Wilmington journal., 1876-08-25
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FEDEwAL;I NrERF FEr EN- GE.
There is a widespread belief that
large plumber people in the South
have holy horror of coming in col
lision with the Federal Government.
Acting upon this belief the Radical
party has constantly sought to create
the impression that itself and the gov
ernment are one and inseparable. ana .
to inculcate the doctrine that resist
ance to Radicalism is treason to the
Union. It is for this reason that Fed
eral troops and Federal officials of
every grade, kind and color, have been
made so prominent In the furthesance
of partizan schemes and the execution
of partizan mandates.
;. Nor has this g, widespread belief
grown up without foundation for its
existence especially in North Carolina.
Time was indeed when a threat of
Federal interference was 10 vain
threat. But thaifk God that time has
passed Tt is no longer possible to re-
duce State to territorial condition.
Mr.. GRAFT may threaten us with Fed
erai troops, he may even send them
among us, but what if he does He
no longer dares to use those troops
except in aid of the civil law. The
power to proclaim martial law has
passed from him, and forever. SO
long as they act in subordinatlon to
the civil authorities. we care not how
many t,oops he may send among u.s.
Not proposing to violate any law.
we fear not. Grant dares not to lift
his finger in a single Southern
save in execution of the civil law, for
if te sho,lld do so it would at once
fix the political status of all the doubt
full Northern States in our favor; so
that there would be more lost than
gained by the maneuvre. lntlmlda-
tion thisyear will not proceed to actual
violence but will seek to attain it's end
by creating the impression that it aDiH
resort to desperate measures and thus
work upon the fears of our people.
Nor is the fear of doing damage IN
the Northern Statas the only reason
that will prevent actual interference.
By no possibility can the present Con-
| press with it's Democratic House of
Representatives, be gotten rid of until
| after the counting Of the electoral vote
shall be had. Ii frand or force shall
be used the House will promptly throw
out the vote of any State affected by it.
If "a sufficient number shall be thrown
out to prevent an election by the pop
ular vote, the duty of choosing Pres
ident will devolve. under the Contitu
tion, upon the present Democratic
House of Representatives. With this
Democratic House in reserve. not even
the Radical party will dare to resort
to actual violence. That is plain.
| But suppose Federal troop do come
among us; what shall We DO then
Why then. we shall do just not ling AT
all except attend to our own business
and go on with renewed zeal in oul
efforts to bring about a thorough Orr
ganization Of the Democratic party III
order to insure the election of Tilden
and Vance. We have had Federal
troops in Moth Carolina in many
places, and yet there was neither COLI.
sion nor any danger of one. It is 6
mistake to suppose they are actuated
by any feeling of hostility to our peo
Pile except in rare instances. Since the
war, Federal troops have been station
ed in Sampson, in Wake, in Orange
in Alamance, in Caswell, in Burke anC
in various other places, and have lived
in happy accord with our people
Thank God, the time has come wher
we can laugh to acorn such empty
threats as those Grant has made an6
doubtless will continue. to make in be.
half of the Radical party. There is a
last, one power mightier than he in this
American land of ours, and that power
is the law whose majesty even GRAM
must henceforth respect.
We have made All immense stride
forward since 1872. Then we had NJ
Democratic House of Representatives
with power of investigation and power
of impeachment. Then Force bills
had not been declared to be contrary
to the Constitution of the country
Martial law was then a favorite arc
frequent political weapon; Ku Kin,
prosecutions, whiskey prosecution
and tobacco. prosecutions were thing.
of hourly occurrence. But now that ii
all changed.
Nor must it be forgotten that whe1
Mr.. Tilden shall be elected Presi den
every marshal and deputy marshal
and every United States Commissions
who has prostituted his Office to parti
zan purposes will straightway be re
moved and law-obeying men put il
their places. There is no room fo
fear we care not how many troop
may come, they will be kindly greeted
and civilly treated. Thank God tn,
day of intimidation has passed. Mr.
Grant dares not to use the troops ex
cept to sustain the officers of the civi
law. The old dog is harmless, hi
teeth are all gone!
Radical newspapers may assail tn,
Democratic House as much as the,
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