Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-12-06

dent for troops.
President Grant could get troops into
this State in the same way, on call
from the Governor, if we we're so Mex
icsnized as to be ready to fight each
other every time an election came
around.
The wisdom of sending troops is
found in the simple fact that they have
kept two sets of men from going into a
deadly fight. The very fact that one
set of State ofhcers-tbe Return Board
OF Canvassers and another set Of
State ofhcers-the Supreme Court OF
that State-so far disagreed that they
issued certificates of election to differ
ent parties, and these parties and their
friends, each organized two separate
Legislatures for the Lower House oi
Legislature, is proof beyond all ques-
ton that TIE Governor could not have
managed the situation without bringing
about a conflict, q war amorg them
and L tell you the people of the coun-
try are not agoing to have war. They
will hold the Government at Washing
ton responsible if they let those rascals
get at each other, either in South Car
DINA or anywhere else. Yes, my boy,
if Chamberlain would not have called
ON the President for troops they would
be fighting there now. The Govern
ment troops have kept the peace, and
now they must settle the trouble IN a
peaceable way. They no doubt have
enough fraud to curse al who are en-
gagged in the work, but they are no. to
be allowed to curse the country deeper
by bringing on strife in which free
government would be destroyed The
country to-day, outside of Rebel and
Rebel sympatLisiDg circles, thank Pres
ident Grant from their inmost hearts
for preserving the peace aud saving the
country from second Rebellion.
Old Hickory saved the country from
one Rebellion, and If he'd been in
Buchanan's place he'd have saved it at
tina: time from Rebellion, and we'd
still have slavery. What crazy people
they were to make war. Their slaves
would have been safe to them, CEN
tu,y at least, perhaps longer, for they
could Eot have been taken from them
by legislation excepting by amendment
of the Constitution, which would have
required a three fourth vote of the
States, and to obtain that under the
slow growth Of popular opinion would
have taken long time: How blind
they were. Old Andy saved the iusti-
tuition in 1882 by sending troops into
South Carolina. 1t Was not his love Of
slavery, but his love Of country, his
adherence of ciyi! strife. And now
whenever you hear Q bad man or an
ignorant man denounce Grant for send
ing troops into South Carolina, tell him
that Grant sent them there to preserve
peace, at the call of the Governor of
that State, and that Andy jackson sent
troops to preserve the peace in the same
State in 1882, when the Governor OF
the State said that he did not dare TO
do SO. But Andy did it anyhow, and
the Governor only escaped being tried
for treason by the intercession of mu-
tual friends. That is historical fact,
and no man who is read in the history
of those times will say it is not correct.
You know the State of South Carolin:
had set itself up through State Con-
vention above the authority of the
United States Government in 1882.
Old Hickory issued a proclamation
telling them of their unlawful acts, and
warned them that be would Use the
power entrusted to him 10 compel obe-
dienee to the Constitution and laws of
the Union. Governor Hayne replied to
Andy in proclamation, and called on
the citizens of the State to disregard
the proclamation of the President, and
to stand by the State with their lives
and fortunes. He organized troops
and collected military stores, and bid
defiance, as it were, to Old Hickory,
and that was enough for Andy. He
immediately despatched General Scott
with large body cf troops to South
Carolina to occupy Charleston, aud also
ordered such naval vessels as he thought
sufficient to help keep the peace, to
Charleston harbOr.
You will notice how cuuningly Cal
houn and Hayne worked it. They first
got their State through State Conven-
tion to set up against the Government,
and then Hayne dared Andy to enter
his State without being called into it
by him. Andy ras not called there to
settle the trouble, be went there with
out being called, and he believed that
he was preserving tue Constitution that
be was sworn to protect, and the coun-
try to-day believes that he saved the
that time. Grant sent
troops to South Carolina only when be
was asked to do SO by the Governor,
that's the difference. Ii Grant has
done wrong, Andy Jackson did thou
sand times worse. When you look at