The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-13
UNITED STATES SENATE.

DEBATE ON THE QUESTION OF PTNCHBACK's AID
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SENATOR CHRIS
T1ANcY OPPOSING SUCH ACTION.
WASHINGTON, March a. 1875.
The consideration OF the resolution for the ad-
mission OF Mr.. Pincnback was resumed IN the
Senate to-day.
Mr.. McCREERY, (dem) OF KY, said 1t had been
charged here that the democratic Senator'S by
their silence, encouraged Outrages in the South.
Such was not the case, and he would embrace this
opportunity to declare himself The euemy OF all
criminals and all crime, from the low ruran with
his knife and sungshot to the Delted knight with
sword by his side who walked into q State
House ard organized Legislature according to
his own or his masters Will. Mr.. McUrcery re.
ferred to the action of Judge Drrell and said the
President was coenizant of 1t all the time. II there
was any DOUBT on that subject 1t was dIspeed by
the TACT that Captain Jackson, at the same hour
OF Durels order, arrived with his battery from
Florida TO carry out that oroer Hardly had the
oath of Office been administered when the pre-.
tended Governor, the pretended Legislature and
the Col cctor OF customs began TO Cry out to
the President, 'i,end us troops, troops, troopsW
He commented al length upon the organization OF
the heilogg government, ana asked II 1t could be
true that tne first corn OF these dev:llsh macnna-
lions was TO be admitted TO the Senate because he
presented certificate signed by the man VINO vas
CHIEF instiRator IL the whole matter2 There was
not an Intelligent man who die not know that mad
1T not been or the midnight order OF Dureli the
Kellogg government would never have peen in
stalled, but the McIncry government would nave
been quietly lnaugurated and acqaiesced IN py tne
people.
Mr. SALISBURY, (dem.) OF DEL, denied that Kel-
logg was Governor OF Louisiana bv virtue OF cleo
ton by the people, and no Senator on this floor
Mr. HOWE, (rep.) OF Wis, said he was one Sen.
ator VINO believed 1t as much as ne believed the
Senator from Delaware was now speaking. lie
believed 1t from circumstantlal evidence before
the Senate.
Mr.. SALISBURY, rcsuming his argument, said the
election IN Louisiana IN 1872 IN It's results was de-
cidediy In favor OF the democratic party. 1t was
accepted as sucn by the country and the popular
AFFAIRS IN Louisiana was to pc better; bat then
came treason against tue state, and usurpatlon
took the place OF the legal government. lie
then referred to the action or President Van
Buren, IN elusing to allow the use OF the army in
tnere Was rouoe in the Of na stas
and SAID he wished President Grant had followed
the example Oh his predecessor. He hoped this
Senate would not, with hands more ruthless tnan
the Commune OF Paris, strike down the constiLu.
tion and every oulwarK OF liberty.
Mr. CHRIsriANCY, (rep.) oil Mich, said The
question we have before us upon the adj
mission OF MIR. PlnchDack, as has already been
well remarked, Is not u mere partisan or political,
but u legal and constitutional question.
Tue Senate has already investigated the whole
question OF the existence or non-existence OF the
Legislature when mas assumed TO ma Se tic elec-
ton and OF the Governor who gave the certificate
and the facts upon wnicn the question depends,
whether IN It's de tUe or 0e f0cfO charac. er, are
all De ore us nv q report OF Committee on Priv
ieges and Elections OF this body. accompanied by
all tne evidence, consisting OF 500 or 900 pages.
This committee IN January, 1873 was directed to
inquire nnd'repOrt whether there Is any existing
State government In Louisiana and how aud Dy
whom It is constituted. This was the government
II any-the Legislature and the Goyernor-by
whom the election was made and the certificate
given. This evidence was taken alter Mr..
Pnchback's election purports TO nave taken
place. He was present at the taking OF
evidence, took part IN Il 10y suggesting ana asking
questions ana producing evidence, and finally
was himself sworn and testified at length upon
the very facts upon which the validity OF his elcc
ton depended. His right, therefore. was fully
investigated In proceeding TO which he was vlr-
tualiy party. IL was, IN effect u proceeding IN
rem, In winch nc actually came forward and inter-
vened. the testimony Is all before us and has
repeatedly been discussed and considered by the
senate. | am not now about to go INTO that evl-
denCe. | have read most OF IL carefully, and the
rest enough to see tDat the able report OF tue ma
jority, presented to the senate by senator Carpen-
ercJntalns the !air result, the wnole evidence, and
draws the correct legal conclusion that there was
no legal election ana no legal governments that
the election canvass OF the vote ana the pretended
ms tallation OF the officers claiming to be elected
were equally VOID DotE as 10 McEnery and his
Legislature, and Kellogg and his LEGISLATURE. This
report was drawn by no uniricndly hand so lar as
the Kellogg government Ii concerned. lt may.
In some sllgnt degree extenuate, but 1t sets down
naugnL IN malice. IL Is an aDle statesmanllke and
lair report ana adopt 1t by relerence without
repeating It's contents. Looking mo that