The enquirer southerner., 1875-01-15
Grant and Sheridan VS.. Holden and
Kirk.

0Idus d4Q D0ST1Qau VS.. S1olQeQ du
/ Kirk.
| Sheridan has ideas of his own
and he is not afraid to make then
known, at least in quarters wher
they will do most good. The little
long'armed barn>burner and bum
mer is not fortunate, however, il
being original. His programme ha
been tried before, and we are pleas
ed to say it failed.-Sheridan il
lust about four years too late if h,
desires patent for controlling the
white people of Southern Stat,
on the ground that he is the frs
inventor. If we remember Alright
and we think we do, Sheridan
schedule was promulgated and actec
upon in the State of North Caroli>
ma as far back as the year 1870
In North Caralina in 1870 the
thing was called the Shoffner Bill
in which, however, there was q
slight variation from the Sheridan
schedule. Before Holden began
| the Kirk war in North Carolina, he
did have the grace to ask the Leg
islature to give him the power to
declare a county to be in a state OF
insurrection, SO that he might pro-
claim martial law. And this hayino
been done, Governor Holden proce-
ded to organize Military Commits
sions to try and convict individuals
preliminary to their shooting by
drumhead court martial.
General Sheridan, it is true, sug-
gested at the beginning of his tele>
gram that an act of Congress be
passed, but became so impatient for
blood and slaughter ere he could
conclude his message he could not
refrain from telling his master
Grant, that if he would issue an Or
der declaring members of the
''White League" in Mississippi,
Arkapsas and Louisiana to be
''Banditti" that ''no further action
need be taken except that which
would devolve uf on him in other
words, that Sheridan would shoot
like dogs whomsoever Grant would
telegraph to be "Banditti !''
Holden's programme was beau
| tiful specimen of obedience to Law
and order and constitutional gov,
ernmeut, compared to that ot
Grant and Sheridan. But Holden
an6 Kirk broke down and so viii
Grant and Sheridan.
And pray what effect in law
would a proclamation from Grant
have if it were to declare the people
of Louisiana, Mississippi and Ar
kansas to be "Banditti ?" Would
that piece of paper with Grant
signature make men outlaws, whom
it would be lawful for every conner
to shoot down like wild beasts p
Can Sheridan or Grant or both Of
them together convert citizens into
convicts under sentence of death
and Federal soldiers into common
executioners, ready to ply their
trade on sight and at will? Yet
this is what Sheridan recommends.
He is ready "to stop" the people of
Louisiana, ready to try them before
military commissions, organized by
himself, and to shoot them like dogs
upon no other authority than that
Grant has declared them 'sBanditti"
What particular potecy, pray, per-
sonal or presidential, is there in the
word ''Banditti," that when pro-
nounced by Grant or by any other
man, shall give to Sheridan or to
any other man, the right to shoot
down citizens without judge or jury?
But if there be this magic in the
presidential utterance to transform
an untried citizen in the South into
a convicted outlaw whom any man
may put to death, what will destroy
its power in the North? With
Grant to cry out ''Banditti' upon
whomsoeyer he will, and Sheridan
to shoot them down, the end is nigh
at hand-and the end is slavery OF
independence. And yet Grant
own organ at Washington City, pub
lished right under his nose, pro.
claims that Grant and Sheridan are
in thorough accord on the Louisia
ma question
Can some men doubt any longer
what is Grants purpose
Now or never, is the time to de-
eide whether Grant or the civil gov
ernment shall be supreme in Amer
lea. And thank Heaven, we doub
not the decision. Kirk fed fugi'
tive from North Carolina. Holder
driven'from the highest Office in the
gift other people, is now the only
man in North Carolina incapable BY
special sentence, from holding al
office of honor, profit or trust in th'
State Let Sheridan beware les
like Kirk he be fugitive ere spring
time come; and let Grant bewar'
lest he lii ke Holden be a disgrace(
impeach hed and convicted criminal
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