Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-24
GREELEY ARRAIGNED.
Frank Blair shows Up the Seces-
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From the Senate proceedings Of Monday.l
After discussion upon Mr.. Anthony's
resolution to print extra copies of the
report OF the Committee on Education,
Messrs. Bayard and Davis opposing it,
the Senate took up the legislative ap-
preparation bills, and the debate was
continued upon concurring in the
amendment reported from the Com
mittee Of the Whole repeating the pro-
hibition against pardons as evidence in
the Court of Claims.
Mr. Fowler read lengthy speech,
mainly in behalf of more conciliatory
policy toward the South, and in defense
of Southern loyalists.
Mr.. Blair, speaking of the failure Of
the Government to furnish arms or
means of protection to the Unionists of
the South, and the assertion of disunion
sentiments by the Republican party
prior to the rebellion, read number of
extracts from the New York Tribune
bearing date of 1860 and 1861, to sub
stantiate the accuracy of his charge that
that paper encouraged and advocated
the rights of secession. He regretted the
absence of the Senator from New York
Mr.. Fenton1 from his seat, but the value
of that gentleman bold denial of the
charge against the Tribune could be seen
by the extracts just quoted 1t was
mainly due to the representations that
the South would and ought to go in
peace, held out by Greeley and Wendell
Phillips, that Alexander II. Stepens was
defeated in his efforts TO secure the State
Convention of Georgia. The opposition
of Georgia would have arrested the
secession movement. Who, then, was
more responsible than Horace Greeley
for the blood that had been
shed and drenched the land, and for the
vindctive spirit which now animated
the Republican party2 He Greeley
was equally culpable and criminal with
Southern leaders, and should not now
turn on those whom he msled with the
malignity which belonged to the devil
himself Enlarging upon the culpable
failure to act promptly for the suppress
sion of the rebellion in its inception, Mr..
Blair said the Government, on the con-
lTdTy, dCcOTutu W tuc DOutueTH OOultu-
eracy quasi recognition and treated
with Southern Commissioners who were
sent to Washington. When public faith
and property we're about to be surren-
dered to them, every member of the Cab
met gave an opinion in favor of surren-
der, except Postmaster General Blair,
on whose energetic protest the idea was
abandoned He then went on to argue
that the reconstruction policy in crea-
ting and maintaining the carpet-bag gov
ernments at the South was intended
solely to enable the Republican party
to misgovern and plunder the country.
The Senate then voted upon the ques-
ton, when the amendment. made in
committee, repeating that part of the
law regulating evidence in the Court of
Claims which makes the possession Of
pardon proof of disloyalty, was con
Cured in, the vote resulting in tie
ayes, twenty noes, twenty-seven-
and being determined afiirmatively by
the casting vote of the Vice President
The amendments increasing judicial
salaries and consolidating the Govern
ment grounds south of the avenue from
the Presidents house to the Capitol
were concurred in.