South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-12-08
ThelPress on the South Carroll
ma Outrage.

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Tho New York Heruhi conor.tul.,..
the country that the exciting day at Co.
Inmbis. 5. C.. passed without any breacl,
OF the peace, and declarss that whatey.
er there nay DO OF shame or rcproach
connected with the extraordinary pro.
ceedings these do not lie at the door OF
Wade Hampton and his supporters. IL
says the credit for preserving the peace
is due to Gen. Hampton, and expresses
The opinion that 10 hal only 70 liz .
finger. be had Only 10 signify The slight.
eat assent and the State House would
have been sescued from the federal sol.
dicrs, and his supporter could have
controlled the organization or tho Leg.
ialaaure.
Tho Herald then enters into a dis.
,eussioa OF The unoopst itutionality ofths
use OF troops. with Il admitted by the
President in his special message rJan.
uary. 1875, in which he claimed that
the outrage in Louisiana was on account
of mistake OF orders by the military.
and holding that therefore he should
have avoided the repetition in South
Carolina, concludes as follows:
IF the law is such as he described Il
he has clearly made himself liable to
impeachment by this new interference
with State Legislature. Unfortunate.
ly for him the ilnpeaching power is now
IN the hands OF his enemies. and there is
no reason why they should not exercise
1t. We presume the first business OF
the House Of Representatives, when il
assemblies next week, will he to vote his
impeachment and appoint committee
70 draw up the articles. 1t will easily
oe made to appear that President Grant
has not only violated the constitution,
but sinned against knowledge. The
passage We have quoted from his mes.
sage leaves hum without excuse"
The New York Tribune says the news
from South Carolina is deplorable, and
after summing up the proceedings. adds:
ut seems probable that the court OF
Chief Justice Moses has usurped power
even more unscrupulously than did the
drunken Durell, two years ago, in New
Orleans. On the other hand. we have
grave doubt as to the right Of the Unit
ed States circuit judge TO review the
case, or to Interfere with the sentence
OF the State court. Judge Bond has
not the reputation for cautious and ju-
dicial temper which we should most de-
sire in any United States officer coming
forward To add to the present confusion
OF authority. We earnestly hope that
the President will tolerate no federal
Interference in this affair Of purely State
concern. The duty OF tho hour is, Hands
of. Let the troops preserve order, and
aid the constituted authorities in pre-.
venting domestic violence. Beyond
that they should not lift finger. This
matter oftwo Legislatures and two Gov
ernors is the business of South Carroll.
ma. let South Carolina set le it"
The Tribune is rather late in deprcca-
ting the use OF troops i'm South Carroll.
ma. 1t should have spoken out when
the plan was foreshadowed, and not
waited until the State. house was made
a military garrison, and the legally c.
lected representatives Of tho people
were excluded from the legislative halls
By military interference.
The New York Eeeain9 Post says:
1--WE protest against this proceeding,
not only in the name of liberty and Jus.
tice, but in behalf Of the republican par.
ty, whose COOL name and worthy record
are brought in question by this resort TO
military force in n question purely po-
litical. Here is already Incorporated
into the history Of our republic prece-
dent OF rs arbitrary nature rs the net
OF Cromwell when he turned the British
Parliament out OF doors. Even the cx.
cusc that disturbance and bloodshcd
were dreaded. and an insurrection so
formidable that Gov. Chamberlain would
lack the means to quell il, does not APP
pear to have been made. The usurDa-
ton is not masked with any plausible
pretext; IL sweeps away every restraint
OF usage and precedent and law. and
substitutes simple force for the quiet
formalities Of ordinary legislation. The
republican party is not powerful enough
in comparison with the opposition 20
sustain the responsibility Of such mea-
sures, and II becomes every member Of
It who desires it's predominance and its
usefulness TO disciaim all part IN such
proceedings"
The New York agI II Commerce
says:
president Grant Judge Fond
may tramplc for a timc on the special
liberties OF South Carolina. but the time
Is past when their operations there. bc
they never so thorough. can have any
effect TO protract the bold ofthc y escnt
combination on the powers OF the federal
government. And corruption and Oh.
preston, once dislodged At Washington.
must abdicate in South Carolina a. they
have in other States"
SENATOR GORDON TO SIN. EyAErs.
Senator John y. Gordon. of Georgia
Who Is now in Columbia. :. C.. mattel.