Year: 1875

self exceedingly obnoxious by the manner in which he exercised the powers conferred by Congress, and still more so by resortiDg to .au- thority not granted by law, 0c1 necessary to it's efficient execution. His rule, in fact, was one of abso- lute tyranny without reference to the principles of our government ' nor the nature of our free institu- tions. This state of affairs, which resulted from the course which he pursued, seriously interfercd with the harmonious, satisfactory and and speedy execution of the acts of Congress, and was sufficient to justify his removal. It, therefore, could not be regarded as an effort to defeat the laws of congress, for the object was to facilitate their execution through an officer who had never failed to obey the stat utes of the land and to exact within his jurisdiction a like obe- dicnce from others. This was what I then said to the General of the Army. Upon the transfer of General Hancock and after he took command of the department he issued the circular I have al luded to, giving general satisfac- tion and showing and acknowl- edging the supremacy of the civil over the military authorities of the 1 United States. We'll, then, you see how we travel in that liLe.

 MILITARY TYRANNY AND A THIRD TERM.

 Now the query comes up in this distracted condition of affairs in Louisiana, Why is it? l ask, has this man been selected and sent back to this people, who before condemned him and prayed for his removal? Why is it that he was sent back there2 It was known that he was the source of irritation and dissatisfaction when he was there before, and yet he was sent again. A man who was obnoxious to the whole country, except a few persons who may have been interested in a particu- lar line of policy or measure or something they wanted to accom- plish. Why has he been sent there? Was it for the purpose of irritating them? Was it for the purpose of driving the people to acts of violenc? Was it for the purpose of getting up insurrec- tions, mobs and riots, and the cry was to be raised that the southern people were in revolt, and in the midst of that cry and the preju- dice of one part of the country be- ing melted against another, to go into a Presidential election? It is very easy to see what the re- suits would be. No, 'let us have peace" Iknow the determination of that people. Their great ob- feet is to be restored back into the Union upon an equal footing with all the other states, and that is all they desired-a fair partici- patton in the legislation of the country. I will tell some of those who are acting behind the curtain and who are clinging to power that it cannot be obtained by pop ular consent and the approval of their public acts here. We shall have a system of terrorism, and in the midst of excitement, and in the midst of a war cry, they will triumphantly ride into the Presi- dency for a third Presidential term; and when this shall have been accomplished that will be the end of the liberties of this country. Applause in the gal leries.)

 The PRESIDENT pro tenn. MT. Ferry, of Michigan)-The chair will interfere with the gentleman from Tennessee to inform the gal leries that it is in violation of the rules of the Senate to express ap- proval or disapproval of the pro ceedings of the Senate. The Ser geant- at Arms will put sufficient force in the galleries to preserve order.

 THE UNwRITTEN CONSTITUTION.

 MT. JOHNSON (resuming) said: Yes, it is my honest conviction that a third term for the President