Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-18

MISSOURI-BLAIR TALKS.
ST LOUIS Jan. 17.-General Frank =. Blair
| during the debate in the house of representa-
| tives, yesterday, on resolution endorsing the
| 18th, 14th and 18th amendments to the federal
| constitution, and the reconstruction policy of
the administration, said Had, sir, my letter to
| Col BrOadhead, in 1868, which has been referred
| to, commended that the military should be made
to undo their usurpatons at the south, | say so
| still, and you have only to withdraw them from
the south, and their work will be undone. APP
plause That carrion crew, the carpet-baggers,
| gorged upon plumber and drunk with the blood
of the vanquished people Of the SOUTH will dis
| perse themselves in an instant, if not sustained
| by the bayonets of the federal government.
There is no item in that letter that take back;
| stand by it; believe in the construction given
to the constitution of the United States by the
supreme court, that this reconstruction is UNI
| constitutional,
NY hope in going to congress, if should at.
tain that high position, is that | may aid in
| withdrawing troops from those southern states,
which are held there to saddle upon the backs OF
that people parcel Of carpet-baggers and seal
lawagS, followed by an ignorant mass of ne
groes, and prove to the people of the south, who
have shown disposition to abide in good faith,
by the arbitrament Of arms, and renew their al
legiance to the government, they will be allow
ed to resume self-government themselves, as we
have done in Missouri, and, whilst may not eX-
pect to carry with me gentleman from st. Louis,
the cooperation of large body of liberal men,
who assisted us in relieving ourselves from Sim
lar tyrannies in the state of Missouri.
The speech concluded with a savage assault
| upon ex-senator Henderson, a portion of whose
course during the early part of the war was not
past msdeeds of the gentleman, Ehowever, for
the position he took in the impeachment trial
of Andrew johnson.
BLAIR's PROSPECTS.
Both houses of the legislature voted separate
" for United States senator this afternoon with
the following result: In the senate-Blair, ~ !;
Henderson, II; absent, 2. In the house-Blair,
81 Henderson, 43. Tomorrow the vote will be
taken in joint session, when II is expected that
Blair will receive three more votes.
SOUTH CARoLINA-Gov. SCOTT.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 17.-Goy Scott, in answer
to resolution of the legislature, asking him
why the military force had not been sent into
the riotouS and refractory counties of the state
for the protection of life, liberty and property
and why the outlaws Of those counties had not
been brought to condign punishment, yesterday
transmitted q message, in which he says he is
not aware that there was any portion OF the
state in which violence and disorder was so gen
eral as to diSarm the power of the civil courts
81 must say, frankly, | have no such militia
force as would be competent to suppress them,
and, if had, have no means to place and
maintain such force in the field. II is my opin-
ion that the civil laws of the state ought TO be
sufficient, and it is my determination that it
shall be sufficient to protect the person and
property OF every and any citizen of the state,
however humble, frendless or obnoxious
dare not, and will not, assume that Justice
cannot be administered until effort has been
made, and failure evident. 1t is, therefore, my
intention 10 see that the law is enforced, and
when fail, in the effort, will, unhesitatngly
call upon you for the extraordinary powersl to
which society must resort for selfprotection.
! d. 4
tention to the fact that in all cases of reported
violence and individual violations OF law, none
of them have assumed character of public
combinations against law, aud they are within