Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-21

all just enactments for this purpose.
Those who seek to repeal the laws
relating to elections, have made a great
deal of talk about the use of soldiers for
the protection of the rights of the gov
eminent in preserving fair elections, but
nobody conversant with the facts, be-
lieves that this is really the "true in
wardness" of their opposition to the
measures. 1t has been proved by COM
putation, that if every soldier in the
South was stationed at polling place
during election times, 1850 polls would
be watched by one soldier each.
There is not single soldier in Maryland,
outside of one fort in Baltimore, not one
in Virginia, not one in Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Mississippi; none in North Car
DINA, none in South Carolina, except a
few artillerymen in the forts. Hence
all the cry about abuse and intimidation
on account of soldiers, is all the simplest
kind of nonsense. There is, if we are
to take the authority of those who desire
the repeal of these laws, great danger
that little over a thousand soldiers
will intimidate, overrun and Cypress l5,-
100000 of people. Stupendous danger
But every unbiased mind that looks
at this matter must see, that the objec-
tions that arise against the law, are
those of another character. Honest men
never fear wholesome laws, nor do they
seek to repeal them. Thieves object to
Imprisonment for the crime Of larceny I;
murderers do not believe in capital pun
ishment. Those who desire to commit
frauds at the ballot box do not want
men to challenge their votes; they do
not want to fall into the hands of justice
as administered by United States laws.
These are some of the reasons why there
is such tremendous opposition to cleo
ton laws. These particular laws set
aside, and there would be no arrests for
fraudulant voting in those portions of
the country where such things are likely
to exist. Under the present law men
in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
several of the Southern states have been
punished, and others are liable to be
punished for illegal proceedings at cleo
tions. Hence the wall of bitterness that
arises. We never heard of man being
arrested in Vermont, by the United
States authorities, nor have we known
of any violations of the election laws.
It is not the innocent who suffer from
these terrible laws.
There is still another dangerous thing
in the present attempt to force through
congress the repeal of laws by attaching
the repeal clause, to appropriation bills
When the spirit which appears to ami
mate the majority shall have its full
sway, it says to the country, unless thu
President shall sign repeal bill which
we think is right, we will not vote ;
dollar to pay. feed or clothe the army
we will destroy the army, by starving i
to death we will leave the country a
the mercy of savages, of riots, of rebels
of invaders, or any other foe that shall
| choose to do harm to the whole or por
tion of the country. By threatening tn
destruction of the army, we will coerc
and bulldoze the President. This demo
cratic congress, large portion of whic
was fighting the loyal north fifteen year
ago, now says, come to our terms or W
will destroy the remnant of the army
We will Withhold pay from the officers c
the government, we will do the mos
possible to harm the nation by prevent
ing the existence of some of the branche
of government. This is the position ez
actly, and this is the spirit. Republ
cans and loyal patriots look at it as
spirit OF revolution. Those men in th
north who fought to save the Union, an
those who made other heroic sacrifice
do not look upon this spirit with an
degree of complacency. 1t is the thrus
ing forward of the cloven foot that h;
shown itself on the part of the South fl
many years.
, That portion of the country ruled IL
nation many years in congress, wei
! into rebellion when it could not rule
and now on its return to power seel
r rule again, or strike deadly blows at Il
government. The present course of tho
e who are threatening to override T.
a President and the people, is awakenil
{ a spirit North that will kindle an indi
o nation that shall sweep the Confedera
: majority out of congress at the ne
J. election, and put men there whose 10
e atty cannot be questioned.
e We close this article by the follow
= taken from the New York Tribune
y regard to the statements of Senator Be
il of Kentucky. probably the most infue
tial Southerner in congress: