The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-20
MENACING.
GEO. 8. uDUTwEL. IN THE SENATE.
He Threatens the Co"ntry with Another
Civll War.
Now York Sunt

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Mr. George s. Boutwell,. lately Grant's
Secretary OF the Treasury, and now q
Senator from Massachusetts, in the
course of debate in the Senate the
other day used the following language
mo, sir If the people of this country
fail to do their duty the Government is
lost. If they fail to overthrow the Dem.
oeratic party by u vote so overwhelming
that there can be no excuse for bribery,
for falsehood. for double returns, this
country n year from this will be involved
in another civil war. Nothing but an
overwhelming vote of the people. from
which there can be no appeal by trait
ors, will save US from ciyal war"
What does this mean? What can be
the purpose Of such a threat? Who Is
to begin the civil war which Mr.. Bout
we'll announces 2 Is it the Belknaps,
tho Kobesons, the Babcocks, tho Shep-
herds, who will set on foot this method
Of retaining power after they have been
beaten in the election2 Have they au-
tborized Mr.. Boutwell, to speak i'm this
manner, and is he their mouthpiece 2
Are the people Of the United States not
to be free to choose in accordance with
the Constitution. in the election Of next
Novem ber, such candidates as the ma.
jolity Of them may approve Or must
they take men who will be satisfactory
to Grnnt. Belknap, Robeson, BabcooE,
and Bout we'll, under penalty OF new
civil WARP
What else can be the Specification Of
Mr.. Boutwell's menace? Ii the Demo
cratic party is not voted down by an
overwhelming minority in November,
he tells us. this country % year from
this will be involved in another civil
war. Will the Democratic party make
this civil war? Not at all, for, as he
tells us. the civil war will follow the
success OF that party, and successful
party can have no occasion to appeal TO
arms. 1t is the unsuccessful, the de-
featcd party, which can alone expect or
desire to gain anything by such an ap-
peal This threatened civil war, then,
will be made by the defeated Republic
cans, and be made simply because they
are defeated. This is tho whole sense
and tho only sense Of Mr.. Boutwell's
declaration. He requires the people to
let the candidates Of the Republican
party be elected In November. or q civil
war will be commenced in March next,
Immediately after he Inauguration OF u
Democratic President.
Such is the programme put forth by
one OF the most conspicuous supporters
Of Grant and Grautisn, ana Of the whole
indescribable system Of fraud, corrup-
and his followers have fastened upon
the country. For these revolving fea-
lures which the Government OF the
United States displays at the present
time, Mr.. Boutwell, is, according 10 the
measure Of his ability, as much respon-
sible rs any other man. He has teen
in the Administration, and he left IL to
become q member of the Senate. From
the first he has done nothing
but aid, abet, applaud and JUS
tify the enormities that now
surround u.s. But his threat OF a
new civil war Is foolish and contempti-
BILE. The people will not he frightened
| by it. Even Grant would not dare to re-
sort to such scheme. His last expert
ment in that line was when he sent
/ troops to Louisiana to overthrow the
government which the people OF that
State had elected, and to install another
in its place which the people had re-
| jected at the polls 1t Is an experiment
he will not repeat, and that Boutwell,
alone will not attempt The Reform
| President who will be elected in Novem-
ber, will be peacefully inaugurated In
March, and will carry through the work
Of reform without any effort at new
1 rebellion