The weekly Louisianian., 1872-12-21
SENATOR CAMPBELL AND GOVERNOR
PINCHBACk.

| On Monday December 9th, whe1
the Senate was organized accor
ding to law, and the conspira
cy to overthrow Republicanism de
feated, some warm and spirited de
batting took place, in which Senator
McMillen, Campbell, Hunsacker ant
jerks took prominent parts on on
hand, and Lieutenant Governor
Pinchback, Senators Harris, Ingra
ham, and Burch on the other. VIZ
reproduce to-day the speeches o.
Senator Campbell and Governor
Pinchback on the occasion:
PROTEST OF SENATOR CAMPBELL.
Mr.. Hugh J. Campbcll-1 desire
to ask permission to read a SINH
lar protest, and include it in the
resolution made by the Senator from
Carroll ( Mr.. McMillen }. 1.-THE
Senator here read his protest. ]
Upon this I desire simply to say
this: It is with no feeling Of harsh
ness toward the officer who presides
over this body at the present time.
On the contary, it is with the same
feeling Of respect and friendship
which I have cherished him for a
long time, and which have been
engendered and strengthened by
our association together in many
troubled, trying and protracted
contests against the very power
which has triurnphed over this Sen
ate to-day and the rights Of the peo-:
pie Of this State, colored as well as
white. In the contest one year ago
this day you, Mr.. President, and
myself stood together protesting as
and as man'ully as I have
attempted to stand here to-day,
protesting against this same gigan-
tic power which, with it's broad
hands, while protesting to protect
The rights of the colored people of
The State has simply broken over
the barriers of the rights Of the
white people as we'll as black. In
reply to the accusation made against
me and other Senators who have
taked an opposite view to that Of
;he President, and who held that it
vas not a question Of the rights Of
he colored people or Republicans
which was involved in this action
which we contemplated. Isay that
believe as solemnly and as
incerely as I believe in any fact in
ny political faith thatto-day I stand
more completely on the rights of
he people to which you, Mr.. Presi-
lent, belong, and who have elected
ne to the position I now occupy
ast as faithfully as I did a year ago,
nd more faithfully than those Sen
tors who are opposing me now.
he constitution says the Senate
hall be the sole judge of the returns
it's members. I undertake to
~ that the Judge of the United
tates Circuit Court when he endeav-I
red by his Injunction to interfere
ith and prevent them from deci- ]
ing the question Of returns, stepped {
inside even of that great and over {
helming jurisdiction which has |
zen conferred upon him by the {
Increment laws. Ii
There were three returning boards {
aiming under the color of law to c
} returning boards, and in q suit 9
'nding before him he undertook to !
eide which board should make a
o returns; and while this might a
we been proper and legal in regard b
congressman and electors at I
rge, with regard to members Of v
Q State Senate and House Repre- o
natives, the LAW which cloth him a
th Jurisdiction especially ex- t
,pted the members Of the Legis- !.
;ure Of the State. This question s
ould have arisen here to-day, t
lether the DeFeriet board, the 8
inch board or the board to be b
,cted by the Senate itself, under b
. law now in existence, should 81
ve made the returns to authorize II
. President to swear in the MEM
rs. These remarks I make not II
anger but in regret. I regret, Q
: their sake and mine, to think
It the act done to-day will do 81