The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-19
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-SenGte.-Mr.
Cassarly, Of California, moved to refer the
Presidents message regarding southern
outrages to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Wilson moved its reference to select
committee.
An angry debate took place on the ques-
ton of reference.
MIR. Morton offered resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of select commit
tee of five members to which shall be re-
ferred the documents and papers recently
laid before the Senate by the President in
reference to the condition of the southern
States, such committee to have the power
to employ clerk and stenographer, and to
send for persons and papers, to administer
oaths and investigate the matters referred
to in the said documents and papers, and
the truth or falsity of the crimes and out
RACES of a political character alleged to have
been committed in the southern States.
A bitter debate commenced OH this reso-
luton, and will be continued tomorrow.
The question turns upon the issue whether
the documents and papers shall be referred
to select or the Judiciary Committee. 1t
is noticed that the southern Senator's whose
terms expire on the 4th Of March next are
especially bitter. The following is u speci-
men of the debate
Mr.. Warner, of Alabama, hoped special
committee would be appointed, by whom
some remedy would be devised for the in
security of life and property and the whole
sale denial of the exercise Of the rights of
citizenship. He reminded the Senate that
upon the announcement in the Senate,
about Il year and half ago, of the death
Of Dir. Kinds, member of Congress
from Arkansas, who was assassinated for
his political opinions, he (Warner) had
asserted that while the Government had
shown it's power to crush the rebellion, it
had yet failed to show Its power to protect
its citizens. He defended himself from the
charge of inconsistency. From the day he
put off the Federal uniform he had offered
to the southern people the olive branch of
peace, and had said to them upon the ros-
trum in Alabama, and here upon his re-
sponsibility as Senator, that he was
willing and anxious to forgive the
| fought only for the union and future
peace of his country. He could say to-day
that he cherished no luminosity on account
| of the past, but was ready now, as be had
ever been since the war, to rise above such
considerations, and in spirit Of Christian
craftsmanship do that which would seem
best for the welfare of his country and its
future. He would vote with the Senator
(Casserley) from California for amnesty for
| the past rebellion, but he would be sorry
| to propose that it should carry with it am
nesty for the rebellion and murder of to-
day. While he was for amnesty, he was
| also for the halter for murderers.
His answer to the insinuatlons that the
southern outrages were .connived at by the
Republicans for political capital was, that
if the Democratic party depended for as.
cendancy upon the operations of organized
bands of kukluX assassins in overriding
the South, it was time the country knew it.
He hoped it was not true, and deprecated
the drawing of party lines upon simple
| proposition to investigate the truth OF
these allegations. If it was shown that
Democratic ascendancy in the South had
been secured through popular violence
and intimidation, he would expect his
Democratic friends to unite in applying a
remedy for this evil. To refute the asser-
ton that these were stale charges, MIR.
Warner read from Democratic papers Sc
we're comments upon the refusal OF the
Senate to restore the Arlington estate to
Gen. Lees widow, as m evidence OF the
frequent ebu1lition of political feeling lndl-
eating the laWless condition Of society at
the South. He cited incidents within his
own experience Of organized attempts,
during late canvass, to break up Repub-
ican meeting in the town Of Eutaw, Ala,
which was attended with most serious con-
sequences.
Fifty-four of the participants in the meet
ing were killed or wounded. he thought it
was done in the interest of the Democratic
party, and intended by them as means OF
carrying the county in which it occurred.
There was no more provocation for it than
there was now for him to fire shot in the
Senate chamber. He had been informed
that during the melee several shots were
fired at himself.
After characterizing this as q premedl-
tated attempt to intlmidate Republicans
from voting, he held that it was impossible
to punish the offenders, because they were
thoroughly organized, and had control OF
the county.
The indications are in favor of weeks
debate over the reference OF the docu,
ments and papers. The outrages detailed
In them are in reports Of military com
manders, extending four or five years back,
and very few of recent date. They include
those Of Sickles, and Meade when they
commanded in the South. The most re-
e.