Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-21
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Tuesday Morning. May II, 1878.
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The ringing address of the Republican
Congressional Committee in regard to thu
revolutionary acts and intentions of the
democratic leaders as indicated by the
Passage in the House of the Potter reSo
luton. sets forth clearly the action OF the
two parties in the House in relation to
the measure adopted. and appeals to all
who opposed the rebellion OF ls6l' with
out distinction of party, to rally again to
the support OF law and order.
This appeal will, we trust, not be neg
lected. The people are often slow to be
aroused to public danger. 1t was so in
1861. The deep mutterings of incipient
rebellion in the early days of that year
failed to arouse the nation to the danger
threatening. 1t was said there was no
cause for alarm, there would be no war
Not until Sumpter was fired upon was the
great emergency fairly understood Again
the nation is menaced. There will be
those whl will say there is no danger,
that the movement against the President
is harmless, that it does not intend or
omen revolution. But if an assault upon
the title of President who was declared
legally elected and was regularly installed
in office under all the forms of law and
without any opposition, and who has held
his office and discharged its duties more
than a year and been recognized as Presi-
dent by both branches OF Congress. If
this is not attempted revolution and a
subject for alarm by the people of the
United States who are interested in the
maintenance of law and order. then moth
ing can be revolutionary which menaces
the stability of the government, and we
NAV laugh at all signs or representations
of danger though the foundations of the
government are shaken under our feet
and the fall of the whole fabric is threat
ened.
The path OF safety lies in bold opposi-
ton to the scheme of the conspirators
against the Presidents title. And oppo-
sition to be effectual must be made
through the republican organization. The
democratic party is under the control OF
the revolutionsts. 1t was said there was
quite body of democrats in the House
opposed to the Potter resolve. but in the
final vote they disappear, or at least they
do not appear, they were not in the House,
they never had any existence except in
there are doubtless democrats who are OPP
posed to the fraud" NOV ement, but il
they desire to be counted against this
scheme to inaugurate New Rebellion
they cannot remain in the democratic par
", In all the conventions of the demo-
cratic party to be held this year the
fraud" movement will be endorsed. The
course of the democrats in the House in
passing the Potter resolution will be APP
proved, and the party will be pledged to
support the plans of the consprators.
But the republicans will tn man support
the righttulness of the title of President
Hayes whether tle7 like or dislike the
course he has pursued. All contention
between them upon other matters will
cease in presence of the menace to the
country contained in the revolutionary
Potter resolution and programme, and
with them, under the republican standard,
will be gathered all OF other parties who
are opposed to the democratic conspiracy
against the peace and welfare of the coun-
try and have the independence to act ac-
cording to their convictions.