The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1871-04-15

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br Burr--i am not advising the Democratic
party to any course. I am not speaking of or
Tor party. This question has assumed iimen-
sions beyond all party considerations. | am
speaking OF the rights and duties of the people
ID Si'ch an emergency this. The gentleman
! talks about revolution. Senators! this bill ia
! evolution! There is not man sitting in this
chamber, possessing SO low o grade of Intellect,
or 80 small q fraction Of intormatiun as not to
know that it is revolutionary What Hamilton
calls
! ''THE POPULAR REVOLT"
against such bill, would not be revolution. hut
precisely the reverse Of that it would be resis-
tance to revolution. The true definition ofrevo-
lut.on ~ a. change in the Constitution of a
country; Whenever such change is sought
by the use OF the bayonet. or hv the trAu,ls Of a
political party. 1t is the right and the duty of
| the people to rise against it. Hamilton, III the
this, says
i imagine that it will hardly he pretended
that they fthe national rulers) could ever hope
10 carry such an enterprise into execution with
out the alu OF military force sufficient to SUBJ
due the resistance of the great body of the peo-
pie. The improbabil;ty of the existence OF. a
force equal to that object has been discussed
anu denionstrated IN different parts Of these pa
pers! But would not they 1.-THE nation;,l
admlnlstration) fear that citizens not rsa tena-
cious than conscious of their rights. would flock
from the remotest extremes tf their respective
States to the places of elections, to overthrow
their tyrants. and to substitute men who would
be dispoSed TO avenge the violated majesty of
the peope!"
Senator'S. what would be Hlmilton's language
to you now if ho could come ont Of his crave
into this chamber What would hn the language
OF HANCOCK, of Sherman, of Ellsworth or of
Fisher Ames will not speak of Luther Martin
nor OF Patrick Henry, for they would drive you
out OF ynur seats with
HE BLARE OF THEIR INDIGNATION,
or the thunder of their eloqnence They would
hurl you icrth with precipitancy greater than !
that which pitcned the deyilpos-essed swine of
Gadarea headlOng into the sea of Galiee If |
the generation of men who formed this Govern |
ment could come back for only ono day, they
would put an everlasting stop to al such legisa
ton as this ! Great sensation among Senators,
and tremendous :uproar among the negroes N
the gallery Q. Senators are excited But this
Is nothing to the CONSERVATION that will seize
you When the day of reckoning and the peoples
vengeance shall come! That day NAV be de-
aFed, but it can never be indefinitely put Off
The wrath of outraged liberty may sleep but it
never ttes. Your manner Of forcing this bill
through shows that You are not deceived rs to
is revolutionary character. You know that it
s bill to
PREVENT FREE ELECTIONS.
You know that all elections would be a farce
,nderi its operations. And you insult the people
I you imagine that they are such fools as not to
Understand 1t. They do understand it, and
hose who do not think more of the guilty tri-
lmph OF party than of Constitutional liberty will
'e prepared to follow any leadership which pro- l
nises to deliver the country from such an at
ocious tyranny. Only the most base or the I
most ignorant portion Of o community can ap-
rove OF such an act. If those who pass it sat
Nth matters on their necks, their aspect would
'e in harmony with the nature of their deed
MIR. Nye, of Nevada tin q very excited man
er)-I move the immediate expulsion of the f.
peaker.
Ar. Burr-O, that has no terror, for me. Ex- {
ulsioil would neither refuse my truth, nor de- 8
rade eae in the minds of honorable men. The | 4
enater must not imagine that have fallen so
'w In my own selt-respect asst deem it an hon
: to come here day by day to be welcomed by
be smiles of Dinah, or applauded by the erins
I enc male sambo. That may suit his ambition,
lr. President. But am not out of order in the A
.nguage have used. I know perfectly well
be parliamentary rules, for have studied them 3
a thing which the Senator from Nevada has r
robably never dones at least he has not to NV
nowiedge been accused of Studying anything y
Mess it was, possibly, the speech which he de- =
20, when it is said that the Republicans paid
im 3, 1000 to quit the Democsatic party to 90 fr
beech making in their campaign. believe it Q
rs never yet been decided which party got 4
orse cheated by this bargain-t Laughter)- /
am not going to take the time of the Senate in q
ying to settle it here. q
Bnt beg Senators to pause long enough yet Y
reflect before passing this.
ACT OF TYRANNY AND REVOLUTION Il
Mr. Conkling-We will pass it before we ad- +
urn to night. | L
II. Burr-Then wait until 10 o'clock. Then n
ut out the lights, and in the darkness of mid n
ght pass your bill. The hour will suit the
ackness OF your purpose. But, is this body so =,
,stitute Of reason, SO lost to shame. that there
i'll be no accusing voice of conscience crying Zip
1t Of the stagnant gloom, in the language of1 q
acbeth and the witches: - fti
"How now, you secret, black, and midnight
sgs-What iss you do H..
A deed without name r -rDemoesas. I