Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-31

h'" Pi'I"i'hE loi tHS iItHlibHliHi
election of 1880, and he hopes by
following the same precedents with
modern political improvements TO meet
with success. Let us see part of the
plans and arrangements made by Presi.
dent Grant to prevent the inaugura.
tion of Mr.. Tilden, the legally elected
candidate in 1876. We have the follow.
ing statement from Gen. Stewart l..
Woodford, who was appointed United
States attorney at New York, just be.
fore the expiration of Grants term.
Gen. Woodford says; "That it was Mt
the special request OF Gen. Grant he
accepted the oilice-who told him that
he Grant feared an attempt would be
made to seat Tildcn by great popular
uprising, and he wanted man in the
place who would not Scrip'e TO crush
mob.' lie further says, "he believed
that plan TO inaugurate I lden existed
in New York, and continues, "my plans
were all laid Systematically. We have
Ysdety taken some very effective precau.
tions beforehand. Had Tilden attemp.
ted TO have carried out his coup ftfaf
and have himselfinaugurated my orders
and intentions were 10 scise him at once
under warrant charging him with high
treason, 10 convey him secretly and sccufiy
on board a government vessel lying in
East river, and ship him to Fort Adams
or some other secure point" Gen.
Woodford further states, that the Gus.
tom house and sub.treasury were pre-.
pared for resistance, that troops were
quietly brought from the We,t and South
and massed at Washington, Fort Nc
Henry and in New York harbor, and
that Grant, Sherman and Sheridan and
other military men were outspoken in
their opinions that the army ought to
be used for reprcssivc measures"
Woodford says further, 81 believe that
during the month that closed the ad.
ministration OF Grant and the opening
OF that OF Hayes the country stood on
tho brink Of = civil war more terrible
than that which we passed through and
would have drenchcd tho whole North
in blood At the same time Kern,
Grants chief marshal at Philadelphia,
with CONDUCTORS in other citics. were
playing their part in this political drama
to secure radical president, members
OF Congress, and members Of the legis
laturcs in those States where United
States senators were TO be elected with
the FINAL determination Of placing an
usurper in the Presidential chair.
Search sacred and profanc History
consult the conspiracy Of Ca,alinc-Guy
Fawkes s-Cromwcll-Burr all sink
into insignifcance before this infamous
plot TO destroy the Union OF States and I
erect an Empire upon its ruins. This (
is no visionary prognostication. Look /.
at Republican France under the First /
Consul. Napoleon, with the aid OF his /
army had himself proclaimed First /
Consul Of the French Republic" lie /
proclaims, I'VE will have a Republic I
Liberty, Constitution and Equal Rights" .
The cry went up, "vive, Ia Republique" /
a voice from the crowd eKclaims, "who /
will answer for it," Napoleon, turning |
to his soldiers, said, "granadicrsl Did /
ever deceive you when promised you
victory p And his historian says that |
on the first Of May, 1904. the Tribunate /
decreed "that the government of the /
Republic should be entrusted to an |
Emperor, and that the Office should be 4
hereditary in the family of Napoleon
Bonaparte." The Senate decreed and 4
published the new constitution. and on /
the 10th he was pronounced Emperor
Of the French. We have passed the /
first century of our independence and /
Union Of States and entered upon the /
second and what do we find? An usur'
per, who never was elected by the peo-
pie to the Executive chair. endangering
our liberties under the constitution, re-
pudiating the reserved rights of the |
States holding the purse and sword in
his hands, bringing into conflict the
freedom OF elections and determined to |
appoint his successors through the pow.
er of his marshals and army as Bona.
parte did with The Republic Of France.
PATRICE lIESRr.