Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-12-14

Jersey combined /: nearly six times
as many as all the Pacific States put
together, and one more than the
"Great Northwest including Michi-
gan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minne-
sofa
And yet the Southern Democrats
are frothing with "constitutionap
and illegal" Indignation, because, al
though we have allowed them to
cheat us at this last election out Of
North Cardinals 10 electoral votes,
out of Miseissippl's s electoral votes,
and out of Alaoama's 10 electoral
votes, we ere not also willing that
we shall he ewindled out of the 10
Republican votes cast in tho Repub.
lican States of Florida, South Caro-
lin and Louisiana-South Carolina
with its legitimate Republican MAJ
iority of 10000, and L uisiana, that
never gives US less, at free and fair
election, than %, 900
Hence these yella.
MILITARY INTERFERENCE.
Hence, also, the outcry against
"military Interference" that has de-
ceived so many honest Northern
men. A great many good people
have come to think that the Repub-
lican party has actually terrorized
the Southern whites Now, the
truth is. that not one-nOt even one
white man, or black man, or white
mans yellow son, in all the South,
has ever yet been prevented from
voting as he pleases, or forced to cast
ballot against his will by any Fed
eral soldier or Federal officer. Not
one Our troops have only prevent
ed the banditti (and then only 10
few instances from forcing the
blacks, and white Republicans,
either not to vote at ell, or to
vote against their conscience. This
is the chief duty of every govern
ment: IF our Republican Govern
ment does not protect it's humblest
citizens, let me ask you, What is the
use of Republican Government at
all ?" Powerful citizens are sale
under any form Of government
Military interference" where
the rights of the lowly are in
| danger, is not only not wrong, but
it is the most sacred duty of our
rulers.
ESTATES RIGHTS"
Hence, also, the outcry that the
"rights of the States" are violated
when the nation steps in to prevent
the overthrow of the rights of the
citizens. The end of the coming
conflict, now opening, will be the in
corporation 10 the National Consti-
tuition of the declaration that the
States have no rights that empower
them to Cypress any class of citizens
But, until this issue is sharply made
| have no doubt that many good
men everywhere will DO troubled BY
the outcres Of the rebels. that the
| National Government is invading
the "rights of the States" Take
notice that the rebels in Congress
this very week, did not hesitate, not
withstanding their States rights
theories, to send investigating com
mittees to Louisiana, South Carolins
and Florida /; but, when the Repub
lcans demand an inquiry into the
election frauds of the South, tha'
Senator Bavard sprang at once tt
his feet. and denounced it as IAN IN
| QUESTION p
SOME THINGS SURE.
Amid all the hubbub these things
are sure
1. That Hayes and Wheeler arc
elected;
2. That Hayes and Wheeler will be
inaugurated;
B. That Ito use the language of the
son of President Tyler to me yester.
day)"AlI this is southern brag and
buster, sir; they think they can fr,gh
ten the Republicans: but you couldn''
get fight out of these men, sir, if yor
were to kick them from Richmond tt
San Antoniar
JAMES REDPATH.