New-York tribune., 1871-03-31

ing to enable the President 70 enforce the law and in
This connection Mr. Blair quoted the law OF l7s2 He was
unwing therefore, to recognize the Presidents Mes
sage AS further for legislation but the PIes
dent expressed his doubt on the subject became
the duty of the Representatives Of the people to recon
sty Of passing such bin this the country would not
be satisfied with donuncatons Of it,. II gentlemen had
way OF protecting the people let them produce
H. did hesitate say that by fair construction
interfere in state to suppress domestic violence when
the State cannot by reason OF completely, does not
the people are prevented from exercising the rights
erred by the Constitution, those thus preventing may DO
Mr. Blair, in reply to Mr. Beck said that the gentle
man from Kentucky had declared his readiness TO pun
heard enough of that from the time the Rebellion began
they would put down disorders and abuses in the
try, but they yonld never find power to do So Ihey
lawessness. and when they found 1t ont, they would
point to the Constitution. However great the ey they
were unable to hnd power interfere If tho gentle
man from Kentucky was serious dououncing the Pres
dent usurper, LET him and sit down and talk with
man away thinking that the President is q Ma
poeon who is preparing his guns to batter down the de
lenses OF liberty and make himself an Imperial
despo then he Bairl should be much disappointed Az
the gentlemans talk exceedingly idle. IL he had
been on the stump in Kentucky harangung the MOB WHO
saued the eoored agent Of the p %eds
was for mere political effect TO help the Democratic
bill under consideration the last desperate nope OF
expiring and ruined party AS the Southern states
belOn, that Rebellion and its results had served
prete1t for its continuance now that organlza
tion chung the South source by which TO continue
public agitation and as serving an excuse for paeng
armed dictatora power in the hands of the President
He had doubt the horrible condition of things stated
to exist in the southern States was very much exageer
ated Where the evidence Of the existence OF any
widespread and general opposition TO law and orderf
The only information upon which the President and Con-
Gress could act official information and TINS cOhld
he received with credence only from the Executives OF
the states or their Legsature e then reaG bs
states Of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina Ma
bama, Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ken
tucky, and Florida substantially to the e1ect that
the Federal authority was Iecognlzea any ana re- re,
people were quiet, contcnted and Iaw-abidng.
Another evidence of the fasehood Of alleged
fact of the large increase in the staple productions of
that section over former years This fact is Particularly
illustrated in the increased OF cotton He did not
such evidence could be laid aside, and that OF
individuals of the lowest partisan character could be
doing preext for the legislation proposed had to
and camors Of those who probably paid for
getting them up 10 be substituted for the grave
are now made to the people of the North The rehearsal
of these imaginary cruelties with the raw head and
bloody bones" to be presented in all their mdeous-
ness and to be reproduced with proper dramatic trap;
pings, so as to reviyify and renhate the exhausted
| bubble of Black Republican dOminancy"
Mr.. Wood commented on the following remark IN Sir'
dream you dsfsnche these men They know
what freedom h and ,ae worm VIII tara ana m snt ~ We 90 9O be-
ware may when for every eenn u a desc
people despair sink them not 10 lsi condition Save
yourselves by proving that there N yon as nuch humanity rs eIo
was in TIE slaves. Tho VA we ygn ~S,e9 @ 9 % iTe isi % p
Mr. Wood said these remarks were incendiary and he
never felt indignant in ms life than when he hearh
of decorum of the House in den0uncing the dannaDe
Mr REIIEY CRep, Pcan) replied that he thought his
| remarks had good effect. The gentleman no longer
described the angle Of the negro Knee ana snn TO hod
him mp to opprobrium as an inferior beng lie aShed
tho gentleman from New-YOrk wood whether he hid
turned his back on the White Mans Party, or in
dOrsed the declaration Of the Republican party OF this
| District, as published to-day. ~ ,,-,,, Ton bis 70
ply, and admitting in effect to the house and tho
country that ne would net yndicate the dalnna0e as
Mr. KELLEY-Ido
select more valiant man for their Leader tan the gen
teman from Pennsy lyauia, Who In MoDie' urlne us
| tuTbancc. crept under table
MI. KELIEY-There is foundation for that story !;
but G7 balls were shot at me ., , . ouooo
Mr.. Wo0D-(contnuing his seintence)-and not creep
| Mr.. KELLEY-The story, come from what quarter 1t
peals to the negro, but could not face me hte hsG
s S raK Ef To- sienaize the conversion Of the
| Mr. BROOKS 0Dem " " did not agree in the re-
marks of of his friends that the bill OF Gen Butler
was worse bill than this he did not think 1t SO bad
bill, inasmuch the Butler e deprived only the South
ern people of their rights and liberties under the Cons
tnon. while this bill BECAUSE OF alleged 9nrages IN Two NO
President TO deprive all The innocent people Of taf NoIn
and West OF the habeas corpus and TO SUBJECT them all
| TO martial law at his pleasure and caprice
| Mr.. MAYNARD (Rep., Tennl said lie should make no
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which he lived. He should let the record speak for NM
He tried to keep the country out OF disastrous clNn
war, but, when it commenced, he endeayOred To mil
gate untold horrors In alluding To the remarks OF
lis colleague MI WhthOrne he said the Industries or
desoatiOn Of heart Two things demonstrated: one
was the prosperity of the South, such 1t before
the war did hot depend Slavery; the other was the
negro as laborer more valuable In the sOuth as
freeman than he could have been ms Save
After Gen elected President IN 1865 ley hau
peaceful condition Of affairs, the peope OF MS STATE
devoting themselves to the building up OF ther pros
perity but three months after the Legislature was Orga
nized this state of things changed lie tlen Ieau
an article from The Chattanooga Times or March D. lS'l
which, after alludng 10 remark OF Senator thurman
TO the effect that the KuKuX ought 10 be put down.
makes the following comment, to which MI Maynaiu
called attention It was as follows:
deny that Sn1
ued organized bodies OF masked msTAudes some o
whom political society known as the hu-huI
Mr. MAYNARD said this admission came from Irlenu
Of the gentlemen on the other side. . ., 4.
Mr. ELDRIDGE Dem, Wis., asked the gentleman 10
read the remaining part OF the article Inc gehtIen;
knew that what read did not giVe the uea Vi 'ue
author OF the article. .,., !.
Mr. MAYNARD replied-If the gentleman thought nc
knew more about il than he (daynaTdl dld, no coud
make use of the article for his own beneht.
Mr MAYNARD resuming, said there exists, among POT
ton people OF the South lawless bands placing e
and property in peril, and acting with common pnf-
pose and common intent He then adNOoateu TIC Pao
sage OF the bill.
The House, at 4:30, adjourned.
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