The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30

| - -. eou Pareu Gen GranG 10 Wellington
Mno was great soldier but poor minister
1uertiore these two Senators thought that Gen
Hra.s was good soldier but was not fit to b.
Lresi1eht They were willing that all homo
snouIu De showered upon him as a soldier, bu
as civiiian they wanted to break down tn,
noiu vi the PRESIDENT upon the country. They
wanted to defeat his denomination and secure
tne executive chair for one of themselves OF
ope Oh their friends, because a few pestmas
ters IN Missouri, friends of Senator Schurz
mad been dismissed.
Mr.. ochurz (interrupting) here stated will
mucn warmth and emphasis that this was tho
n,ae uihe 10 MS knowledge that such an impu
1ation OF MS motives had been attempted. He
uesireu TO say that the charge was absolutely
1niEunoeu. The Senator's (Harlan) respec
,or human nature must be very meagre wher
ne Deneves man holding the honored and re-
sponsiDie position OF a Senator of the United
states could be influenced in his course by
MOVIES SO miserable murmurs of approval
| In the alleries.)
Mr. Harlan replied that he had not stated
his conclusions upon the premises he was Law
| ing down when he was interrupted, and the
| Senator from Missouri had too hastily Jumped
to the conclusion that the integrity of his mo
| tive was assailed. But why did the Senator
| deny such a charge in advance of its beinf
| made?
MIR. Schurz-DOes the Senator pretend thai
ms conclusion was not that which stated
Ii ne wants to crowd out of it / will give hin
| I'LL opportunity.
The Vice President-The chair desires to
say ID the Senator from Missouri that to i'm
pate TO member desire to crawl out of
statement is net parliamentary,
| WI. OChurz was understood to say that he
| chair 'e ~ " '">
Mr.. Harlan preferred the Senator should use
language best suited to his taste. He had moi
tnargeu mat the Senator's judgment was in.
tentlonally warped by such considerations
put the point he was about making was tina,
oae country had right to judge Of the sin.
o .e VI the Senator'S course and determine
Ior itself how far he was influenced by selfish
MOVIES. The Senators from Missouri and
| massachusetts, claimed TO be friends of Gen
Grant, but the President might we'll say, "save
me from my friends" for he had been charged
by those pretended friends with offences IN
comparison with which the misdemeanors Of
andy johnson were as white as snow. Mr..
Mr.. Harlan then read from Summers speecb
charocteIizing President Grant as the head OF
dominican Ku-Klux; during which Mr.
sumner exclaimed approvingly shat is SO. y
Senator Sumner had described the President
as worse than the Ku-Klux who assassinate
under cover of night; and to devise some
means Tor their suppression Congress was now
staying here for days and weeks, yet the Sena-
tor called himself friend of the administra-
ton. Admitting the Senator's case to made
out, the whole burden of President Grants of.
Tense was that he would not permit the black
republic OF Hayti to cut the threats of the Do
mnicans during the progress of treaty nogo-
tiatiOns with the United States. Was there
any crime in this?
Mr.. Sherman (aside.) Has any one CON-
planned it?
Mr.. Sumner to Mr.. Sherman-I can answer
that.
Mr.. Harlan denied that any one had com
planned except perhaps Cabral. Referring to
the precedent which had been cited for the
Presidents action he held that in the case of
Texas solemn promise had been given to the
Texan republic that the moment thew signed
the treaty and before it was ratified they should
be protected by the United States. Mr.. CAL
noun, though poor authority on the question of
State rights, was very able man, and his
spirit was to-day the very soul of the Demo-
cratic party and Mr.. Calhoun's argument on
the dispatch to Mexico already quoted was
That we had such inchoate right. We would
not Permit Texas to be invaded while negotia-
tons were pending. Mr.. Harlan contended
that there was no escape from this position and
that the argument was conclusive He then
quoted from "Benton's thirty years" on the
point and concludes by moving to lay the res
olntlon of MIR. Sumner on the table
Mr.. Sumner hore the Senator will allow
me an opportunity Of being heard in reply
Several Senators-Question question!
The Vice President here stated the motion
and asked the Senator from Iowa (Harlan)
whether he insisted upon it,
Mr. Harlan-I must insist on The motion
The Honorable Senator (Sumner) had been
heard all the way through my speech. have
not objected to his presenting any questions
and have attempted to answer all he has put.
Renewed calls for the question by Messrs.
Conkling, Edmunds and others; during which
tinued to address the chair
Mr.. Samner-Senator knows
The Vice President-The motion is not de-
batable,. The Senator from Iowa insists upon
1T and has resumed his seat. The question
must be decided by the Senate.
The question being here put, the chair de-
clared the ayes appeared to have it.
Mr.. Sumner-I call for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Edmunds-Yes, let us have the yeas and
nays by all means.
!, The yeas and nays were then ordered and
the Secretary being directed by the Vice Pres
ldent to call the roll promptly called the name
of Mr.. Ames, who answered in the affirmative
Mr.. Thurman-Mr. President,
Several STANDARDIZATION! question!
MIR. Thurman-I ask consent to put one
question. Cries OF no, no.
Mr.. Sherman-I object
The Vice President here raped to order
with his gavel but above the noise and confu-
sion Mr.. Humans voice could be distintly
heard. He wanted to know if there ever was
a case IN the Senate before where the mover OF
resolution was not allowed to close the de-
bate upon it.
Mr.. Oonkling objected to Mr.. Thurman's
proceedings.
Vice President-The rules probibit n dehata
on this motion.
Mr. Sumner-Well, Mr.. President,
Vice President-The Senator from Massa-
chusetts is not in order. Objection has been
made BY several Senators to any debate and
from Mississippi has answered to his name.
Mr.. Sumner-(Still on his feet)--I did not
know that the Senator
Mr.. Edmunds-l object to debate of any kind.
Mr.. Sumner (repeating)-I did not know
The Vice Presdent-The Senator from
from Massachusetts is aware of the rule and
the Chair trusts the Senator will not inflict
upon the Chair the painful duty of reminding
him of it.
Mr.. Sumner-Not at all. did not know
but that the Senator might withdrawn his mo-
ton.
Mr.. Conkling (interrapting) IL object to this
The Vice President-The Chair asked the
senator from Iowa expi esSly whether he would
withdraw the motion and he said he would not.
He said this to the Chair in the hearing of the
senator from Massachusetts, The roll call will
be resumed
The Clerk then proceeded with the roll call.
when Mr.. Harlan's motion to lay on the table
was carried-ayes &c. nays 16.
Mr.. Shermans resolution, instructing the
Judiciary Committee to report bill to repress
disorders in the South, was taken up, and the
Senate adjourned.
The Heuse resumed the consideration of the
bill reported from the select committee, Mr..
Morgan of Ohio, speaking in opposition to the
policy of the Republicans After denOuncing
Mr.. Buffers assertion that the Democrats en-
courged murder and outrage against Southern
Republicans. and charging the whole trouble
in the South to the mistaken legislation in
Congress, Mr.. Morgan said: Ii yOr would re-
store peace and tranquility to the South and
the wLele country, change your policy toward
the South Instead of the sword extend the
olive branch; instead of vengeance offer recon-
Citation; and he pledged himself there would
be everywhere peace and happiness to an ex-
tent never before known. Proclaim a general
amnesty and show that you are not unworthy
to be the receptacle of the liberties of the peo-
pie.
many States, in every issue of the press and in
every place where there was a telegraph. came
complaints that a large number Of our fellow
citizens are deprived the rights of citizenship,
and that their lives are not secure; that their
property does not receive equal protection of
the law; that their homes are not safe; that
they are in imminent danger of death and tor
ture worse than death. 1t anything could add
gravity to these representations it was the fact
that these citizens so outraged, murdered or
outlawed suffer because OF their attachment
to the country, their loyalty to the flag, or be-
cause their opinions on public questions coin
eide with the majority of the American people.
He asked the attention of the House to brief
consideration of the relations OF the American
Constitution to fund lmental civil rights of cit
liens. He had long been of the opinion adopt
ed in times OF quiet after much conscientious
study, that the great and leading purpose of
the trainers of our Constitution was to place
the fundamental civil rights of the people I'M