Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-05-13

the Executive office have relied on TINS
great principle. 1t was on this prihePie
that President Washington suppresseu
the whisky rebellion in Pennsylvahla
in 1874. In 1905, on the same primer
pie, President Jefferson broke up tne
Burr conspiracy by isuing oroeLs
for the employment OF sucn
force either of the regulars or of the
militia, and by such proceedings OF
The civil authorities as might enable
them to suppress effectuahy the iur,
tier progress of the enterprise" ANA
IL was under the same authority tnaI
President Jackson crushed the nuIiln 4
7carion i'm south Carolina, and that
President Lincoln issued his call for
troons 10 save the Union in 1861. On |
numerous other occasions or less sig
nificance, under probably every au-
ministratiOn,. and certainly unoer Tue
present, this power has been useiuhy
exerted to enforce t?pce,o th9 6v any la~
narfy in the country and almost Win VII
oJt attracting public attention. Inc
gresl elementary constitutional prlci-
1Iee which was the foundation or the
original ststute of 1892 and which mas I
haen lis essence in the various forms IL
ms sssu med since its first auoptIoni fs
that the Government of the United
Stataa nossesses, under the Constltu-
tion in a full measure, power OF SELF
nrotectiou by its own agencies aito-
xether independent of State authority
and if need be against nos
tility of State Govern menus;
Ii should remain ehpouLeu
in ou- statutes unimpaired as IL mas
haam from the very origin of the Gov
ornment. Il should be regarded as
hardIx less valuable or less sacred than
a nroyision of the Constitution itselI.
Thora are many other important
statutes containing provisions tnat are
Jiable TO be suspended or annulleo at
the times and places OF h0lolng eiec
tious if the bill be before should De-
come q law. do not undertake
to furnish list of them. Many ol
them. perhaps the most of them, nave
been SET fortIf in the debates on thls
measure, They relate to exuadltlon,
! to crimes against the election laws, 10
! nu.rautine regulations, 10 neutTaiity,
Ia Indian TeseTv atiOns, to the cIVll
rio his of citizens, and to other suoJe ects.
Tn regard to them all, 1t may De
| safeIv laid that the meaning and elect
of this bill is to take from the OeneIal
! Government an important part OF lis
noWerto enforce the laws. Auother
crave objection TO the bill Is lis ols-
| elimination in favor or the state anu
against National authority. The pres
ence or employment or the army OF
navy of the United States Is IaWiul
under the terms OF Ihis plli ~
DIaca where an election is being held
In a State TO uphold the authority OF
Stata Government then and there IN
nsed of such military Intervention
hnt unlawful TO uphold the authority
of the Government of the Unlted
states then and there in need OF such
| military intervention. Under this bill
the presenee and employ ment OF the
army or navy of the United states
! would be lawful and might De heces-
sarv TO maintain the conduct OF State
aIs..tion agaiust the domestic violence
that vould overthrow il, but IL Would
he unlawful TO maintain the conduct
nf a NatiUna! election against the same
, | local violence that would OHeFtbIo" y"
If This discrimination has never
been attempted in any previous leglsla'
tion and IL 10 more compatible VIII
sound principles OF the CONSTITUTION
or the necessary maxims ana methouS
of our system of Government on &C
casiOns of elections Than at otneL
tines In the early legislation OF l19+
nd of I795 by which the militia o.
the States was the only military power
rasOrted TO for the execution OF TOE
constitutional powers in support O
State or National authority, Doll
I functions of the Governments wei
mt upou the same footing. BY the ac
pf 1907 the employment of an army
and Eavy was authorized for the per
fDrmrnce of both constitutional quite
in the same terms. III all lateI s'a'
utes on the same subject, mater q
l. the same measure of authority TO th
l.. 0RanTnRn
>; n.rfOrmance of both these duties. y
!. precedent has been found in any pre-
(" Yions legislation, and no sufficient rea
|. aon has been given for discriminate
i'm favor of State and against Nations
- authority which this Dill contains
~ Hinder the sweeping terms of the ol
~ tho National Government Is efIeci
s naIIv shut out from the exercise OF th
- right. and from the discharge OF In
= nerative duty, use its whole ExecuLls
- noWer whenever ana Wnerenet
- uuired for the enforcement or lss "a
~ AT the place and time Where anu Wne
70 Sc aIactions are to be held, whe
~ oroanized and armed forces for an
Is Snen nurposes would be an 0tfens
agsinst the law, unless called Tor D.
and. therefore, upon permission OF u
= authorities of the State in Whlcn u
r. occasion arises. What is IA
or but the substitution OF olscreGio
- of the State governments for the di
% cretion of the Government OF Il
10 United States as to the performance
"A is own duties? In my judgment th
q is an abandonment Oh It's ooiigatioi
of bv the National Government, suDo
Nc diuation of National authority al
- an intrusion of State supervision oV
~ National duties which amounts
g. spirit and tendency to State suprem
No cy. Though L believe that Il
he existing statutes are abundant
m adequaG to completely pi
ca vent military interference WI
No the elections, in the sense In Wni'
~ ~ the phrase is used in the title OF IL
M bill, and is employed by the people
bt this country, l shall find no difncui
~ i'm concurring in any additional Ieg
u Iation limited to that object, WINE
1T does not interfere with the indlspehs
~ bic exercises of the powers -oI
Government under the Constitutl'
q and laws.
Y (5igned) RUTHERFORD b. dA6 161o \ Es0
on Executive Mansion, May IL, 1879
ry The House to-day refused to ia
es' into consideration the bill makl
nIe provisions for an income tax, {
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