The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-24

ties Of citizens and the rights Of the State.
nave seen the military powers Of tli,
government put forth within three years
the Senator from Maine sill observe
within three years, and successfully put
forth, and unlawfully put forth, and By
the President Of the United States, 10
keep one so-callcd State Legislature in
power and another from its rights, and
81 That Legislature thus unlaw:ully and
iorcibiy kept in, scarce one of them
To-day II not an inmate Of a pcntcntiary
under Indictment for some mean crime
OF ii fugitive from Justice l'his WAS the
class 81 "citizcns" that the army of the
tnited States WAS compelled TO protect
ANA defend against the peoples choice
Can ours DC an idle warning to free peo-
pie that have seen and felt the usurping
power! Will it be said, sir ila. no
President of a Republic viii dare to mis-
use this power?
TROOPS ~ sovTII CAROIIXA.
! know to the contrary. had the
honor To bear Il message in 1876 from
Governor (now SENATOR Hampton to the
then President Of the United States. re-
gucating him to withdraw his troops from
,hc State House OF South Carolina. in
dcicrcncc To decision Of the Supreme
and highest court Of that State. urged
The Importance Of it with all the force
pi language ut my command. told the
President thar, in the judgment of emf
neht lawyers, the GOvcrnOr-thcn out OF
Office by expiration Of his tcrln-had no,
lawfully invoked the assistance of fcdc-
raj power, lnasmuch as he had made no
effort to convene his Legislature, though
easily done, and obtain their action on a
matter 40 vital that the newly elected
fovcrn"r desired the attendance of the
representatives Of the I,cuulc in their
state House, from which federal bayo.
nets, as myself knew, Kept them; and
inail y, That the contest being one of
purely State CONGO n, regarding only the
clalins OF State Of.~crS, and these having
been definitely settled by the highest
legal tribunal that could ever take coz
hlzance Of the case-tliat is, the Supreme
Court OF South Carolina-I urged that
The federal forces should be promptlv
Withdrawn from the State Capitol.
WHAT GRANT SAID.
lou may Imagine, sir, my astonish
mcnt and Indignation when in angry
tone and uncivil manner the Presidcn,
replied:
Il won't Withdraw the troops don't
regard the decision Of the Supreme
Court, and If ] had any message to send
to Hampton it would be that lis message
to me Is an impcrlincnce."
An lmpcr;inence," sir, for the Cover
nor ~ state to communicate his wishes.
not demand his rights as he might prop,
crly have done to the President OF the
United States; an impcrtinence indeed
Upon what meat doth this our Caesar
feed that he is grown SO great?u No.
Mr. President, we cannot make too much
haste to guard the liberties of free men
everywhere III this broad lanI from the
chance of blotting the pages of our his
tory with repetition Of the usurping
act OF President less than three wears
ago. l may say, sir, in conclusion. in
the earnest, torcible and stirring lam
guagc OF the patriot Jennings. Speaker
OF the New Jersey Assembly, in his ad-
dress to the British: tt"2cn mere than a
century and a half ago:
Liberty is too valuable a thing to be
easily parted with, and where such mean
Inducements procure such violent en-
deavorss to tear it from us they have not
either heads, hearts nor souls that are not
moved with the miseries of the country
and are not forward with their utmost
power lawfully tp redress them