Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-26
The Latest Administra-
ton Outrage.

OlOh N<0tA h9O'
The mammoth pile of Republi-
can usurpations in the Southern
States, and OF the recent outragea
upon civil law in South Caroline,
is crowned with Presidential
proclamation which, for highhan-
ded disregard Of the Constitution
and civil authority has no mate
lin our history. Never in q time
of peace have the mandates OF
the Constitution been SO fragrant
ly violated by the solemn act of
an entire Administration. The
President proclaims martial law
lin South Carolina for the purpose
OF giving the Electoral vote of
that State to Hayes, What are
the facts? Governor Chamberlain
has packed the Supervisors, the
Returning Boards, the Commits
sioners of Elections in his own In
terest. He has 10000 negroes in
the State, with 10000 stand OF
arms. Forty Companies of the
United States Army, it is said by
Republican journals, have been
sent to South Carolina to still fur.
Their aid Chamberlain and Hayes
And now the hope OF the rascals
election being still tremulous, the
President goes through the for.
mality OF issuing proclamation or
dering all armed bands to dispense
within three days, and in the
same breath orders the General
of the Armies to cause the entire
Atlantic Army to report at Colum
bia at once, and directions are
given to also bring to the as
sistance Of Hayes and Chamber
lain the militia of the States.
The Marshals, under Taft's order,
have authority to summons every
male citizen to the assistance of
Rutherford B. Hayes, Was ever
such aspectacle presented? Wasev'
ersuch lawless despera ion MANIFEST
Was ever such enormous machin.
cry brought to bear upon the cleo
ton in a State? The President,
Igoaded on by the men who are
trying to elect Hayes, counseled
by his cabinet, has violated the
Constitution at every step in this
official act. He grounds his proc
lama,ion upon the constitutional
Command that the United States
shall protect the States against
invasion, and on application of
the Legislature. or OF the Execu-
tive aUhen the Legislature can
not be cOnUened, against d1meslic
violence, IN the FIRST place, &C
cording to tue testimony of all OF
the r publicans of highest repule
Iin the State, there is no ''dOmes-
tic violence" against which the
United States arr called upon to
protect South Carolina. The
Constitution did not declare that
the National Government should
interfere in street-fght; but on
ly in cases where the domestic vi
olence" was equally dangerous
with an invasion" with which it
is ca:alogued. In the second
place, the President could not
lawfully interfere at the request
of Chamberlain if the Legislature
could be convened; and Ceamber-
lain has been bowling at the gates
of the Capital week after week,
for months, for troops. lie made
no attempt to convene the Legls-
lature and it is traik to say now
that there is no time to convene
the Legislature. 1t might have
been done thrice. And why
were scores OF companies sent to
South Carolina without even the
formallty of lawless proclama:
ton? The President orders these
bands to dispense. But they are
already dispersed. They have not
met, drilled, trained. They have
armed themselves as individuals
in self defense against 10000
Government muskets in the hands
OF negroes The President com
mands them to "disperse in three
days, and, without waiting to
leafn whether or not they obey,
instantly orders the army to the
State, giving power to summon
the militia of the various States to
its aid. This is swift lawlessness. !
1t is incOntinent usurpation. 1t
is revolution. 1t is the method
by which Hayes is to be elected,
if elected at all.
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