The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-27

to declare and treat as banditti whole pop
ulaton whose political views were obnOx-
ious to him. Neither any American citizen,
nor indeed the whole American people,
had any rights too sacred for him TO tram
pie down. lie know that HAYES was to be
declared President by fraud. and he had
fully determined to scat HIM by force. The
army under his command had stood around
tho Returning Boards while they changed
the votes Of their States, and it was assembled
at Washington to saa that their work was
not undonc by Congress. A man who would
turn loaded guns upon the representatives Of
the people while they were engaged In one
Of the most sacred duties imposed by the
Constitution. would pause at nothing.
His Intentions were never disguised In the
loast. lie said openly that he would treat
any serious attempt to defeat the great
fraud rs revolutionary, and stamp 1t out In
blood. lie had even singled out some Of hid
victims by name; and announced to mem
Der Of Congress that he had grave thoughts
of taking Speaker RANDALL and carrying
him to Fortress Monroe. This speech
was attributed 10 him on the very high
est authority, and never denied. II he
would selzn by military force the Speaker
the chosen head and organ Of the popular
branch OF the national Lcgislature--why
should he hesitate to seize and, II it suited
his purposes, TO destroy the President elect
The picture OF the conspiracy, as drawn
by MINES, and, rs he says, confessed by
WooDFoRD. Is terrible. GRANT declared his
intention all this before the votes were
counted. and even before the Electoral Com
mission had decided anything OF using
every soldier, sailor, and gun" to keep
tho successful party getting possess
sion of the Governme Q lie was deter
mined 10 secure the Inauguration OF HAYES
at all hazards" He would crush oppOsi-
ton" New York was to he put in IL state oi
siege. and il necessary shellcd and burnt
The corrupt Robson was forward IN all
these schemes OF blood and outrage and
would doubtless have been willing to
see the city given over TO plumber
could his share OF the loot have been
assured beforehand. But the principal
object OF vengeance was TO be Mr.. TILDEN.
WooDFoRD says, according to MINES. his
orders and intentions" were to seize him
suddenly, without warning and convey
him secretly and securely on board Gov
eminent vessel lying In the East River, and
ship him to Fort Adams or some other Sc
cure point, whore he could undergo his trial.
The first thing that anybody knew Of 1t he
would have disappeared" 1t is plain
from this language that the victim
was TO be tried, not by court or jury,
or even in the vicinage, but in a
distant fort, and by a military commission,
organized to convict. Nr. TILDEN had been
guilty OF no offence against the law, and
none OF these men pretended to believe that
he would be. His only crime was that Of
having been chosen President OF the United
States by a great majority OF the people.
Wa commend this picture to the Democrats
in Congress. 1t Is the one to which the
bayonet in politics ever points. So long as
the President has any power or pretext Of
authority to use tho army in elections, we
are in danger Of plots as villalnous as this.
and in danger OF Consequences as dire as
those threatened by WooDFoRD-accordi
to MINES.