New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-23

strengthen the arm of judicial power in
those States ct this time, would have been
- dorelict in his duty to the country as was
James Buchanan io l860-6l, whom he gu
pinely stOod idly aloof and saw State after
State, BY force, Intimidation, terrorism and
fraud. dragged out Of the Union and into
rebellion, without doing single executive
act to prevent these insurrections from
ripeniBg into rebellion. He allowed the
United States artenals in the North ITO be
plnndered ana stripped to furnish arms for
Southern traitors; the properly Of the
United States, its forti6d dations and ships to
be seized and their guns to be turned
against the flag which hoated over them
when they were built, upon the excuse that
he could not interfere with the rights of the
States.
Thank God We have now . President
patriotic enough and courageous enough to
take measures to nip this incipient rebel.
lion in the bud. How then has this order,
with the letter of instructions issued by At
t0rney General Taft, been received! Let
me repeat: The order au d letter of instruc-
tions we're simply that the army should be
so disposed in the Southern States in such
manner as to be ct the call of the United
States marshals, as posse to preserve the
their right to vote without intimidation or
hindrsnce by lawless and armed violence.
The Baltimore Gazette, the leading Demo
cratic paper in Maryland. which, in con-
junction with the Boston Herald and GER
tain other Boston papers, but in more
courteous words than the latter, had just
expressed the strongest fears that this dis
trict would make an unfortunate choice in
it's candidate for Representative, in COM
order and letter issued by the direction of
President Grant, denounced them - being
the very essence of tyranny and oppression,
and advised in plain and exact terms with
every eplthet to influence the unthinking
and laWless, to use resistance to these law
full acts of the government of the United
States, and in its issue day or two after
ward called for the organization of . band
of 1000 minute men to resist the United
processes of tho Uoited States court and
orders of the executive. ! ef
That advice bore early fruit, for tele-
gram of Saturday informs us that . gang
Of "plug ugliee," armed with clubs and
pistols; broke up . Republican meeting in
Baltimore. and drove . Republican club
ont Of its hall, wOundiDg the speaker with
. bludgeOD, and several of tho Repub-
licans ON the platform with him with bull
lNts. e.-'--,,ta -u
How history repeats itself. This is tho
Same way the same riotous mob, under the
Same advice, acted toward tho United
Statea troops, peacefully marching under
the orders Of Republican President to de-
fend the nations capital, Durdsring the
hero martyrs of 0ur caiy. Lada asd Whit
ney, who sleep in Wonder square under the
shadow of the wings of victory, and from
the lessOns of whose lives inscribed on the
monument reared 10 their memory, We can
renew our wn patriotic resolves to now do
our duty 20 our country, as they sacrificed
their lives in its defense. -=.~ ...--
{. Soon after that Baltimore mobs were
taught to behave better, and respect tho
power of the United States 81 symboled in the
bag carried by the Sixth Regiment, as its
living soldiers here all around US well
know. 2+ %L-' -0
How the Presidents orderiwas received in
South Carolina you will learn from an edi
torisl in the Edge6eld Gazette. where an
armed mob. 800 strong, following the teach
ings of this newspaper, took possession of Q
Republican meeting but few days ago.
Here listen to the unreconstructed rebel:
I'VE shall not regard Grants troops. We
shall receive their fire as the boys at Lex
ington and Concord did, and We shall an
swer ii, by the blessing of God, as the Lex
Of the streets Of Boston did! As the men Of
Bunker Hill and Moultrie did! That is all,
and nothing more. They can not badger
Us ont of our elections with Federal troops;
and if they fire upon Us. We will return it,"
Thus you see that the men of the South
compare the proclamation of Republican
President, made in accordance with his
duty to preserve the peace and protect citi-
zens of the United States in their rights.
with the tyrannies and expressions Of
George Ill, and armed resistance to the
lawful orders of the chief executive is
threat tAnA0 even untO blood
/ will not further take your time in call
ing attention either to the scandalods utter
ipgs and mad ravings Of doughfaoed or fire
eating, irresponsible editors o. newspapers,
who assume to teach the people their duties
under the anonymous "we," which 10 only
used by them, royal personsg ges and the
devil.
have . much more authoritative exposi-
tiOn of the temper with which the 8 ,uth re-
ceive this order, given. it is true, in calmer
and moro decent words, evidently carefully
weighed, but coming from the representa-
tive man of the south. and therefore on
titled to the most careful scrutiny. Senator
Bayard, of Dels~a are, lately . prominent
candidate for he presidency before tho st
Louis conven ntiOn, in an authorized inter
view, carefully prepared with quOtatisns
from the law bO0ks, gives his opinion OF Tho
Presidents orders in answer to the question
of the repOrtrr, as follows:
Reporter-This order, tnen, Senator, being
thus in defiance Of the decisions Of the Su-
preme Court and without warrant in law
or the constitution, what legal effect can it
have in binding good citizens2
Senator Bayard-UpOn me it would have
none. Between the decisions of the Su-
preme Court enlighteniug my sense Of duty
as q citizen under q government OF laws
and the uDwarrauted and partisan order OF
kU-s- -
for moment which way my duty lay.
All officials intrusted with State power
should examine this document of the Attor
ney General, and prepare to hold him and
every subordinate who shall act under his
Instructions, liable to the laws of the State
which they shall invade in its execution.
Thus we find the Senator from Delaware
gives his opinion that the use OF the United
States tt, ops as posse cOmitatAs, 10 pre-
serve the peace Of the United States under
the orders of the marshals Of the United
States courts wholly illegal and void, and
should be resisted; and that the State Off
cisls in all the Southern States should not
only disobey the orders of the United
States marshals to act with him in preserv-
ing the peace, but should bring suit in the
State courts against him and every citizen
who obeys his order.
Thus every lswless, riotous, blood thirsty
wretch in the South is armed with the Opin-
ion of the Delaware Senator, tbat he may,
without danger, use such force and intimida-
ton % he pleases against every voter, to
prevent his ballot accoring to his con-
science; and if the United States marshal
attempts to arrest him for SO doing. he is
justified in resisting; and if the United
States troops are called by the marshal to
his assistance to overcome his defiance Of
lawful authority, and the rioter is arrested,
that he can have Q suit in the State court,
with his brother rioters on the jury to give
verdicts for heavy damages sg .inst ths
officer for the performance Of his sworn
l,<r ruIar Tho Io- Thia mart Of SAn Atnr