The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-11

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Louisiana and South Carolina.
Letter from the President showing
his Policy-Troops Withdrawn from
the South Carolina State House.
TO Hon. Charles B. Lawrence, j.
R. Hawley, John NJ. Harlan, John G.
Brown and Wayne Mac Veighe, Com
Observation-Disclosures: 1 am instruct.
ed by the President to lay before you
some observations upon the occasions
and objects which have led him to in
vite you, as members of the commits.
sion about to visit the State of Louisi.
ana, to undertake the public service.
Upon assuming his Office the President
finds the situation of affairs in Louisi-
ana such as to justly demand his
prompt and solicltous attention, for
this situation presents as one Of it's
features the apparent intervention OF
the military power of the United
States in the domestic controversies
which undoubtedly divide the opinions
and disturb the harmony of the peo-
pie of that State.
This intervention, arising during
the term, aud by the authority of his
predecessor, throws no present duty
upon the President. except to lexamine
and determine the real extent, form
and effect to which such Intervention,
actually exists, and to decide as to the
time, manner and conditions which
should be observed in putting an end
to it. It is in aid OF his intelligent and
prompt discharge of this duty that the
President has sought the service of
this commission, TO supply by means
OF it's examination, conducted in the
State of Louisiana, some information
that may be pertinent to the circum.
spection and security of any measured
he may resolve upon. 1t will
be readily understood that tht
service desired Of and entrusted Il
this commission does not include any
examination into or report upon thu
facts of the recent State election, or OF
the canvass OF votes Cast at that eleci
ton. SO far as attention to that subject
may be necessary, the President cannot
but feel that the reports of the com.
mittees of the two houses of Congress
and other public information at hand
will dispense with and should preclude
any original exploration by the Com.
mission of that field of inquiry but it
is most pertinent and important in
coming to a decision upon the precise
question of exclusive duty before him
that the President should know what
are the real impedimtnts to the reg.
ular, legal, and peaceful procedure
under the laws and constitution of the
State OF Louisiana, by which, the an.
omalies in the government there pre-.
sented may be put in course of settle.
ment, without involving the element OF
military power as either an agent or a
make-weight in such solution. The
successful entertainment OF these i'm.
pediments, the President would conf.
IDENTIFY expect, would indicate to the
people of that State the wisdom
and mode Of their removal. The
unusual circumstances which attend.
ed and followed the State election
and canvass, from it's relation to
the excited feelings and interest
| of the Presidential election, NAV
have retarded within the State OF
Louisiana the persuasive influences by
which great social and material inter.
ests common to the whole people OF
a State and the pride of American
character as law-abiding nation
ameliorate the disappointments and
dissolve the resentments of close and
jealous political contests. But the
President both hopes and believes the
great body of the people of Louisiana;
are now prepared to treat the unset
tied results of their State election with
a calm and conciliatory spirit.
| Ii it be too much to expect com
plete concurrence IN single govern
ment for that State, at least the Presi
dent may anticipate submission t.
the peaceful resources of the laws
and the constitution of the State of al
their dissensions, at once relieving
them from reproach and their fellow
citizens Of the United States from tn,
anxieties which must ever attend :
prolonged dispute as to the It'll,
and administration of government O
one of the States of the Union. TIL,
President therefore desires that 70,
should devote your first and principa
attention to a removal of the obstacles
to an acknowledgment of one govern
ment for purposes Of an exercise O