The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-30

s1,tae tnIras n solemn oath to sustain the
Tnmst;,,,tsnn az the United States. But
thnra Ia one officer who takes the singular
9th to 1rese,re the Constitution Of the
limited States. and that officer Is the Presi-
dent OF the United States [cheers], and his
oath ia not that common oath have named,
hut This oath OF great authority contided TO
him by the Whole people, that he will suS-
tain. protect, and defend the Constitutions"
Mr.. EvARTs denounced the military in
reference in Louisiana as unauthorized and
in violation OF the Constitution the Presi-
dent had sworn to protect. What does
Mr.. EvARrs think Of the last great usurpa-
ton and outrage by Federal Executive?
The two following resolutions were
adopted by the New York meeting. The
first reads exactly as il it had reference to
the South Carolina outrage, while the Sec
ond is not at al! tinctured with negro
philism:
"Resolred, That we have heard with sur
prise aud alarm that the State-House OF
Louisiana was taken possession Of and gar
risoned bya Federal brigade prior to the
meeting OF the Legislature on the 4th OF
January last: that the members had to make
their way under examination to their place
through lines OF armed scntinels, and then
proceed to the discharge Of their duties inside
under the eye of military commander, and
subject to their authority, and holding the
very building in which they sat az a fortified
post. a-.
| "ReSoLred, That III the opinion OF this
meeting any use OF the Federal authority
which teaches the ncwly-made voters TO be-
lieyc that political sociablcness can be
solved BY arbitrary process or display OF
physical force better or more readily than
by labor. patience. and conciliation, is an
offence against the national safety and well
fare which calls fer the seYercSt condemns
ton"
CARL SC.IURZ, in the United States Senate,
was very severe in his philippe against the
"out-rage" and PHIL. SHEE1DAN'S "ban-
ditti" telegram. In the course OF his re-
marks he said:
aft such interference he permitted in
Louisiana who could tell how long it would
be before general OF the army might oc-
cupv the chair OF the Eice-President in this
body to determine contcstcd-clection cases.
Are we sure that this will notsbc the
case: The people may by timely action
prevent that; but apathy on their part Will
help to invite it. Mr.. SCHuRz said very
truly that 1.-THE lawicssnpss OF power was
'bccoming more dangerous than the law
"lcssncss OF the mob" How very true!
The late Eicc-Presidcnt WILSON cmpllati-
caily declared of the "outrage' y: " 1t IS
infamous. 1t is the deati-blow to the
"Republican party He seems not to
have been q prophet, very much to the regret
of all reasonable and honest people.
But there is 10 Use in pilins UP QUOTA
tons about what was said in 1875 OF am out
rare far less monstrous than that now be-
ing pcrnctratcd in three OF the Formerly
STYLED "Soyarci@n States" OF the Union.
VIII there be rs much public indignation
EXPRESSED for the greater outrage now as
there was for that OF less magnitude IN
1870: And will the same people who de-
nounccd that also dcnounce this: We
know some Of them will defend it.
Evidently the country moves onward
towards the political Niagara over which it
may lie precipitatcd into the vortex OF I'M
ncrialism far TOO soon. Nothing can arrest
lis tendency save the manly and independ-
cnt resolution OF the people: and now Is
tic time for the display Of that resolution.
Delay will be fatal.