Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-21
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of Things that They Know Only too
WelI. and sapplesisehts 10 with Gra'
tuitotis Advice. .,,-f..o -
NEW ORLEANS, May 20.--SeDator Mat
Car,rcSisilsser IN response to the reaaest OF
many citizens delivered an address at Ex-t
position hall ON the political situation, De-
spi.e the terrible weather which completely
flooded the streets, at least 1900 people, all
shades ard politics, assembled to hear the
address. The Senator opened by landing
the fertile soil aud genial climate OF the
South. he was proul of 1t as part or his
common country. aWe of the West be-
lleye the acquisition of Louisiana to this
Union was q great thing not only for
yourselves but for ourselves, aud when the
grear war came, the West was Moved
amongst other considerations TO Keep this,
and they were willing to ride in blood ben
fore this Mississippi Valley should become
foreign SOIL" He would express his sem
tirnenss freely. ,ia ssSend your Southern
speakers North, gentlemen, aud they viii
be heard In respect and sileuce.o He corr
trasted the thrift of barren New England
and the cold Northwest with the
"shriekings Of despair of this
people over their desolatior and ruin"
What is the cause of the diferenceP 81
must say here, gents, that slavery here is
not abolished. Slavery is the dominion OF
one race over another, and does that exist
here? I know it does; not in your mouths,
but feel convinced in more definite man
ner, it exists as il did twelty years ago. ]
was interviewed yesterday by large num-
Der of colored men, and Ilearned there was
fear Of the white man existing, and said
they wanted protection. Now, don't
let it be understood that have come to
stir up a war of races, but since have
talked with the colored people know no
such thing is Contemplated by them. But
what say is this: The right of self de-
fense is the guarantee of every man. If
a man comes to bun my house l shoot
him. So should every man, aud this is not
confined to race, color or condition.
The peace Of this country will
be restored & only when all
understand this thing. 1t is believed at the
North that great many Southern men, in
stead of leading the colored man. hand by
hand TO mutually benefit each other, loaf
around whisky shops all day and employ
themselves at night in shooting at negroes.
Now if you will take the colored man by
the hand and act right toward him,
and convince the Northern people Of this
all will be well. Your system of large
plantations is bad one. You must cut
them up underline present system of lsbor.
If you do SO, this tenantry becomes thrifty
farmers. l do not know man in the
North who owns a thousand acr' S.
Another idea of the North is that it is not
healthy for Northern men to come here,
and ia say some of them who have
come are not very agreeable. Cloud
cheers.) l had afriend who came here and
made money, but that season was enough
for him. For twelve months not white
man crossed his Threshold. We are all
clrpet- baggers in Wisconsin, and We have
a good State. .s.4.e s
You had an election here last fall or pre-
tended you had one, and both Kellogg and
McEnery claim to have been elected. This
was held under the State laws. You had
al election law which was in opposition 70
the Constitution. Your law was unconsti-
tn ional. and after all was fixed
you could not decide who was the
election board. One had no retarns-
(applause) -one had returns which were
declared frauds, and another had returns
which were as you think legal, and by
| which McEnery was declared elected. 10
| decide these United States court took tht
| matter in hand out of th3 State couIts AM
| attempted to settle the question. Ii tbl
| could be dole constltutionally, Z
mere Judge could at any tim
turn over State. The MeEner!
/ party did not believe in this. There were
| TWO legislatures and consequently two
! Senators, Messrs Ray and MCMILLAN. w
took up both these cases and made tui
inquiry. We wanted to hear from every
body and everybody was heard an
| the committee was satisfied tina
| if the election bad elected anybody
McEnery was elected Gmmenss enthQ
siasm and applause). But we wer
not well satisfied of this, and that is what
the matter. If the returns were truthful
McEnery was elected, but as the case wa
presented to Us wewere satisfied the election
was not fairly held. The question theI
was, what could be done? kellogg
was not elected at all, an
McEnery was elected, if at al
by fraud. The logical course then seemel
to us that there had been no election. w
| knew not how to settle the question. W.
therefore, said the only way to do it was I
send it 10 the people and have new election
TApplause. / Wewere all States rights mer
| have been one, and will always b'
Therefore the United States GovernmeI
could not give this State a government
But Mr.. Morton said we had no right +
interfere with what had been already done
and the election bill was defeated. Th
question again arises what is :
be done? | think Congress shoul
sett lie the matter. Now can there be a
honest election in louisiana l don
know, but Congress will establish govern
ment some way, and if there cannot be a
honest government established, Congres
will give her territorial one if the peopl
refuse to organize State government.
"What you must do in the meantime
B this: as the President must see that To
laws are executed he must, under the d.
cree ri the United States courts, suppol
the Kellogg government, and you can n
help it.''