, 1873-08-25

future that no ottler political organization ca DO
While willing to go to tho limit Of constitutional
powor TO establish tic authority Of tho govern;
poc Sni y as S sqm o III to soat GSa p eS " a
Or color, to suppress disorder aud pro-
test lifc libqrty md rrope1ty mud wll Do 80 again II
poto restoration of lilo SOUTH tho upbutldlng Of her
prosperity, aud tho reunion Of all Tho satos iu hent-
nents Of lovo to each othor and devotion to our
mon country. And without stopping to consider who
is to hano Tor thu nisfortuncs Of tho civil aud
the evils which havo followed ip tts train. will Nh
Of tho prosperity anil hnppiucsa OF tie South.
AID SouIuEIN EDUCATION.
The cause OF education In the Southern States has
been 10 mo aabjsct Of anxious reelection. Tho
mon school syatem upon wnch tho education of the
o1ss sn oSes Is u m sss
poFtance that the children Of tie South, wh'lo md
@ nsssay y and S's %si noss Sy yand 3st' aoea
Autea which are irroyoeaby committed to their hands.
ion, aud mitch lesa ablo tan tile iou1lahing asea
q tho North to establish and support common schools.
form In to aupport Of theso ssho DO r not dob s2
and bouye It ia thu intureat sud Wish Of tho NORTH.
| egu people that 1t should do 80.
INQUIRY INTO RAILROAD AnuBRs.
OF tue Senate, invested with ample powers to examine
! neeiH Of incEeusod means Of transportation, tho
abuses and eztortions praccol by railroad COM
abuses, arc within tic llroot Hcopo Of tho ill.,
qnlry Which this Coninittce ~ instructed to
mako 1t Ag tRen IN hGAHaOtl at VhFhua points htntO
the adjournment Of Congress-, mil III exhaustive and
elaborate report ay be o0kea for nt Tho na1t aeasiu.
Tho 8enato will tlon havo uforo 1t reliable Informs
ton III regard to tho e0ldtun Ut transportation in tho
Wcntarn and Houthora Snteu, nlia ss,E tO1nt1ira
tho Committee may he abv to Buggest for e1lAt!ng
| wants and WRONGS.
ahal not now attpnpt to anticipate tho report OF
that Committee to Vrouatuyty suggest ra,todlus
for evils, tho nAura And u1u,t Of whtell .nny ,lot
fully understand. But tIs nuch 1tAy my, iAat tho
great agricultural inturcH Of tllu Western ind South
Htaoa may look with eonienca To tho Republican,
party for protection, aI for thu redresa OF wrongs
under which they ,ay bu suffering. 1t ss tho pnrty
| wlluh A4A accomplished Ereat reforms, and III
now III condition to tnku hold with unlHl-
ia!rei yigo1 Of tho new questions that arc Leiug
presented, And think may Hafely lrom!so that II
WILL at the noxt GeHslo Ut Congress, gresA isc tn
nj questions co,necsah with tho oppression upry-
Hioh Of tho agricultural inturcAtH Of tho WeAt and
Houth, Without undertaking 10 inIieato tho character
0f any egslAtlon tslst ought su ba adopted by Cou-
greHy, 1t any, 1t may not be iproper horu to say
| word III refaroneu To tho power Of UonKreBH
| FOWEn or O0hdREHA OVER KA1lttoADH.
Under tho constitutional lrovlBiun giving ConHrrHs
| "power to requisite commerce 0lJIOhR tho several
H4.ea Congress- has tlo ruwcr tu rrEulaa tho great
through ltva of railr0ah t,lgagel III conducting ths
| inter-htae ct,ltslurce. Unur this power Uongrcat
1uny establish such rIllrs anl trgu!nlonH fnl
tlila clnss Of rairoat!A IN Will cnntrtblto Ii
tho aafoty Of passengers, and tho speedy
ccFtalu, aud equitable transportation Of fselghsa