The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-28

masters of their own fate" He lays down tn
principle as Gan axiom in our political sy
tenn" "The Constitution" said he in tt
lie New York Convention, ought not to be
d formed as to prevent the States from pr
O viding for their own existence, and l mai1
s tain that it is not so formed" And in No. 2
of the Federalist he said: 50 The State LegislC
e tires are to be the ''g,tardians Of the right
:. of the citizens against encroachments of th
e General Government to sound tn
" alarm to the people, and not only to be tn
/ VOICE, but if necessary the arm of their dis
n content. " And he had previously said in tn
| New York Assembly (Feb. -, 17SO: "Eacl
: State possesses in itself full powers of govern
e ment, and can at once, in regular and con
stitutional way, take measures for the preser
Walton of its rights.
Mr. Rives, in his Life of Madison, (vol. II
, p. sol, after quoting Hamilton's ..axiom il
IN our political system, that ''He State Cor
eymme"ts, in all possible contingencies, oforc
complete security against inuasions Of the publ,
} liberty by national authority" proceeds to say,
what every Investigator knows to be true, that
'this was among the considerations most d,oel
on by writers of the Federalist to recommend
the Constitution to the favor and confidence of
the people"
! POINTS RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
l. While acting in Louisiana Sheridan acts
on the territory and within the jurisdiction
Of one OF his sovereigns: he acts with her
powers; even the troops are to be used for her.
2 He is perjured if he exceed his powers,
for he is sworn, not only to protect and pre-
serve the States and their supreme law, but
not to exercise any power not delegated.
3. He is liable to civil suits for damages, if,
without authority, he invade private rights.
1. For criminal acts, he is subject to a
In its nature. We must provide for the Sher-
idans of the future.
). In acting 'outside of the Constitution
he has no warrant or protection. He comes
face to face with equal men. Having no
panoply he becomes subject to personal
punishment and vengeance ''Ayenge me of
mine adversary is mans stipulation in the
social compact. If society fail him-what
then?
6. In excesses or getting ''outside of the |
Constitution, he gets under the Lynch code;
and If he quit not his usurping habits, some
Western community will, sooner OR later,
match him by one of their bad habits, and tar
and feather him.
50 much for Sheridan and his perils.
In conclusion, | must say that the crisis
lustlfes the people of Louisiana black and
white, in demanding of the other States g.
compliance with their guaranty that Louis
lana shall be and act as a republic-a self
governing people in every sense 1t is their
obligation to rescue us from our enemy,
Grant, with arms if necessary. We want
Observation-Disclosures the right to do i
wrong, the right to make mistakes, the right 6
% have evils, and even the right to let them
emaln unremedied. If we roast and eat =
negroes. OF secede, or try to establish mon I
rchy, etc., etc, we are willing that the other :
states shall try to punish us, for the jts qen- I
inn justities it. Y
As long as Louisiana's Federal Constitution +
lands, and she and her members observe it, +
e rant no interference but what is provided for t
nd sworn to by Grant and all other officials. n
Nay, more, if Sheridan be Meir general, their C
nth is pledged that he shall not harm Lou h
'lana S integrity or restrain her freedom. n
For what he has done, the States through II
lelr agency, must court-martial him, and, W
he be found guilty, have him cashiered.
borrower, IN their Congress, they can but i'm IL
each Grant. l.
But II our freedom can not be restored by the a,
We should memorabilia France to :.
AXE good The solemn treaty s.ipulations in d,
II favor, that have, for years, been most u
.oss Y violated o.
And finally, as Grant, having failed to pro- k,
IKE war IN Louisiana to revive his party, g,
ms at Il foreign war for this purpose, which III
ay be with Spain about Cuba England M
'out Ireland or India; Russia about Poland: Ii,
Germany about the Rhenish provinces &C
II patriots OF both parties should protest to pe
e world that, while we insist on our rights m
ID honor, we wish that fair diplomacy shall, en-
possible, avert war, and that the next com tel
g Administration will exhaust reason before
oceeding to brute force. m,
| only speak for myself, as l belong to no m,
rty. l can but think such breaches of the w
cred covenant as we have suffered from. fo,
ould make casus beHi as New York and no
assachusetts would undoubtedly consider bo
sm. party "acting outside of the Con- sti
tuition y is only composed of enemies and he
Io WIZ Iollo"ln9 OF 1ools and knayes GU
mes when the people as organized shall be die
,arded as sovereign, and all governments
constitutions as their creations, and con- tb.
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