New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-04

n, ,ne mower of Congress to punish violations ms
law This dangerous power when II IY bs ever
o1med by Congress. may, and ooupt ,ssr nary upon
eised u Communities in the North The desg" So thot
,S legislation was to carry o't Garnet s baegers" and
sniy siders and abettcrs and 10 % dd not seem
erpetualy in Poweri s a anSre they had had greet
snsI OF csucussing in the matter ano, were
majority had to qETsoo them nnV until the man;
SSte Of the President was ,s SEM south was
SeH the new crusade R ssa3'' was nV only aCtuatod
nv partzan motives he might be glad to see bope OF
rSR SG poca power Of the south for gCS SI
purposes It very easy, OF coantacture stories
whom the scum S ar IaS Re Efforts to into pSSeT
2s .sfem of government under when .u e. system
ue d s1S inssmoSs by which strangers sdyentSrers
and men Of character are Ts What they are II is
nG r.. interest Of people Of Gs so sss TO
repress disorders because they the interest Of these
ana Psrsers 10 manufacture and magnify them
BECAUSE L is that 1rSSn or,b Csrolipa Which had
These ild before TIE Committee with closed doors
with opportunity ieT SsySd NV anv one Ont Of
* n,optb OF GOV Holden himself were these fasehoods
exposed IN ms at NO disorders existed in North Caro-
e Ajnding 10 the reconstruction acts, Mr. Bair SAID
tnss rnon any question connected with them 1t had
invariably pronounced them unconstitutional. And
~ 70 nrevent the Supreme Court from passing directly
np,n its reconstruction measures He said the Demo
<utiona did not, as had been charged intend 10 over
brow them by force Inc only measures 70 when the
Tmocratc party would resort were constitutional meas
HSS SCOTT CRep, Penu1 here interposed, and quoted
rom the BrOdhead letter. Of Mr. Blair that the Pres
denect should dispense the carpetbag governments by
Mr. BLAIR said he was not the Democratic party and
the Democratic party was not Mr., Blair, and he re-
eated that Democratic party had never threatened
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sets OF Congress He (Alr Bair) had believed and did
mort that Constitution, should stand TO that OATH
whether against Congress or against Individuals for he
Relieved that Congress violating the Constitution
more than mob He had said that the army should be
made TO undo its work Of us1rpaton and be said SO
Was withdrawn. the infamous carpetbag governments
would fail OF themselves
have been issued during the Presidential of
lsss the negroes of North Carolina advising them TO
burn the barns OF the people who discharged them on
account OF politics. and which, in the authority of D. r.
oodoe be said had been written by United States Sen
Mr. POOL rep, \. c. interrupted to say that the adj
dress quoted by Mr. Blair bore no such construction and
no sensible could put such a construction upon It,
Mr.. BLAIR, resumng. said 1t was 50 regarded at the
3nstigated to nburning ny Gov Holden, and then
proved that the origin Of the LOYAL Leagues In the South
for the purpose Of compelling the negroes to vote
roes the Senator from Ohio Oir shernan) called
them-were initiated into the Union Leagues with blue
and ali other appurtenances calculated to bewder their
simple minds and then to the support OF the Rad
Sion of affairs in North and South Carolina alleging that
eorruP9s, fraud ana vilainy feighed supreme tna
Of carpetbagrers That the debt Of the State had been
enormously increased, &c The Senator from Indiana
Mr Moron) had other day. favored the Senate with
extracts from Democratic papers from Kentucky. He
Radical papers OF south Carolina Mr. Blair then quoted
from various Republican papers OF South Carolina, Sc
verely commenting upon the venay of the Legislature
e also quoted from the remarks OF Gov Scott that
the greatest curses affecting South Carolina the
horde Of INSCRIPTIONS adventures from the North com
1ng down there for purposes Of plumber Mr.. Blair fur
Their read an account Of the personnel OF the South Caro-
lima Legislature OF that whole body but Is were white
aud the remainder all blacks and but 10 could read and
Mr. SHERMAN admitted that the Legislature Of South
Carolina had behaved siamefuly, but he would ask the
senator what remedy did he propose for it, Did he
favor universal amnesty because If he did he Sherman)
would probably agree. DID he propose TO take the sui
srage from negroes because If he did that would be
A subject for debate but il the Senator proposed
remedy lac had certainly no right to bring these matters
Mr. BLAIR said he had right to do 1t. He had right
arragn this body for striking down the vital rn-
MI SAWYER Gep g. c. corroborated the statement
MIR Sherman that every voted in South Carolina
and Mr. Sawyer said there were not over 1850 IN the
state debarred holding Office by the XVIII Amend
Mr.. SAWYER Rep., s. CO said the position OF the
considerable number would accept the profer of Office
Tbey were Influenced by the attitude OF the Democratic
Cor, 10 refuse Office for a sentiment.
Mr. RLAIR-FOr a principle.
Mr. sAWYER-A sentiment
MIR BI.AIR-A principle. 1t principle; and he
was glad that the Democratic party adhered to the prn
that the Democratic party refused 20 share the under
with the carpetbagger Mr. Blair continued IN review
OF the condition Of other Southern States the debt of
which, he said. had been so enormously Increased under
Radical rule. He said that he knew Gov Yarmouth OF
Louisiana well that he went from Missouri ragged and
naked aud without money TO pay for hls breakfast now
he lived in palace and was rolling In wealth, and he
iBlair informed that he never signed bill without
a price. In regard 10 the case of Yerger, which
had been brought into this discussion by the Senator
from Ohio Sherman) he Bair desired 10 aude TO the
aspect OF yet untouched on. He then read
from statement Of Of the counsel TO prove that the
case had been kept out Supreme Court because Of
Year that the Reconstruction acts, under authority OF
which Yerger committed would be declared uncon-
acts we're unconstitutional and yet without them they
would be ia minority IN both Houses OF Congress
same in by virtue OF these Reconstruction acts had, in
caucus. given the votes which depOsed the man who
built up the Republican party the Senator from hassa-
Without concluding Mr. Blair gave way, and the
Senate at 40 o'clock went into Executive Session. and
Shen adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House resumed the consideration of the
pin to enforce the XVIII Amendment.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT Dem, n. " alluded TO the frequent
audaon OF The negroes their devotion 10 the Union
nd said the fact that during the Rebellion they In
directly did all they could TO break up the Union by
feeding armies opposed TO the Government and IN
che erection OF defensive works. and In other ways they
assisted those in hostility TO the Unon after the war
10000 OF these slaves enfranehised; the direc-
ton affairs in the South given 10 the incompetent
Inen among them, who not only not accustomed to
Government affairs but unable TO take care OF
themselves The opportunity OF voting the Republican
ticket was considered TO be great BOOM although the
Democracy thought the comforting Of the franchise was
ill-timed vet after the Constitutional Amendment was
ataed ;8ev did NOT oppose it, There was no Democrat
IN his district who did not accept the situation de-
ternined by the war; but they demand that expert
ments at National Capital shall cease and that each
aha oil no