The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-13
they ? They have General sheridan's Of

they =? They have General Sheridan's Of
fetal dispatches, the report Of the congress
slonal investigating comn,ittee--compoaed
Of two republicans and one democrat, the
letter of'Dibble the republican acting at
torncy general of Louisiana of the
few men of ability and courage on the re-
publican side," ~ the New York Times
has 1.-THE petition Of the conservative
legislature" as 1t is called, besides the gen.
eral and special kilograms of the daily
press. The "facts" must be contained In
these, and the fact Is so evident that Sec
retarics Fish and Bristow and Postmaster
General, of the Presidents cabinet, hest.
tate not to say that the interference was
illegal, unwarrantcd and arbitrary. They
base their opinion on ''facts" and knowl-
edge of the constitution and laws. Even
Secretary Robson, who has been credited
with being an extreme partisan, hesitatcs
to endorse The acts of the officers in New
Orleans-acts which the Boston Advertiser
characterizes as thigh handed tyranny
and says that Belknap's dispatch to Sher-
idan, endorsing his action, was transmitted
without his knowledge or consent. These
gentlemen arc in possession of oil the
"facts' about which 10 much is said, and
can form an intelligent opinion therefrom.
Are they, too. 10 be styled ''so-callc' re.
publicans 2"
Our readers already know Our opinion of
this "act of high handed tyranny" ard VIC
nee') mol express it again but We cannot
forloar from quoting the language of the
.ddoertiser, expressing, as il does, the true
view of the matter, and, as SUCH wc adopt
the language aud illustration as our own.
General Sheridan" it says Says the gov
crnor was requested to send military force
by ffty-two legaly-clcctcd members. If
he had been requested by every member,
he would have had no right to interfere
1t was a revolutionary act, and had moth
ing to rest upon but the extreme right of
revolution. There is in our bill of rights a
section providing that in the government
of this commonwealth the legislative de-
partmcnt shall never exercise the executive
and judicial powers, or either OF them !;
tie erecuttge SHAT neUcr ererciss tie (egisld-
tirc and .judioiol po,rers, or either ot' them !,
the judicial shall never exercise the legisla-
tive and executive powers, or either of
them 10 the end that it may be u
government OF laws and not of men Sup
pose portion Of our Legislature last We'd
nesday, finding the organization Of the
house taken possession Of ny another por-
ton, had gone over to the executive cham
Der and called upon the acting governor
for troops to enable them 10 recover their
ground, and Governor Talbot had placed at
their disposal United States soldiers enough
for the purpose. and SO rc-cnforced they
had driven their opponents from the state
house would not the spectacle Of such a
usurpation have stirred the blood of our
people as il was stirred in the olden time
when Gov. Hutchinson threatened to dis
solve their assemblies ?"
'This, We repeat again, is not political
question but in its political bearings ii is
of vital importance to the republican party
that it should be decided in accordance
with the unvarying traditions of the repub-
lie, to the end that this should be gov
eminent of laws and not of men,