The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-01-25

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csed their right freely and w'hu' the OstAOn State
neverhes law for the os.eu.ble purpose of s
pervne the ecn Of Cngrssmen only and the President
&c; The P1t and osssr Ga'sd s'..es a.
lives Congress boi for State and local oc In the New
Der Of United Deputy Masas and sapers were appointed
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bO chosen BY any ruling authority nmmun
General States interference any quar-
them Of he@ arrest al the polls
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To be effected without Of law issued upon formal complaints
Then telling what steps he had taken with Organ
zed regiments Of New York. guard all the rights of every
citizen, he said NJ
Notwithstanding a. this by the Presidents orders United troops
and a in0 IN % Sne s %a % New net 1
lena6 that the first drop citizens blood hrd the
suits involving life property
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election e officers Of The United States Fortunately and wisely ban
local Of New York Ciy, presence
To nd Tor the and order Of localities the Federal
men not M " substitute the regular soldier win hi.
to The ur 10 %h the eondO Mn n 10 surrender
elections The control Of the military and override expression
TROOPS Pennsylvania GOVERNOR GEARY's PROTEST
and State officers alone be held in the State of Pennsy
vana armed body of marines brought the polls
armed body Federal troops polls
kept them closed for hour and when they allow
low citizens % vote
In commenting upon hi; extraordinary and in
teerence of the Federal sodev Gen. John w. Geary the
Republican of Pennsy in his next annual mes
sage to the Legislature OF that State, said:
The employment Of United States troops elections without the
bic apprehension regarded an interference The
sy ng "flhs ss which em@sd by the founders
tous 10 ea and harmony The practice serious its charac
only BY sns Genera BR p, by
preston growing assumption power Thty said e
of our and wha 10 b ca sue S pn
has sc.d II render the military independent Of and superior
c derived from The tenth section OF an Act Of C"ngs approved
uH S" 1t"i puF Hs
such portion Of The land and naval forces of the United States The
@ ss and 10 ' es n 1 ne doy of @ w n wS
amendment the CosuiOn the United States But be
oa fr at our places Of election when no necessity es therefor
President Of power might injurious
n " n ss sHs eS % Dd %sn by P G Psd
e usuf for y his p o% nd Sad O1t
nv opinion unsafe and anagn'c TO the principles that Shout"
State, stationed Philadelphia of
either The city or the State and
a-cine Without existing necessity conscienious
n Of s mp"tanc have called your attention to This subject
unquahhed dsappoval The civil Of
exercise franchise proper only
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These attempts the traditions of the country
the principles of Constitution followed up by still
desperate efforts in the direction the South until
thousands of good Republicans became alarmed for the safety
Of our Institutions and denounced them The result is we'll
known The House Of Representatives became Democratic
condemnation defat which these open and fragrant at
emp GENERALIZATION in its form had received the Re
hs has to- s 1.d an to Pass
Democratic party obedience the teachings of Jefferson
he idol of the peop and anxious bring back the
ment full recognition of the great truth upon which is
oundedtha live by and through the support of the
free opinion and of the people, and by
deavoed to repeal the laws authorizing the of soldiers
the polls In this they defeated by Republicans who
ampng under foot the genius and glory of popular
upon the old tyanncal and exploded
expeents of the darker days of the world
crushed to the earth by brute If there is thing
another is s great confidence honesty Justice of
the people We live time when dstrust in the has
penrd into maxim with many people, we hear it pro-
claimed every hand that
dom OF the multitude be restricted the rights of the peo
pie down. the powers of the made
that De better prepared the
which have up years the country Let
the Of The people be deceived with respect the
ing of all this can,or for grand and strong government
In other countries where the right govern claimed
have descended from heaven upon certain families men,
Of public affairs the strengthening the government
little than the of the executive
the State the expense of privileged order
favored class which permitted enjoy rights and privi
ges which denied to the great body the people What
matters In hnssa or Austria or Turkey so far at least
The people concerned how much the strength
ened There only the the taking away
of the Of set Of yrants and ves,ing in
The body of the people neither lose gain such
by such changes Dspotsm IL the rule of the State
whether the administer
hands, the slavery and degradation the people is the same
But here, least in theory very different All
power under government the people Our
rulers being original divine repositories of au
hOty exercise discretion for the good
aud trustees of the of the people Their powers
limited and defined and ought be greater than
member of society in the enjoyment
OF the enlarged rights which apperan him under liberal