The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-13
The People Ral1viDg to Pre-
serve their Liberties.
Gov. Tilden sends a Ringing
Message to the Legislature.
Pennsylvania Denounces
Grants Usurpation.
Baltimore Sends up her
Voice for Constitutional
Liberty.
immense end Enthusiast;c
Meeting in New York.
The M McveInent not a Party
One.
It is an Uprising Of the Peo
pie to Defend Republican
and Constitutional
Government.
st. Louis Asks that the Con
stitufion be Respected.
Uncle San's Paper Mill
Dishonesty Conducted.

meggage to the legislature to-day on the
Louisiana matter, concluding as follows
New York, the first of the common-
wealths of the American Union in popula-
tion and resources, and in military power,
should declare her sentiments on this occa-
sion with distinctiveness, dignity and so'-
emn emphasis which will command the
thoughtful attention of congress, of her
sister states, and of the people of our whole
country. With the same unanimity with
which she replied with arms to the call of
the Union in the past conflict, she should
now address herself to the great and most
sacred duty of establishing civil liberty
and the personal rights of individuals, OF
restoring the ideas and habits of freedom.
and of reasserting the supremacy of civil
authority over military power throughout
| the republic.
In the senate resolution condemning
military interference in Louisiana was ta
| bled to await the report Of the COMPRESSION
al committee.
HARRISBURG, JAN 12.-The house to-
| day, by strict party vote-i02 Democrats
| to S5 Republicans-ado resolution
protesting against the helnous abuse OF
power committed by the President in Lou
isiana, commencing the forbearance Of tn
people of Louisiana. and expressing sym
pa,hy with the suffering people of thai
| state.
| BALTIMORE, Nd. Jan. II. - Bntl
branches OF the city council unanimously
adopted resolutions to night charac;erizinl
the military interference in Louisiana as al
arbitrary and unlawful exercise of power
threatening the existence OF republican in
| StltutiOns.
New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE indignation
meeting held in Cooper Institute onigh
tn denounce the outrages against the polit
ical rights of the people of l. 'uisiana. wa
one of the most remarkable events of thu
kind ever witnessed in this city in point O
numbers and enthusiasm. The doors wer,
opened half an hour befme the usual time
The rush was terrific, and at 7:l5 standin,
rnom could not be had in the great hall
The cC Infusion became uproarious shortl
before O'clock, the reporters at the side
of the stage having to beat Il retreat be
fire the overwhelming numbers ON eithe
flank.
Tie entrance of Mayor Wickham. and
crowd Of friends. was the signal for al
plause, which. soon became lost IN yells an
laughter at the men clambnring into .th
organ gallery. The platform was throng
ed 50 that there was barely room for lii
tie space around the chair. Mr.. Bryan
aud Peter Cooper were among the last t
arrive, and were heartily chnered.
August Belmont called the meeting t
order, and proposed Mayor Wickham a
chairman.
Mr. Wickham took the chair and sal
he had just been handed dispatch trol
: : our suffering brethren in the South, an
G he asked their attention to it.
4 Louisua sends gr 'etings tonight. Her peop
will not be goaded coufc with the Tn !,
States troops A committ.e Is pr, pairing "vidcn
TO relate the slanders of Sheridan. We rel upt
the moral support OF o sister states to restore
d American freemen their ri-ht of seli-governmer
The dispatch was signed by John NJ
Emery, governor, and other officials:
William Cullen Bryant then addresso
l, the meeting He said the President ha
u no right to intermeddle In the affairs of
state save in two cases !: First. to prote
the state from invasion, aud secondly, c
r, Applicant n of the legislature, or executi,
when the legislature cannot be convene
= tu protect the state against domestic vi
: lence The wrong done has no possib
y extenuation. regard this question sole
r as solemn question Of constitutional la'
5, No matter who desired the interference
n the military. it should not have been give
e but in the way of the Constitute
e Otherwise it is an act from which M ci
E zen has right to withhold his cnndeun
I'd tion. 1t must be rebuked the instant it
,s perpetrated. The evil must be crushs
i in it's Infancy while its bones ere yet
ID gristle, aud before it becomes turmidab
3, q as precedent These practices. whit
ri Contemplate the suujection of local p.'liti
b, to the federal authorities by the exerci
ID. of the military power, must be denounce
AT must be stopped, and must be broken
se forever.
= A list of vice presidents was then rea
4, among whum were VIM. E. d ,dge, Whit
law Reid, Simon Sterne, Peter Coopt
Wm. Cullen Bryant, Charles OCunt
> and about seventy others.
! 4 long series nt resolutions was re
denounring the interference of military
state affairs, and candemning the d
patches of Gen. Sheridan. L,ui a
II long continued applause followed ca
= clause which denounced the military d
8 thurltle< in the state OF L. ul>lana.
Mr.. " ickham put the q,lstlhn on {
> ad 'pti noi tue res 'inti ms as rrad.and til
were carried anil the laudest uproar IA
@ perfect st'ruI uI ayes
i! he il IL. " ll.lan II. Evarts, the ne
speaker, wa- received with cheers.
>, said the sole Intervention OF fed raj
eb- thorlry within the pr vince ot state auth
re- lty Is tu suppress Violence, and that ntf
= even it shall not assume except when in
"s ed toy the legislature nt the state. And
DO casual c.'udltl,n where the Legislature
B.. not in session can the governor repres