Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-07

ming, thank God, to understand eac
other now. Good government wOul,
eusue; life, liberty and propert,
would ensue, aud there would bs no plae
for these disturbing spirits. He wa
responsible only for his belief, but h
thought 1t true, and in time history
would write it down. Not one man IL
u thousand in the south was armed
there were not half 80 many armed nov
as before the war; there were not a.
many military companies now as before
the war, and even the old-fashioned
double-barTelied shotgun had almost
disappeared. Was IL all right, then, fol-
the government to sTm the blacks and
disarm white men, and put over
them men who had no Interest
in the southern people, except
to arraign the blacks against them
When be came there good feeling ex-
isted between the blacks and whites.
| There were churches and sohOOlhOuses
in the south for the blacks, and Ia every
southern STATE money had been contrib
uted by tie whites for schooIhouses and
churches for the blacks. The southern
| white had contributed more than any.
one else. Only the other day a resident
of Georgia, in his last will and testa-
ment, bequeathed one hundred thou
sand dollars TO educate c9lOred people.
Did the senator from Vermont Ed
mundsl think these acts of semi-bar-
barism, which he attributed to the
southern people in his speech Of yester-
day.
Senator EdmOnds said the senator did
not quote him correctly.
Senator GOrdOn-Does ths senator Say
that he did not say that before the war
the south was in a state Of semi. .bsrbar-
ism?
Senator Edmonds-I do. Senator Ed
mOnds then requested the senator TO
read from the records what he did say.
Senator GOrdon-Never mind what
may be on record. The words are in my
memory, and will not go out.
Senator Edmonds-WelI, the senator
has the record, aud if he can fish out
anything of that character, then his iu-
genuity is equal to his audacity. tSen-
satiOn.
Senator Gordon-I took down the sen
atOr's words as he said them, and anu
responsible for them.
Senator EdmOnds-RespO possibility Is a
very good thing.
Senator Gordon-The want Of it some
times is very good thing, too. Laugh
ter.l
Senator Gordon then read from the
records Of yesterday, Senator Edmunds's
remarks. when he said: "When | gee
Mr.. President, as | have now seen that
the people, as they call themselves, the
White League, or White Democrats, or
White Conservatives, or whatever they
may be, of any State in this Union,
when they find that any of their asso-
ciates have committed assassination or
murder or wrong upon their fellow citi- !
Zens, for no cause but opinions sake, !
and turn upon him as in Ohio, they
would turn upon him as in Vermont,
without respect of Farty, and bring him |
under the heavy hand OF Justice, then |
shall begin to have some faith that our
southern brothers seem to have not for |
gotten the old manners and ways of
the semi-barbarOus times - / have
thought better Of" etc.
Resuming his argument, Senator
Gordon said: "Where is audRcity now, |
in bringing the senator before chambers |
as have done? He then referred to |
the history of the southern people in |
the revolutionary war, and spoke of
many statesmen and soldiers from that |
section and said: ''If such men and |
deeds be evidence Of semi-barbaTism he |
was willing to accept, before his country |
and people, and before high heaven ali |
the crime attached to It. But enough |
Of this. He came here with heart full |
Of goodwill toward everyone, and trust
ed that nothing he had said would be |
attributed to any feeling of animosity. |
His faith was frm that night that JUS
tice and truth would triumph and feel !
ing of good will, already begun between
the north and south, would continue to /
mite and build up our common cOun-
Try" LApplause In the gall 4ries.
Senator Edmunds said the honorable /
senator had mis-stated what he Ed
nundsl said, and arraigned him before
he senate for using certain language.
Senator Gordon said the senator was
mistaken in his position. He Gordon
lid not arraign him, but simply repelled
he arraignment he Ednunds made OF
lis IGordon'sl people.
Senator EdmOnds said the senator had
q epeated the phrase which bordered on
e mi barbarism-that he was re-
pOnsible for what he said. Was there
my necessity for that? 1t reminded
Inn of what the predecessors of the
honorable senator used to say when they
lad no better arguments. They were
that meant they would
light it out by duel. The honorable SEN
tor GOrdOnJ, in speaking of his people,
lad referred largely to tie glories they
stained in the interest Of our COM
non country. So they did; and
hey deserved the gratitude Of the
ountry. But, unfortunately, there
lad been a more recent period when
y the conduct of Davis, Lee, Tombs
mi others whom he might name, blood
lad been shed for the destruction OF that
anne flag. There waa a late period in
be history Of the United States which
i'd not rebound to the credit of the
outhern people as much as the early
istory which the senator alluded to.
he Democrats and Republicans in the
OTthern States lived side by side. They
ad hotly contested elections, but the
allot-boX settles all matters, and they
Mingled together in society as good
riends. 1t did not become the senator i,
with fairness which character
Ied his conduct, to impute 10 him Ed.
lOnd-l any feeling Of animosity or
lslike for the people of the southern ,
tateg. All he desired was security for !
fe and property for all men and parties. !
lie had no objection to the white men ,
r the Democratic party having control I
yer the southern States so they admin :
itered equal justice to all. There should =
g careful effort to geta the truth, and .
'hatever it turned out to be, act upon .
]. But he had 3 suspicion it would .
OF suit certain portion :
the people of the south, though not
lat portion to which the senator from
eOrgia refers. Ever since the ter -
Iination Of the rebellion the northern
len had cried for tOlerence OF opipic0
1ly and not for vengeance. The north +
n men had removed the political disa- a
lties and received the men who
ad been engaged in the rebellion with b
ben arms. All the north desires was
lat peace OF which the senator spoke. .
senator Gordon said that Senator
dmunds had referred to him, usingt
le word Irresponsible" What he
iOrdODl meant by the word was that
3 was responsible as a senator, as 8 o
3ntleman and aE a man, for the truth :
what he said, and If thus being re-
'onsible was to bIiny upon him the
ensure of "A semi-baf Darous senator he y
Ould have to try and bear 1t. II he
ill allow me to bear the responsibility 9
my station will promise not to mo- 81
st him in his possibility. He
iOrdODl would not be lead into any
about the recent war. He
I'D supposed the unhappy past buried
lth the past, and il there was any gIo.
es on either side he supposed 1t was
,mmon heritage to common people
he senator lEdmOnds1 desired To get