New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

laws Of the country, and despising the civil rights
ferred the newly cnfanchsed citzeDs The tendency
of affairs I'm the South Is anarchy, and read from Demo
cratic papers OF Alabama TO show tho extent of awess
not only in that State but other portions Of the
South There were hundreds OF thousands OF peaceabe
citizens OF Alabama who would welcome any measure
that would tend to bring and order out Of awes
OF r rI1InITg 10 P RnpRp and property ,
dences OF ourages In most OF the States lately In re-
beon and OF organized conspiracy political in charao
ter and military In form. They occur only whore
violence promises to render the district Democratic In
cases where either party is strongly dominant they do
not prevail Republicans only. are the victims. The
citizens or IT, as Jefferson Davis has just proclaimed at
selma state eighty is to triumph, the Empire state
demands protection for her citizens maltreaed In Ala
6ama and Virginia, and claims the aid Of the National
Government for that purpose The carPe9ag has
Dol OF the expulsion Of the barbarsm Our danger
Is not from Capitalization The KuKux mastery threat
ems anarchy The charges are not OF Executive usurpa-
ton, but OF tyranny by Congress- OF desposm by the
people acting under the Constitution. Yet Congress had
restored every state to full representation Tho OPP
ponents of the proposed bill revive the old heresy
1 Th moehee under southern sun Is c3 Tn
guilty for saving the Union and restoring the States
dial Its effect is limited to the present e1gency Let
Democrats cease devices to fire the Southern heart
Let the southern people, for their own sake and the
honor OF Union. help trampo out lawlessness and
the Republican party will consecrate all moral influences
and perpetuate the equal rights OF every citizen by
Mr.. BRIGGS Dem, Del) characterized the bill as
fomentng mischief 20 the overturnlng Of our re-
vered Constitution and the subverson OF the rights OF
the States. He said there had been riots In MasSach
ses Pennsylvania and other Northern States and re-
cent riots In the coal regions of the latter State They
had by means been confined to the South. In these
disturbances including the present resistance 10 the
laws In Utah. there had been call in Congress to inter
ere under the pretended authority Of the provisions othe
Constitution TO enforce Republican Government, or 10
protect the lives and property Of citizens OF the United
States In quoting from the KuKlux portion OF senator
Summers late speech Santo Domingo MI Blggs' by
mistake called him the late Senator.
Some gentlemen asked what he meant by - late
Senator"
Mr.. BIGGs replied he had made a mistake, but per
haps the Republicans consider Mr.. Sumner dead ana
intend to bury him politically. a.,
Mr.. DAWES (Rep., Mass) Informed the gentleman that
the Senator still lives.
Mr. HOAR Rep. Mass.) wished to say without particu
lar question, that the corpse buried the undertaken
lDaughter
Mr. RIGGS resuming) said that Mr.. Sumner called the
President the head of the Ku-KluX.
Mr.. DAWES wished to know whether that was the
why Mr.. Biggs would not help to put down the
kukluX
Mr.. BIGGs replied. No. The Democratic party were
only anxious TO put down the but any other
anatcism. They party OF " la'f and order, and
he much opposed TO Ku-KluI as any member OF
the Radical party 80
Mr.. BRIGHT Dem, TENN made a speech against the
bill.
The House, at 81 O'Clock. took recess until ~ -
In the Evening Session, MessTs. BEATTY and MCKEE
spoke in favor OF the bill and Messrs DUKE, McHEN
RY, and VAUGHAN against It, The House then ad
iOurucG.