The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-08-05
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Carolina, is one Of the " carpet baeeers.
He describes himself and his Radical
colleagues Upon the floor of Congress
as" 0s carpet-baggers." This frank
announcement was made 10 the evident
discontinue Of the Radical party. and
to the intense amusement Of the Demo.
Gratis upon The floor, The Republicans
were plsiriy i'll at ease with this as the
first fruSts Of their Reconstruction Acts,
Mr.. DeSees was like bull in a Clipa
shop. lie was not content until he
brought all the crockery down. '7>''.E
The debate in which Mr.. Devices
made this announcement may no, prove
uninstrpetive. =" ~ ~. ''4 q. O ,7aa-'. '..'
4 The Bill had the mild namc or ia
Bin 10 reduce the military peace estab.
lishment of the United States" In II
was a clause arning waat was called
the " loyal militia Of the South" 7.
The evident design of the Radical
party was TO place arms under the con-
troll Of the Radical Governors aud car
pet. baggers Of the Southern States, TO
be used for the purpose of naturalization,
and 10 control the election in the inte
rests Of that party. A was forcibly
said: The veil cannot be kept spread
over this unhoiy scheme. II has been
torn aside, and the audaciiy and the
atrocity of the project stands revealed
TO the nation. Il is nothing more nor
less Than TO distribute ihe arms of the
United States over the ten Southern
States, TO place them in the hands Of
negroes and the adventures who lead
the negroes, and Who will marshal them
on election day for the purpose Of keep
ing away Democratic voters" 80 -,
This swas the subject brought under
discussion, when Mr.. Devices made his
remarkable announcement. ,,-..,.-r.
y Mr.. Washburne. Of Illinois, who has
taken especial charge Of General Grant,
evidently had taken alarm at the recent
demonstrations at the South. He felt
that the Republican party were there
daily losing ground. Theft decep,ions
+ had been detected and exposed. lie,
therefore, felt rather lukewarm. ab"ut
the Bill. lie was afraid the RepuLli-
can party would be hoisted with their
own petard. @
He said: The question Is, and It is
-Ione Of the greatest importance ever
thrust upon us, whether that state Of
things (referring to Democratic suprem-
acy) il to be remedied by sending arms
into those States. Sir, 1 believe that in
most of the States, not ten days after
those arms are sent there to the negroes.
they will be in the hands Of the rebels
Here was a frank acknowledgement
by one Of the leaders Of the Republican
party, OF two important facts. First
That the very intent Of the measure
was the arming Of the negroes with a
view TO Republican success, and second
4. OF his realization that the negroes were
fast being freed from the decisions into
81 which the Radicals have heretofore de-
luded them. e.,gi4..a ...E-
- Mr.. Boyden, Of North Carolina, de
~ nounced the whole measure az an Incl
tation to civil war and insurrection il
these States. His remarks are worth,
OF the consideration of the whole coun
try. He said (: g,f. s..s.n .g
"Mr. Speaker, I am alarmed a, tb,
condition of the country. 1t is pro
posed now to send arms to North Ca
rolina that the people may use then
against each other. Great Gcd r W,
cannot afford to fight each other. Zee,
away your arms do nothing to irrn at
our people, but do everything in you
power to assuage and heal the excite
ment there. We want no arms.
b warn the Honse that IL arms are sen
there we will be ruired. We eanno
live there. II we need anything in th
shape Of arms, IN Gods name send s.
army Of the United States there, bu
do not srnn neighbor against neigh bo
There meyer was more mischisyou
messure ihsn this proposition to arr
ono class Of our people against anoth
- er.ns hI
II was IN reply 10 this speech tbs
Mr. Devices, The great {" carpet bagger,
arose. We quote from the report
=, Mr. Devices addressed the Hous
agaisst adjournment. Some provisio
should be made for the new govern
ments OF the Southern States, and q
dss projections OF the loyal people
otherwise the rebellion would be :.
fs' established. The letter of, Mr.. Bla
would be Gsrried vnt. H Congress ad
jouSned now, before six months tho Ia,
ftsces Of Republican government. 10 III
South would have ceased. TO exist. an
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