The weekly clarion., 1875-01-21
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
LEAVES of absense among others were
granted to Messrs. Aker, Byrd of Franklin
and Archer.
Mr.. CLOVER introduced bill to abolish
the charter and Incorporation of the town
of Liberty; referred.
MIR CHAMPLIN, a bill to change the boun-
dar y line of Harrison and jackson.
Mr.. ECKFoRD, bill in relation to new
trials by Justices of the Peace.
Mr. FORD, a bill to regulate sales under
deeds of trust.
Mr.. GILMER, bill to extend the benefits
of the the school fund 10 all educable chill
dren.
Mr.. McNEEsE (col.), bill to reduce the
salary of the County superintendent OF the
Public Schools of NoXubee.
MIR. CHANDLER, bill to protect women
in the enjoyment of the fruits of their Ia
Dor.
Mr.. T1soN from Special Committee ro-
ported in favor of the bill for the relief Of
the sheriff of Lee, and the bill passed; re-
considered and the bill was indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. SPIGHT introduced the following res
olutions concerning Louisiana affairs.
WHEREAS, Recent events in our sister
State of Louisiana are of such 4 character
as to cause every true friend OF Republlcan
government to shudder at the thought Of
things that are coming upon US; and,
WHEREAS. The action of the general Gov
ernment in dispensing by the strong arm of
military power the Legislature of one of
the States of this Union. is a step without
precedent in the history of this country and
fraught with the most portentious evils;
d,
WHEREAS, The Lieut.-General command
ing, seeks from the Congress, and President
of the United States, to be clothed with the
most arbitrary power to drag before mill
tary commission, any citizen in the states
included in the military District under his
command, whom malice and hate may desIg-
nate, thus substituting the military for tie
civil power of the government, in violation,
not only of the constitutions of the states,
and of the United States, bat of the funda-
mental principles OF republican government
as delivered TO us by our fathers, and,
WHEREAS, We believe that The inaugu-
ration of such il system of oppression as in
dicated by Gen. Sheridan, would not only
be destructive of free government but
would be the inception Of scenes OF blood
shed and wide spread ruin which every true
man desires to avert therefore, be it
Reso{red, BY the Legislature of the State
of Mississippi, that the recent action of the
military in ejecting by force and violence,
members OF the Legislature of Louisiana,
and dispensing that body at the point OF
the bayOnet is an unprecedented outrage
upon the rights of Il free State, and is of IA
character so dangerous ana subversiye
of the underlying principles of our govern
litllJ IIldJ we III DCldl VI lllC Icbpit Oi lllt
State of Mississippi call upon the President
and upon Congress to suppress this destruc- !
tive innovation upon the rights OF the peo- |
pie.
ReS0IUea, That the brutal course sought !
to be pursued by Lieut-Gen. Sheridan in |
his treatment OF the unfortunate people OF |
Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi u |
branding them as "banditti' and dragging !
them before a military commission, deny |
ing them the right of trial by jury of their |
Il.
unqualified condemnation OF every lover OF |
free government.
Resolced, That Lieut.-Gen. Sheridan has |
disgraced the uniform he wears by endeay-
oring to stigmatize the people of Louisiana
and Mississippi as a band OF lawless mur-
derers, to retute, which charge it is only
necessary to point 10 the long suffering and
patient forbearance with which they have
borne expressions, Outrages and insults
such as few people in any age of the world
have been called upon to endure.
Resozced, That the clerk be instructed to
forward copy of these resolui ions TO the
President OF the United States and to each
Of our Senators and Representatives in
Congress with a request that they be pre-
sented to that body assuring them OF our
continued loyalty to the government and
urging them to adopt such measures a will
speedily restore to our opp.e .sed people the
blessings of good government
MIR. SPIGHT made an able speech, lread-
ny the decision of the Supreme Court of
he L. :. in the Mlligan case) in favor of
he resolutions. Mr.. Avery opposed them,
endorsed Gen Sheridan, saying that when
he military arm OF the government i.
Withdrawn the carpet-baggers would have
o leave the State.
Mr.. HARRIS (col.) opposed the resolutions,
endorsed Sheridan, and referred TO the acts
# the Legislature of 1865 to prove that the
white people were the enemies of the color
ID people.
Mr.. TIsoN advocated tn resolutions in an
bic speech, and bad the editorial in thu
5hicago Tribune headed "a word to South
rn Republicans read. Mr.. Cessor (col.) had
he law of 1866, requiring freedmen, free ne
ro or mulatto, ''to have homes by the lst |
Jan 1s66, and annually thereafter--and !
poke against the resolutions. Messrs |
fales (col) Glover and Sullivan spoke
gainst the resolution.