The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-01
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The following article appeared in
our Kentucky paper-Ford's Southern
Shield-on the 9th Of March, 1875
and was copied Into the Frankfort
(Ky.) Yeonan and thus commented
upon by shat paper:
Gone of our Kentucky contcmpora-
ries-Ford's Southern Shield-seeu,s
to be decidedly Of opinion that the
American people would be easier to
subiugate at this time than any other
people on the face Of The globe This
we believe, is its exact language.
though quoted from memory The
only thing for Grant to do Gays the
Shield 10 subslance) 10 order to make
himself emperor, would be to send for
Bauditti Sheridan, and order hin, to
take charge Of Congress and order the
Democratic members 10 retire There
might be some buster, but it could be
done without the firing OF gun"
The Frankfort Yeoman begs leave
to disagree with US aud says: This
we think, is a mistaken view Of the
probabilities of the political situation
Grant couldn't do as Indicated by the
Shield without its leading 70 the firing
of good many guns, and possibly to
the shedding of IA great deal Of blood.
Some Of those guns might be in the
hands of man OF the old Roman Spiri
"a spirit which would brook the
Eternal Devil to keep themselves and
their descendants sovereign freemen in
the land of their fathers.
NO doubt Grant would ike to make
himself absolute in the way pointed
out by the Shield, but the people Of
this country showed by their emphatic
vote, last fall, that ,hey have no inten-
ton Of submitting to the aggressive
usurpations of our military President
much longer The dispersion of Com
gress by that simple min:on OF military
power, Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, at the
order OF the President, would almost
Immediately light the fires of revoiu-
ton all over tie North and West, and
lead to the instant aunihi.a,iJn Of
L s. Grant
Ill we thought that the people OF
this country had already become cor
ruPt, degenerate, puSillanimous, and
base enough to submit to the loss OF
their cherished liberties. sauctiied by
so much blood, and their value eStab-
!ishod, fortified, and enhanced, by so
much education and enlightenment,
without a -truggle-without striking
single blow IN their defense when at
tackled by military usurper-we
should say, let the Empire or the Nom
archy come at once. Liberty is no
longer Of any worth to people with
out the spirit to appreciate it or the
courage to defend it with their hearts
best blood. But, thank Heaven the
people Of 20 part Of this country have
arrived at that pass yet-no, not yet
by thousand year,
This article was written at the time
Grant sent Bauditt Sheridan down to
Louisiana with au army to settle the
Legislative difficulty in that State We
still entertain the same views expressed
ia thar article. and the people. as well
a9 the editor of the Geomau,s will fad
out before this Presidential contest Is
over that we were right
Time Wi. demonstrate that oar pre-
dictious were true as TO The -ubiugutjou
Of the American people There Is not
the shade" of a dOubtas TO the election
Of Ar. Tiideu in the electoral college.
even without the votes OF Louisiana or
South Carolina, aud the popular vote
in his favor is over tour hundred
thousand. yet in the face of all this.
we predict that he will be swiudled
out of his eleotian by the Radical man
ayers, headed by Chandler aud Grant.
aud that Haye, will be inaueuruted
President of the United States, and
hi. iui4vity will be quietly sub
nj ted to by the American people.
without The firing of qua D. you
call this a free country, l. Is farce
a despo'ism We are towards ana q,
serve not the name of lreemen II we
submit to such high handed outrage-
We have forged the shaius for others
to place upon our uecks, and we de
serve TO wear them