Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-23
THE FIGHT FOR DESPOTISM.
A Bill to Place the South unde,
military kule.
SPEECH OF SENATOR T. T. BAYARD

SPEECH u SENATOR 7. T. BAYARD. q
Government ot Laos to be Subst,tu,ed BY a {
Government Of IF,H---1he .idmtnistration ,
Scheme to Sm.pend tie Habeas Corpus unta
after Election.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.--The Senate resume
| ed the consideration of the HAyEAs CoRpus
| suspension bill.
| THE ELECTIONS UNDER FEDERAL CONTROL.
Mr.. Bayard (Dem., Del. said he had long
ago come TO the conclusion that the party IN
| power was making systematic attempt to put
he elections throughout the country under the
cuntrol Of the Federal Governments, aud each
successive step confirmed him in that view. a
Jew days ago the Senate had passed the Louisi
ma Election bill for that purpose. and now il
vas demanded that the power TO suspend tie
liABEAs CORPUS act should be continued in the
President, the object being the same. Legisla
ion seemed to he assuming more and more
every day the form of mere military orders, and
'he Government was becoming Government
# will instead OF government of laws. But
here was some hope that there extreme meas
ures would produce good result by awakening
the people to the danger surrounding then, and
40 produce salutary reaction in favor Of respect
ar the laws and the safeguards Of the Constitu-
ton.
Speaking Of the suspension OF the HABEAs
CORPUS in South Carolina, Mr. Bayard com
nented on the fact that the writ was suspended
n Marion county without any one ever pre-
ending tina. there were any kuK Klnx there.
A CLERICAL ERROR.
Mr.. Sawyer (Kep, 8. c. said it was well
J. Known that Marion county was included by 4
: ,lericAl mistake.
N Mr.. Baysrd said the fact that such an excuse
could be offered for an act of that character,
showed the extent to which the peoples sensi
tiveness sto encroachments on their Liberties
he mad been duled. To think, said he, that $4,000
I'd Ieople should be for one day or one hour be
=, yoDd the protection Of law by the error OF i
clerk. Suppose il had been man VINO was or
30 dered to be executed By mistake, and, who wa
70 executed, would it be any excuse TO say that !
'rs was done through a clerical error?
is. Mr.. Sawyer-1t seems to me that the parable
or 'Ails utterly until the execution takes place
The TACT is that the rights Of no person II
Marion county were invaded. The writ wa
not suspended in the c, unity Of Marion excel
'as on paper. There were 40 officer, provid.
oio here 10 execute the powers grai.ted by the law
lci The President did not design to execute tawi
ot- here; and 10 lar as the county ot Mar.' w
m. Concerned, it was in precisely the same condl
NJ. cn in that respect tie State Of D, lrware
:. Mr.. Baeard SAID it was no excuse u say III;
he writ WAS suspended orls OIL ls,er. EveI
~! great act the Government wss hrst put d
ee paper, and the mau who suspended the writ
th' aaoeas corpi, through clerical error ought
he ,e impeached
set THE KC KLCx INVESTIGATION.
'ne Mr. Bayard then spoke OF the Ku- klux /
OIL yes,iga,ion and the inanner III which the te-s
vii, nony was taken. lie, as meinbet VI the COL
nitee, ha! proposed two ru,es for the guid AL
OF The committee. First that witnesses sao's
be confined in testify ne to their personal know
.dse, excluding mere xunor; aud second II
au 40 acts occurring prior 10 the passage OF the 1
M lsol ,honld be inquired into The Proposition h
'sv o,en voted down by The m,jority Of thecon
,ary | lee and the result was ihat not more than Q
ware uflieth part of the testimony taken WAS oil
terr character which would be admiteG IN a'y 81
,ade Court 10 convict maa of the petiest ohrh
heir speaking next OF the ku klux irial- triais
ICES fore Judge Bono in South Carolina. Nj. Bay
'N said that the jurors were chosen from Ga
mostly colorel men, who were pouId tugell
Ne" IN politic, league, and as no arrests were ma
At except of Democratic white men, an inno>
nan, man had no chance whatever OF escaping.
in. Mr., Bayardl had investigated the subject ca
snlt lully He had read the reports OF Trials,
,e., had received letters from some OF the most el
nent lawyers of South Carolina, and he had
POI hesitation in saying that II he were an arcn
oou' but innocent man, lie would rather run the |
Of facing a voiley ot nusketrv thal the risA
trial in Bonds court
eARPEr-BAG oFFICEHoLpERs.
writ In this connection he resd from reports
g e. letters, aud among them from letter recei
sday. ne said, from an ofic~r in the army, givln
,ssnt very unfavorable account OF the Governu
=, and condition of North Carolina, and sta
49,. tha, majority OF the oftceholders were car
baggsrs.
'tever Mr Pool (Rep., N. c. asked me the nam
nd OF the officer.
Mr.. Bayard declined to give ii, but said
urpa. could youch for the officers character and
noon. faith.
MIR. Pool said there was certslnly one un
statement in the letter. because not one III II
sethef Of the otkcchoiders in North Carolina were
'nt 10 pet baggers
ass OF Mr. Morton (Rep., lnd) remarked tina
officer ot the army who would write sn'
Com. letter as this, ough, TO bc expelled IRON
neces. army.
-. Mr.. Casserly (Dem., Cal l>-What for
cause he tells the truth?
nd the Mr.. Morton No sir, because he malisns