Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-05

IT is said by those who have visited
Washington, that almost every elo-
quent Outburst in Congress, uttered
in defense Of the South, is followed by
enthusiastic applause. In almost
every debate the sympathy Of the
galleries is with the Democrats. The
little episode in the Senate on Thurs
day last, is a sample Of what occurs
almost every day, and shows that pop
ular feeling at Washington is with the
Democracy. We make the following
extract from the proceedings Of Con-
gress on Thursday last:
Mr. Morton proceeded to read from
what he stated TO be an official list Of
the murders and Outrage5 com.
mitted In Kentucky during the CUB
ernatOrisl term Of Mr.. Stevenson;
when that Senator asked what official
list was it.
Mr.. Morton. 1t is an official record
prepared By the Freedmen's Bureau.
General laughter on the Democratic
side.
Mr.. Stevenson. We don't recognize
the Freedmen's Bureau as authority
IN Kentucky.
air. Morton. No; if no authority
is recognized there it will be very
easy 80 prove that Kentucky is a law
abiding State. They do not allow the
negroes 20 testify there. In refer
ence TO the sentiments expressed by
him on the question Of negro suffrage,
and which has been quoted here, what
vas there in them2 They were the
s8me sentiments which were very
generally entertained by the Repub-
lican party at that time. But il was
found that reconstruction could not be
accomplished without the enfranchise-
ment Of the cOlOred people, and this
eDfranchisement had worked far bet
ter than he (Mr. NJ had expected.
Mr.. Blair desired TO ask the Senator
candidly IL the negroes mad not been
~intrusted with the ballot in order to
obtain Republican votes.
Mr.. Morton would answer the CUES
ton. 1t was well known that recon
~struction could not be accomplished
on a white basis; the white people Of
the South would not accept the situa-
ton.
Mr. Blair-They did accept the stu
alton. They did abolish slavery; they
never lifted a hand against the Gov
eminent, and any one who says to
the contrary says what is not true.
1Great applause in the galleries.
The Chair (Mr. AnthOny)-The gal
leries must preserve order, or it will
be the duty of the Chair to order them
70 be cleared.
Nr F1mrndq dasirad In giva nofica
that upon the next occurrence Of any
disOrderly manifestations 10 the gal
leries, he should not only insist that
they be cleared, but that the offenders
be arrested and punished. He Thought
Il was about time to put a stop TO the
practices which had during the mast
few days turned this body into a beer
garden OF @ cockpit.
Mr.. MOrtin did not wish the gal
leries interfered with on his account.
Mr.. CODkliDg objected to the Sena-
tor from Vermont (mr. Edmundsl
carrying out his threat. The same
galleries had now for days been APP
plauding similar sentiments TO
those lust expressed by the Senator
from Missouri (Mr. Blair. He OBJ
iected to any Discrimination in this
matter. He thought the Senator from
Missouri should not be deprived Of
the same plaudits which had been
awarded to other Senators.
The Chair. nthere be any repeti-
ton Of the disorder, the Sergeant-at-
Arms viii be instructed to enforce the
rules of the Senate.
WThese repeated demonstrations of
sympathy for the prosecuted and
down trodden people Of the South,
have been as painful to Radical
speakers as caustie Is TO a sOre-back
donkey, and, on Thursday last, Mr..
Edmunds and Mr.. Conkling gave
vent 70 the agonyand bitterness rank
ling in their bosoms, by roaring out
against the authors Of their pain.
These popular demonstrations were
the index that points Radieansm to the