The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-15

and argued that these murders were com
mitted by men banded together for the
purpose, and they were banditti,
Mr.. Gordon said that the Senator Mr.,
Logan) had made a remark while he
(Mr. Gordon was ont Of the chamber in
regard to the majority Of one Of the dis
tricts in Georgia, He (Mr, Gordon) de-
sired to say that there was no Republican
candidate IN that district, and therefore
there could be no Republican votes,
There was but one candidate there, and
he was Democrat
Mr., Logan said he referred to the
Fourth District.
Mr.. Gordon replied that that was the
district he referred to,
Mr.. Logan inquired how il was in the
Eighth District.
Mr., Gordon replied that there was
but one candidate therein, A. II. Stephens.
Mr., Logan said he only gave the facts
as they appeared on the records; Of course
they we're open to explanation, He in
quired OF tho Senator, how about county
candidates, were there not county Candi-
dates who were Republicansl
Mr.. Gordon replied in the negative,
The county officers were elected year
previous.
Mr., Logan, resuming, said that Demo-
cratic Senators on this floor had said 10
Republicans, Withdraw your troops, II you
want peace. He logan had heard IL
said once boiore-'\Vithdraw your troops
from Fort Sumter, II you want peace"
The Democrats had control Of tho country
once, and left itbrankrupt, with treason all
over the land; the Republican party had
been accused OF being oppressive, ip what
did It's oppression Consist2 Instead Of
leaving the Southern States as territories,
where it could have had jurisdiction
over them for the next twenty years,
what did the party do2 II re-Organized
them as States, and admitted as repre-
scntatives on this floor, men who had thun-
dcred against the gates Of liberty, there
was not u man asking pardon who did not
get 1t, was that oppressionY What was
to be seen today
The Republican party had admitted 10
Congress men who had taken arms In their
hands against the government, twenty
seven In tho other brunch of COngrcss,
al,d three In this, The Yice-President
Of the Southern ConfGtleraCy held seat
in the other House by the Clemency Of
tho Republicans; yet the Republican
party was told that this was oppression;
the Democratic party had covered this
whole land with mourning, and given TO
the country pension roll as long as the
land, but for all these things they had
been pardOnGd,
The President has been denounced as
tyrant who oppressed the Southern peO-
pie. How did he opprea themH When
the Ku.Klnx were tried and convicted ho
pardoned them; some Of the men
who fought against the government he
sent abroad OH foreign missions, others he
put In departments here; he did oil he
could to reconcile them. For these acts
he was arranged here as n Caesar, as a
tyrant, as an Oppress6r. President Grant
did desire that the White League should
quit their every day chivalric sports
Of cunning for negroes and Republicans.
II was in the power Of the Democatic
party to-day to speak In tones Of majesty
In favor Of human life, and then all the
Kn.Khix business would stop; but the
Democratic party would not do that, and
that Is tho reason these outrages have not
stopped. Some men would say Il was
strange to see Logan defending the Presi-
dent Of the United States. He (Logan)
did not think Il strange. He might disG.
gree with the President when he believed
him to be wrong; but when such
charges are made against him "a
had been made here, lie would
stand here from the rising Of the sun
In the morning until II set IN the evening
to defend every act Of the President IN
connection with the reconstruction Of
these Southern States. IIe( Logan would
appeal to the very honorable men who
fought against the country, II there was
honor in doing II, 10 verify what he said
in defence OF President Grant. lie had
builtno prison pen for Southern soldiers,
nor provided any dead line upon which
to shoot them down. When he captured
the whole Democratic party Of the South
at AppOmatox he turned them loose with
their arms and horses and gave them pro.
visions. When Grant, Sherman, Sheri.
dan and others should be forgotten In this
country there would be no country left,
When the Democratic party was dead
and rotten in It's grave, the memory Of
Grant. Sherman and Sheridan would
shine in the hearts Of the American peo.
pie like the MONDAY sun. Applause In
The gallery, which was promptly checked
BY the Vice President
Resuhing his argument, Mr. Logan
said the Republicans should not be fright.
cned. The President had recognized the
Government, the Legislature Of the State
had recognized Tie Supreme Court Of
the State, aud the House Of Con-
gress had recognized II. Now the
duty Of the Republican party was plain.
Let the other branch Of Congress feCog.
nize 1t, recognize The man elected as Sena-
tor and all would be settled. Some peo.
pie wonld say this was a strange position
lor Logan to take. The answer was that
no other was left for him. II was the
right position, and he took II because
L. was right II had been said
tliatthe Republican ship wAs sinking, but
with the great Mariner above at the helm
she would not be wrecked; that he
Ctgogan) could look over the broad ocean
Of cOmmotion to-day, and zee the time
that would come, when the same craft
would ride the lehipeitiousJ waves aud
anchor herself at lhG shores reserved fUr
her, the shores Of honesty and Justice,
and there rest undistutbed,
srH Hi HOUSE.
Mr.. Hancock introduced bill femov.
Ing the political disabilities Of John
Withers, James F. Winter and William
Kearney, Of Texas. Passed.
The ltouse then went into Committee
Of the Whole, Poland IN the chair, on
the Indian Appropriation bill.
i The usual debate on the Indian gues-
ton, including the leace policy and the
conflict between The army and the civil
control, was opened by Mr.. Beck, who
was replied to by Mr.. Slanks. The latter
defended lle Indian peace policy, and
asserted as result Of Il that the Indians
In this country we're In better condition
now than they had ever been. So long as
The peace policy punished bad Indians
and protected good ones, he was In favor
Of II. - XIV
Mr.. Beck paid A compliment To shahks
for his pfaisewotthy efforts TO protect the |
interests Of the Indians, and said that he |
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