The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-19
alleged sos11ats been committed in the
Southern % seates, bitter debate is

A.oAAVW Ld0 4ue6blOu tUFQH upon
whether the documents shall be referred
to special or the Judiciary Committee.
1t is noticed that the Senators whose
terms expire on the 4th of March are
generally bitter. The following is
specimen:
Warner hoped O special committee
would be appointed, by whom some
remedy would be devised for the insecu-
rity of life and property and the whole
sale denial of the exercise Of the rights
of citizenship. He reminded the Senate
that upon the announcement in the
Senate, about n year and balf before,
of the death of Mr.. Kinds, member of
Congress from Arkansas, who was assas-
slnated, because of his political opinion,
he (Warner) had asserted that while the
Government had shoT IN its power to
crush the rebellion, it had yet failed to
show it's power to protect it's citizens.
He defended himself from the charge of
Inconsistency. From the day he put off
the Federal uniform, he had offered to
the Southern people the olive branch of
peace, and had said to them, upon the
rostrum, in Alabama, and here, upon his
responsibility as Senator, that he was
willing and anxious to forgive the past;
that as q Federal soldier, he had fought
for the union and peace of his country.
He could say to-day he cherished no
animosities on account of the past, but
was ready now, as he had been since the
war, to rise above such considerations,
and in spirit of Christian statesman
ship, do that which would seem best for
the welfare OF his country and its future.
He would vote with the Senator from
California (Casserly) for amnesty for the
rebellion, but he would be sorry to pro-
pose that that should carry with it am
nesty for the rebellion and murder of
today Whilo for amnesty, lie was also
Tor the halter for murdercrs. His answer
to the insinuations of Republican con
nlvance at Southern outrages, was, that
If tho Democratic party depended for
ascendancy upon the operations of or
ganized bands of Ku Klux and assas-
sination in overriding the South. it
was timo the country knew it. He
hoped it was not true, and deprecat.
ed the drawing of party lines upon n
truth of these allegations. If it was
shown that Democratic asccndancy in
tho South had been secured through
violence and intimidation, lie
would expect his Democratic friends to
unite III applying Il remedy for the evil.
To rcfute the assertion that these were
stale charges, heSrend from Democratic
newspapers severe comments upon the
refusal of the Senate to restore the Ar
lington estate to the widow Of Gen. Lee.
as an illustration of frequent ebullitions
of political feeling indicating the lawless
condition of society there, he cited an
incident within his own experience
an organized attempt, during late can
vass, TO break up a Republican meeting
at the town of Eutaw, Alabama, which
was attended with most serious consc-
quenccs. Flfty-four Of the participants
i'll the meeting were killed or wounded.
Though i'll the interest of tho Democra-
cy, and intended by them as means of
carrying County in which it occurred,
there was no grenter provocntion for it
than there was now for him to fire q shot
i'll the Senate Chamber. He had been
informed that during the melee, several
shots were fired at himself. After cha
racterlzing this MS premeditated at
tempt to intimidate Republicans from
voting, he held that it was impossible to
punish the offenders, because they were
thoroughly organized and had control of
the country.
Indications favor weeks debate over
the reference of the Southern outrage
message. The communication Us to out.
rages i'll the South, to which Senators al
luded in debate to-day, and which were
received from military commanders an
tc-datc four or five years from this time,
and few of them only are of recent
date. Those from Generals Sickles and
Meade, when they commanded in the
South, are included. 1t may be stated
that the most recent communications are
from the Governor of Florida and Gov.
Holden, III which the latter mentions, as
~ fact, which will surprise many who do
not know to the contrary, that Andrew
j ohnson is tho head of the Ku Klux.
WILMINGTON, January 18.-The news
from Robson County, concerning the
recent murders and other outrages com
mitted by Lowry's band of outlaws,
possesses no political significance what
ever. Lowry, the leader, and nearly oil
the band, are negroes.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, January 1S.-The
Darcia is graphing for the broken AS
pinwall cable, in 500 fathoms of wafer,
sandy bottom.
ST. THOMAS, January 1S.-The great
dock sunk by the hurricane of 1867 has