Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-05

effectually and thoroughly, cure all these evils,
could it be put In operation. Let the democratic
party, through its leaders north and south, in
all its organizations, proclaim that it was neces-
sary for the success of the democracy that these
murders, outrages and wrongs should stop, aud
life property and all the rights of citizens must
be respected, or they could not choose a demo-
cratic president in 1872, aud from that hour, in
my belief, profound peace and quiet would reign
in every county in the southern states, in 50
much that hated and despiSed Yankee school
marms might teach, undisturbed, negro children
from the Potomac to the Rio Grande; yea, even
how to read the Scriptures, but ii Is too pain
fully evident from the DEBATE on this hoor that
we cannot hope for any such sublime eXhibi.
tion Of virtue and patriotism. The democ-
racy would not give up their party organization
in the south, and there is nothing left for us
but TO pass strong, vigorous laws, to be prompt
~ executed by firm hand armed, when need
be, with military power. In my Judgment, if
the republican party cannot stand the necessary
proper constitutional legislation to protect It's
friends at the south, and the citizens of the
United States everywhere, then the sooner the
men who are shocked by such legislation leave
it, the better for the party and the country; be-
cause, if kept alive without ability to pass such
measures to protect the lives and property Of
citizens of the United States against organized
rapine and murder, its usefulness as party or
ganizationl has ceased"
Speaking of the president, he said :-Tf were
TO pass criticism upon his Administrations and
it would certainly be the only one to which II is,
with any show of justice, open, it would be that
the president has been too scrupulous in keeping
the administration of the government too COM
pletely within the letter of the laws,
never, by any chance, oversteppihg
its bounds, although sorey tempted so
TO do, in order to suppress violence
and enforce order and peace. Such indeed was
the animadversiOn made upon it by my col
Ip1pup- Mr. Dawes in 6pbotp the other daV XVhO
in deploring the state Of things in the south,
said, substantially, that we had laws enough on
this subject, but the fault was one of admins
tratiOn. BE it so; but that is not fault usually
attributed to reckless grasper after power or Il
seeker to OveTturn the liberties of the people,
and make himself supreme dictator"
Toward the conclusion of his speech he said;
"Gentlemcn on the other side of the house
threaten us, that if we pass this bill, we shall
destroy the republican party; that an outraged
and indignant people will drive us from our
seats. Ii they believe what they say, then why
not get out of the way and let MS pass it; why
tilibuster to prevent the enactment of this, or,
as they declare, worse one, from being offered?
We believe, on the contrary, that an indignant
people ought to hurl us from our seats, and
the republican party ought to be disbanded,
If we are not strong enough to protect the only
people in the south who were our friends dur
ing the war, save the soldiers we sent there to
destroy the rebellion. Every act of the oppo-
stlon shows that their leaders well understand
that, with peace, quiet and the observance of the
laws in the south, comes the end of the demo-
cratic party there, and hence their determined
and almost lrantically furious opposition to any
law which shall secure that cOnsummation."
At the close of his speech Mr.. Butler was ap-
plauded.
Mr.. Cox said that the oppression put upon
the people of the south by the republicans had
given an excuse for the prevailing outrages,
but he condemned the kukluX organization
from top TO toe, inside and out as he denounced
all lawleSsness everywhere, and he had proposed
in the caucus the issuing of an address appeal
ing to the people to abide by the laws of the
land, and denOuncing outrages.
Mr.. COburn continued the argument in favor
of the bill, and was followed by w. Il. Roberts
of New York, who opposed the bill,
Mr.. Holman opposed the bill.
Recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The session was entirely occupied with de-
bate on the pending bill.