The weekly Louisianian., 1872-12-21

the two races and to endanger ar
unsettle the foundations Of Il
rights Of your own people. NJ
President, which we have endea,
ored to secure, then any act we ha,
done for long time.
LIEUT.. GOVERNOR P1NcHBAcK's REpYl
I deem it my duty at this tim
inasmuch as these protests refee
upon tho action of the chair, t
mako a statement to tho Senate
Each of these conference.-the Sena
tor from Carroll (Nr. DIcMillen
and tho Senator from the Secon,
District (Mr. Campboll) have bee1
quite bitter in their attacks upo1
the Chair. One of them went s.
far as to address the Chair as ''th'
ex-senator" The Chair will en-
deavor to take no notice of this re
Election on him as an individual o.
as an officer; but when gentlemen
launch out into broad statement:
about disturbance OF the peace, en-
bittering the races, and the usurpa'
ton and unconstitutionaity of the
acts of the President of the Senate
he feels bound to say q few words
in defence of his action. And tc
begin with, where does the respon.
aibility lie for the action Of the Pre-
sident OF the Senate this day?
charge here that the very law which
the President Of the Senate has this
day executed is the coinage Of the
brain Of the very gentleman from
the Second District Mr.. Campbell).
I remember as an old Senator when
this proposition was first brought
into action; when this idea was first
conceived OF perpetuating the Sec
retary Of the Senate and giving him
the absolute control of the organi-
zation of the Senate as well as the
Clerk of the organization of the
House. At the time this law
was conceived the gentleman
from the Second District (Mr.
Campbeu) stood in a different as
pect before the people Of Louisiana
He was the most radical of the rad
lcal upon the floor Of the Senate.
He was an opponent of the consti-
tutional amendment which sought
he repeal of the disfranchising az
;icle of the constitution of the
State. He was the author of the
:eport of the committee on peace
md good order, as I think it was
;alled. He was tho author of this
ill and all the "atrocious legisla-
ion," as he and so many Of those
low cooperating with him are
low pleased to characterize the laws
'assed for the perpetuation OF the.
party. But now, when
e seems to be worshiping other
DDS, now when he has got into
ther company and has discovered
bat all the responsibility and chiv-
Try and honesty Of Louisiana are
in the Democratic party,
Q comes in and talks about usur-
alton, about the unconstitutional
xercise of authority by the Presi-
ent Of this Senate. I repeat, and
call upon Senators, many Of whom
re- here present, living witnesses to
onfrm me, that this law which I
ave enforced is a partisan measure,
onceived and, I have no doubt,
rawn up by that gentleman Mr.
for the express purpose
perpetuating Republican rule. II
ID not exercise it for that purpose.
am just as much opposed to it,
I'd to taking undue advantage Of
" person having right to seat
,re as either of these two Senators
have simply executed the law I
hich they made, for the purpose
continuing themselves in power,
ID which they carried by appealing y
the passions and ignorance Of a {
rye number Of persons who con- {
ituted the General Assembly at i
at time. These are the facts. IL
= to-day if there is any feeling Of {
tterness between the white and I
ack races, it is the work of just I
oh men as have entered these pro- i
its. K
Here there was some applause I
the lobby, which the President !