The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-28
"Mv Proclamation,

General GRANTING choose the military
title here, for with him the military IS supe-
rior to the civil authority-in his last Sum
day-conversation with the agent OF the AS
sociated Press, seemed to regard it an act Of
INSTRUMENTATION OF the South Carolinlans to
propose to march with arms in the celebra-
ton of WAsHNGToN's birthday. "My
proclamation, heretofore issued, COM
"manding all illegal or unauthorized armed
associations to disband, is still in force
said ne, and that, OF course, was in his view
quite sufficient to restrain the people OF
South Carolina from civic and military
celebration of the 22d OF February, accord
ing to the time-honored custom OF the
country.
"1Iy proclamation " is sufficient to put a
top to such time-honored celebrations, and
.ot only that, but to silence the Constitu-
ION of the Union, which declares that " the
fright Of the people to keep and bear
Farms shall not be iniringed." Yet in the
midst OF his autocratic assertion he does
not forget to confess his political ignorance.
before was elected to the presidency"
said he, az never had q political training"
and what sort of training has he had since
then? II lie has been student he has been
an incorrigible one, going pretty much his
own way, and setting UP his own view OF
bis authority and paying no attention to the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in his course,
and yet confessjng his want OF experience
as a sort of seli-laudation for his wonderful
wisdom under disadvantages. Like RAN.
fuckers hero, he is ever cxclaiming, ~
am o stranger in strange land!" to excite
sympathy and admiration for the mannerin
which he gets along; and again, like the
self-complacent underfootman in the play,
who in his greatness calls for admiration in
the confession, "Pm poor fondling."
And SO our military and obstinate and
enigmatical President, in the last Sunday
conversation Of his presidential term, is as
autocratic as ever, and leaves to the country
d characteristic specimen OF his conceit and
self-will. He tries to increase his personal
glory by confessing his inexperienoe, and
magnities his usurpations by making his
proclamation y superior to the national
al lAC SalllC tluiC tuc BILL
conplacency OF our military ruler is fiatter-
cd by the suppression of public honors to
the memory Of WASHINGTON. In this act
There is sharp satire upon the silly people
who have styled General GRANT the "second
WASHINGTON" He shows them what ne
thinks OF the insult in rating him SO low
by squel1hing honors to the memory OF the
1nan to whom he was deemed second!
As General GRANT-thanks for all ma
tional goods about to leave the White
House, let not the nation be diverted from
his acts OF usurpation, from which all our
present political troubles have flowed.
Well-detined as they are, and well under,
stood, as they should be, by all, we can in
the future better guard against their repeti-
ton by others. They Tor the time subvert-
ed our liberties, and nothing can save the
republic now but their utter abandonment |
and prevention in the future. The rule
through military force, and base judiciary,
and returning boards, are the outrages
against public liberty. The Commission is
but tainted vessel that elnptied the frauds
into the White House. To GRANT and his
outrages let the nation look as things TO
be renounced and as evils TO be avoided as
though they came from theinfernalregions.
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Dir. FIELDS BHL.-This bill will neyeri
pass the Senate. Its passage by that body
would be equivalent to saying that the
House has the right to defeat the counting
in Of HAYES.
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