Year: 1872

SO that the people of the United


States may ask him whether, whel


the occasion arises, he will coun


tenance such action on the part O


his appointees elsewhere. II Mr.


Grant, through his appointees, car


come into the Legislative depart.


ment OF a State government, and


by the use of such means as have


been used in this city, secure its


overthrow, I say there is no reason


in the world why he can not revo-


lutionize every State government in


the Union. If. he sits in his chair


at Washington, after listening to


the statement of these facts, and


does not say openly and above


board. to the people of the United


States, that he does not approve of


the conduct of his officials here, I


charge that he did know of it, did


approve of it, and did desire that


his appointees should act as they


have acted.


If Senators, after having witness
sed these monstrous wrongs, do not


state to the people of the country,
in their Senatorial places, that they


disapprove of and condemn them,
they will simply be placing into the


hands OF a terrible power club


which some day will be used to
break their own heads. tell you,
gentlemen, that a more centralized,
despotic power has never yet been
known in the history of the world
than that which is slowly but sure
ly accommodating in the hands of the
federal government. In every way
in its power, by supporting one
faction at one time and another
faction at another time, by the use
OF all those means which history
teaches us men use in order to gain
power, the federal government is
gradually and stealthily working
for the attainment of that end. I
ask Senators, no matter what their
political views, to observe how the
officials of the United States gov
ernInent-United States marshals,
United States collectors, United
States army officers-by the pro-
cesses of United States courts, have
to revolutionize our
State government. l say that the
people of this State and country
would indorse a manly, outspoken
protest on our part against the
outrageous and violent interference
Of the United States government in
the affairs of this General Assembly. |
1 have not anything further to say
upon this subject. As I said before,
the whole question is as to whether
there were good reasons for calling
the General Assembly together in
extra session, and I think no un-
biased person, cognizant of the real
facts Of the case, will pronounce
the Governors action in that res
pect unnecessary or unjustifable.


Mr.. Sypher-The Senator from
Orleans Mr.. Campbell) thought he
smelt a mice" when that paper
was presented yesterday, but after
hearing it read, and thinking over
It, he came to the conclusion that it
was not so bad as it appeared to be
1T first. The only thing I regret is
hat I have not an opportunity to
sign it again. The gentlemen ar
cues. and with great force, too, that
The Governor had right to call the
The extra session. OF that I shall |
not say anything. As far as I am
personally concerned I am trying to |
carry out the desires and wishes of
my constituents, and / do not want |
The Senator from the Second Dis
trict (Mr. Campbell), nor any other
Senator, nor the executive of the
State, to dictate to me how I shall
do so. I am in constant cores
pondence with some of my constitu-
ents, and / am satisfied / am carry
ing out their instructions. I hear
o great deal of talk about the Uni |
ted States officials, and I think they
have takensa little more rope than
they ought to have had. These late
occurrences, however, were not the
commencement of this fight. II