The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-14
CANTON, OHIO, DECEMBER IA, 1876.
SHALL THE BAYONET TRIUMPH
OYER LIBERTY AND RIGHT.
The sword shall not forever sway,
The many moil in sorrow.
The powers Of hell, though strong to. da

The RIGHT shall rule tomorrow.


The many moil in sorrow:
The powers Of hell, though strong to-day,
The RIGHT shall rule tomorrow.
The spectacle in South Carolina is om-
inous. U. s. Grant as President, is Com
mander-in.C .Chiefof the Army of the Uni
ted States. A subordinate officer, Thos.
Fl. Ruger, sent the following letter to cit
izens of South Carolina, who wished to
enter the Hall of the House of Repre-.
sentatives. The House of Representa-
tives is public body, to the open ses-
sions of which every citizen has the right
of access in this land Gen. kuger, how
ever, orders certain citizens of that State
to keep out of that House, and stands
ready to enforce his order with the bay
onets of Federal troops. But read this
letter:
COLUMBIA. S. G., Dec. 8, 1879.
To the Hon. Z. A. Conner and othere:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoMMITTEE-I have
the honor to say, in reply to your inquir-
les based upon the resolution of which
you handed me copy yesterday, that
the United States troops in the State
House were placed there by my order,
for the purpose of executing such orders
as might be given, and in this Connec-
ton l would say, with reference to the
inquiries numbered six and seven, that
if your body should appear at the State
House for the purpose of entering the
hall of the House Of Representatives
and should be refused admission by those
having charge of the doors, and such per-
SOILS should apply to the officers in com
mand OF the troops at the State House
for assistance necessary to prevent your
entrance, the present orders to the off,
GERS would require them to render such
assistance.
am gentlemen, your ob't servant,
THOMAS H. RUGER.
Col. and Brevet Brig. Gen. command
ing Department of the South.
Never in this country was such a spec
tacle seen since the king of Great Brit
ain ruled this region. General Andrew
Jackson showed his obedience to law af-
ter the battle of New Orleans, by obey
ing the summons of a court of law, and
when fined $1,000, paid it in obedience
to the order Of that one Judge. He had
just gained great victory-had "fled
the measure of his country's glory" and
thereafter showed himself the true pat
riot and hero in submitting to the de-
cree of single Judge. 1t was the mai
esty of the LAW to which Gen, Jackson
submitted. We expect no such nobility
or magnanimity among the bad elements
of human corruption that rule and rob
and riot at Washington.
Were this Gen. Ruger the intelligent,
patriotic American citizen soldier he
ought to be, he would resign his position
rather than minion like, carry out the
behests Of drunken ignoramus and ty-
rant. He ought to know, and no doubt
does know, the Constitution and laws
and customs of his country, too well to
suppose he is acting in conformity to
them. The American soldier is the de-
fender of the Constitution and laws, and
the integrity of the country. One hun
dred years ago the Americans were fa-
miliar with the motto Resistance to
tyrants is obedience to God" The
American people this year expressed
themselves emphatically through the
ballot box by giving Samuel J. Tilden
100000 or more majority.