The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-21
sidsn speech OF Representative El-

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ssd.n speech Of Representative El-
Washington despatch OF Tuesday
IL ne Eew FORK Herald says: 3 Il
The sensation in the Hnnse to-day was
maiden Speech of Mr.. Elliott, the
kro membe from South Carolina. Mr..
OF Kentucky, had introduced q
3 Eeral auIsty bill, aud it was on this
Elliot, made his speech. He is q
~ dark n2ro, but evidently the ablest
|ef Che five Jack men in the present
Blouse. Geneal Butler, who had the
Epor, yielded I. siliott, who spoke from
s{seat in the ;,suediate vicinity of where
Butler sits. H7fiott is> well educated and
has good, -5livery-ratAer inclined to
be dnpsesioned. He charged down in.
sodd style upon the Ku Klux. and then
alleged that they were sustained and
by the Democratic party
|bt tho North in general aud Tammany
|'Hall in particular. Both Democrats and
Republicans gathered around him as he
spoke, this being the first npeech by q
neg.o in the House. At the close Of his
speech he was warmly congratulated by
several prominent Republicans. The
bilIwas finally defeated. but whether on
accEnnt of EIliott's speech is not known.
A-Ele following were the remarks of Ell
/, as reported in the Herald:
r. Elliott, colored. Representative OF
til Carolina, said he believed he had
la regarded as entertaining liber"l
lis on this question, but nt time
+ this, when ho turned his eyes to the
fh and saw the loyal men of that sec
G suffering at the hands Of the very
on of men whom it was now proposnd
;cf'lieve OF their political disaoii; Lit;;ip n
he pust now and here enter It was
prBest against this propositi.,m on dis.
a9 ping but paying yrthe expense OF
i,1oll1lty ant treas'fot surprised that the
u ~: Hfrom Kentucky (N[r. Beck)
Sss Introduce such bill. He ap
py the feelings of sympathy which
thsFsnAle man entertained for those men
in the &onth who are now prohibited
from holding Office. They were the gen.
tlemnn's allies aud compatrots. They
are dissranchised simp'y because they
rushed into rebellion against the best
Government under Heaven, with the ad
vice and Consent of such ms the gentle
man from Kentucky. He regretted thu,
the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Farms
worthy on friday took occasion to com.
pare the condition OF tho men who are
disfranchised with those who are allowed
TO hold Office in the South. He took
occasion TO draw comparison between
an OLD man and his former servant who
held office, and had made an appeal it
favor OF the former. But why was thi.
so? because the old man with whom
the geptiema4 from Illinois sympathizet
i II
the slave was loyal to the Government
The one deskised the flag, while thu
other loved In The difference was, th'
poor old manNYould only curse the Go
vernment ands maltreat and murder
loyal man, WINE the slave was his pro
teotor. 1nsteaN of the removal Of po
!ltioai dlssbl'lt}es doing good, it woult
be taken as an Rvidence that this Con
greSs desired dhand over the Govern
ment to the tenWer mercies of the dis
ioya! men, who Hre responsible for tn
murders and outNhges at tho South. B.
their denunclati$n of Congress nm
abuse OF the President and all connecte,
with the Goverpmfnt, they are the mel
who commit the kleeds They contri
butte to these deedf1'y Their social iufiA
ence and with tht money furnished b.
lahnaEy dail ID Keep up the outrage
IN order to insureV Democratic triumph
in the South. HeNElliott) was here i
behalf of the loyal men to tell thes
facts. The number|of arms shipped t
the South on every steamer was an evi
dence that the disloHal men at the Sout
are the Instruments Nor carrying out de
| signs of their Mort ern allies. He rep
resented white men we'll as men of hi
own complexion. II constituency wer
] es loyal as that of ali other man on thi
floor. That constit,I lncy appeal to Con
gress to do justice ae4 protect them b.
legislation. instead placing them un
der the heel of thosolSho ruled with al
iron hand.
DEMOCRATIC CAUoU.A The Democrat
and Conservatives of Goth branches O
| Congress held cauce at the Capitol