The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-04-13


Mr.. SHERATAf0's s resolution TO provide
"a bill to- suppress Kuklux- outrages was
then considered.
d, SENATOR CLAIR or THE FLOOR, q.
/ Mr. BLAIR resumed the floor. He had
been asked yesterday by Mr. sherman
what was remedy in his lBlair,sl opin-
non for the shameless condition of affairs
in South Caroline and Georgia. He
mould answer that in the first place il was
certain no remedy could be of any avail
unless the intelligence and character Of
the South are allowed to have some con-
troll IN its affairs. In regard to deprving
the negroes IN the South of the right to
vote, the people Of the South We're will
Ing TO give negro suffrage a fair trial,
which 1t had not yet, because of the inter
ference OF northern political adventurers
and similar means If after q fair trial it
was found necessary to abolish negro suf--
frage as q means Of saving the free insti-
tuuons Of the countyY,it could be done by
constitutional means. Congress had con
fessed that the experiment of negro saf-
irage IN the District of Columbia was "a
failure by providing q territorial govern
ment Of which the President appointed
tine principal officers The property owa-
ers and responsible meR had gladly hailed
the ehaHge as a relief from the govern
ment Of rabble largely made up Of poor
negroes. ~. l----i ---.
Mr.. SHERMAN said that negro isnf-
frage had been, Iagitatated ever since he
came to-Washington, and thought it had
nothing to do with The change of Gov
ernmentz tie did pptzagree tlIat the two
elections at which negroes. had voted, had
saoYntthe principle obe q failure, as the
mayors Of the city OF Washington, Bowen.
and Emory, had proven good selections. u
Mr.. BLAIR then replied to various
potts in the debate For asserting their
! belief IN the unconstitutional character of
the reconstruction measures he (Blair) and
other Democrats had been called reToiu-
tlonlsts. These reconstruction acts were
originated by the same class Of men, who
passed the alien and -sedition laws and
their power was rapidly Waning. .r--5 i ~
,Mr. Morton argued that Mr.. Blair, had
at first denied the occurrence of outragss
in the South, and had subsequently ad-
nitted them to help his argument as to
| the result of mal-administration N the
South. The whole OF that Senator 3 ar
guments indicated that it was the I Iurpose
Of the Democratlc party That nesIo Isuf-
trege should be overthrown. anil they
intended TO make TINS a test in the next
Presidential election.
L Ar. BLAIR remarked that only the
party which had shown disposition to
make negro suffrage q test was -the one
that the Senator from Ipdiapa- ar. Nor.
ton) belonged 70, as they had taken sur
frage away nom the colored people Of the
District Of Columbia, and from white men
w ,roprC,-Nr' Z, ,ll1Lf -
IN the government of The District of Co
/ lumbia effected the white and colored
| people alike and that under the territorial
government the legislative and political
/ power Of the People q the District in
stead Of. beng lessened had been vastly
Increased, and that congress. had one only
asserted confidence in : negro. sIifiragse.--
! Whatever had been, taken from ~ white
man had been taken -frehl the negro
Senator blair had stated that the South
was.1wHllng 70 gIYe. .Hsgror sutfrageia far
| lfl3l; -lIab IS they were -wItung'to gave II
q talr trlal under Democratic fauSplces -and
4 deprive the negro of a vete -wheneYer he
! thd-not vote the Democratic ticket Thai
] Senator might deny it was indispulable
that the Democrailc party would deny
/ the ballot to the negro whenever II got
into power d
Mr.. BLAIR endearored yesterday TO
switch off the Senate, % nse- a railroad
4 phrase, from thespblect, BY commenting
upon the financial administration of sew
eral Southern States. II was true that .
great deal of money Lad been spent IN
some OF those, States t0-assist Railroad and
State bonds. had been Issued for the pur-
pose, but this was no new thing. Mis-
sour had contracted large debt by the
issue Of bonds for the construction ol
/ roads. -E n r
Nh. BLAIR suggested that Radicalism
had opened q new phase and had lent
money without any security ~ - f.-s-
dr. MORTON replied that the Senator
was mistaken The States OF Indiana,
Ohio and-others had expended largely to
aid railroads without receiving any re-
/ turn.
AT thls point 1t was arranged by Messrs
ANTHONY and CASSEREY, IN behalf
of each side of the chamber, and agreed
10 by the Senate, that the vote viii be
taken on the pending resolution morrow
1t three o'clock.
At $50, after an eXecutiqe session, the
Senate adjourned