Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-31

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tt-e Fevfse kfly EagH4 Re
t. ~ - fSferviewing The ni-,
~ laa6 oSShis Of side Of 4 va
= .s@ ts.iNA at u. following soa-'
~The Depou4 are the here kary.
Representatives u toe principle ofStates
Rigets-ahat principle which may in
deedee pushed<so extremes, but which
within proper limits is essential to the
existence Of the Republic"
He continues:
Generalization IL not to-day an idle
bug-bear. Enforcement acts which put
absolute powers. into the hands Of q
United States marshal, and enable him
To call upon the United States troops 10
carry out his orders, may be excused
- "war measures" but the Southern
communities cannot always be treated
as It they were in state Of war. BY
means Of Federal interference ffaudu-
lent elections have been carried out,
private rights have been outraged, and
entire States placed at the disposal Of
men compared with whom Boss Tweed,
Of New York, was q model Of integrity.
What Is to be said Of . system Of gov
eminent under which, Just before cleo
ton day, United States marshal des-
patches body Of cavalry into . num-
Der Of parishes with blank warrants Of
arrest, which they serve upon any citi-
zens who may be pointed out to them
BY LEGAL politicians As If this method
Of securing = majority were not enough,
the returns on the following day have
been largely made up of fictitious names.
II II were not for the fear entertained
BY the people that the victory of the
Democrats would be the signal for the
sscendency Of Southern influence in
the Government, the return of that
party to power would have taken place
long ago. For reverence for the fun.
damental principle Of the Government
the right Of States to govern them
selves-is not confined to the South, or
even to acknowledged members of the
Democratic party. II was disregarded
by the reconstructionists, but il must
be restored before the government can
be said to rest on its old foundations.
The London PaN.NaN Ga-etfe makes
the following comments on the Cincin-
natl and st. Louis nominations
"The Democratic party in the Uni
ted States have been wiser or more
fortunate than their political rivals
They have succeeded in making the
decision of the party Convention at
st. Louis correspond with the new and
strong movement of popular feeling
throughout the country that has broken
the omnipotent force Of General Grants
administration. And the broad fact re-
mains, that two Reform candidates were
put before the Democratic and Repub-
lican Conventions, that Mr.. Tilden was
acclaimed after brief struggle at ST.
Louis, and Mr.. Bristow was decisively
rejected at Cincinnati.
1.-The nomination of Mr.. Tilden,
though by no means foregone conclu-
sion, has been SO extremely probable
that all or nearly all of its political con-
sequences have been forecasted with
more or less accuracy. The Governor
Of New York has been chosen as the
champion Of hard money as against soft,
and as the antagonist OF Rings and the
ally OF Reform We do not doubt that
the leaders of the reforming movement
will fulfil their promises. and will vote
for Mr.. Tilden, and he ought to be cleo.
ted, for it seems scarcely possible that
Republican enthusiasm can be aroused
on behalf Of Mr. Hayes, in spite Of the
factious applause at Cincinnati"