The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-01
Loulslana.

luIt SVnuushVe auu 'uVtuuEut1 uPP'Viu
Of your course.
Nv. w. BELRSAP, Sec. liar"
This was the telegram sent 10 Gen.
eral Sheridan at New Orleans, after lie
had written a letter desiring to have a
good portion of tho citizens Of Missi..
sippl declared bandili and outlaws,
aud asking for power to Try them by u
court martial; and had not the yari.
Gus States, by their Governors. Lrgis-
lsturcs, the press and the people, spOE.
Gu with one voice, saying, "HOld!
touch not single hair Of On American
citizen until he is tried by his peers.
the demon ofblOod would hayo flooded
slissis ippi with gore. Can It bo true
that President Grant aud his Cabinet
would have turned loose the would be
Dictator Sheridan upon the dcienceless
citizens OF Now Orleans? W. w.
Belknap, Secretary of War, so states
itin bis dispatch.
Speaking upon this subject, the
IHesiem Chrisiian Adrocotc Of Janua.
~ 10, says: But to declare the White
League banditti aud Try them by a
Court Martial is an Unconstitutional
and uuhcard Of expcdicnt, Judged
from tue standpoint Of an energetic
and inpulaiy; soldier, this might seem
to DO tho easiest and most c6eetirs
method Of quoting matters, but Il is
contrary to tho spirit Of our FREQ inslit.
utions, aud will not be entertained for
moment at the North"
Tho outrage Of marching armed
troops in tie Legislative balls and dis
persing tho Legislature was unheard oI
in tue United States, until General
Sheridan took bis pleasure trip"
lie has felt the lash Of an indignant
Republic, bestowed 50 freely by both
parties, ihal lie as well as Grant will
not soon forget the castigation SO well
iueritrd. We quote again from the
ChriAidn Advocate;
.The interference Of tho Federal
troops In the orraniration Of tho Lsris.
la,urG is q matter that mus, cause grave
anxiety 10 every thoughtful citizon.
The Constitution provides that each
State i maintaining ils own indepcnd.
cut Government. and guarantees pro.
lection against domestic violence ia u
proper reoui.ition from lilo Governor
In Ibis instance h wusa Lasiy and III
alrisetl exercise Of authority. No
ARM Officer over performed such nm
net IN Tho history Of tho country be.
fore. IL establishes a nrccedept That
NAV be followed IL more innortapt q.
sos' and misht eyontuslly c.,,so tbo do.
sttuclion Of our RrnuIlicsn syS,em.
Ibis danger seems 10 he rsaliysd by
tho more moderate neonls Mt Tho Nortb'
and protests aeaipst Ms act have been
entered by tLs publio nre,,. bv State
Lerislltufes and C,oyernors. and bv
pu6lie meetings ofoitizens "
We have ouoted freely from Nh,
Clyiaion ldreco,s ffop, Tho fact fiat
i. il No, n nolit;r,l n,n"r and n.
thonth no,ibsFS in he y;sss IL r;rss
n weiI.msrited rebpto IN hi. eiFs1. IN
stab Tho Renublio IN i,s vcry VIAL.
A Csmr,i,tso wss a,,oi;',sd bv Tho
sesotS oftio Initial S,po". NJ ntocseS
toI,opi,;sns md inyc,t;cs,s ,bs cause
oflbe,o dj.tnrbsncs, Sfts, an inyo..
tication ,hsy made their renor. and
from Il wa osotS.
"Tbov ato constrained 10 saw .l,e
action al tho I,osril IN tl,o rs;sslioo Of
retarns in tbo pari,b Of nslide,, and
piyipr ,oats for tl,at parish n lenub.
iieap eandidatos. was arbitrary. and
wiIbout warrant Of law. and IN our
npinion illesal And tbis arbitratv.
usiust and iiIeral action alone nteycnt.
I'lhe return liz lilo l,oartl Of Tho ma.
iorlly Of lilo Conservative members Of
iho lower House. No e,ucfal intimi.
dallon Of Republican votes was cstab.
lisLed. No Culored man was produced