The New York herald., 1871-03-28

applause, and the Vice President threatened to
clear the galleries. but ne did not carry his threat
into effect. That part OF the speech which see med
TO strike the audience most forcibly was where Sum
ner charged that II the President had given one
quarter Of the attention to the Southern states that
he has bestowed upon st. Domingo there would not
have been any Ku Klux I'm that section.
The following allusion to the Ku Klux, the subject
OF debate before the Senate for days occur red
In Summers speech on 81 Domingo to-day. 1t was
notin the speech as originally prepared
How can We expect to put down the Ku Klux at
kinored IN constant insubordinatlon to law and con.
sti'1,ioni 81 Differing IN objects the two are kindred
lie and the other at individual life One moests
people, the other a community. Lawlessness Is the
common element. bat t IS difficult to see how
we can condemn with proper reprobation
our own domestic Ku Kiux In Its fearful outrages
while the President puts himself at the head Of .
powerful and costly Ku Klux operating abroad, In
dehance OF International law and the constitution OF
the unled states. These are questions which ask
with sorrow, nor should do otherwise than fail in
justice TO the occasion did not declare my unhesl-
tatng conviction that mad the President been IN
spred as to bestow upon the protection or Southern
Unlonlsts, white and black, one-halr-nay, SIR, one
quarter OF the time, money, zeal, with personal
attention personal effort and personal fnercession
which he has bestowed upon hts attempt TO obtain
half an island In the Caribbean Sea- our Southern
M kluX would have existed In name only, while
tranquility reigned everywhere within our borders
Here there was prolonged burst of applause
from the galleries. which the Vice PRESIDENT sup
pressed. Mr.. Sumner proceeded
Now, sir, as desire the suppression OF the Ku
Klux, and as ! seek the elevation OF the African
race, Insist that the Presidential scheme which
lnstals new form OF Ku KIx on the coasts of 81.
Domingo, and which at the same time insults the
African race represented In the black republic. shall
be arrested. | speak now against the Ku
kiux on the coast OF ST. Domingo, Of
speak also Tor the African race whom the President
has trampled down. IL there any Senator III earnest
against the Ku KnxP Let him arrest 1t on the coast
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times to seek the elevation OF the African racer
Here is the occasion for his best efforts.
sumner ceased speaking ut hapast three. after
having held The attention OF the vast audience and
the Senate Jor three hours and har During the
delivery OF his speech the in the Senate Cham
ber reminded those familiar with Macaulay's famous
essay of the scene in the House of Lords the
occasion OF the Impeachment OF Warren Hastings.
There were passages IN Summers speech sug-
gestlve OF some or the mder passages
in Edmund Burkes celebrated speech impeacbing
Hastings, though BuIke's delivery was more i'm
passioned than Summers. IL had been given out by
the newspapers that the President did not desire
any OF his friends to reply 10 Sumner and 1t was
expected that when he mad finished his speech the
Senate would proceed with the regular order, which
is the Ku Klux debate; but Morton took half an
nour In reply ana was followed by Howe, who had
the moor when the Senate adjourned. The debate
will probably be continued tomorrow, and the indi-
cations are that Sumner Will be formally read out OF
the republican party, without benefit OF clergy.
Democratic Caucus-General Amnesty the
Antidotc for Ku Klux Ouirages.
The democratic members of Congress held eau
Gus tonight at the Capitol, continuing In session
nearly four hours. They interchanged views on the
subject OF the bill prepared by the House select
committee and criticized its features. The state.
mens was made in the course OF the proceedings,
hi
the disturbances in the South were the re-
suit OF the bad state Of local government, while In
not few instances reports OF violations OF law,
&C., were greatly exaggerated for political effect
The remedy, however was not to be found III such
Ku Klux measures as had been presented 1t was
inadvertently stated that the relieving OF men from
their political and legal disabilities would tend to
produce general tranquility MI re than any other
proposition The caucus also discussed the pro-
priety OF issuing an address to the people Of the
United States. and appointed a committee to report
one at q future caucus.
Amount of Ex-Co,lertor Bniley,s DefaIcation.
To correct erroneous Impressions to the amount
OF defacatlon OF j. F. Bailey late Collector of Inter-
nal Revenue for the Fourth and Thirty second dis
tricts OF New York, the Commissioner or Internal
Revenue authorizes the statement that the actual
cash defacation reaches the sum OF b132, 642 made
up or taxes collected and deposited, collections
from stamps not deposited, special deposit account
with the Secretary Of the Treasury, collections on
spirits and tobacco unac counted for, amount COL
lected on account OF storekeepers salaries and
amount collected on account OF gaugers' ices.
The New York Central Railroad Tax Case.
No decision has yet been made In the New York
Central Railroad case. The papers are very vo-
luminous. and the Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue. has not yet had time to thoroughly examine
them.
The Fifth Auditor Of the Treasury.
statement has been published to the effect that
Colonel Stokes, OF Tennessee is TO be appointed
Fifth Auditor In the place Of Judge Barron OF Wis.,
consin. prominent Congressman OF the latter
State having inquired OF the President as to the
truth OF this rum0r learned he had no intention
whatever Of making such change or Of displacing
Judge Barron.
= subscriptions e. the New Loan:
The subscriptions to the new loan to-day wefa
s7,74o,ooO, the total amount being s4o,oooooO.
A Lively To,pse.
Walt Whitman the poet, now in Washington, ex-
presses his surprise that he was lately crushed to
death. according to newspaper accounts, by rail.
road train at CrOtOn. -