The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-12-03

DWn Wultc laOofs anu mol H0Oluk cuploy-
nent,. they must be a tax upon that same
abor for their support and maintenance. And
do believe also thoroughly in that one power
sill, perhaps, left MS fn popular rebuke at the
Dalloi -hox, and that political party which -
now directing this African colonization, and
which is hatchiny tcnemes to further IL aud To
briog this population upon Indiana-that
party viii not esca pa the consequences, and
you will * e this biz ck hurricane e met aud borne
down by the whirlw1nd of ballots of white
men. There is another method OF disparag-
ing the righ OF The people and the dignity Of
the states, and that is by Federal Inter |
ference with the elections IN the States. The |
people may not suffer that. The people of the |
years before the Declaration of Independence. |
The people OF the Colonies, afterward the peo- |
2 9 OF the stat 8, now the peop'e OF the Union'
1t Is now claimed that the National Govern
mept has the right and power to supervise,
control and dlrecI IN matters The prerogative
which was denied to the British crown, and
which not even British ruler for two centur-
les attempted, until George ILL.,, to exercise.
1t il claimed the people of the States have
erected National Governme mt which has
powers which they never ackDowle iged TO be-
long to any national authority, has tasen
from them powers which they never parted
with and which they brooked not the dispar-
ment of. Even when despot, an absolute
monarch, demanded them, they refused 10
surrender. Under the Federal election laws,
IL is claimed, and the argument OF the presi
Dental veto last winter was that the National
Government could use either its mi itary or
civil arm-.ither the purse or the sword-to
IN the States. There Is pla n provision In
the present constitution, just as there
which was recognized in the whole
history OF this country from its first settle
ment that the military force OF the Govern
ment shall not be used in any state to suppress
domestic violence, that Is to Keep the peace.
except with the consent OF us Legislaiuie, II
be not Bat the present party, dominant In
Washington, say that that consent is unneces
sary we will Lot ask your governorwe will
not ask your Legislature. We will send
the soldier I'm the States where we wish to. He
shall be at the polls. He shall stay there; or,
If we don Il exercise this power. we shall re-
tain the right to do II. We saw, part,
WHAT is the use OF the right ifiI is not at some
time and place to be exercised? The right
itself is wholly indefensIble and Inconsistent
with Tree institutions, and the right whether 1t
be used or not is a m acnine OF despotism foreign
TO American liberty. 1 will call your atten
ton briefly to the late congressional ele ctoral
laws, because believe that the enforcement
and existence OF these laws constitute The di
viding line between civil liberty and central
IZatiOn of power; between home government.
free control of elections and the institutinns
of the State and a central, absolute authority.
In a free government the voter should control
al things; but suppose you control
IL voter, what fulIowse Either the soldier or
voter must go; they can not bath stay at the
yield. II the bayouet confronts the ballot
what liberty have yon lett? The consequences
are no, far to see. The consequences of such
actions on the part OF the central authority
are that 1t draws to itself and ansorbs IN 1t
self the dignity and rights of the States aud
of the people. Your state government
would be simply a pro-consulate, and your
state Legislature would be simply a board OF
senators the nominees of the military chief
tain in power at Washington, and your MEM
direction OF the faction which happen To be
dominant at the capital. thinK 1 can
see - years from now some daughter
calling at the office to get the
portion of her fathers estate that she is en-
titled to, ana she is there tod the old State law
Is abolished. You have got write to the
minister o. the interior, some min
ster who has s,s charge Or n.v wis and and
| this paper and canse this paper TO be sent 10
that department or that bureau. and pay a ts x
ters @ at washingtou. Then she can
say what ia the name of General Jackson has
| the United states TO do with a chilo's inherit
ance in Indiana. But class of men will have
| come into power who know not jackson AND
regard nothing of his principles. Within
months from now you may see q mar
Democratic or National tickets; ar
rested by the United states marshal or
fore the temporary tribunal, the United Statei
| comm ,ss,oner. .Why,the deputy marshal VII
say, ne was peddlipg these tickets Peopl.
there was no Keeping the peace, or keep
ing my place or pay without arrest
and say, what in the name of Rutherfore
B. Wheeler has the United States to do with
the elections in Indianapolis, 1t has just 2
| much to do with the election in Indianapoli
as 1t has TO do with the law of descent and In
heritance in Indiana. Just as much to d.
there was any right inalienable, unq aestiona
bic, undeniable, 1t Is the right OF a Stat
mot mot only nsys to cast casn,ed s electoral vote
cast. / should think that would b
right guaranteed with go years of freedom
freeo ON since. Yet there have been State
who have not been allowed TO have their eec
toral vote counted as lats as November, 1876
The electoral vote was not counted by the re
turning board of louisiana. The canvassin
board there have very great power. II
this State they have very little power
such a man has received SO many votes an;
the number that the other man has received
and he who has received the most votes /
commissioned. Hardly any power; 1t
Louisiana that in any parish where intimida
tion had been uss d in which an election ha
been held, and 1t WIS so certified by the Office
holding the eection at the time of the cleo
ton, they could throw out the whole vot
of the precinct. That is a remarkable power
and violation OF those powers that we com
plain OF. This board did not meet in build
ing OF the state, on any grounds OF tn the ,i state
New Orleans, under Federal auspices an
authority. surrounded by the military an
civil officers Of the National Government a
Washington. They knew all about the elt C
ton long before the official return was made
They knew that the Democratic State officer
had been elected by 7,cV majority. The
knew that the Democratic ele ctoral ticket ha
received about 300 majority. The Stat
returns were delivered to them in sealed pack
ages They knew that only Two of those PACK
ages contained protests OF intimidation, an
these two would not change the result. bu
simply decrease the Democratic majority
WHAT did they do? In violation of the statute
ana OF their oaths. they allowed these scale
packages to be opened and protests of intimi
dation forged and false that were never signe
by the parties purportirg to have signed then
| They were all executed in the city OF New Oi
leans, miles away from the places where IN
! elections were held They allowed thes
forged certificates OF intimidation to be thrus
into the sealed packages after tn
| count had bsen proceeded with they founC
after throwing away precinct after precinc
that the 81 ate officers and electoral ticket ri
had some 2,0Vn majority What, then, did the
do? They allowed these sealed pac Eages to b
: broken open again, and further ana additions
forged certificates to be inserted and THROWN
out 1000 votes they declared Mr.. Packar
elected governor, and throwing out $500 vote
they declared that the present executive ha
received the electoral vote for president, an
: so published their report IN a sub cellar in h
Custom House at New Orleans, and the
ordered refreshments in the room alter the