The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-01-14
Four Governors Protestin Their
Messages.
Federal En'rOaChmGntS Upon Rights Of
States Condemned.
Louisiana a Precedent forSimi-
lar Action in Other States.
INDIGNATION MEETING I'M
NEW YORK CALLED.

COLUMBUS, January 7.-Governor Al
len has just sent the following message to
the General Assembly, which was refer
red to the Committee on Federal Rela-
tions;
TO the General assembly!
desire to call your attention to the
grave circumstances of the interference
of Federal troops in the organization and
proceedings Of the Legislature Of 81 ter
State. If the reported action of the mill
tary, in unseating PERSONS clai.. ing TO be
members Of the Louisiana Legislature
and giving their places to persons con-
testing the same is true, and is legal and
proper here, it seems to me to be the
duty of the representatives Of the people
of this State at once enter a vigorous
protest against the action that may be
made preCeden at some further time
for the overthrow 0, the civil government
here. If there is a law warranting the
settling of contested election cases in the
State Legislature by the use of Federal
troops, then, in my judgement, you
should request its immediate repeal. If
there is no law for it, then your i" dig
nant protest should be hea at Washing
ton, insisting upon such action by Con-
gress as will prevent. in future such fla
grant outrage against civil liberty.
PROTEST BY THE GovERNMENTssoF MAssA-
CHUsETTs
Boston, January Gov. CASTOR, in
his message. strongly prom ,unced aginst
the "ncroachment of Federal power in
the rights States, and urges the return to
amicable relations as the only guarantee
for the peace and prosperity of the nation
at large.
THE GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE ALSO PROTESTS
NASHVILLE, January Gov. Brown, at
the conclusion of his message saws: Per-
NIT me express my congratulation
that, unlike the legislative assembly of
one of on sister States, you have been
allowed to assemb e peaceably and to
to pertet yor organization without intim-
idation. No military force surrounds
your Capitol or drives from their right
full seats the Represe ta ives OF the peo-
pie. The edicU of petty tyrant does not
here avail to disperse the States Legisla-
ture. Yet your immunity from such out
rage is just now made the morce con-
spicuous by the spectacle of Louisiana.
Tramped under foot rnd desecrated of
her liberties, we may credit repoIts that
re.ch us through the daily press press
and which seem to have the sanction of
official authority-the power of the ma
tional government, through its military
arm being used for the subversion of all
liberties the people of Louisiana have
right to hold dear. Possibly it is not in
your power to do more than to interpose
solemn and earnest protest against this
glaring crime, yet if this be all that the
representative of SO valorous State as
Tennessee may do, | trust that your pro-
test may be made with such emphasis
and earnestness as to arrest the attention
of every patriotic citizen in this repub-
tic, awaken lhe people everywhere to
sense of the danger that threatens our
constitutional liberties.
THE MISSOURI GOVERNOR NOT BEHIND HIS
CONTEMPORARIES.
ST. LOUIS, January 7.-Touching Lou
isiana affairs, Governor Woodson in his
message to TIE Legislature, takes strong
ground against the Kellogg government
and Federal interference, and urges the
Legislature to adopt resolutions express
sive of the feelings and indignation felt
by Missouri at the policy pursued by the
President and Radical party.