The Portland daily press., 1874-09-25
POLITICAL.
Senator schurz ON National Affairs

SeuutOr ScnufZ ON NanOnal Affairs.
ST. LOUIS, Sept Ex-senator Schurz made
lengthy and elaborate speech upon national
and state questions at the Temple tonight.
After referring in general terms to the pres
ent condition of the public mind, the wide
spread and deep distrust and skeptcism which
have taken the place of confident assurance
and sanguine expectation formerly prevailing.
he entered into discussion of Louisiana af-
fairs.
He reiterated his opinions, expressed in the
Senate, that the Kellogg government is an u.s.
urpation, but it had been recognized by the
President, and when last week the McEneryites
overthrow it. the President consttutionally re-
instated it, and that was the end of the Lousi-
ana revolution, but it was not the end of the
disease, neither is it a final remedy.
great wrong has been committed The
wrong does not consist in the Intervention of
the President against those who bv force of
arms had driven Kellogg to flight, for the Pres.
ident acted in the exercise of his constitutional
authority. Neither can, in a republic, the right
OF self help by force be admitted, for such an
admission would encourage every party and
every individual that has grievance, either
real or imaginary, to resort to force for redress
and state of anarchy would ensue which no
political or social organization could withstand,
but the great wrong was committed before 1t
was when federal judge, palpably overstep.
ping the limits of his jurisdiction and perpe-
trating an outrage without 'precedent in our
history, was supported by the power of the
national government in an act of virtually Gre
ating state government which had no legal
evidence of election by the people. 1t was
when even after the President had expressed
his douot that Congress neglected to undo the
uSurpaton and to make room for those who
had prima facie evidence of an election by the
people. The wrong was committed even be-
fore that and in more states than louisiana
1t was when the federal Office holders in the
South were permitted to use their authority
and prestige as power in a partizan conflict
and for the support and perpetuation of parti
Fan state governments, the most rapacious and
corrupt that ever disgraced republican coun-
try.
Nor was that the only wrong committed IN
the South.
There was another and ON the other side. 1t
was when the bands of lawless ruffians infested
country, spreading terror by cruel prosecution
and marder. 1t was when the helpless prison.
els were slaughtered in cold blood. 1t was
when neither officers or volunteers could be
found to arrest the perpetrators of such bloody
deeds, or no jury to convict them. 1t was when
the better classes of society contented them
selves with condemnatory resolutions, Ian pious
whites, instead of strainng every nerve to
bring the malfactors to justice, and now it is
said that many of the bloody stories which
reach US from the South are inventions exager-
ated. That may have been, and undoubtedly
In some cases, were SO, but we know also that
very many of them were but too true and they
cannot be explained as mere defence against
official robbery, for the murdered victims were
mortally poor negroes, while the real plum derers
went free and safe. We know also that there
is ruffianly element In the South which unless
vigorously restrained by all power of safety
will result in bloodshed as a pastime, especially
when it is permitted to believe itself to be en-
gagged in partizan service and safe under the
protection of public opinion.
The Senator then sad:-This is the state of
things we have to deal with" and asks if there
is no remedy except by the employment of
force. He thinks there is and proceeds to say:
There is no further attempt to monarchia al
movement on the part of the people of Louis.
lana, but there is another kind of anarchy
winch is just as dangerous to republican insti-
tutions and to the welfare of the nation as the
lawless self help by the force of individuals and
parties. 1t is the anarchy Of power. 1t is the
lawlessness of authority. If you want people
to respect and obey the laws. convince them
that those in power do not willfully disregard
them