relations, where
they will slumber, because that com
mittee is composed of 8 Radicals and
3 Democrats
WHEREAS, Under the Constitution
Of the United States. the use of the
Federal army in the suppression Of do.
nestle violence, can be invoked only
on application of the Legislature OF
the Executive, (whcn the Legislature
cannot be convencd) and
! WHEREAS, The first Monday of Jan.
uary, the day prescribed by the Con,
stitution Of Louisiana for the meeting
Of the General Assembly of that Com
nonwealtb, at the time when the Leg
islaturc was convened and in process
Of organization, portion of the Fed
eral army under the authority of tn,
President of the United States, placed
at the disposal of the so-callcd Gov
ernor of Louisiana, forcibly. elected
from their seats persons claiming TO be
lawfully elected members of the Leg
islature and
WHEREAS, This net of usurpatioI
and lawless power has received th,
sanction and approval Of President
Grant and
WHEREAS, Ii is the constitutional
right and prerogative of the Legisla
ture of q free State TO judge the quail
ifications of its own members; there
fore be il
Resolred, That the House of Repre-
sentatives of Pennsylvania, speaking
for her people, do solemnly protes
against so hcinous mn abuse Of th,
power committed to the President
We protest against ii MS n precedent
which substitutes the will of the Ex
ccutive and Federal bayoncts for tn,
functions of the Legislature in deter
mining the qualifications of its mem
bers, endangcring personal liberty anc
imperiling tree government.
Resolred, That we commend the for
bearance exercised by those who's,
rights were so unconstitutionally VIC
lated-we assure them of the sympa
thy felt for them by all who are ieal
GUS of civil liberty-upon which oul
government is founded.
ResOlred, That copies of the fore
going be forwarded by the Speaker o
this House to the President of tn,
United States and the Senators ant
the Representatives in Congress from
this State and to the Goycrnors of tn,
several States. 1 hveff
4 The iniamy perpetrated by Gram
and his ''bully," Sheridan, is embrace,
in the following military epistle, whicl
may be very becoming in despotil
government but should be accounteC
a great crime in republic Read th,
infamous document
HEADo's Mmlr'Y DIvIs. OF Missouri, !
NEW ORLEANS, January 5, 1875. (
Hon. W. W. BeikRdp, Secy Of Var.
! think the terrorism now existing
in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkan
sas, could be entirely removed, anC
confidence and fair-dcaling establishe,
| by the arrest and trial Of the ringlead
ers of the armed White Leagues. /
Congress would pass bill declaring
them banditti, they could be tried by
a military commission. This banditti
who murdered men here on the l4tl
Of last September, also more recently
at Vicksburg, Miss, should, in justic,
to law and order, and peace and pros
perity of this Southern part Of the
country, be punished. 1t is posslbl,
that if the President would issue q
proclamation declaring them banditti, nc
further action need be taken, except
that which would devolve on me.
p. III. SHERIDAN,
Lieut.. Gen. U. S. Army.
To mako this more palatable, Grants
clerk in the war office at Washington
sent "Phil" the following:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, d. c., January G.
Gen. p. III. Sheridan, Nac Orleans, La.
Your kilograms all received The
President and all of us have full conf.
dence, and thoroughly approve your
course. W. W. BELKsAP,
Secretary of War.
However, as there was 80 much fuss
kicked up about the matter, Grant has
sent little message to Congress, re
pudiating both Sheridan and Belknap,
but still allows the political blood
hounds TO control and plumber Louisi-
ana just as though he had not taken an
oath to guarantee every State rcpub-
lican form of government
The following address, signed by the
representatives Of the Catholic, Epis-
copalian, Jewish and Methodist
churches in New Orleans, was pub
lisbed in the papers Of that city in re
ply to Sheridan's wanton and malicious
libel on the people of Louisiana, con
tained in his recent dispatch to the
Secretary of War
To TINS AMERICAN PEOPLE;
Whereas, General Sheridan, now in command
Of the Division Of tho Missouri, under date Of
the 9Th instant, has addressed a communication
to W. W. Belknsp, Secretary Of War, In which
he represents tho people Of Louisiana at large as
breathing vengeance to all lawful authority and
approving Of murders and crimes and
Whereas, lie has given 10 that communication
full publicity,
wr, the undersigned, believe It our duty to
proclaim to the whole American people that these
charges arc unmeritcd, unfounded, and errone-
GUS, and can have no other effect than that Of
serving the interests Of corrupt politicians, who
arc ut this nonent making most extreme efforts
to perpetuaic their power over Louisiana.
tsigncdl IN. J. PEncnn, Archbishop,
vi 'Ml HU New Orleans. ni
lsigneal J. ?. D. WILMER, Bishop Of
Louisiana.
tkigned Jas. X. GurusIs. Minister