The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-04
G Q NJ Q r E S S.
The Senate Still Debating the
Southern Question.
Speech by Frank Blair on Radical
Rule at the South.
Debate I'm the House Over the
Ku Klux Bill.


AAsA hAA0A nAaas
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1871.
LIaHTnoUss ON JERSEY COAST
Mr.. FHsrInaHUrsIS, (rep1 OF \. j., presented memo
rial OF numerous shpowne and merchants asking the erec
lion Of lighthouse the Jersey coast Al Berwick Bay
DISPOSAL OF Tue PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr. STEWART, rcp) OF New offered resolution direct
n the Secretary OF the Interior to inform the Senate under
what laws individuals ana corporations are allowed to hold
large public and closing them settlement
DEsATE sHERNASs RESOLUTION REsuNKD.
Tho resolution instruction of Mr. Sherman taken
np whicn Mr. BLAZE dem Of NO., entitled to the
Mr. quoted debates IN Congress- when the
fourteenth amendment under alton to show
plainly S0wa s ~
was To- ueyeu anv Violation Of lis provisions under color
., STATE lawn law The measure which e
Violation 81 State law his power
ssers.sd az S party upon
wealthy communities in the North. The design now
S,s M o and Sci
ally power rsSSSa;Ssas "a moi seem sIicss;Ssr
nsnoIy we're not inclined 10 fellow item Sn the mandate
an: soash ''np n'
Ss
of controlling tne political power OF the soub for political
The had o
e. es South ss
81 S age AM. ss% eu o ne a1
ruling over the gsope whose ancestors made these states
s they ns y the gs sGss
:na pay the Srss but 4 the ipsres OF these
npon which they faen The OF the radical party
caincrns revenue rsiorm reduction d
s "e s% s Sr ae
pons vehay he Tascs psy rank and
asns
sd
wss no bad s s Ms d II
Se,s "ss
she had in throwing OF the the csrpstSsg
ss 70 Sf ss hs aa sss
related before the committee with clio ed doors, With op
% saf sa
message to the oaen ssd expressly
5 no sd ss sssGa a tho
as hs
nnconsuional and nsress Anowing they
r.ns ss as co t. s%
The @ party wn y ssys Their aos to be
,ss" by force Tic Only measures 10 which the
parry would resort were const,tniionai measures.
@ sR pp tfs I he Ars sSsss ss
ss parry and the
% y
40 overthrow tho unconstitutional acts Of Congress He Mr
Ing taken oath to support that constitution should stand
Tor he behaved that Coaaress Violating constitution
WAS no more than a., mob ss lad s thai the army SHOULD
now would be necessary, FOR the army
M a al
e ssa NoS caona aavn Burn
the barns OF Toe people VINO oen on account Of
said had been written by United soes Senator rool and
Poo, (rsp9 of N c., inter- p,ei to say tia. the al
dress bore such construction, and sensible could
Mr. BLAIR, rcsumins, ssd il regarded a. the tim.
that the heroes haa that hey Ses 70
bsrnburnns by Governor Holden ana then paroned when
of he loyal leagues in the South FOX the purpose Of
RANT Senator oia Ohio oar r.
man called :hernwerc initiated into the union lea with
and all olher sppu,enances calculate 10 bewdcr their
panty @ Ear sn Il a TGi he p co sna
ns,s Ia Nelih ard south carona aesinr that rupon,
their DISTANCE by army OF carpssa.esry; thai
from indiana Soron the hs Gay a.
lie B ssr1G srop o@ s &
from radical papers Of south csrcSs NJ bar ten
com PRS' Ssuis
one lie es curses acns suS eaons WA 9 the
horde q INSCRIPTIONS atvenTers from the E9rh coming
read 40 ,scouni o. is Tie South capsina Lsrs-
airre or aet whole body thirteen were white the
Iemaintcr al blacks but Nineteen could read aad write
Mr. smrnasN trep, o, o4o admitted III a, III. 1sg,.la
,ure Of soa'h carolina had behaved esamsfay, but he
would ably DID lie propose 20 take the suf
subject Tor dcba,e but Il the Senator proposed remedy
he lad certainly right 20 bring these matters in here
Mr. BLAZE said he had right 10 DO ". he had right "a
ps free government destroying local sef-sovern
mcDt.
Of sherman that voted South Carolina and Mr.
said there not hundred In the
state declared from holding Office by the fourteenth
Mr. BLAIR thought Senator very much mistaken
lie believed there were great
said the position OF the democratic party IN
South CarcliIs vas sch uat 70 considerable number would
accept The yrcifer OF ONCE. They Influenced 10y the
altitude OF the democratic party 10 the North and the Brod
head letter or TIE raor T. use occe for sentiment
Mr. BLAGE-Fcr principle.
MIR SAWYER n sentiment.
Mr. ELarE-A principle. IL was principle; and he was
glad that the democratic party adhered 70 pracpc 10 spite
parry refused share the nunder With the carpetbsegers
MIR Elrr continued In review Of the condition OF other
southern States the deb. q which nc shd, ha1 been
enormously Increased uu der rca rule de saa nat he
went Missouri ragged and naked, and with
out money to pay hs breakfast; now he lived
Mr.. Elaif) Informed TIA. he never signed a
oil without price 10 regard the OF Yerge which
had been broht ito hs discussion the Senator iroa
tsherlaar Bia,r Dc sired alude the
yet untouched lie then read from the Eiate
tbe C0uuss prove ths the had been
sea cu .. the supreme Court becsaSe OF the fear thai he
committed would be declared Unconstitutional The
radicals had confessed that those acts uncoEu-
nnS ana yet wboat them they would be minority In
both Houses OF Cot Eress today-nnd minority of I'll
nory. The wo ~ virtue OF theee rcconstruc-
ton acts had 81 the votes which deposed the
who burt the radical partv the Senator from Msssa
Wcul CONCLUDING MI Blair gave way ana the Senate at
forty minutes past iQa O'clock wcu into executive
and taeu ad.oOrGed