New-York tribune., 1878-05-29

Reign of Terror, and made the civilized
world shuddcr at the crimes committed
in the name of liberty. An accidental major
ity in the Representative body may DO any
fling. if in the name Of liberty or justice;
il may determine for itself what liberty or
iusticc requires; may decide for itself whether
any person "suspcct" is Gully or was duly
elected to Office. This WAS the cro"ning III
fanny of the revolution in France but Mr.
Potter insists that the same dcspOiIc exercise
Of unconstitutional power, by an aocldentH
majority in Congress, upon emergencies Oh
prctryts Judged by itself alone, would not De
revolutionary or dangerous to puollc peace III
America. Alc Americans, then, NOR" tond
than Frcnchmrn of uulcsJralncd dcspotSh'
or less attached 10 liberty regulated by law
Even IL France, the bchrading OF King was
followed by the bchcddirg Of his execution
crs. and the massacre Of aJstO5rlts ty
p.ri.ian mob ended in the massacre oi the
Paii.iau mob by NapolronS caanon. Tins
country, Mr. Potter may be sure. IL mol
ready TO start on that bloody AID terrible
road.
fla man ~ able q, Mr. Potter, attempting
AN elaborate defence in which he would natn-
rally have asked the aid Of the abt>t men oi
ms party, can offer no better excuses than
these, the case must be bah indeed. II may
readir,. be- admitted, as Mr.. Potter asserts, that
il will not be finally determined whether 10
a,sai the titic Of the President until 1t ap-
pears what prctrxt may be found in th" cyi-
dcucc gathered If the charges should break
down completely, the original intent would De
Abandoned. IT, after an inquiry controlled hA
a packed partisan committee, there should
still ar not evidence cnOu~h 10 satisfy thr
eager mal5 81 Democrat" parlSaus, ol course
it viii b. said that the only intention was 10
probe the matter To th" bottom. But Nr.
Potter does not expect, nor do tho," brhihu
him expect that the committee Will tll
to get evidence enough To satisfy Demo
cratic plrt.aus With such evidence ilr. Potter
does not now pretend that there will be no
dispute of the President, utl". On the con
trarg. he insist, that new laws can then be
passed under which that partisan majority
can reopen and again decide tAc very q"cN
ton which il Submitted To- ,,c Electoral Com
mission last year.
The country ought to ry.l'z. thJt th"
greed and ra,,jDu Of plti~m-hp way push
the majority la the IIuu~r very much further
than i, BOW expected by Nr. Potter, or log
that maio,ity itac.G Man did not know in
1850 now they would az, IN l~Gl. Demo
crafts uny roi1nn,iug tlr m5i,.itN in the
Uou.. dill r,t know. on, short month ago,
how they would finally vote on such rc>o-
lrt,,,,, ,. tr,t or Mr. p,,t.y',. Behind members
of Coucrcss ar. hundred. OF iavruou, Office
L,..,a.,,.4 i'm cy,I. district. These mcn. having
worked hard for party and gained local iniiu-
cnce. pr,plr.d II claim their reward last
y,,r In many instances. they obtained
,,,,,,,i... which tl.y cNpr,tcd - rIpcn
i,to fat office, after Mr.. Trld.u's in
..r...,r,,,,, IN mi, J3y fine. think OF the
I.,.,,,,..r C,r,,uis ION o.. , Gr,lr. hr which
tL.,. wen. rcr.opllly robbed ID, their promised
share Of ,ooI-. Au-.y. m.ca,oui1E, and
r,,gi.5,d. tL,y hound aud hunt m.mhrr. OF
r,r,,c-~ to "ou,t HIyn-" by amy mean,
constitutional or not. What cau trry for
,,,,.l,, ,,.,c.. If only a D.uo,r.f. President
,,,,. d,.l ou, r,t,... tn tLr faithful? Iuc,,-
,,. i,.,,.r,,,,i,r often rI..ug 10 ~irlIl note.
oT T,l.r,.t.,i... =, Ind ry,u..h hy letter; but
,. tbo session draws near an end, member,
r.d,., f,,t tLrv Du.r presently face these
,..,r,v. ,.o,r.r,-. and b., one, more num.-
p,fi.i and election.
pgrj.. the contest al. FAIL these wo,yc-
Of r,,i:..r. .Gip will hoaI a.,uul every Demo
cratic member. Before tn'' "I., nominate, hr
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