Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-30

The New lo:k Journa! Of Commerce says,
10 reference 10 the late proceedings 10 South
Carolina
MEN whom the highest legal authority IN
the State had declares! entitled to seats in the
Legislature we're rcpelIcd from the door of the
Representatives, nall by Federal soldiers. The
torbearance and self control OF the democratic
citizens OF South Carolina, under the most az
graya:iBe circumstances constitute the enc0ur-
aeipg feature vi . situation otherwise gloomy
in the CREME. President Grant and Judge
Bond may tramGle for a time on the special
liberties Of South Carolina, but the time Is
past wien their operations there, be they never
50 thorough, can have auy effect to protract the
hold OF the present combination on the powers
Of the federal government. And corruption
aud oppression, once di5lodged at Washington,
must abdicate in South Carolina az they have
10 other States.
The New York Herald says says:
"Whatevcr there may be Ct shame or re-
proach connected with the extraordinary pro.
ceedings at Columbia does not lie at The door
of Wade Hampton and his supporters. We
doubt if the citizens Of New York or Massa'
chusetts would have gone through a similar
trial with equal credit. II, in a contested elec.
ton, when both parties claimed tho Legislature
Of this State, ieaeral troops had been stationed
at Albany; If the soldiers bad taken possession
of the State House at midnight preceding the
day whom the Legislature is required to meet !;
if they had barred the entrance Of members
claimed to have been elected by one political
party; if they had thus given the organization
of the Legislature to 3 party which had to strain
the law to give it The false appearance OF q quo
rum, we doubt if the citizens OF New York
would have been rs patient, as forebearlng, as
selC-contro!led as the citizens Of South Caro-
lima showed themselves to be Tuesday when
federal bayoncts hcdged the passage to the
legislative hall against persons who had at
least q colorado claim to take part in the pro-
ceeaiogs. If the law is such as Gen. Grant has
described it he has clearly made himself liable
to impeachment by this new interference with
q State Legislature. Unfortunately for him
the impcaching power is now Ia the hands of
his enemies, aud there is no reason why they
should not exercise it. We presume the first
business of the House of Representatives, when
it assemblies next week, will be to vote his i'm.
parchment and appoint q committee to draw up
the articles. 1t will easily be made to appear
that President Grant has not only violated the
constitution, but sinncd against knowledge. The
The passage We have quoted from his message
leaves him without excuse
The Tribune says:
1--WE have grave doubts as to the right Of
the United States Circuit Judge to review the
case, or to interfere with the sentence of the
State Court. Judge Bond has not the repu-
tation for cautious and judicial temper which
we should most desire 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 inter
ference in this affair of purely State concern.
The duty of tho hour is, Hands off, Let the
roops preserve order, aud aid the constituted