Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-01
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better class OF moneyed Republicans
men who are above the paltry trade
If politics as a mercenary calling.
The Herald is non.partisan or iudepend
emit. and edited with greater ability now
than at eny former time in its eventiul
history. 1t has been far more impartial
toward Tilden aud the South, and hAs
had greater influence by virtue Of its
high position than any paper 10 the
eOuntry. This issue, after commencing
Wade Hampton aud the South Carolina
Democrats for their heroic self-possss-
sion under peculiarly irritating add try
ing circumstances, says Of Grants usur-
patton:
There could not be a more wauion,
mopstrous aud indeteAsibls violation OF
law than this assumption By the Federal
army Of a right TO decide who had and
Who had not been elected to State Leg
isiature.
At the conclusion Of its long vigorous
but str.kiugly temperate aud we'll cen
sidered article, toe Herald says:
If the President ordered this plain
violation OF law, or if, with SO many ree-
sons for supposing that it would take
place, he did not prevent it, be must
shoulder the whole responsibility.
Olotlng his message on L 1uisiana, the
Herald adds
If the Law is such rs be described it.,
he has c@learly made himself l'sbletoim
peach nent by this new interference with
q State Legislature. Unfortunately for
lin. the %impeaching power is 10 the
hands Of his enemies, and there IS 70
reason why they should not e~xereiss 1t
We presume the first business OIL the
House of Representatives will be to vote
his impeachment, and appoint a commit
lee to draw up articles.
The World, which has long been re-
coguized as the national Democratic
organ Of the country, has lately passed
;nto new hands, and become more brill
liant aud aggressive than ever before Il
says:
Ose Of two tbings-eithsr il is lawful
or unlawful for the President OF the
United States TO use and delegate to sub
ordinates the right to use United States
troops. An overwhelming msjority o
tbe American people in the States OF the
great North ana Wesi-we leave the
South lust now out Of the questionable
lieye il to be unlawful. II this belief il
real aud honest belief, the time for ar
pumsnts aud speeches and newspaper
deuunciations has gone by. The ques
lion OF the lasfllness or unlawiulness o.
much action on the part Of the Presiden'
qua be decided at ouce, and BY the onlJ
competent tribunal, which, under On
,,rm of government, is the Segate Of The
United States. There is not the leas
occasion .or violence or uprosr or TeTo
lation. The founders Of the Constitution
wisely remembering the irailty Of maj
reduced by power, looked forward to tn
possibility OF a President OF the UaiteI
States who should think it uala#tul 70
him TO DO things made snpremely unlsE
full BIZ the Constitution. They provide.
a tribunal for the correction Of cue.
cases. Such q case has clearly arisen
and the duty Of the hour Is TO apply to
)emorselessly the remedies provided !
our fundamental law,
The Post while not speaking Of ia
psachment, il, If possible, more vigorou
aud emphatic. 1t says:
We can rot let tae armed occupatio
Of the S)uth Carolina Stateoonse al
the act Of tie federal troops taking upo
themselyes TO determine who shall COZ
stitute the Legislature q that State pa.
without a protest OF the utm0gt possib
solemuity aad energy. Members vi
brought the certificate Of their electc
from the clerk OF the Supreme Com
under the broad seal Of the court. we
refused admitt~nee By armed men. II
person named Dcunis. who gave the VT
ten orders, without which no person W
allowed TO enter, claimed that be "
acting under the direction OF a superi'
whose name be declined L. give
course that superior is G)vernO. Cha
berlain, under whose orders the fedei
troops appear to have been put by Pre-
dent Grant, aud who has taken Il
method Of deciding what persons 8
members of the South Carolina Legs
ture.
Here is already incorporated into I
history OF our Republic a precedent OF
arbitrary o nature as the act Of Gro
we'll, when he turned the British Parl
ment out Of doors
The Republicans, if they are wise, v
make haste to disclaim al connivar
with an act, which If not condemned
the general voice Of their party will
quoted against them as long as "a at pa
shall have an existence.
These u%tteranees are the more sign
cant in view Of the dispatches to day
dicatinE that a number of the DemoetO
members elect will be elected to-day
the point Of the bayonet, 10 order to MT
tain a pretended Republican MAORI
The Democrats can frame a power
indictment against Grant ana his
eouspiratCr5, and we shall sooO In
perhaps, Whist course the House of u
re~seutatives shall pursue. We can
believe yet that the American PEG
will calmly submit to q Cromwell
pelicy and surrender all civil libei
Articles Of impeachment would be
the capitalization Of that sentim
p~ervading the hearts Of the peoI
which abhoss al encroschments on c
n.nao..l md lnar hnnnhL rIghIs.