The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-07

dinate to The 6aviI j power. = BE
did not PROPOSE to ditoubs the Iresolu-
tion, but to reply to what he was
forced to conclude were gratuitous in.
suits offered to his people by some OF
the Senators on the other side OF the
chamber. It was charged that murder
prevailed throughout the South, and
that these murders were by the hnnds
OF the Democratic white mans party.
His roply to that was brief; the charge
was false. It was true that murders
had occurred, but no one deplored
them more than himself, nor more
than the people he represented. His
people had always said that the class
of people committing these murders
were the worst enemies of the South.
Ii murders were committed, was that
any reason for branding the whole
Southern people as a set of assassins
aud barbarians? Wherever in the
Southern States, people Of honesty
and Integrity have control of public
affairs. property, life and liberty are as
sale as they are in any Northern
State. tapplause in the gallery. Did
! the Senator from Vermont (Edmunds)
forget that there were States in the
North, in the hands OF the DemocratsP
He (Gordon) apprehended that these
States were governed Just as we'll as
States governed by Republicans. He
was sure that such was the case in the
South. Since the war, not solitary
arm had been raised in a Southern
State against the power of the
Federal Government. and yet the
Southern people were charged,
day after day, with being disloyal
towards the Government, because
there were riots ut elections or riots ut
crossroads. A band of misguided ny.
groeH, who marched at night with
arms to murder and hearts to plunder,
could not be attacked by whites in
selt-defence. If they were attacked
and conflict ensued. in which few
| were killed, the South was then
charged with disloyalty and antago-
nism to the Federal Government. CO.
lored mllitiamen might insult women,
rob. piilage and drag innocent men
from their beds, and when the white
men resisted them, the Southern peo-
pie were held up US murderers aud as.
sassins. Men were sent down among
them who had no common interest
| with them-these men nude the laws.
| collected the taxes and governed the
Southern people, and then maliened
the same people. II the South asked
how New England would like that.
how the West would like that, aud
strived by every lawful means to over
throw those men. her people we're
charged wi.h being mn.de.4.s and a.-
sassins. How long are we thus to be
misunderstood. in the face OF every
evidence we give Of our readiness to
meet the Northern people upon equal
ground. But We are told that we in
timidate voters. It does not matter
what may be our minority-though we
may be as one to many-still We in
timidate voters. It would soon be
found that there was intimidation on
the other side. BE (Gordon) then read
from the Chicago Inter- Ocean certain
testimony taken in Alabama. to the ef
feet that bacon for the relief of persons
in overhowed districts was distributed
to persons living out of those districts
on the eve of election. Other oolored
men swore they had been discharged
for voting the Republican ticket, and
others that they had been beaten und
turned out of church for so voting
The Senator from Indiana tMorton)
yesterday. had spoken OF lies sent out
by the Southern Associated Press
agents. He (Gordon) Thought that a
libel on the Associated Press OF the
South. and he thought he knew On
much about it as the Senator from In-
diana. He, (Gordon,) as n Senator
and a man. recognizir,, :, this RESPONSE.
bility to his country and to his God,
would say these things are true. Re-
newed applause in the galleries I
Continuing his argument, tho Sc.
nator said. Liars, are they? What
does the Senator do with the re-
porters sent out by the leading papers
OF the country from the city of New
York? Are they also liars? If 80.
why did not the Senator charge it?
They testified to the very same class
of facts. Why, why, Mr.. President.
does 1t find q place in the Senators u
henrt to charge falsehood upon the
Southern reporters, when, if false
hood existed. it also existed in the
"ity of New York? No. sir-the Sc.
nator covered before the power of the
Herald. Tribune and Times, und inc
dare not say it. Renewed applause
in galleries. The Chair (Sargent)
gave notice if any further applause b4
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