The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-16

color and race, who are citizens OF the Southern
stales and particularly of the great State Of
am well aware, sir, that the idea is abroad that
an antagonism exists between the whites and
blacks; that that race which the nation raised from
the degfnuatlOn OF slaverJ and endowed with the
full and unqualified rights aud privileges OF citizen
be gained. IL has been the well-considered purpose
ami aim Of a class not confined to the South to
spread this charge over the land, and their efforts
are as vigorous to-day TO educate the people OF this
nation into that belief as they at the close OF
the war. IL was not uncommon to find this
same class even during the Rebellion prognostt-
eating serylle war. It NAV have been that "the
wish was father to the thought" And, sir as the
cognized representative OF INV down-trodden peope
deny the charge and hurl il back into the teeth
OF tnOse VINO make it, and whO / believe, have not
true and conscientious desire to further the inte
Iests OF the whole South Certainly no one possess
ing any personal knowledge OF the colored popula-
ton OF my own or OF er States, need be reminded
trying circumstance in the history OF the late war
When they were beyond the protection of the
federal forces while the Confederate army pressed
into its ranks every white male capable of bearing
arms the mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters Of
the southern soldiers were left defenseless and in
the power OF the blacks upon whom the chains OF
slavery were still rveted, aud 10 bind those chains
the closer was the real issue for which much life
ana property were sacrificed: and now sir. ask how
did that race act7 Did they in those days OF Con-
iederate weakness and impotence evinee the ma
hgnancy OF which we hear so much2
Granting for the sake OF argument that they were
ignorant and besOtted, which do not believe, vet
with all their supposed ignorance and credulity they
IN thelr way understood as fully as you or | the
awful import OF the contest They knew that II the
gallant corps OF soldiers were beaten back aud their
nag tfaed in the dust that II the presage OF still
heavier bondage. They longed too, their fathers
before them, for the advent OF that epoch, over
itself They desired, too with their fathers TO wei
come the feet OF the stranger shod with the peaceui
preparation or good news. Weary years OF bondage
had told their tale OF To the court OF heaven
In the councils OF the Great Father OF all they
knew the adJndication OF their case albeit delayed
hausted itself, would in the end bring TO them the
boon for which tney sighed-God's most blessed gift
70 Ills creatures, the inestimable boon OF liberty.
They waited, and they waited patiently. In the
absence OF their masters they protected the virtue
and chastity OF defenseless women. Think sir for
moment, what the condition OF this land would be
To-day II the slave population had risen IN serve in
snrrecton against those who month by month
to them all the evils OF which they complained
Where would have been the security for property,
female chastity, and chldhoods innocence The
bloody counterpart OF such story OF cruelty and
wrong would have been paralleled only in those
chapters or Jewish history as recorded by Josephus
III the still later atrocities OF that reign OF terror
which sent the unfortunate Louis the Sixteenth and
M Marie Antonette to the scati1d Nay, the deeds in
self.
Mr. Peters presented papers from the State De-
partment reiative to the sword OF General Mont
gonery, now in possession OF j. T. Hanover In the
city of Washington, who is willing to dispose OF H.
Referred to the Committee on Library.
Mr.. Burr offered resolution calling on the secre-
tary OF the Navy for information relative TO the
Oneida and Bombay collision. Adopted.
Mr.. Stevenson, from the Committee on Elections
made report in the Louisiana contested election
OF Hunt against SHIELD on declaring Mr. Sheldon
entitled to the seat aud gave notice that he would
call 10 up next Wednesday.
Mir Beaman, a member OF the Committee on Ap-
proprations, addressed the House in reply TO a de-
NAL of the statements made by Mr.. Beck last Friday
In tRard TO The expenditures OF the Government,
which Mr.. Beck alleged would reach nearly four
hundred millions.
He (reaman) regarded Becks remarks as some
what sensational, and as calculated to produce
| false impression bow the gentleman could arrive
A. such conclusion was beyond his (Beaman's) COM
| prehrnsOn. IL cerlainy could not be reached by
any lair construction OF the documents and figures
| which the gentleman had produced. rhe entire
| amount estimated for expenditure for the current
| " was only s20G, 1914 3. The gentleman from
| Kentucky had made some vague statements, but
| had given no figures which the House could de-
ternne the facts which he made the assertion Of
an expenditure OF four hundred millions.