Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-05

laims set up by Nichols, tits difficult ,
0 see how that claim became less
imperative in March, under the pres
mt administration, because in the
the usurpation had grown
more powerful in the State. II
The Constitution contemplates in
ervention only when unlawful COM
,inations in State become so for
that the proper and lawful
State Government cannot suppress
hem. 1 concede that the question
vas complicated and difficult one.
t is claimed for the President that
because of the failure of President
Srant to sustain Packard in January,
he usurpation became so powerful as
hat the Nichols Government consti-
uted the only defacto Government in
The State in March. 1t is also urged |
with much force that the new House
would follow the last and refuse to |
vote army supplies except on condi- |
ton that troopsshould not be used to
sustain the Packard government, and
that by force of circumstances on the
lst of July last the President would
have been compelled to withdraw the
troops or submit to the disbandment
of the army. 1t seems scarcely posi-
BILE that such revolutionary action
would have been adopted by the
House. Nevertheless, it is true that
the House defeated the Army Bill
last session, because this revolution
airy proceeding was not assented to
by the Senate. These are some of the
considerations that are said to have
animated the President in his deci-
sion. Before taking final action, the
President exacted and received an un-
qualified promise from the dominant
leaders in South Carolina and Louis
lana and other States Of the South,
that in the future turbulence and yio-
lence should cease; that the diaboli-
cal methods before resorted to for
carrying elections, should be aban-
doned that there should be no pro-
scription because of political opin-
ions that the colored man should be
protected by law in the free enjoy
ment OF every right, including the
right to vote. Secretary Sherman,
speaking for the President, says these
conditions must be fulfilled, and if
not fulfilled by the voluntary action
of the officers of the State, the power
of the Administrative will be exerted
to its utmost in protecting these
rights.
hope this experiment of concilia-
ton will be successful and these
promises will be kept that order and
good government in the south will
follow, and that her people will go to
work and build up the waste and des-
olate places, and contribute their part
to the growth and prosperity of the
whole country. Whatever may be our
individual opinions or wishes in re-
lation to the state governments in
Louisiana and South Carolina, the
action of the President is final. There
is no power in Congress, or else here
to reverse it now. Hampton and
Nichols are in the enjoyment of their
Offices, and are exercising undisputcd
authority in their respective states
Speaking for myself alone, l regre,
that Packard was not sustained in hi:
rightfnl authority. But il the Presi
dent has made mistake with refer
ence to these two states, even he can
not retrace his steps now in reference
to either Of them. We can only wal
and see the experiment tried. have
no doubt that the President was gov
erned by patriotic motives, that hi
acted upon his best judgment in {
critical affair, with full knowledg,
that failure, if failure should come
would be most disastrous to his Ad
ministration. Infallibility is not givel
to Presidents. They are chosen from
!. the body of the people, generally TO
their wisdom and experience. Blu
they all make mistakes and commi
blunders, as do other men. Repub
licans can gather wisdom from one o
the fables Of Esop. He relates tina
on summers day when the grea
heat induced general thirst, lio1
and boar came at the same momen
to small well to drink. They fierce
ly disputed which should drink first
and were soon engaged in morta
combat. Stopping suddenly to TAX
breath for fiercer conflict, they saw
flying in the distance some vultures
waiting to feast on the one which
should fall first. They at once mad
up their quarrel, saying, sit is bette
for us to make friends than to be
, come the food of crows and vultures.
! Let us initiate their example that W
may not become food for the vulture
of the Democratic party.
n THE SOLID SOUTH.
/ think there is serious cause fo
apprehension of danger to the coun
try from Q solid Democratic South
During the last few years the control
ling influences there have used every
effort, and have resorted to the mos
inscriptions and despicable method
/ to crush out and destroy the Repub
, licans there. Year by year State aft
: er State has passed under Democrat
, ic control, generally by violent, dia
bolical and revolutionary methods
2 until now they hold absolute sway
: This, if maintained, will enable tina
8 section of the Union, with one-thirt
of the population, and less than one
third Of the property, to practically
! control the legislative and executive
: policies of the national government
, Many believe that they will WELD III
power upon all the great question
7 growing out of the war SO as to en-
: danger the national finances, impai
| the public credit, imperil the great in
terests of other sections of the Unior
I and by gradual and steady steps de
, prive the colored man ofethe boon o
, citizenship, and possibly even seek t
) throw upon the nation the burden O
e rebellion itself, which, if resisted
4 will be made the excuse for renewa
in some form of the old conflict
They have not forgotten their grea
: defeat and great losses.
But grant, if you please, that thes
: are mere apparitions and not reali
ties. 1t is still dangerous to divid
parties on sectional lines create,
, by the past conflict. The spiri
and tutelage of the conflict ar
not destroyed. 1t will reappeal
: Great interests will often be in peri
through fear, thus checking and re
: tarding our National growth. Wis
r ionary schemes and plans in embry
are being made for taking million
from the Treasury; schemes involy
ing many millions are alread
: brought forward. The Democrat
/ party cannot be trusted with sue
: leadership, and with majorities thu
v controlled, to take charge of our M
: tional affairs. They inherit in til
/ South theories of government at wa
n with the spirit of the Nation. The
Y insist that the great question of tn
@ protection of the citizen is matter {
l State concern. They accept tn
: amendments to the Constitution,
at all, with their own Interpretation
that the National Government cannt
within State, use its great power I
protect citizens of the United State
. If the States fail, they do not propos
by National action and legislation I
!, enforce the great rights guarantee
by the amendments.
1 The Home Of irish not at all e nthu
j. a0tic.
! Iowa City Republican.
Springer, an dttache Of the Press, AN
q one or two others conceived the idea {
y rendering q serenade to the Demo
! cratic candidate for Governor, an
. accordingly employed the Soci,
. Bind for the occasion. The ban
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