Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-03

pesceable neighbors with. He wants
Brownlow's hell fully organized aud
armed. He IL anxious that Grants
peace policy should be fully iaaugurated
even before his election, which he fears,
without il, may mover come. The follow
| ine extract from the proceedings Of Con-
rress is interesting as showing the ami
mus Of the Radical House and the man
ner in which hisproposition was received;
| Mr.. stokes-My opinion is that facts
show that unless the people have arms
In the Southern States the Uhion men,
vhite and black, will be overrun and
saw Il ia the duty OF Congress TO stay
here until this measure Is put through.
Nv people are expecting. every moment
that Forrest and his rebel Democratic
crew will commence making war upon
theml We were entitled TO 10000
stand of arms in my district, and the
reouisition was made for that number
| bv the Governor, but only 1000 stands
were furnished; and we to-day demand
the other 5000 stands of arms. This is
a matter of life aud death to us. am
satisfied of the fact that we will need
these arms at the South at very early
day. The war cry has gone forth; the
rebels say they will rule the country, or
exterminate the colored Union men, and
for one / am disposed TO meet them.
Mr.. Trimble democrat, Of Kentucky
asked Mr.. Washburn to yisld to him Tor
two minutes.
Mr.. Washburn declined. BE had one
word to say in reply to the gentleman
| from Tennessee. / have no doubt, he
said, Of the grievous and perilous state
of things which exists in the South, and
which the gentleman from Tennessee re-
| fers 10. but the question is, and is one OF
the eravest importance ever thrust upon
ms. whether that state of things is to be
remedied BY sending arms into thote
States Sir, 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.
Mr.. Stokes said his district had already
drawn a thousand stand Of arms, and
none Of them had got into the hands oil
the rebels.
Mr.. Washburn-I tell the gentlemen
to beware before they pass this measure,
lest it is not al mediation to civil war
and iusurrection in those States. lGreat
excitement / now yield to the venera-
HE gentleman from North Carolina,
(Mr. Boyden,) who wishes to say few
words.
mr.. Boyden-Mr. Speaker, l am
alarmed at the condition of the country.
II is proposed to send arms to North
Carolina, that the people may use them
AGAINST each other. Great God we
cannot afford to fight each other. Keep |
away your arms Do nothing to irritate
our people, but do everything IN your
mower to assuage and heal the excite
ment there. We want no arms. l warn
the House that if arms are seat there, we |
will be ruined; we cannot live there. Ii
we need anything in the way OF arms, IN |
Gods name send an army of the United
| States there, but do not arm neighbor
against neighbor. There never was a
more mischevous measure than this
proposition to arm one class oil people
against another. :,
Mr.. Washburn yielded the floor to M.
Deweese. of North Carolina, who com.
meuced speaking far back on the Reput
| l;can side of the House. The excitement
| which prevailed throughout the discus,
sion seemed to be on the increase, ana
it was suggested that Mr.. Deweese SPEAK
| from the Clerks desk.
Mr.. Deweese (Disun., N. C)--Some
proyision should be made for the new
governments of the Southern States and
for the protection of the loyal people.
Otherwise the rebellion would be re-
established. the letter of Mr.. Blair would
he carried out. If Congress adjourned
now. before six months the last traces of
Republican governments in the South
| would have ceased to exist, and the ku
Klux Khan, the rebels, the slaveholding,
couperhcad Democratic party would be
ruling there as they ruled IN 1869. :,
The speech was much enjoyed on athe
Democratic side Of the House.
Mr.. Woodward (Dem., Pa,) inquired
of Mr.. Dewcese whether the reconstructed
governments in the South could be main
tanned in any other way than by the bay
onet
Mr.. Dsweese-We can if you will give
us arms to keep down the rebels Tri-
| umphant laughter on the Democratic
side. And by no other means
Mr.. Woodward-Then, es understand
the gentleman, the governments which
this Congress has been at such great
pains to reconstruct can only exist by
| the bayonet?
Mr.. Deweese-The gentleman's party
| in 1861 stole the arms that belonged TO
the Government Of the United States TO
shoot your loyal neighbors' sons, and the
| guns are still in the hands Of the slave
| holding Democratic party.
Mr.. Jones Dem, Ky.) asked whether
| the militia and all the arms in North Car
| olina were not under the control of the
Governor and the Legislature Of that
State. as now constituted.
Mr.. Deweese- No, sir. We have no
militia
Mr.. Jonss--It is your own fault.
Mr.. Deweese-Uuder the rule of the
Democratic party, from 1861 to 1865,
every musket, shotgun and horse pistol
was taken out of the hands Of loyal men
and put into the hands of the Southern
sympaihizers. The support given to this
question of adjournment on the side OF
the House where l occupy a seat for the
purpose Of carrying out the third Of
July letter, stamping out the loyal
State governments and dispensing
United States carpet-baggers," | say
to them come on whenever you feel
} disposed Come oni Stretch out,
then, your traitorous hands to touch
again one fold Of the old flag, and the
representatives Of four millions Of men,
who, though black in skin, are white and
: loyal in heart, will throw themselves rs q
bulwark between you and those loyal
governments, and will only live in sad
memories Of bad events. Come on !