The daily gazette., 1876-12-05
Grant "Bu!ldozing" aLegis-
atllre,


quences of their recent violations of law
by putting the blame on General Ruger,
But unfortunately the records forbids any
such sneaking advices. Here is the text
of Grants original mandate.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 26 1876.
zen , Themes II; R'Y'r, or Cotonel II. NJ.
THE following has been received from the
President:
EXECUTIVE MANSION Nov. 26, 1876.
"IIOn j. d. CunlerOll Secretary of War.
"SIR: III. ID. Chamberlain Is nowuGover-
nor of the State of South Carolina beyond
any controversy and remains so until
new Governor shall be duly and legally in
augurated under the Constitution. The Gov
ernment has been called upon TO aid with
the military and naval forces of the United
States to maintain republican government
In the State against resistance too formid-
able to be overcome by the State authori-
ties. You are directed therefore to sustain
Governor Chamberlain in his authority
directed. u. =. GRANT,
"In obeying these instruction you will
ddrise With the GOutrnOr, and dispose your
troops in such manner as may be deemed
best, in order to carry out the spirit of the
above opder of the President. Acknowledge
receity.~
u. d. CAMERON Secretary of War"
Here we have President Grant formally
declarg in that the Government has been
called upon" BY whom? He is careful
not to say, for investigation it will prob
ably turn out that the President was not
regularly, and formally, called upon by
anybody. But called upon to do what?
Quell and insurrection, or suppress do
mestc violence actually existing? Not at
all. What then .'To maintain republic
can government Who has empowered
the President TO do that Congress has
not; the Constitution has not. The latter
says that ':thc United States (not the
PresidenDs shall guarantee ''to every
estate in this Union republican form of
government, and shall protect each of
'.them against invasion: and on applica-
'.tion of the Legislature, or of the Execu-
''tive (when the Legislature cannot be
''convened), against domestic violence.
The order even misquotes the Consttu-
ton, but that is of little consequence in
these days, for it is the order which is the
main thing. and the order reads:
You are dire cted, therefore, to sustain
Governor Chamberlain in the authority
against domestic violence, until otherwise
directed:
To which Cameron adds:
You will advise with the Governor, and
dispose your troops in such manner as may
/ be deemed best in order to carry out the
spirit of the above order"
Ruger was thus commanded, first, to
''slistain" Chamberlain; next,to "advise"
with Chamberlain, and finally, to so place
the soldiers, after such advice, as to best
execute not the letter but the 'spirit" Of
the order.
What authority had Chamberlain over
the admission of members into the Legis-
lativc chamber? No more than he had to
murder Hampton, and would Ruger have
protected Chamberlain in the commission
of that crime against "domestic violence"
Most old-fashioned, law-abidipg people
would say that Ruger had better protect
the assailed instead of the assailant; the
Legislature rather than Chamberlain
Grants order was based on a miserable
fraud, cheat and lie, and we are sorry to
be obliged to say that he must have
known this when he issued it.
And now, what of Rugcr's rcpot to
Sherman? He begins by saying;
Il have carefully abstained from Interior
cnce with the orga ilation of the House
from the first"
Who, then, did interfere, and by whose
order,
ION the application of the Governor and
nv own belief of the necessity therefore for
the preservation of the peace, l placed
troops in the State House. but not in the
rooms of assembly of either of the Houses
on the day cf meeting. 1t came about that,
for n time soldiers were placed on either
side of the door OF entrance to the Hall OF
Representatives, under the following cir
cumstanceS:'
The soldiers were made doorkeeperS,
and did interfere. $ 1t came about is
Ruger's convenient phrase. How did
come about?
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