The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-18

prince" "a. r. SteSart) for secretary OF
The treasury. and when the senate OBJ
jcrtcd that the Ian forbade. he imperially
rcplied: "I.ct The law la repealed or
suspended.
lie negotiated, privily. througlran ire
spons,blc emiSSary. ueaty with The
Dominican usurper. gaez, for the ac6,ii
siiiun of foreign territory. and oplcrcd
forth ships Of war. without the knowl-
edge or consent OF congress. 10 uphold
the treaty. and when leading senator
and member OF his own political party
raised his voice against these startling
and dangerous attractions OF the consti-
tuition, lie venemously turned upon him
and caused him 10 be ANONYMOUSLY
dropped from the head OF The committee
on foreign affairs.
lie has presumed 10 a>sail, in an Official
communication 10 congress, tue regular
iiy and validity Of the constitution of tho
State of Arkansas. and the action oi the
government, Republican IN term. under
il. although both were spoken into exist
ence by an overwhelmin. majority oi
her people.
He has ,leposed 10y military intimids-
ton, governor chosen by majority Of
the voters of Louisiana. Ia restore an i'm
poster who had been spurnel by his pre-
tended constituents.
He has detailed military Officers 10 the
collection OF internal revenues. aud 10
perform other delicate and important
civil trusts in disregard Of the con>utl-
ton and laws. Of public opinion ard The
advice OF some OF his adherCntS-
He has licensed or permitted similar
officers 70 canvass election returns. 10 is-
sue certificates OF election. to Judge Of the
elections and qualifications Of the mem
utIs uI a state Legislators, an' IN sNo.-e.a
submission 10 their usiirP@ttonl ny srfhtu
men.
He claims power by his n.ar>l,als 70 SUI
pcrvise The registration az voters, 10 az
rtst such voters as are deemed offenders.
with u: without proves Of law. sud 10
call out he sssSSs c7,la.a.ss 81 ilse district
10 assist in ihis alarming invasion OF the
freedom oi elections aud the liberties ~
the people
Under the preIsnse oi protecting col
ord voters in the southern states, be has
ordered. In eject. the military occupation
ct those states. in time Of peSce- 10 pro
long the nisrule If his vsgr2ui cs-ytf-bre
.ympA,li7ey. ia those states. and oi tl>
psriisans gtnerallr. while the frcp,lS.
settlers and their scxniy defenders
are leit exposed Ia tie murder
Gus onsls0ghis of wSr-lis,e in6iSn irltcs.
l.esvia- the gesstral decay and tsTpl-
,u6e ID the civil! services 30 III Gers o.
ship ol the press aEss u.lasrs. vTe come
Dow 10 notice. briefly : few character
is.ic Instances. Nepolism has ot mined 81
one Of the Presidents I-ec.alisr fziIiRgs-
His relatives, 10y oonsanguiHiiy a. Sfin-
iiy. rich or poor. capable o. ircsIssele
numbering p:oyertiSlir 8 lagson. have
been the recz issats OF isl cff5cess, Il. Jobs
or rsse opportunities. Jefferson sGd
TYLER dc otherwise They 3isc-iuins-
ted officially against their Kindred. and.
in their simplicity. congratulated them
selves upon the vir.ue Of iIey disinier-
esielness, but they. ia contrast with
their more progressive successor. Tere
"old fogie.'' of the aRiiqGa,e3 iype of
the elder Brutus. or the CENSOR, Cato,
and are unworthy OF imitation. ri
Mon cslsnse with fortune. mann, Is change
with times
'Tenet- with books, sui principles with chimes
An affiiiaiiBe sentiment. also. male
him singu.arly susceptible 10 the iniiu-
ence OF gifts. which have been show cred
on him. by eXpectants. in the over
whclmiiIg numbers. OF the giistening
peia alive, aud. in such diversity as 10
convert the White house as their partial
receptacle. comparably. into n wondered
variety store: and not unfaiihful TO the
obligation Of reciprocity. he has muniii-
cen ly fulfilled it in the bestOwment Of
posts of honor and profit. The Leeks.
the Stockings, the Murphyg, and the
Shepards,, stand "a cXeinplars of the
morals OF many OF lis appointces and
social intimates. Belisarin-. memorable
as an aims asker, is Outstripped by our
president a. "A gift-takcr. COmmodus
decending from the throne of the Caesars
to combat with man and beast in the
Roman alnphitneatre, or 10 transiiX the
slim neck OF tue fleeing ostrich with his
unerring shaft, Is bat AN arch-typc OF our
Ulysses in kindred diversions and re-
creations.
Alas his example is spreading con-
tagion. Ii is injecting the government
Ia trunk aud branch. Extravaganza
and corruption are TIE order OF the
day. Public debts and taxes. ms
wasting consumption. torment the mass.
es. Grim want dogs the heels OF the
labOring classes. Various voluntary
organizations-somc secret, some avOw-
cd-farmers' clubs, oranges and trades
and suddenly sprung into formidable
proportions, are now turning in despair
as fierce baited animal upon their OPP
pressors. Indeed everything Is disor-
gained and tottering to the tall. Con-
templating these aspects OF President
Grants administration, we are not sur
prised at the lamentation OF profound
student of history, that mankind are
more prone to honor their destroyers
than their beneiactOrs.
What is the escape? l. it in the cleo
ton of Governor Hayes The heads of
the ruling regime answer; AYE" The
house of Sherman-General Sherman and
Senator Sherman, particularly, started
this cry. Since 1t has been caught up
and echoed by President Grant, and
Senators Morton, Conkling and other pro-
fessional politicians. Thus professional
soldiers and professional politicians, gen
orally asunder and inimical in Individual
sentiment, move on as yoke-tellOws-
some from original volition. others from
party compulsion, to the same end.
Black spirits and white,
Red spirits and grey
'Mingle, mingle mingle,
''fol that mingle may "
What Is this end: Rumor or proba-
bllity have answered. A marshal's
baton, no doubt, would be acceptable to
Grant, IN the contingency, that his fore
sladowed Interference In elections should
fail 10 provoke collision OF arms, afford
lug the allegorical imam on horseback
an opportunity and pretext to stay"
where he IL. In that event. Caesar
would be himself again-an imperial dis
Denser. and not an humble eXnectaut of