The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-23
PLAIN WORDS.
What Two Gallant ExsPederal Sol.
diers Say OF the Proclamation.

Vhat AWo siaI3ant EEsRederal Sole
diers Say OF the Proclamation.
Speaking of the Presidents proclama-
tion, yesterday, General james McQuade,
; who served with distinction iu tho late
war, said: General Frank Blair was a
prophet when lie said that If Grant once
got into the White House he would not
get out again, and that he would not
hesitate to use .he army and navy of the
gaited States to pcrpetuate his authority.
There. is not tho slightest doubt that
Louisiana and Florida have gone Demo-
cratic by decisive majorities, and tho
troops have been sent down there to up-
hold the Louisiana Returning Bos.I and
the Rnard Of Caiiyassets in Florida in
carrying ont the intended fraud of giving
their electoral vote to the Republicans.
Now, if Louisiana and Florida had
squnrely gone Republican, with the can
wasting power in their own hands, no
troops would have been sent. It is a
u very significant fact tha. there has been
no change in the Republican situation
since Wednesday morning. As soon as
Zach Chandler and his confedera!cs
found that Alr. Tilden had 1874 votes sure,
lacking only one of .naiority, they pro-
claimed that all the doubtful States. lin.
cluding Louisiana and Florida (the two
latter States have never been doubtful
for Mr. Tilden,) had gone for Hayes
This claim, which they mnde on Wednes.
day morning, when they had not single
return from these States, WAS simply q
cover to gross outrage which they then
concocted, aud are now endeavOring to
consi,Limate with the aid of the army.
But" continued the General, with
strong emphasis, "thcre is one thing
which has not entered into the calcula-
tion of these gentlemen, and that is that
the soldiers OF the army are Democrats,
and may not permit themselves to be
made the tools for maintaining despotic
power in this country. Let it be..rernem-
bcrcd that during the French revolution
the troops fraternized with the people,
and, notwithstanding that obedience is
the first duty of a soldier, it is not impos-
siblc that the troops now, instead Of nj
lowing themselves to be made the nstru.
ments of defrauding the people of their
choice for President, may become power
to confirm that choice. Of course / do
not mean to convey that the soldiers will
disobcy their officers, but they are getting
tired of being used as mercenaries to fur.
ther the ends of dishonorable politicians.
There is q point at which endurance
ceases to be L virtue, and even the dis
cipline Of suldier may not be strong
enough to withstand the strain put upon
it by disreputablc men. This sending of
troops, not only to control elections, but
to MD in defrauding the people by pro-
tecting false count after the votes have
been cast, is n sad commentary upon our
Republican institutions. It may be pos
sible that the majority Of 100000 free
Americans who have voted for Mr.. Tilden
may submit TO the outrage, but l very
much doubt it. l am sure the people OF
England would not submit 10 it, and
am positive that the p ople of the grea,
United States OF America ought not, and
will not.
II do not think there has been so much
popular excitement since the days of186l
and he!!ere the feelings that prompted
the young men of this country to take up
| arms for Inc maintenance of the Union
would animate them to make some,effec.
tice protest against this arbitrary act oil
he party in power, which seeks to per-
!. ..tuate itself by gross violation of the
ndamental principle of Republican
form of government, which declares thu
the majority should rule. The Republ:
can party claims that it is justified ir
resorting TO keep those it calls the
"rebels" out of power. If the end justi
fled the means in any case, it cannot Ger
tainly be set up in this, for, 80 far from
putting the rebels in power, the States OF
the North which furnished the great bulk
of troops for the Union army have given
large majorities for Tilden and Hendricks
believe that the people Of the North
| i Iofo Gl
tempt at fraud shall not succeed. Fol
my own part am not surprised ut the
action of the Office holders, for l antici
uttered ut q meeting held few evening.
previous to the election. Now, if ma
jority Of the Presidential electors shall bt
chosen in Mr.. Tilden's favor, in the word,
of the great Democrat, Andrew Jackson
by the eternal, we'll put him in The
Presidential chair"
Col. Frederick A. Conkling, who alse
serYcd il Tho Fedora! army during I'll;
civil war, was very outspoken in regaro
to the proclamation. "rhere Isl" sale
Col. Conkling, ian analogy between
Grant and LOWS Napoleon, who alway!
appealed to the votes of the people, bu
took care to surround the polls with sol
diers. 1t was in this way he general,
carried his plebiscites We have suffered
the same degradation Of public morals
the same perversions of the powers o
government, and the same embezzlemcnt!
and misappropriation OF the public reve
nues that marked the history Of Franc.
under the Third Napoleon, aud this prcc
lamation would seem TO indicate tina
Grant is prepared to erect the same mill
tary despotism in this country which ex
listed in France before the overthrow o
the lower empire"
I The reporter asked Mr.. Conkling if h,
thought this serious business.
II have once marched at tho head o
regiment which raised myself and a
my own expense, to defend the Capital,
was the reply, "and feel at this momen
as if ought to raise another regiment 70
the defense of constitutional liberty il
:.iis colntry."-Ncw York World.
4 A LECTURE ON SCoLDING.- Scoldin,