The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-06-13

eral EmoryT-in fact, it was too much q 70
common sense aud common honesty
All these orders show . paipable an.
shameless. discrimination. on the mar
OF the Executive to control both tb,
elections aud the COUNTING Of the vote
OF Presidential electors, as voll as the or
ganixation of State governments. The man
ner @ IN which the troops were shifted, abou
rom one to the other Of these three States
on which the Presidential election depended
exhibits the animds of this infamous trans
sction,fda manner so plain that tie way
iarlng man, though . Republican, need no,
err therein. 'h1'' u W.
But the President tells us in his veto
message that there has been no interference ce
during his administration, and promises that
there shall be none. So we are TO take his
royal promise to respect the peoples Hber.
ties and not to have them secured BY law ?
Here is the promise of one President of the
United States, and one who stands exceed
ilngly high in Republicon estimation, dated
November 10, 1876, toGeneral w. T. Sher.
man, Washington, District Of Columbia
Instruct General Auger, in Louisiana
and General Ruger, in Florida, to be vigi
liant with the forces at their command to
preserve peace and good order, and to see
that the proper and legal boards of canvas.
sers are unmolested in the performance of
their duties. Should thcro be any grounds
OF suspicion of fraudulent counting on either
side, it should be reported and denounced ot
once. No man worthy of the Office of Pres
ident would be willing to hold the Office if
counted in, placed there by fraud Either
party can afford to be disappointed in the
result, but the country cannot afford to
have the result tainted by the suspicion of
illegal or false returns. 70.
U. 8. GRANT" 90
On the same day the following telegram
Is also forwarded to Gen. Sherman
Tho President thinks, and agree with
him, that it will be well for you to give to
the Associated Press his telegram and mine
to you, referring to affairs now in the South.
j. ID. CAMERON.
Secretary of War;"
or tho vast open-jawcd aud cavcrnous.
bellied nature of this promise I have not
the heart or the time to discourse. 1 shall
content myself with initiating the discre.
tion OF Dir. Rodmun, who, returning hou,e
one night full of tax. paid aud fearing that
his speech would betray him to the many
questions of his wife, for long while main
tained an obstinate silence, until ut length,
to end the matter, he solemnly remarked,
Mrs. Rodman, you know I am a man OF
few words, and now am plumb done talk
ing" That subject Immediately became
res adJudtcdta. am done talking on this
subject SO we'll calculated to make an Ame.
rican citizen blush.
The arguments made by the opponents
Of these bills, especially those of the veto
messages, strike me with good deal of
amazement. To illustrate their ubsurdity,
let US frame them into the semblance of
propositions, thus: u.
Proposition First: 7Heorem. m.--The troops
ofths United States are :wo thousand miles
away on the frontier and could. not be used
70 control elections if they vsre wanted.---
Senator from Maine. ..s, D. -.
The troops could not be 10 used if they
were here, as the law forbids it. 1 promise
nGs to use them.-The President.
Hence it is revolutionary and dangerous
TO liberty ani the purity Of elections to pass
this bill forbidding such use Of troops.-Q.
e. ID. .''.' "'
Coroha,y frss.-The necessity for troops
at the polls to secure fair elections is in
to the squares of the distance of
their present location, !. e., the greater the
distance the greater the necessity.
CoroAary sccond.-The necessity for the
presence Of troops at che polls is also in
proprotion to the legal inability to use them
II they were present, and If tho President
IL determined not TO use them ut ell 70 con-
troll elections, thou the nososaity hanSsnns
absolute. odi Z, ins ,sss llH ~ veJ
Corollary hird.--The revolutionary and
dangerous character Of law consists in the
fact that it is useless, there being already
in existence laws sufficient TO effect the pur-
pose. iv rcal.u u.s = q
iScholiups.---In the above it is assumed
automatically that the terms "liberty" and
"purity of election" are Synonymous with
the tern Republican party" prolonged
laughter.] - I 49,, - ,,a
Proposition Second: Theoren, The
right Of citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be douied or abridged by the
United States or by any State on accoun,
Of race, color or previous condition ofseryi
tude: '-o - p"N '.''
SEQ. 2. Congress shall have power to en-
force this article BY appropriate legislation
The 6heenth amendment quoted BY ths
President. ',i,.' % .n,,p.i' KY a - 9.
The Supreme Court, 10 the United State,
against Oruikshank, and in Myers ss. Hap