National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-29

changed by the foroible Introduction of Eve
persons claiming seats but having no certltl-
Gates. IhisrevOlutiOnary act was instantly fol.
lowed by vote for Writ for speaker aud for
sergeant. alarms Then large number of spec.
tnt0rs suddenly turned the lOpels oftheiT
coats,upon which had been previously fastened
blue badges. with the words "Asslstant Ser
geant'at. Arms" printed on them. Writ took
the speakers chair amid tumult and riot, aud
addressing himself to Gen. De TrObtiand, ofthe
United states army. who was present, looking
on, asked him to restore order in the hall. Tho
general after mildly protesting, complied
with the request, and upon his demand order
was restored and by this intervention Of fed.
erHl military power, the usurping Democratic
minority were In peaceful possession.
=, Gen, Sheridan, who assumed command OF
the Department of the Gulf that day, being
called upon by the state government TO ullO
what violence had done In unlawlully seating
Mittz responded, aud upon his demand. the
live intruders LEFT the assembly chamber and
WirtZ left the seat he had usurpcd.
The rage of the bailled consprators knew no
bounds. Their performance was but coo.
tlnuatiOn OF the rebellion OF Sept. II, and re-
sistance to II by federal arms, under the call
of that date, was lawful and right, and as
proper In the assembly chamber us i would
have been in the streets. But they affected II
great horror at the presence of federal military
authority in u legislative hall unless, rs was
the case in the morning 1t was invoked by
themselves. When they called on De Tro.
BRAND they did not expect to see him followed
| by Sheridan. AN | had known thou hadst
| been so cunning of fence ne'er had chal-
ltUBVu lncc, bulu sir AuurCW Aguctncek,
| Consistency, however, never troubles quarrel.
| some people.
The Tribune became at once tho rabld organ
| of the White Lcagucrs. To 1t came the false
| and sensational dispatches by which northern
| sentiment was to be manufactured The first
| one was a loud cutlery, but II was greatly out
howled in the editorial comments. "The great.
est Outrage that has ever yet in the history OF
the country been practccd upon the citizens
OF statc.' This browning iniquity OF the fed.
eral administration" the heel Of military
nj sf,tt In YHn IT,tf TOD
used TO break M the legislature of
la sovereign state" These arc
fair specimens. It instituted the
| following comparison in an editorial OF Jan,
6. between Grant, the tyrant, ana Samuel J.
| Tilden. the patriot: Gen. Grant and his fol.
| lowers are l6boring to make the war perpetual
meR SG sS o SSM 4
in behalf of he liberal opposi Ton tchich elected
htn, announces the final and conclusive
burial of the hateful and destructive quarrels
| of the past" How pleasant 1t is to see breth-
rem dwelling together in unity.
| EvARTs AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN SIDE.
| on the Sth Of January there appeared In the
| tribune q call for meeting to denounce
S WsS aMesfEG yoy EanR SSn k Sfs 'EPa by
Reid, Augustus Schell, and nearly two hundred
others similarly assorted. The call declared
that IA legislature of a, sister state peace
up and dispersed by federal troops acting
under orders from the President of the United
States" This was false all through 1t was
had been forced into II, but n mob. 1t was not
| peaceably assembled, but In tumult and with
force Of arms. ltwas not broken into, aud the
knew nothing about until 1t had ali transpired.
This mild and conservative call also dc.
clared that this prevention OF the success OF
q violent trick was The most marked attack
upon the right Of American citizenship which
has been made since the establishment Of the
government" How. doesthls call now read to
Mr. iEyS and to The men who sent him to
Rcid's fierce attacks in the Tribune on "the
solid SOUTH"
THREATS OF ASSASSINATION AGAINST GRANT.
The blood.curdlng editorials OF the Tribune
and the iniammatory call for revolutionary
meeting worked up q fever of excitement
among the haters of Republicanism and the
haters of Grant. The assassination of Presi
dent Grant was urged as suitable remedy fol
the tyranny under which the country was
suffering because Writ had not been allowed
to seize the speakership In Louisiana. This
atrocious sentiment found expression in the
reading columns of the Tribune.
THE TRIBUNE ADvERTIsEs FOR AN ASSASSIN
A letter was addressed to Editor Reid, adyo
eating Grants assassination, and he printed Il
in Il conspicuous place, opposite the editorla
page, in the Tribune Of Jan. 0, 1875. 1t was II
these words:
"BAYoEETs AND LEGISLATION"
"To THE EDITOR OF THE TRIBuSE-Sir: Nov
that Kellogg proposes to decide who shall
belong to the Louisiana Legislature
sn %es drm O% %sSt not President nS V GrsS
better decide who Shall belong to the next Con
gress, and enforce his decision by live or ST.
regiments of United States troops, commanded
by that truthful and just man, Gen. Sheridan
and remove all regularly elected members L
make place for the Cnseys or Dents? If he in
slsts on fighting 1t out on this line. some on
WILL play Brutus to his Cesar, igitiOm foil
which, by the way, would DO blessing to tn
country. J. II. II.
cartoons In HGrpers IVcGkty of Jan. 80, 1875, IN
which Reid is represented rs street. walking
advertiser, with this assassination letter sus
pended in front of him. Underneath are tn,
words, advertising for an assassin of tn,
President of the United States" Ifthis play
ing with fire had resulted in the murder o
as parties to the crime.
Asto Red's real feeling in the matter, 1t /
difficult TO believe that any man in his sense
would have publicly launched such sugges
tion, to be seen of desperate and excited par
tisans, unless he had been In sympathy will
IT,, Gen. Grant refused to receive
, call from Reid after Arthur became President
saying to a friend who urged it, at the sam
time showing him the above letter, ~ do nc
want TO see any man who ever wanted III
letter in its day, as II seemed to him. at the tim
referred to, n new revelation.
The Tribune defended its publication of tn
|
published 1t as we do hundreds Of other angr
communications from all sorts of people, on a
sorts of subjects, With9nt comment not deem
ing II necessary" There Is very angr
dent Grant, but no man IN his sober senses OK
poets or hopes for any remedy or redress for til
wrong except by the ordinary legal process"
space in the Tribune for a fling at Senate
West for Directing ON the floor of the United
States Senate to the Presidents assassination
md fnr nj Nv CHI ~ rIa c,I
ject was then dropped. Assassination had bee
abandoned. Senator Vests reference to tn
J. II. ii. letter In the Senate was made Jan. II
but not word Of 1t is said in Mr.. Blaine's his
THE INDIGNATION MEETING.
The Evarts.Kelly- Reid, schell meeting +
denounce Grant was held at Cooper Institut
Belmont, WickHam, Wm, i, Dodge aS and W@
NJ Eyarts. Reid was vice president.
telegram was read nom McEnery, the Demo
cratic gubernatorial claimant In Louisiana
, promising that 'our people will not be goade
Into conflict with the United States troops
Also promising ITO refute ISLANDERS of Ger
Sheridan"
SO animated were the speakers that whel
Grants name was mentioned there were erie
of chang him." So says writer In Hlrper'
Weekly In the article accompanying Mast
cartoon OF Reid
GRANTS RESPONSE To THE SENATE.
On the 18th of January the President re
New Orleans affair, and stated that, although
he had not directed matters there, "the troop
were bound TO act upon the judgment of tn
commanding officer upon each sudden con
could only reach them after the threatenej
wrongs had been committed which they wer
called on to prevent" He said the presenc
of the troops prevented bloOdshed" and tina
"both parties appear to have relied upon then
as conservators of the public peace" He com
mended all that Gen, Sheridan had done
| ha n Rlainnlg wi gna NJ
II in vain for any allusion to this stirring mes
sage.
LOUD CALL ON BLAINE.
,, On this same day the Tribune struck II
, advertised for an assassin. The editor founi
II necessary to accelerate the pace of his frienC