The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-05
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TO THE DAILY PRESS.
XLIId OONGRESS---First Session.

TO THE DAILY PRESS.
XLIId OONGRESS---First Session.
WASHINGTON, April 4-Mr. Anthony said
the bill having passed yesterday he now gave
acting any business other than specified in the
rule Of the Senate limiting legislation.
Mr.. Sherman's resolution to provide for bill
to suppress the Ku Klux was then considered,
Mr.. Blair resuming the floor.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Blair's speech a
vote Yves agreed to be taken on the pending
resolution on Wednesday at o'clock.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cobb of North Carolina replied to his
colleagues, Waddell and ShOber to show that
Outrages still exist in that State. He said that
Ku Klux Khan were Democratic organizations
and direct their vengeance against the Repub-
licans. The strong arm of the law should be
extended to afford protection to the loyal and
avert the blow aimed at the national life
Give us protection of the laws and we will help
you relieve political disabilities.
Messrs. Young and Price of Georgia briefly
asking that the people Of the South be saved
from further intliction of money and saying
that they desire to be restored to all their rights
under the constitution and protected by the
laws.
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania caused to be read
the following dispatch, which he intended as a
reply to that read by the gentleman from
Ohio (Morgan) the day of the New Hampshire
election:
Hartford, Ct., April 4th.-To Hon. W.D.
Kelley. We have. elected our Governor and
threel Congressman and the Democrat is, as
you know, as good protectionist as you are"
(This was greeted with laughter on both sides
Of the House.) Mr.. Morgan of Ohio replied,
I'VE have elected four out of seven members
from New Hampshire and Connecticut and
therefore we congratulate ourselves"
Mr.. Garfield of Ohio, after eulogizing the
wisdom of those who framed the Constitution,
argued that since the adoption of the amend
ments the instrument of freedom and suffrage
legislation Of Congress and that the life, liber-
ty and property of the citizens are protected
in the States and not as original Jurisdiction
but as residuary power where the States fail
ed to secure o. deny the equal protection of
the law. II this bill proposed to punish per-
sons for the violations of State law it was 60
ing beyond the legal line, and he could not sup
port the measure. 1t was designed to suspend
the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus and
authorize the President to declare martial law.
He would ask where the occasion had risen to
to ''cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war"
- He was ready in dcfcusoo of the government
to send down an army to enforce the laws,
but he did not want to alarm the people of the
uItcu 0tdIcS ny CdilIug iutO oX0TClS0 all OF tn6
tremendous powers Of war.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts, spoke of the
disease and its causes, saying that it was evil
dent that the lawlessness of the South at first
undecided, save by its hates is now become
organized in the service of a political party to
crush its opponents and drive from their bor-
ders every friend of Republican administra-
ton for this purpose. 1t is organized for this
purpose, receives and orders and executes de-
crees OF the central chief for these purposes. 1t
rI1AA~ sv-I- "a
school.h0uses and churches, murders mail
agents. Overawes courts and assaults the judg-
es, breaks the jails and kills or releases pris-
oners, foes or friends, binders the collection of
the revenue and outrages its officers and levies
stealtby war upon the United States, in which
it is supported by majority of those who ia
v0r the cause of secession in the south, or its
vile bands could not sustain themselves for an
hour. 1t is connived at by and is in colleague
with the State government in some of the
States, or is too powerful or too wary to be
met at all. Where it has shown its monster
head it, ifit was not police in its beginning,
yet as to the objects of its fury as to persons
were negroes and northern men who had gone
south, the only friends oflRepu Slican liberty,
and as to property, school-houses and churches
and humble dwellings Of the people, all Of
which we proudly claim to be friends and in
struments for the propagandism of Republican
principles it has necessarily become political
engine in the hands of the Democracy who OPP
pOSc iucTty anu cQudltty VI Eikuto AZ tuc oOubu
and all education and religious instruction
there. If I err in this let any gentleman point
me to the school house or church built in the
south for the use of the poor men, white or
black, by money subscribed by the Democratic
organization in the north and I will retract the
charge. While can find hundred of both
built by Republican socities, both social and re-
ligious. admit that these are grave charges al
once against the Democratic party and pOr-
ton Of the people Of the south, and if, as il
imagination; if, as is claimed here in debate
these outrages are only sporadic and frowned
down and punished by communities in which
they occur, then we are open to all charges
made against us by the Democratic advocates
on the floor, of the present state of affairs in
| the south that we are simply endeavoring to
| get up a cry for party purposes and ought tt
be hurled from our seats by deceived and in
| dignant people.
After further remarks he said, thus have
shown you the disease upon the body polite
| and its causes. What then is the remedy? |
| can suggest a panacea for all this trouble
| which solemnly assert before God, and tn,
| country in my judgment would instantly ant
| entirely, effectually and thoroughly cure al
these evils, could it be put in operation. Le
north and south, Of all its organizations pro
| claim that it was necessary for the success o
| the Democracy that these murders, outrages
| and wrongs should stop, and that the life
/ properly anu TbSutS OI clGlZcuS muSC % 10
spected or they could not choose President ir
1872 and from that hour in my BELIEF, pro found
peace and quiet would reign in any country IL
the Southern States, insOmuch that the hated
Yankee school marin might teach undisturbed
the negro children from the Potomac to tn
Rio Grande, yea, even how TO read the Scrip
lures; but it is too painfully evident from tn
debate on this floor that we cannot hope 70
any such sublime exhibition of virtue and pa
tr:otism. The Democracy. will not give VI
their party organizations in the south ant
there is nothing lelt for us but pass strong ant
vigorous laws to be promptly executed by
firm hand. armed when need be with militar
power. In my judgment if the Republican
party cannot stand the necessary and prope
constitutional legislation to protect its friend
everywhere, then the sooner the men who ar
shocked by such legislation leave it the bette
for the party and the country, because if KEEP
alive without passing such measures
to protect the lives and property of citizens o
the United States against organized reprisal
and murder, its usefulness as party organiza
ton has ceased. Speaking of the President h
said, if were to pass criticism upon its admin
istration, and it would certainly be the onl
one to which it is open with any show of jus
tice 1t would be that the President had bee
too scrupulous in keeping the administrator
of government too completely within the lette
of the laws, never by any chance eversteppin
the bounds although sorely tempted so to d
in order to suppress violence and ENFORCE orde
and peace Such indeed was the animadver
sion made upon it by my colleague (Dawes) il
debate the other day, who, in deploring tn
state of things in the south said substantly tina
we had laws enough on this subject; but tn
fault was one of the administration. Be it 80
hut II il not fault usually attributed to
reckless grasper after power or a seeker t
overturn the liberties of the people and max
himself supreme dictator. Towards the clos
of his speech he said the gentleman on tn
other side of the House threatens that II W
pass this bill we shall destroy the Republica
party. aud that an outraged and indignan
people will drive us from our seats. IT the
believe what they say then why not get out
they may and let u pass it. Why fillibuster t
prevent the enactment of this, or as they dc
clare clare worse one from being offered. We be
m mese e on me contrary that the indignant pee
lean party ought to be disbanded If we are nc
strong enough to protect the only people in th
south who were our friends during the wa
| save the soldiers we sent fhora 81 w n