New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-01-25

Senate / would like to see it in,
but l do not believe that this Sem
Legis AZURE, as you call 1t, or az
BY some, is sufficiently deluded I,
purpose of their actions, to take n
OF what appears to be almost an n
communication to a newspaper
OF New Orleans. The proper way
would be for any complainant
memorial to this body, then it won
quired into. know very well thai
is expressed from time to time hi
and ID are members Of this LesN
they do not seem TO understand I
people are coming to a transition n
really, are actually-many of then
most OF them-with honorable I,
motives. Many of our people-ss
some of them here occasionally
often, with their arms around the 4
of these black and tan = lepI
have been enriched beyond
merits on their successful, i
efforts, by the simple conscientic
OF these people. Now. sir, / thinI
defy any inquiry, come from what
may, but | propose to meet The
exactly as they are. If Mr.. WinS
paper of our friend (Mr. Bacon) OF
else chooses to assaiI this body, III
an individual, it wounds not an.
charged with any action; bat Ia
to undignify this body any more Ii
been undigniied. sThere are nor
between Heaven and earth, Horado
dreamed of in our philosophy
what has been the leading and gel.
of our legislation 1t IL very n
there are three or four bills passed
excited the comments of the peo
caused conversations at various re-
and dinner parties given, etc., sud
Ship Island Canal bill, the Slaueb,
bill, and two or three other compau
or, / nights say, family Of bills. Buth
that hurt me. sir, or you, or the int
any man of honor, who sits upon Il
There are other things to cOnsids
besides these newspaper bullet
every man can throw, such az
What's his name?
Mr.. Todd: Mr.. Winfree.
Mr.. Foute: Well, Mr.. Winfree. l6
know him. He may be an honest
man; but he has assaulted honors
good men in this card of his. Ietb
before this Senate with q proper M
let him ask some Senator TO Intro
and not go about and get it done BY
such little attacks upon honors
good men. ! know some Of these 2.
really and honestly want the passsg'd
bill, and l know, as the Senats
0uachita has said, that there are .
supported that bill with integrity
pose, without one dollar of inteFes
either prospective or present. Who
Winfree, who assumes to assail Ii.
ple2 And why do we dignity hiu
degree OF importance by taking mott
communication?
Now, sir, there are questions
upon this Senate-universal amuei
versal suffrage, general educst
others-t0 pass, on which | will "a
tiercest Republican of you all. do
a race which has been hitherto oppF
you will--use the strongest langui
please; merely make the illustrs
grow up in our midst without cd
That is poiut No. l.
And to illustrate it-and I did @
was called rebel legislation in Isl
very thing-yOu must provide for TIL
ton Of these people. Now as TO
amnesty: 1t is due to the Southern
and every man Of honor who has
this Senate, that he should be now
before the God of reason and religia
versal amnesty; yes, l want our
friends to feel the benefit of uniVs
nesty, if there is any benefit in Il
there be evils, want them carried AID
II. Now, sir, there is my political en-
when a man gets up from these
duties to take up Mr.. Philip Son
communication to q newspaper, / 81
is not worthy the dighity of the
Dignity yourselves. Come up to The
OF the position which you assume
Now, sir, If there be In this Seua
the other body, Hessians and Ss
fight on either side, as they are
for it, | am not their Slider
Mr.. Jewell: would interrupt ths
man to inquire what is before the f
/ do not think that universal amn
anything TO do with this resolutioa.
Mr.. Foute: / am looking to the h
legislation, and have a perfect rig
SO. IT you wish to make q motid
into Committee of the Whole, ] am
of that; | am so. am discussing
which / really believe affect the Id
all true hearted and patriotic men
country. / know it from leading
distinguished men of this city; the
are Just what / have expressed, q
did not borrow them from them.
this kind of legislation is altogether
sary. / would not oppose the appO
any committee or a thousand con
but if you pass this resolution, you !
somebody in the newspapers, tO
probably, making just such charga
wicked flee, when no man purseth-
The motion to postpone indefi
lost by vote of three yeas to wi
nays.
Mr.. Anderson: 1 voted yes on the I
postpone, because thought it was
fed for such a thing to be taken 4
by the Senate. did not vote for
tertiary bill, because I was not hen
time it passed; but if l had been,
should have voted for 1t; and |
tain no man could have charged !
anything improper in connection
| think it improper in this Senae
tain any such resolution.
The President: / was in-hopes |.
the resolution was first resd that
pass, but on reflection, and seem
was introduced by certain par
own Information, / came to the q
that 1t was undignified for this bod
the resolution, from the fact thI
gentleman knows any member to
ceived brides he should have "a
party.
Mr. Coupland: I renew the motif
fer the joint resolution to the COma
Penitentiary.,
The resolution was so referred.
fro De CONTINUED.
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