New-York tribune., 1871-01-19

fCur OF the participants in the meeting were killed or
wounded, though I'm tr itorcst Of the Democracy and
iuterde hy h0n tif tucans of carrying the county
in whioh tocoded There was no greater PROPAGATION
% o '" .roh eo'{ wi the nq% sSnais sr chabeT @ e
had inlo-nod that during the melee several
shots fired at himself After eharacterizing
this as preneststed etlempt TO intimdaie Hepubil
cans from yon, he held thatt was impossible TO PHI
ish tho offenders, because they were Thoroughly orgau
lied and had control of the county.
Mo MORRILL,. CIlep. W. desired to SEQ all snGh out
cc G sensS &ond ignore tsem aud dPoro
sate Of things Their frequency was due 10 n ,,d
end -,
Mr WILSON ep Mass said that since the close e,,S OF
the war lie had strivcn as far as In his power 20
return of peace and order 10 the whole ce9, "n onr
cour trymen who went into the feheloe ho t tad ~
visited them in prison and aided in getting t en- ous pe re-
psson, and adIcccived acknowledgmentsNt on ti,s 20 80
from Iaany Southern statesmen and some 10 OF - nr &
oyals who werein the Rebel army, His enle hau p' @
shcir secon This pOlicy was of generosity, a. m
Heated hy the bin he bad introsneed, granting ei,hnls
amnesty 60 all except those VINO We're 'd",,S
officers and Congressman in 1860 and 1851. lie VIZ W.
10 relieve the disabilities OF many OIL tese rcct
ridge because since the close OF me Wsr nc ha' 50
he (wponl knew acted like hg,tsned ana about
the Falling fortunes Of persing party Mr W tbn
@ e resd@ntai election of 1922 that the official
records heretofore had viudicated keplDleau
tiop, and that Mr. Cassery had gone 700 Ia - dvo
partisaDshp TO the majority OF tbo senae, e. mems
Gated the proposed uvcstSalnn is ioohS iS ,yb ,yero
q, 1 faySr 6TSS@GfiHs Gf a% and sS t order i O''i
Mr. SAWYER Rep., s. C) snpnoseu una. tiele le M''s
disturbed condition oI Things IN ts oouu ~ t
Of this disturbance IN deerunS voters Wa thoNnIos
only by the Republican but by the DcnOtAtc press oi
thc south. Without charging thls upon e,nei pVnusl
1arty he called special attention 10 the lat tudt Wh
as general thing, Republicans we're the ylctlms ~ was
notorious that the perpetrators Of the outragos
.rfe Danocrats. 10 understood very well why
He held it 10 he the arst, the Cardinal duty of the Gov
n% % %a to ,e ffOGGe tGe Senate that IA to-day aeet
of England was safer ia the enjoyment OF
those rights than an American in some parts OF the
"the lmp Congress and similar expressions OF de
SOuherneTs showing that large class III the South
had withheld their councnance and support from the
Governments efforts to law and order he argued
that the old white population had no right TO complain
OF maladministratOn in governmental Affairs organ
lied outrage and opposition to the laws dld exist 10
many election districts Of the South, and in view OF the
information which had come to the Senate, not IRON
prciudccd but from authentic sources, 1t was nehcr
improper nor Ladvised 10 undertake an investigation
into the alleged facts TO ascertain the truth , W..
ner had attempted 10 do that which Edmund Burke do
clared himself unable to dodrw an indictment asahSr
whole peoe-Sld tAd tie fr risiIeil, ~ ny ~ W i
and wanoniy reWdiated the po.y ol " LEI ~ nave nave
peace upon which his administration came INTO Once:
For .nsapce the san Domingo message Mis olU Ji ~
tTOHb.c ana this might be said Of the spccu Sohhuhl
cation now under consideration He then asked WAat
was 10 be thought OF political parry Mn1i, @ "r a, ny
years Of Unlimited power In Legislation, ana W. hs an
The evil offices, cred Ouo that new legislation lst
be resorcd II in order 20 produce new governments
throughout the Southern states Inc oi9ect Oh 'V lso
the southern people uuaer martial law There was not
to-day IN any Southern s.1lf, S'hse feiar IiDD, ii
choice and confirmed by the Senate = NOT q
DistTfctJudce, not Distrct-AttoTney Hhe buslnCsS
Of vhic Office 10 prosecute for ohenseS against the
laws of the United stdtes) There was not Judge or
iuror 10 try these offenders who not "thck aud
thin partisan OF the Administration. Yet, in the lace
an that under ali their laws, Republican statesman
ship when emergency arose. could resort 10 nothing
better than simple brute force. Proposing 20 inquire
what contributions Lad been made by the chosen agents
of the Republicans as reason for repetition OF Con
IessiOLal ncrf in the South lie quoted hon the
message Of Coy scott OF south b carSna aroma nnu e'e @
sering regard To the State election, that although
there was 80 organized combination to resist the awsofa
character sufficiently fcrmidabe 20 usy nm IN calling
out the militia, resOring TO extraordinary measures
The representation of the socaed Governor oi Georgia
was that the election there had been conducted as fairly
as could be expected under the circumstance These
confessions to the public tranquility were direct Dc
terests of political party. The idea seemed he,
cordng the tenor of the arguments OF the Senators
from south Carolina and Alabama Nl sawyer and MI.
Warner) that adherence to the Republican party was to
lie the only test OF American liberty He rcslled to IN
defeat OF Mr. Warner for reelection as possibly ember
ing nat senator and sGggef;iet st.; taa5 me me lg remedy
| Mr.. THURMAN Uem Ohio Supposed II was intended
70 inquire whether the elective franchise had been inter
which were the referred TO in the Presidents Mes
sage but as the Republican ticket had been declared
cluded The other two States had elected "Conservd-
tive" United states Senators, and person al all inclined
TO he IsicOus might infer that the investigation had
something to do with that fact. In Florida, upon
! imsy prettX the vote or eght " tonseFN9tye' tolA-
cs had pecn thrown out ana that ofa Radical county,
fne kopblican coutlol IG Texas the Governor exrr-
cised an unlimited authority in appointing the
SAFE oAicais Including the officers Of election.
C1nfrastiug further the "cOmparatiyely orderly and
respects condition Of affairs lin North Carolina
ami Alabama with the existing condlii1n OF things IN
other southern states under the Radical rule be pie
tIred the indignation and dcnuncaton with which Re
publican members would boil Overif the unmitedpowcr
oftc authorities Texas and 0herstato was attempted
10 nc welded by the Democratic Governors of NewIOIk
aud Connecticut He also spoke OF recent mobbing
aud attempted murder OF negro III the streets OF wash
ngon, because OF his voting J1o Democratic ucEet the
police being poweriess or unwilling to oll9r protection
With ample power OF redress congress had nct hOGed
the outrage. As reply to Mr. Sawyers assertion that
in south Carolina the victims 81 ouragcs were Kpub-
leans, he spoke OF the DleaKlng up OF con
splVative" mass meeting III that state, and re-
marked that it well known bst all over the south
terrible Intimidation was exercised D lhe negroes upon
aDy Of their class suspected Of an intention 70 vote the
Democratic ticket such an act 6eng at 9 me rsk OF ,hG
account but the defeat OF The Radical candidate was
Of efforts to aside the peoples choice. He concluded
with suggestions to the doubtful authenticity Of ku-
kluX STORIES regfettg ile occasion 1Of mem ana ther
effect, in raising preJudces against the democratic
party. ..,,, ,,, ~, ,,.u,, .. .,o oo..., ,
had read portions OF the nessage OF Gov. Holden of
North Carolina, which he said contained sworn state
of awlesS and murderous organizations under the names
Ku-Klux bands and accounts of violence inflicted by
charged the Democratic Senators with preventing if
pOssDie any investigation into these ourages, ana ar
gued that this violence was very Ike former Democratic
lIr' CHiNDLER C2ep. MichJ. repryine to Mr.. Cas-.
scriy said tiat when The Republicans needed Demo
cratic sympathy, they would let the senator from Cali
fOrna know the fact That senator had charged Eepub
can Senators with mali uing the Democratic party and
he Or. Chandler) lad only To say that the English lam
guage incapable Of that, and that the that
need be said Of that party TO tel the truth about it,
The first encounter between these parties in the
Senate upon tho question OF saving
vast territories from the bghtinQ curse of
slavery, when with only three Democratic recruits
the Republicans conquered The great act of
Republican party was To put down Democratic Rebel
hon--Democratic in all IFS instincts. From the day JEFF
fcrsOn Davis was made hc Secretary Of War TO the begin
ng OF the war he plotted the overthrow of the Govern
meut. Davis stepped from the War ONCE into this
Senate, and was made Chairman OF the Committee on
Military Affairs. He offered little amend
ment 10 an Appropriation bill, authorizing the
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