New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-07

he pressons whlch he heard from senators lips ,e
he would feel that t was time for the southern people
70 die. II he believed TINT toose ekp,esson , re
south then he Souii say, let have done VITA TIM.
farce OF local selfgvvernment He did not believe tn
people. lie did not believe that the brave
men against whom the people OF IDS South
lie believed the great majority of American people
Of both North ana SOUTH white and oack any
iuauguraed in ls72 by that largehesded anu large
hearted a% S' oS h 10 S1E "oIH' gOea
which he Mr. Gordo.l gave 70 the resolution a. pre-
seuted by the senatofrOm Ohio tMr Thurmanl lie pro-
tested AGAINST any construction whlca wouia make II
appear mat lie was wan ing III respect 10 Tue Pesuene
the President beng the ComEaDderin-Cucf OF tue
Army. lie (Ai.. GOrdOLl was glad no was COmmander-
in-Cnef; aad that the military was subordinate 10 tine
civil power He did propose 20 discuss the resolution
put to reply to what he was forced 10 eOncuue were
gratuitous insults offered To lis people by some OF tue
senators on the other side OF the ChamOer. IL WSS
charged tnat murders prevailed Throughout the 5Outh
ana mat these murders were by the hands OF the Demo
cratic whlte mans party. His reply To nat was breI
The charge was false. IL was true that murders had
Oceurreo nut no one depOred them more than himself
had always said that tue class OF people committing
uese murders were the worst enemies OF the SOUTH IL
murders were Committed, was tDat any reason for
branding the whole Southern people set OF assassns
and harbarians Wherever, IN the sOutheTn states,
people or honesty integrity have control OF public
AFFAIRS, property life ana liberty are as safe as they are
Did the Senator from Vermont (fr. ELmundsl forget
that there were states IN the Nor Ia the hands of the
states were governed lust as Wen az states governed
ny Republicans He was sure such was the case 10 tue
soutn suce the war not solitary arm nad been raised
IN southern state against the power OF ,he rederal
GoveInmeut ana yet the southern people were
charged, day after day with being dsoya toward the
tiovernment because there elections
IloS az cross oads band OF misg iIded negroes VINO
marched AT night with srms TO murder and hearts "
pnnder could not be attacked by whites IN sedefense
II they We're attacked and coDfleL ensued III which
rev were Killed. the South was then charged
Win dlsloyaity and autasonIsm TO tue Federal
Government. COlOred mIiItiamcn might Insult
women rob- pillage and drag innocent men from their
beds and when the white resisted tnen the south
ern people were held up murderers ana assasslns.
interest with them. These men made the laws, col
eeed the taxes aud governed the Southern people aud
how New England would ike thar, how West would
ike that. and by every lawful means 10 over
ami assassins How long aro we thus TO be
misunderstood face of evidence We give VI
our readiness TO meet Tue Northern people Oh equal
grounGi But we are told that we intIm date voters
IL does not matter what may DC our minority though
We may be as one 10 many, suu we iBumidLte
voters. IL would coon be found that there was
intimidation on tue other side. he thr. S0rd0n)
then read from The Ohcd10 later ocean certain tesI
mOny taken Alabama Je effect tnat bacon, for the
relief Of persons Ia overlooked districts, dis
trDued TO living ont OF DQse districts on the
eve OF election OCher eOOred voters swore hat they
had been discharged for voting the Democratic ticket,
aud Other that they had beeu beaten aud turned out OF
church Gur voting. The senator from Indiana (Mr
M0rtol yhterday nad spoken OF lies sent out By South
ern Assocla ed Press agents He tAr Gordon thought
Juat Libel on the Associated Press Of the sOun and he
Thought he knew uucn about " as tile senator from
God, would say, these statements sent out by the
Southern Associated Press agents true. Rene wed
applause IN the galleres.l
Continuing nis argument, he said Lars are
they WHAT does tue Senator do with the reporters
sent our ny TIE lie tng papers OF the country from the
Cly OF NcwNUrkf Are they also liars II 3d. why dld
same class " Facts why, MI President does II nnd
place Senator's heart charge talsehOOd upon
also existed in the City OF New-Yorki No, Sir; the
Senator covered before he power VI The Herald aud
4HE TRIBUNE and dared not say IT, Renewed applause
The CHAIR Or. sarsenD gave notice that II any fur
Their applause occurred the ruled would be enforced and
gail
Nj. GORDON, resumIng said lie forced to the
CONCLUSION that hose the other side who cam to he
the friends OF law ana order desire murder Ia the
Southern States They knew when peace came, when
people OF this country understood each other as
they are DeglnhlDg-thaHk 1ou-'o un"e Istdhu eAeh
other now, good government would ensue hfe liberty
and property would ne tafe, and there would be no
place iOr these disturbing splrtS ne Was
only FOR his belief, but ne thonght IL true
aud Ia time history would wrlte IL down 80.
Not one man IN thousand IN the south was armed
There not haI so many armed as before the War
ab a More the war Even the od-fashion ned dou BILE
barreled shotgun had almost disappeared was u al
right fOr Government TO arm black militia ana ais
white menf Before me men VINO lad 10 interest
with Southern people except 10 Hrrai&n tue blacks
against them came there good feeling existed between
the whites and backs IAere were cnrcns ahu senoo.-
houses in the south for tue blacks, aud IN
every Southern State money had been cOntri-
huted nv the WIRES for schOOhouses aud
churches for the blacks. The Southern white people
ad
other day resident Of Georgia. his last will and es-
lament oequeathed soOOOn TO educate roored people
DId tne Senator from Vermont (dr. Edmuudsl think
these acts OF which he attributed to tbe
Southern peonie III Nc speech yesterday . a., ~.
hr. EDMUNDs tkep, w said the Senator dld not
Nj GoRDoN-DJes the Senator say that did not
say before the war the South was III state OF
Mr.. EDMUNDs-I do. Mr. f 'munds then requested
the senator 10 read The Record what lie did
Mr.. GORDON-Nrver mind what may DO III me
Record, words memory and VIII NOT oiJ
Mr. EDMUNDs-Weli, the Senator has me record, ahd
nsh out OF u any thng OF tAAt cnaIa,tel 'Aen
his ingenuity II equal 10 his audaclty l5clsatohI
Mr.. GOkDON-l took down the senator's words As ne
sald them, AM am espOuslDe for them. $500
Mr.. EDMUNDS-Res possibility Is a very good ming
MI GORDON-Tu0 want OF II sometimes 10 "a very
good tning roo. Laughter MI GORDON 'neu rgIu
om The Record VI yesterday Mr. EImuhuSs relndrAs'
When zee Mr. president that the people
they themselves the White Lsgaer OF ue S S ~ ,
Union Of their associates have committed as
sst opinion sE torn upon Oh "oud urn hm
ye[noh! Ti,aoq Ie,1 s ~ s some . S q our southern
sotbs re- who forgotten the manners an Ways
Of bAr6sfoas have thought better Of H.; ,,.o %
Krsuming his argument MI GORDON sMd' "here ~
the audactv III bringing the srlat.r oe'olo .lo
chamber as have done He then referred t0 the hs-
tory of the Southern people IN the Revolutionary war
and spoke many statesmen ana sOuiers Ito.n .na
secton and SAID II such and deeds De evidence Oh
sem-barbarsm. he was wiling 10 accept Dt1Ore MS
country and before Heaven all the crime dttachen 20 H.
od viii toward every one and trusted that nothing lie
h f sli was irm 1hat right justice would
triumph. and the feeling OF good will Already Oegun
between the North and South would continue 10 unite
and build up our common country. Applause III the
galleries. . c.. -,
stated what ne (Mr Edmunds) said and arraHhed hin
before the Senate for using certain language
Mr.. GORDON said that the Senator was mistaken IN
his position He (Mr. GOrdOnl did not arraign 1m but
simply repealed the Arrangement he INT. Edmundsl
made OF HIS (Mr. Gordon's people. ,
Mr.. EDMUNDS said the Senator had repeated
phrase when OOrdered sembaroarlsm, That lie was
responsible for wuat he said Was there any necessity
for II reminded Of what the predecessors ~
the honorable Senator used 10 when they mad no
better Arguments they were Responsible, ana that
meant they would hgnt 1t out by the duel The honor,