The Republican journal., 1870-06-30
l pass that and other enormities and deformities

| pass that and other enormities and deformites
| 10 speak OF the last point.
By this bill, as have shown you propose to call
In the army and the militia as a posse cOn1itatus to
assist in CARRYING out your plans of ofconquering the
jurisdiction that will inevitably come between the
Federal government and the States if this bin be-
comes a law. Sir, mean by this no threat. But
when Wal : gentlemen talk so glibly about going to
ment to regulate elections there in their interest
anu against the popular will, as they have in the
south, do not know and cannot say how such
assaults upon the freedom of that great city will be
repelied: l only know that in some bold. manly
way behtting great people they will be repeec.
MMahe II sure OF that gentlemen. You cannot safe
have debased its mode of exercise here and in the
South, but you cannot control it by Federal force
for Radical purposes in New York Do you not
knOw-if not, will tell you-that the voting in
New York city is carried on in perfect peace An
testify to this who have been in New York on cleo
ton day. 1t is SO quiet you would not know it to
tions in New York as if they were held under the
influence of whiskey, bribes, vice, &c. Now, the
simple fact is, that in or about the room where the
polls are held you see no crowds and no rows rs
you do in Illinois, in Ohio, or in New England.
There j. no drunkenness; you see one or Two
policeman there to prevent a possible trouble. The
ballots are placed in the various glass boxes. Any
one can see his ballot fall like the pOetical "Snow
make II there have been frauds heretofore in the
city OF New York, the Republican police, which
mas had the supervisory function the registra
llitcn 10 90 Wllil lt any one oil any
party And such frauds to some extent are incl
dental to all great cities of diverse interests where
men are absorbed in the hurried pursuits of wealth
and luxury
In conclusion, repeat that laws like this will
be imperative and Intellectual. 1t may provoke,
as it is intended trouble, collision, riot and blood
shed, but its penalties will be Scorned. This will
be the case in New York city upon which we are
informed this bill was intended to operate, the reg
istraton clause especially.
| Nor will it aid Radicals to carry elections The
nf fla
been liked on that city by State legislation and city
commissions for years. Every year brought fresh
dissatisfaction with its system of government until
the revolution of last year. Although the Repuhi-
can party had the police Of New York city; al
though they had all the power TO control, arrest
| and punish repetitons and fraudulent voting. yet
4 large majority has been rolled up there against
the Republican party with every year. No intel-
gent man, whatever he NAV think of some of the
sores ofthe body polite, and some of the incidents
inseparable from great city, but will believe that
New ork Is becoming more and more Democratic
every day, and that this bill will still further add to
its Democratic strength. Therefore it ought to he
entitled "a bill to secure the supremacy of the Dem
ocratic party and the increase of its votes in New
| York city,
Mr.. Allison Why did YOU not vote, then, for
this bill
| Mr.. Cox. | do not vote here to increase or ag
grandze party. hope that my friend from Iowa
votes on higher plane than that. lIeis 50 serene,
kind, and handsome Laughter
| know full well whence emanate all the SANDERS
from the same source "a that which camorS for the
naturalization bill ofmy colleague Mr.. Davis.
do not wonder that my coeague-and desire 70
speak OF him with all reSpect-thinkS rather poorly
of New Iork city after his recent experience there
But that experience is. fear, associated with the
source OF these sanders and clamorS think
have put this plainly enough. but Will repeat the
statement for my colleague. | say that all these
SANDERS on the New York Democracy come from
the New York Tribune, most of the editors Of
which live outside of that city and have no >ynlpa-
thy with its masses and no votes in the city. Ii
We're disposed to enter more fully on the defence OF
) New York today-and if | could shield her from
this Legislation would do sol could show that
which there is less fraud than in your Chicagos or
Cincnnats Philadelphias Rochesters, and les
taxation, ay, and leSSlcrime and crime of different
and less hateful grade and kind than Boston
Mr.. Stevenson. The gentleman Will do we'll II
he can do that
Mr.. Cox. There is one thing more on which
desire to remark 1t will not do for gentlemen oI
the republican party, at least i'll New York state,
who the other day gave all their votes in the New
York legislature for the charter. to impearh
: the character of that honOred and glorious state
with its ninetyOne thousand Democratic majority .
That Democracy have overcome many trials nnd
dangers. Their motto, like that of their state, Is
"EXcelSlor.' When new bills of pans and penal
ties are pressed on them by Radical bigotry nnd
malice, when this system of spies and ntormerS is
added to the restrictions already heapcd upon their
commerce and their industry, when to Federal tax
alton. internal and eXterna with its inqulSiionN,
seizures, annOyances. burdens and frauds, Is Su-
peradded the espionage, HtgationS, prosecutions
indictments and penalties, fostered by horde OF
Federal detectives and police, to Overawe their free
suffrage and control their local government, they
will prepare and nerve themselves for the conflict.
They have by State supremacy at Albany broken
your yoke of wood; and with Gods help, they
will break the yokes of iron forging for them
, in this Federal capital.