Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-08

| dressed to him By the Senator from Yer
mont (Mr. Edmunds), he (Mr. Gordon) al
lowed himself to be betrayed into the us,
Of the word 'irTesponsibility" in speaking
of the actions Of Senator Edmunds. Bl
that word he had done injustice 70 the Sen
atOr from Vermont. The responsibility Of
! that Senator as a statesman and iurist wa.
in his (GOrdOn's) opinion, Of the highest OF
der and most honorable character. Havin.
done an injustice to him, he wished now
in the presence Of the Senate, to express Il
him his sincere re-rets. Forbidden as
Senators were to use anything Of a persona
nature, he now made the only PREPARATION
left him.
Mr.. Edmunds said he desired 10 expires,
his obligation TO the Senator from Georgia
for the very handsome manner in which he
had spoken. He did not intend yesterday
to address any harsh language toward the
Senator, and if the Senator so understood
HIM, he was very sOrry for it.
The Senate then resumed the cOusidera-
ton Of the resolution in regard to LOuisi-
ana affairs submitted Tuesday by Mr..
Thurman.
Mr.. Hamilton, Of Maryland, said the
people Of the country might well take
alarm from the Unprecedented character of
the seizure of the State-hOuse in New Or
leans. The information asked of the
President by the resolution now before the
Senate was desired by all, and he did not
see where there could be any objection to
passing it. The Senator from Wisconsin
(Mr HOwe) had ASKED what are you going
to do in case the President did not answer
the resolution? He (HamiltOn) did not
suppose the President would decline to an
swer, but if he should, Congress had a
remedy. The army did not belOng to the
President, but it belonged to the people.
If the President used The army for improper
purposes, Congress could disband that
army. II could refuse to vote supplies for il,
and every armed soldier in the land could
be dispersed by Congress. Every vessel Of
war now before New Orleans could be
taken away by Congress. Il required no
articles of impeachment to do that; no two
thirds vote, but a simple majority Of the rep
sentatiyes OF the people could do so. That
was the remedy of Congress against the
desp0tic acts of the President He argued
thar il was not the duty OF soldiers TO be
arresting Legislators and organizing Legs
latures. The people attended TO that them
eElhEes AAlfIE UEhEL Nao a plENc1CAAL lDL
the action in Louisiana on Monday last.
A usurping Governor Of a State (fOr kel-
logg was not Governor Of LOuisiana) com
manded the army of the United States in
that State, and by his order, that army ex-
PEELED members Of the Legislature. No
one could tell when and where this thing
would be repeated. The Governor Of a
State had nothing to do with the Organiza-
ton of a Legislature, that matter resting
with the Legislatures themselves.
Mr.. Hamilton denounced the outrage
mandatory operated by ths Republicans
during the campaign last fall. This whole
OUTRAGE business was wrong; the idea that
the good people Of Louisiana, as cultivated,
as intelligent, as patriotic as the Senator
himself Mr.. MOrtOn), should be put under
negro control because some ruffian killed
man, was an outrage.
Mr.. Logan asked Senator Hamilton if he
endorsed the action Of Penn in overturning
the State Government Of Louisiana in
1874.
Mr.. Hamilton said he would answer the
question in his own way, and proposed to
his friend another DID he (Mr. LOgan)
believe McEnery had been elected Gov
ernOr Of louisiana
Mr.. Logan said he had reported that in
bis opinion there had been such frauds that
neither kellogg nor McEnery had been
elected. He then repeated his question to
Mr.. Hamilton, whether he endorsed the
action of Penn in Oyerturning the Govern
ment?
Mr.. Hamilton-Why there was no State
to overtUrD, and the honorable
Il,
floor and applause in the galleries.
SIR. Sargent gave notice that in case
Of further applause he would move that
the galleries b. cleared.
Mr.. Logan said that 50 far as he was
he did not mind the applause
in the galleries. 1t was the same he heard
years ago in the infancy of the rebellion.
Mr.. Hamilton resuming his argument,
said, as to the causes of the late war, he
would say nothing, but he would say to
the honorable Senator from Illinois Mr..
Logan that Americas freedom was born
in revolution and rebellion, and that the
sympathies Of the American people were
always with those who rose against tyranny
and oppression. IGreat applause and Kisses
in gallery, on the right Of the chair.l
Mr.. Sargent moved that the galleries be
cleared. Agreed to.
Mr.. Conkling appealed to the Senator
from California, (4r.a SargenD to so mod
ify his motion as to aim at those portions
of the galleries, where repeated disrespect
had been shown. So far as those persons
whom heard by their predecessors in 1860
81 were concerned, he knew they were
their indignity upon the rights Of
the Senate, and he had no objection to in
terpOse against turning them out Of the
Rllery.
Mr.. Upton said he only wanted TO finish
the speech commenced by the Senator from
New York, when ne (COnkling) intimated
that all this applause came from persons
who sympathized with the gentleman from
Maryland. He (TiptOn) wished to remind
bin, that much Of the applause yesterday,
was from those who sympathized with the
party to which the gentleman (COnkling)
Ar. Conkling said, Yes and time after
time when the applause occurred the chair
the galleries to be quiet. A few
moments AGO when his friend behind him
lMr. LoCan). made some remark, there
was applause in the galleries, and then it
was that the chair first admOnished the
galleries to-day. Applause had been be
fore bestowed upon the gentleman from
Maryland, but no admOnitiOn was given
them. II did not concern him (COnkling),
as he had not received applause, but it did
concern the decency and order Of the Sen
ate. The spectators should not be allowed
to thunder as if tLey were in a theatre or
circus.
8r. Howe suggested that the Senator
from California [ Mr.. Sargent), amend his
motion so as 10 increase the police force in
The galleries, and whoever should be found
applauding should be removed therefrom.
Mr.. Sargent said it would be impOssi-
bic for the officers Of the Senate TO know
who applauded. The only way TO evade
applause was By clearing at least that pOr-
ion Of The gallery from which il came.
Some time AGO, he gave notice that he
would move to have the galleries cleared if