The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Radical caucuses of the Senate
and House each resolved that there
should be no legislature at this session
except some more stringent laws against
the so. called Kuklux but in fact against
the decent people ofthe South generally.
But when the bill was offered in the
House, treason appeared in their camp!
The Press correspondent tells the story
thus:
1t appears that Speaker BLAINE prepared
resolution, which was subsequently offered by
Mr. PETERS of Maine, postponing action on the
condition of the South until next December, and
providing that in the meantime committee be
appointed to investigate the condition of affairs
in that section. Some consultation was had be-
tween BLAINE, DAWES, and a few other gentle.
men who are anxious to adjourn, and it was inti-
mated to the Democrats that If they would accept
this they might get rid of the Kuklux bill, at
| least for the present The Democrats of course
accepted, and wheh the resolution was offered by
Mr.. PETERS 1t secured the unanimous vote of
| the Democrats and about twenty Republicans,
and was carried.
1t is said the extreme Radicals on this
committee will follow BUTLER's ex.
ample and refuse to serve. Tho resolu-
tion is complete defeat of the Radi-
calls and is as much as to say that the
Senate committee on that subject is i'm
competent, or that the whole thing is a
humbug! But for full understanding
of the subject, see BUTLER's manifesto.
Two important facts are established /:
1st that the extreme Radicals headed
by SUMNER in the Senate, are in a mi
nority in that body; and, ID, that there
is majority in the House who can
move for some other things than for
Radicalism. The Radical household is
divided against itself and therefore
must fall
A violent discussion on BUTLER's
manifesto occurred in the House on the
18th. Speaker BLAINE denounced him
as falsifler and slanderer, and in this
he was sustained by number of the
leading Republicans in the House, in.
Guiding DAWES, KELLY and others.
1t appears that 5S Republicans voted
with the Democrats in favor of
BLAINE's resolution, and only so
against it, BUTLER stated in his card
that only 20 or 80 Republicans voted
with the Democrats. The discussion
proved that BUTLER's card abounds in
falseho cd, as his speeches always do.
The Radical leaders have changed
their tactics in consequence of these oc.
currences and now depend upon speech
es on the Kuklux issue to excite the
country and save their party from de-
feat and annihilation. Senator SHER.
MAN started the ball in the Senate in
an elaborate address. He was replied
to by new Senator, Mr.. STEVENSON
of Kentucky, who is palpably an over
match for him. The latter declared
that though outrages had been com
mitted in Kentucky, they were not Sc
great az those committed in the single
city of Cincinnati. Mr.. LEWIS, RI
publican Senator from Virginia denied
that there was any out-lawry in hi
State. No stone is to be left unturnet
by the Radicals in their attempt to re
trieve the waning fortunes of thei
) party by alarming the country abou
southern outrages. Every species o
falsehood will be brought into requisi
tion to effect this. 1t is the only hop,
: of the Radicals-let the people be OF
their guard against this imposition
g upon their intelligence.