The New York herald., 1876-11-30
MILITARY INTERFERENCE IN PO-
LITICAL QUESTIONS.
From the New York Evening Post.

from the New ofk Evening poSt
We cannot let the armed occupation Of the South
Carolina State House. and the OF the federal troops
taking upon themselves determine who shall con
stnute the Legislature OF that State pass without
protest OF tho utmost possible socmnty and energy.
According TO all quarter the federal
troops yesterday in possession of tho building
military garrison with its scntnels posted the
doors--and no member OF the Legislature adj
mltied except those who brought pass from OF
the rartisnns oil The present Governor Members who
brought the certificate OF their election the clerk
Of the Supreme Court under the broad seal OF the
court were refused admi,tanco by armed men The
person named Denuis, who gave the written orders
without which person allowed enter
rlaimed that he was acting under the d.
i,ctlon OF II superior whose name he declined give
VI that superior Governor Chamberlain
under wnose orders tie federal troops
been put by President Grant and las taken this
method OF deciding what persons members OF the
South Carolina Legislature.
We protest against tins proceeding, not only The
name OF nocry ana justice, but IA behalf OF thc
hcan party. whose good name and worthy record
brought question oy this 10 military force
u GU, stion purely political. Here is already incor-
poraed INTO the history oi our Republic precedent OF
arDnrarv nature as the act OF Cromwell when lie
turned tue Brush Parliament OUT u doors. The rule
oi all representative bodice, that h judges OF
clcciion and Qualifications OF their members. is
summAry set aside and Mr. Dennis the fur
nfturc dealer wiis The ederai troops tis back
that Office Even the excuse that disurbancc
mud blood ncd were dreaded and an insurrection so
formidable that Governor Cnam Jcrlaa would lack The
means to que H. does not appear 10 have been made.
lhe usurraiion rs not masked with any plausible pre-
IL sweeps away every restraint usage pre-
:odcnt aud law, and substitutes slmpe force the
quel formatics OF ordinary legislation The repuh-
san party IS not powerful enough IN comparsou with
The opposition, 10 sustain The responsibility Of
measures. and ii becomes every member OF who de-
siics us prcaomiDuutc ana II usefulness to dsclaim
all pirt IN such proceedings.
hut 1t is sald that violence has bcsn done Whose
thea is the merit OF avoiding violence |! is due
10 the Mr.. Deans, not TO Gtvcrnor Chamberlain nor
TO ihc administration at Washington. IL is the merit
oi the people 81 south Carolina. They have one
VI their dearest rights wfrsted tom he that the
prarcahlc assembly of those whom they have elected
tner legislators aud the .tlun OF Their Legs
atrrc accotdhs the lawful and received usuges and
endured this Outrage without resistance II they
bad persisted ia seek NJ entrance into their State
ouse there would have been violence; the rejected
representatives uAd attempted 10 pass the sentinel
NJ The door they would have been thrust back
by the bayonrt II the crowd about the building had
stoutcd Break open Tue door ana rushcd forward
they wcu;d have lecn hlcd mo- 1hcy took the
coursc. they preferred 10 leave The rcsponsi-
blty OF iesoitinG 10 the hayone upon hose who used
II to dcc a political question. lhey preferred an
iinct tasthe good sense and just intentions OF the
rople ofihe United states, and in THIS the people VIII
sustain them We mean the people OF all parties. for
the republicans, II thcy wise viii make haste to
ni,clan all connvancc wish which, il not con-
dcmneu by the general voice OF their party Will be
luo eG against them MS long rs that party shall
al existence