The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-10-25
HHITHER az WE G0LNG,

Elsewhere we publish an order issued
on the17th by the Secretary of War.
This order, when obeyed, will make al
most military camp out of one of the
States.
1t is issued upon the pretense that the
Democratic party in South Carolina is
becoming SO riotous and abusive to the
colored men of the State, that the civil
authorities have not power to preserve
order.
THIS PRETENsE Is FALSE, AND KNOWN
To BE FALSE BY ULYSSES s. GRANT AND
HIS SECRETARY OF WAR. It is known
to be false by the Republican leaders all
over this country
1t can be shown by abundant proof
that in a great many instances, Republi-
cans, black and white, in that State,
have recently been guilty of bringing
about collissionsand causing blood-sled.
But according to our reading, there is
no single we'll authenticated instance in
which Democrats, black or white, have
been the aggressors. Yet according to
our dispatches, for more than a week,
the troops have been busy arresting
Democrats.
These are the facts. No well inform
ed man, be he Republican or Democrat,
but what knows this is fragrant viola
ton of the Constitution. Every man
who has read the history of the tyrants
who have cursed the world, knows that
this is the road in which tyrant and an
enemy to human liberty travels.
We all must know that this action of
the authorities at Washington, has the
endorsement not only of Grants cabinet,
but of the leaders of his party.
How far, then, are we upon the road
that leads to Imperialism in this country?
If Grant has the authority to put
South Carolina under military rule, he
has the authority to put New York un-
der military rule.
If he has the authority to use the Reg
ular Army for this purpose, he has the
authority to call out 10, 900, 100000, l.
600, 900 volunteers and use them in the
same way, for the same purpose.
If he has the right to cause the arrest
of private citizen who has not been
regularly charged with crime by a Grand
Jury, (and this he has DONE he has just
the same right to cause the arrest of
Gov. Chamberlain, Gov. Porter, Gov
Tilden.
The party leaders who will uphold
him in what he is doing and what he
has done, will uphold him in what he
may yet do in the same direction and
for the same purpose.
We have then got to this point on the
road: That the LEADERS, of one of the great
parties in the country are ready to back
the tyrant in usurping military control
of the country. No tyrant ever did
more.
Will the masses of that party go with
their leaders in this endorsement of
Grant 4?
If they will, we have in this country
form Of Government.
The other party is in favor of one
man power-of Imperialism.
We call upon the masses of the Re-
publican party to stop right here, and
now, and ponder and reflect No tyrant
that ever cursed the earth began his ty-
ranny more flagrantly than Grant has
begun his. He denies, and his minions
deny, that he has any ASPIRATIONS to an
American throne.
No rf
cept through concealment and denial of
his intentions.
Already the leaders of the Republican
party, are confessing that Hayes is a
failure. They have tried confessedly |
"the bloody-shirt" and have failed to
win.
1t is now freely and frequently stated |
in the public journals, that Chandler
and his coadjutors are seriously contem-
plating taking Hayes from the track and
putting Grant on.
Cameron's order contains threat to
call out the militia! What does this all
mean
If we were not so near great Demo
cratic victory we would look for and |
expect one of two things-imperialism
with Grant, as Emperor, quietly acqui-
esced in-or, to bloody internecine
war.
This plot of Grant and Chamberlain
is too poorly planned; it is too thinly
yelled. The people who yet love iber
ty, as mass, cannot fail to see it, and
will give Tilden such a majority two.
weeks from to-day, as will convince Mr.. i
Grant of the dangers of imperialism.
Cameron's order is worth 100000 votes
to Tildcn!