The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-13
Another Civil war Threatened.

Mr.. GEORGES. boutwell,, lately GRANTS
Secretary Of the Treasury, and now
Senator from Massachusetts, in the course
of debate in the Senate the other day
used the following language:
"No, sir; II the people OF this country fail to
do their duty the Government is lost. II they
fail to overthrow the Democratic party by vote
80 overwhelming that there can be no excuse for
bribery, for falsehOod, for double returns. TINS
country a year from tins will tie Involved 10
another civil war Nothing but an overwhelm-
Ing vote Of the reople, from which there can be
no appeal by traitors, will save us from civil
war"
What does this mean What can be the
purpose of such q thrcati Who is to begin
the civil war which Mr. boutwell, all
nouncesi Is it the BELKNAPs, the ROBE
IONS, the BABcocKs, the SHEPHERDS, who
will set on foot this method of retaining
power after they have been beaten in the
election? Have they authorized Mr.. BOUT
WELL 10 speak IN this manner, ana is he
their mouthpiecei Are the people OF the
United States not to be free h choose in
accordance with the Constitution, in the
election of next November, such candi-
dates ms the majority OF them may APP
prove Or must they take men who will
be satisfactory to GRANT, BELKNAP, Rome
soN, BABcoCK, and boutwell,, under peu-
atty OF Il new civil war;
What else can be the Specification OF Mr..
BoUTwELL's menacel II the Democratic
party is not voted down by an Overwhelm-
Ing majority III November, he tells Us, this
rountry year from this Will be involved
jn another civil war; win the Democratic
party make this civil war; Not at ali, for
rs he tells US, the civil war will follow the
success of that party, and successful
party can have no occasion to appeal to
arms. II Is the unsuccessful, the defeated
party, which can alone expect or desire to
gam anything by such an appeal This
threatened civil war, then, Will be made
by the defeated Republicans, ana be made
simply because they are defeated. This IL
The whole sense and the only sense OF Mr..
BoUrwELL's declaration. He requires the
pcope to let the candidates of the Repub-
lican party he elected in November, or n
civil war will be commenced in March
next, immediately after the Inauguration
of II Democratic President.
Such is the programme put forth by one
OF the most conspicuous supporters OF
GRANT and Grantsm, and Of the whole in
descrioable system of fraud, corruption,
aud public plumber which GRANT and his
followers have fastened upon the country.
For these revolving features which the
government OF the United States displays
II the pr sent time, Mr.. BOUTWELL, il, ac.
'ordng TO the measure OF his ability, rs
much responsible rs any other man. He
las been In the Administration, and he
cit II 10 become member Of the Senate
IL.
Ibet, applaud, and Justify the enormitiel
that now surround u.s. But his threat OF {
ncw civil war Is foolish and contemplate
rho people will not be frightened by it
Even GRANT would not dare to resort Il
such n scheme. His last experiment in tina
me was when he sent troops to Louisiana
10 overthrow the government which tn,
people OF that State had elected, and to in
"all another IN its place which the peopl
n"u rejected ut ,he polls. It's an expert