The daily gazette., 1879-04-14

|
iority of the people rule the country
through It's constitutional and acknowl-
edged forms, or shall the faction of a
party rule the country by the act of
minority President fraudulently put in
office by threats of the use of the army? |
are questions which Mr.. fuckers speech
puts in the clearest manner. lie distinctly
asserts that after the 30th of June the
army will die if the President vetoes the
Army Appropriation bill. If the PIesi-
dent vetoes the bill rather than be ie-
strained from sending the army to tho
polls to keep the peace, then the Presi-
dent asks dangerous power, involving
| the liberty of the citizens, and one which
the Democrats will not entrust to him.
If the army is sent to the polls to keep
the peace, il is pertnontly asksed''who will
keep the keepers ?" We quote few
paragraphs from Mr.. fuckers powerful
argument below, the eloquence of which,
like the eloquence of Daniel Webster's
speeches, is found in their brevity, their
telseness, theiI simplicity and the hard
facts relative 10 the case in hand
The President is ex ohc,o no more
Commander-in-Chie than the General
in-Chief of the Army, who now sets be-
fore me on the floor OF the House. He
Is the executive director of the troops in
| military operations. But how, when and
| where lie and they are to be used, is for
Congress, which is the raising, support
ing, and regulating, and govern
ing authority of The Army. The Presi-
dent has no other power ~ Commander
iu-Chief than IT he held that position, and
was not President. The presidential of
flee, in other words does not increase the
4 power Of the President as COMMANDMENT
Chief.
Now, sir, the power, therefore, which
the legislative department has to con-
ditton the grant ot supplies for the Army,
upon its use under prescribed limits, i, IA
power which Is unquestioued in England
and cannot be questioned here. Let me
20 a step further. The gentleman from
: Connecticut Mr.. Hawley) admitted this
morning ihe Army was our Army; We
can make it, we can unmake IL. ! tell
YOU, gentlemen of the House of Repre-
septa ives. the Army dles on the Both
day OF June unless we resuscil ate il by
legislation. And what is the question
3 here on this bill. win you resuscitate
the Army after the 3Oth of june with
, the power 10 use II a. keepers of the
l polls? That is the question. 1t is not a
: question of repeal. 1t Is question o
r--euactmcnt. lfyou do not appropria at.
| this sum of money, there Will lie no Al
a my after the ,AIth OF June to be- used a
the polls. Tie only way TO secure al
Army at the polls Is TO appropriate til,
e money. VIII you appropriate the money
= tor the Army III order that they may b,
used al the polls We say no, thou
: aud tunes no. We will not support al
q Army, whose sword and bayonet til,
/ Pr, sidcnt caL turn, If he please, agains
u the hherly Of the people. Applause.
y Never with our consent Will we CIV,
4 money for he suppc RI of the Army TO b,
used aS Keepers OF he polls AT so-cailc'
II free elections. That il the whole qucs
At uun. VIII we rc-cuact the existence o
tie Army with amy such power IN Tia,
Al Pres dent To use IT Is II Revolutionary
Ia or unconstitutional for u, so TO act?
So Tar from it, hold II is rcvohtlnar
u ana unconstitutional to oppose MS IN II
:. for pro, rcd TO show thai this none
;, power over the Army was gwen lis 10
the purpose of such supervision au
of limit toIis use. II Ne do not so exert I'll
~. power We are vlolatUrs of the trust IL
, posed in H. bl the grant OF II to us Ep
III will find III The twenty-SiXth number q
ar the Federalist the remarks Of A rxande
Hamilton, the great leader of the fedora
- parry, on the cl3uSe OF the Cousttuiio
- which limits the power to raise and SUI
., port armies by tile words; "But no al
= preparation Tor money to that use sha
5, be for IA longer term than two years"
g. Now you see We are not al liberty &
make "A permanent appropriation for tn
+ Army, in form or effect. If the mer
Az fact ~ keeping the Army ON foot wit
Tins legislation on the statute book ei
ables the President to use it to kee
I'd peace at the polls; God save the mark
p, we come To the new resolution now III;
we Will not u>e an army or support it tt
ed any such purpose and we say to IL
IA President, You can have the Arm,
and command it according 10 your col
te sttutional power for the defense OF u
in country against the foreign foe, and {,
the execution Of tho laws under the pr
NO visions of acts Of Congress, and ON Il
.er call of the judicial authority, but yo
J. must never use IL to secure social,
i' free election by keeping peace at u
Tie polls
IN With SO clear power. intrusted for
definite purpose, there can be no que
lt. tion as to our duty.
n. Many considerations may be urged
show this; tifst the great danger to hbe
III ty from such IA use Of the Army. II
O0 gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Ha,
, ley this morning has spoken lightly
no the alarm felt on this subject.
IN, History IL Of little ava! # it does n
or teach us to dread the influence of
standing army upon the existence of Ii
on erty in county. DE Lolme, in his We
90 able work, Hallam, Macaulay, aud 9th
. English historians have taken pains
ne show that the iii Inference between Il
no free institutions of England and the d
,,. spotic government OF continental i
NV rope Is TO be attributed to the advantag
or obtained through the use Of the mon
it, power, by the Commons ~ the represe
Jatiyes Of liberty over the Crown, in IN
las king the existence ard support of !
to army dependent ON the will of the pe
- pie.
cpl Tie old Anglo-Saxon race TO which ,
If belong has always cherished tins fee Ii
.Io in the interest of lib"rty.
-"' | like The Army IN its place, defendi
Ks, the country from INVASION; tut do l
,od like the Army aS the holders of the pu
~ at an election by the people, nor TO &c
ND stitute courts for the trial of citizens
nth crimes nor on the judgncnt-seats
civil courts, nor to organize Legislatu
OF the States "A galnst these civil functic
of the Army We protest.
But IL Is said, Why should the a RI
,,r not keep peace at the polls? Is
'ii' peace desirable there? do not ,dc
lCal Tins; but who shall do it, is the que>ti
,o,- p"'S "0Stod,d cUStod,S. Who shall ke