The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-01-19
OLD mHCKUBf's DAY.
speech by Hon. Chas. r.. IIsskcr.

One OF the largest and meet respect
able political gatherings ever held il
Washington City assembled ct Ford'l
| Opera a-house on the 8th. The meeting
| was held under the auspices Of the Til
| den and Hendricks club, and was .
Democratic convocation. Speeches were
delivered by Hons. G. 2. Hooker. Henry
Watterson. Joseph PuIitzer, Gen. Mar
tin, r. MoMahon, and several other dis.
tipguished gentlemen. The following is
the speech Of Hon. Chss. d. Hooker:
Sixty.two years ago waa fought the
battle which closed the war Of 1912.
General Andrew Jackson. the hero Of
the day, was brodght before . court Of
| justice upon the charge OF illegally i'm
prisoning citizens. An angry and ex-
cited mob ende4vored TO tear from his
seat the Judge who wns about to pass
sentence upon the great accused, but
Andrew Jackson told him In the pres
ence Of the infuriated crowd to do his
duty with perfect fearlessness, ~ he
wanted and desired nothing but what
was right. In New Orleans today q
far different scene grsets the eyes Of the
cltizens OF this great Republic. Thirty
thousand OF her people are there to see
the Governor OF their choice inangur-
ated in pursuance OF rightful election.
while upon the other hand g crowd OF
Office holders are gathered like the
eagles OF the Scripture parable TO hail
the attempted Inauguration, BY the aid
OF Federal bay yonets, OF vain shadow
OF Governor. the oppressor OF the
State aud Of its people.
This interference of Federal troops
was crime alike against the Constitu-
tion and the laws, end has of late been
very frequent Troops had been seen
in many States, not TO protect and in
sure order, but illegally employed to
force and count the vote. Applause
The machinery of voting was now con-
trolled and manipulated by Federal Off
GERS protected by Federal bayoDets.
The Secretaries OF War and the Navy
ana the chief OF the Department OF
Justice are the powers which now rule,
and not the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentstives, which constitute the law
making authorities. The others, those
who nov usufp all authority. are not
the men 10 whom the interests Of the
fress American people should be conn
mitted< He hoped that this lesson
would not be Taught throughout the
land. (Applanse. The great cause OF
the var Of Independence was the quar-
fering Of troops upon the citiaeas with
ont the consent or wish Of the people
What would these old fathers Of the
constitution think now Of the present
interference of troops? fApplatfse
he then traced from Chaffes IL. 70
George III. Of England, the struggle
| between the sovereign and the legisla.
ture concerning the right 70 organize
and maintain troops. tApplsuse. The
constitution Vas presented for discus
mon and adoption before the conventions
Of the different States in I7BT. and IN
| those conventions the question Of ths
counting Of the electoral vote vas thor
ouehly and perndanently settled. In tha
absence Of 3 msjority for elther eandi
| date in the electoral colleges then th,
1 House vas TO elect the President, ant
the Senate the Vice. President. lap
piause.l ! Mr.. Madison and Nh. Monro'
had emphatically indorsed and sup
| porte6 this view Of the case. and th
history Of almost every convention =
semblsd sincs, which tonched upon tn
same qoestiori, had added further con
firmation Of II. He did moi know vha
! reports wouid be made BY the commit
tees now Investigating in any Of th
States, bnt in whatsyer way they n
ported, and whatever candidate We
4 finally conceded 70 be actually slected
70 him Be the ssat given without fear o
fsyor. IApphuse, / -
4 4he Democrats party was fafd .
have BEEN buried 70 rise no more, b1
1 Il had nov risen through an incrta5e'
repressntstion fr6m We Sonfhs ard b
hea prsdioled IN ~ canpeiGn q NJ
sisaippi. in 1876. thu The - p{opoes
70 reduce ne voting qaaiif fcztioq voult
come from the Republican pA-t hi
| very thing they had proposed il Cop
ef5s4 The giving Of the colored nal
5ne balIot vs1 Intended 70 Be only . ID
publican weapon. bat 10 had turned on
20 be . twc>sdssd ssords which cu