Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-04
He Has Not DOns Yst-Hs will Close
To-day and be Followed by
Other Democratic Senators.
The ku-KIux Bill In the HOuss-
Vaughan, of Tennessee, De-
nOunCes It.

Carolina.
Mr.. Stewart offered a resolution di-
reCting the Secretary Of the Interior
to inform the Senate under what laws
individuals and corporations are al
lowed TO hold large bodies of public
lands, closing them to settlement.
Mr.. Stewart stated that with the eX-
ceptiOn Of a mere fraction, almost the
entire public domains, which had
been given away, have gone for ag-
grandisement to wealthy private indi-
viduals and corporations.
Mr.. Sherman's resolution, instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to bring
in Ku KluX bill, was taken up.
Mr.. Blair argued that the measure
which it was now proposed to pass,
was an assumption Of the power Of
Congress to punish violation of State
law. This dangerous power may and
doubtless, will be exercised at some
future day by some other party upon
the wealthy communities in the
North. The system Of government
under which the South is ruled is a
disgrace to our age. This carpet-bag
system is perfectly Infamous, by which
strangers, adventures and men of no
character are ruling over a people
whose ancestors made their States
what they are. It IS to the interest
of the people OF these States, to
repress disorders because they own
property and pay taxes, but it is to
the interest of the carpet -baggers to
manufacture and magnify them, be-
cause upon that they fatten. These
81 lF rkr.nr in
which had been detailed before the
committee with closed doors, with no
opportunity for refutation, were the
Utterances Of men who would not
be believed by any one. In his
message to the State Legislature,
Governor Holden had said expressly
that no disorders existed in North Car
Olina. Abiding to the reconstruction
acts, Mr.. Blair said that whenever the
Supreme Court had any opportunity
to pass upon any of the questions con-
nected with them, it had invariably
pronounced them unconstitutional /;
and Congress, knowing they were un-
constitutional, had passed an act to
prevent the Supreme Court from de-
Gliding directly upon its reconstruction
measures.
Reitterating his BrOadhead letter, he
said he believed the President, having
taken an oath to support the COnstitu-
ton, should stand to that oath,
whether against Congress or individ-
uals. Congress, violating the COnsti-
tuition, was no more than a mob. If
the army was Withdrawn, infamous
| carpet bag governments would fall of
| themselves. He referred to an
address issued during the Presi-
I dental canvass IN 1868 to the negroes
Of North Carolina, advising them
to burn the barns of the people,
who discharged them on account OF
! their politics and,which had been writ
/ ten by United States Senator Pool
and Judge Read. The testimony of a
! negro before the committee showed
that the negroes had confessed that
they were instigated to do the burning
! by Governor Holden and pardOned
/ when convicted. 1t has been indis.
putably proven that the origin of 10y
/ al leagues in the South was for the
| purpose of compelling the negroes
| to vote the Republican ticket.
Corruption and fraud, and
villainy reigned supreme. In North
and South Carolina the people
were plundered Of their substance by
an army of carpet -baggers. The debt
of these States has been enormously
increased, etc. He quoted from Re
publican papers in South Carolina, Sc
verely commenting on the venality Of
/ the Legislature, and also from the re-
marks Of Gov. Scott, that one of the
4 greatest sources of afflictiOn to South
Carolina was the horde of unserupu-
/ lOus Adventures from the North COM
ing down there for purposes Of plum
der. OF the South Carolina Legis-
lature, but thirteen were white,
and of the remainder, all blacks,
but nineteen could read and
write grammatically. The debts of
other Southern States have been enOr-
mOusly increased under Radical rule.
He knew Governor Yarmouth, of
Louisiana, we'll. Yarmouth went
from Missouri ragged and naked,
without money to pay for his break
l fast. Now he lives in q palace and
rolls in wealth, and he Crank Blair
was informed that he had never
signed a bill without price. The Radi-
Gals had kept Yerger's case out Of the
Supreme Court, because the recon-
struction acts under which he was
committed would be declared uncOn-
stitutiOnal. They thus confessed these
acts unconstitutional, yet without
/ them they W8uld be in a majority Of a
minority. Without concluding, Mr..
Blair gave way, and the Senate ad-
jOurned.
HOUSE.
The House resumed the considera-
tson of the Ku-KIux bill, it being
agreed that the general debate shall
continue O-day and tomorrow, with
the evening sessions; and Wednesday
morning the House will consider the
bill under ten minutes rule, and
amendments will be decided in Com.
mittee of the Whole.
/ Mr.. Shanks, OF Indiana, said the
late war had decided that the Nation.
al Government was superior TO State
Governments. The design Of the op
pOnents of this bill is to get control o
the Southern States for political pur
poses.
Mr.. Buckley, Of Alabama, said h'
would welcome any measure tending
to bring peace and order out of law
/ lessness, and relieve them from tht
terrible apprehensiOns Of injury t
persons and property.
Mr.. Kinsella, Of New York, said b
thought the people Of the South shOulC
be left to the management Of thei
/ own affairs. ,,.
Mr.. Van Trump argued especial!
against that portion Of the bill pro
posing to suspend the privilege OF In
writ of ba5sGs corpus st the pisasar
Of the President.
Mp. BigFs said this bill would pc
come as hateful as the allen ana seen
tiOn laws, -,
Mr.. Bright opposed the bill.
The EEOuse took g recess.
During the evening session MessFs
Duke, OF Virginia, Winchester ant
McHenry, OfKentueky, and Vaughan
of Tennessee, spoke against the Dill
House adjourned.