The daily gazette., 1879-01-21
+ rom the Baltimore Gazette,
a Danger 10 BE Faced.

The sentences imposed by Judge Bond
in the United States Circuit Court upon
The persons convicted in this city OF con
tumacy to the Federal Supervisors of
Election were very light, but the rulings
of the Court We're practically destructive
of the nights of the States to protect the
purity of their own ballot boxes. Under
Judge Bonds rulings the Federal Super
visor has almost unlimited power He
may place all the State offi Gers of election
under arrest and whatever he may think
In his discretion comes within his duty as
supervisor he may enforce by all the au-
thority of United States Marshals and
minated special deputies and from his
Interpretation of his duties there is no
appeal, no redress. This may form
step In the general plan of Republican
usurpation in 1880. The lightness oc the
sentence of this batch of vi ,tims may be
only to establish a precedent and mask
the batteries which will be opened in
1880. When the time Is ripe they may
be used as Drecedents to strike terror. In
the Chamberlain case il was established
that the United States Circuit Court of
South Carolina sits in this city and Judge
Bond, most INSCRIPTIONS Republican
partisan, may sit here aud control the
destInies of MARYLAND, the twoNirginians
ami the two Carolinas On the eve of
the next election any number of leaders
of the Democratic party in those States
| may be arrested and sent ON here for
| trial ON charges of resisting Federal Su-
pervisors. If not, why not? Have not
| things equally As hgh-handed been
done? Nay, has not Judge Bond himself
shown the traits of character that would
make him fit instrument to do this
very thing If the success OF the Repubh-
can party required il? 1t is part of the
| Radical programme to rerain its hold
| upon the country by force. 1t held il by
| ttoups as long as this was possible /; now
1t proposes to accomplish the same OBJ
iect through the Federal Courts and AN
/ army OF Deputy Special United States
Nj 'rshals. II will not be necessary to the
Republican strategy that the Northern
States be placed under the scepter ef the
Federal Supervisor That might raise a
feeling in the North that would be un-
favorable to success. 1t will be sufiicien,
by working up the charges of ballot box
siuffing in the South IN the same style
that the "Southern-outrage" business
was worked to produce sentiment that
will give color TO this Federal certraliz 4.
ton and Republican usurpation. The
"stalwart" party will justify any wrong
that may be perpetratrd on the Demo
cratic states, although in doing so il may
be establishing power which will brinl
our representative Government to ruin
There were men and newspapers tha
justified the march of the United State,
troops into the Legislature of Louisiani
and the overthrow OF civil liberty in tha
State. Hayes to-day owes his seat to tn,
intamy of that proceeding. The Repub
licans are embodened by the immunit,
winch they enjoy after having defeated
! the will of the people by force and frauC
and they are ready to do the same sort O
| thing again. The House of Representa-
, tives saved the country a vast deal o
( trouble by adding proviso to the Arm,
. bill forbiddlng the use Of United State
troops as a posse conitdtuS. IL would b.
well for that body to take into consider
atlon some measure that Will prevent tn
use OF an army of Federal Deput
I Marshals from accomplishing create
evils under the forms of law. 1t canno
be ignored that the laws as interprete,
by Judge Bond is the most subtle an,
deadly blow that has yet been aimed a
tue consti, utional rights of the s ates
and The duty of the House OF Represent
tlves III the mater seems clear as day
light.