The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-12-07
Three Significant Articles,

VIEW OF THE NEW YORK WORLD.
The World, after reci,ing the cir
cumstances OF the South Carolina
outrage, SAYS:
One Of two things-either it Is
awful or IN lawful for the president
Of the United States 10 use and del
egate to subordinatos the right to
use United States troops. An over
whelming majority Of the American
people in the States of the great
North and West-we leave the
South Just now out of the question
believe it to be unlawful. If this be-
lief is a real and honest belief, the
time for arguments and speeches
aud newspaper dennnciations has
gone by. The question of the law
fulnes or unlawfulness of such ac
ton on the part of the president
must be decided at once, and by
the only competent tribunal, which,
under our form Of government, is
the Senate of the United States.
There is not the least occasion for
violence or uprOar or revolution
The founders Of the Cons titution,
wisely remembering the frailty of
man when seduced by power, looked
forward to the possibility of pres
ident Of the United States who
should think it lawful for him to do
things made supremely unlawful by
the Constitution. They provided a
tribunal for the correction Of such
cases. Such a case has clearly arts
en-, and the duty of the hour is to
apply to it remorselessly the RENE
dies provided in the fundamental
law.
The article then proceeds to de
fine the manner in which articles of
impeachment should be brought.
and adds that charges must also be
prosecuted against Secretary Cam
eron for executing the order,
and against every Cabinet officer
who can be proved to have either
connived at or aided in preparing
the order. The country, concludes
the World, must be formally and
and definitely and decisively
brought to front this matter.
THE NEW YORK HERALD.
The Herald gives great credit to
Wade Hampton and the South Car
olina Democrats for their noble self
possession under trying circum-
stances, and pronQunces as follows
its opinion of the act:
There could not be a more wan
ton, monstrous and indefensible vi
olatiou OF law than this assumption
by the Federal army Of a right to
decide who had and who had not
been elected To a State Legislature.
At the conclusion of its long, Wig
orous, but strikingly temperate and
well considered article, the Herald
says:
If the president ordered this plain
violation OF law. or if, with so many
reasons for supposing that it would
( take place, he did not prevent it, he
must shoulder the whole response
bility.
Quoting his message on Louisi
lana, the Herald adds;
Ii the law is such as he described
it, he has clearly made himself liza
bic TO Impeachment by this new in
reference with a State Legislature
Unfortunately for him, the impeach
ing power is now in the hands oil
his enemies, and there is no reason
why they should not exercise it
We presume the first business oil
the House of Representative will
be To vote his impeachment, and
appoint a committee to draw up ar
/ ticies.
THE NEW YORK POST.
I'VE protest against these pro
I ceedings," SAYS the Post, in its
leader this evening, mot only in the
name of liberty and justice, but in
behalf of the Republican party,
whose good name ard worthy rec
ord are brought in question by this
resort TO military force in n ques-
ton purely political.
The article concludes with a cal
upon all Republicans to make haste
70 disclaim all conRivance with this
act which suggestion is understood
to be preliminary to a call for a pub
lie meeting to denomce the pro-
ceeding.