Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-04
Democratic t.receden,s.

senator tOnkIing made q powerful
and effective speech In Congress a
few days since showing that the In
reference Of the army to prevent
bloodshed and disorder in Louisiana,
which is so loudly denounced by
Democracy, was not only right but
warranted by numerous Democratic
precedents. He said that in the pres
ence of all the disturbance, disorder
and din which ruled the hour i'm the
Louisiana Legislature on January
4th, the Senators said that every
!. thing WAS peaceful; that the Cover
nor and all others should have
remained silent spectators. The Re-
publican party, President of the
United States, and much of the res
| idue of mankind had been threaten
ed with destruction because these
whom Governor Kellogg summoned,
and who responded were soldiers Of
the United States. Hirelings, they
were called by the Honorable Sena-
tor for Maryland (Hamilton1. He
said they were hirelings, and with
cred them by saying they received
only eight dollars month. Hire
lings! But for such hirelings there
might not now be Senate chamber
to reverberate with the eloquence Of
the Honorable Senator from Mary.
land. But for these hirelings we
might not he permitted to breathe
the free air of the Republic. But
for these hirelings it is certain that
we would not be permitted to breathe
the free air of this Republics. The
political party never called the sol
diers hirelings until here, where
they were summoned to trample
down the Rebellion which lifted
bloody hands to stab the republic to
the heart. Twas not always so. The
Democratic party was once the SOL
dier's party and war party. 1t ap-
planded soldiers in former wars and
sighed for new wars, for Cuba and
conquest; but this was in what was
once Free America. He borrowed
words from the Lon. Senator from
Ohio (Thur.an). This was the once
when slfNery needed to expand
in 1921. When Andrew Jackson
set :. military guard over both hous-
e'sof the Louisiana legislature and
,imprisoned judge, the Democratic
party glorified him, and made hin, a
President OF the United States.
Mhen Democratic executive and
Democratic Secretary Of War dis.
persed and humiliated both houses
of State Legislature, Congress and
the country both rang with plaudits.
That was one page in one Of the
most revolving chapters Of history of
human tyrrany and wrong. Those
who occupied seats around him re-
membered the occurrence when
violence, intrusion and outrage, ear
rying the banner Of human slavery
stalked high head on Kansas, tramp
ling law and right under foot. Did
the Democratic party apologize for
| 1t? Did the predecessors Of these
Senators apologize for it? No; they
only sought to laugh IL out OF court
they only sought to awake with rid
iccle [" Bleeding Kansas" He re-
memhered how that cant flew at the
mast head Of the Democratic papers.
There was no apolOgy--oh, no. Bor-
der ruffianism In Kansas was denied
in this chamber just as the Southern
outrages are now. The honorable
Senator from Ohio, (Thurmanl, as
tute as he il, would not make an
apology for these outrages.
Senator Conkling here read from
the report Of the committee which
investigated the Kansas troubles and
said when Gen. Sumner, command
| ing the men whose .bayonets flashed
| In the sun, entered the Legislative
hall OF aIat State, declaring the
duty was the most painful OF his
life, he by force compelled the retire.
ment Of the Legislature. Again at
the municipal election at Washing
ton In '56 under Democratic admins
tration, the u. s. Marines fired upon
the crowd, killing five men and
wounding seventeen, there WAS not
even an investigation by the Demo-
Gratis i'm Congress. Again In 1869
Gen. G. B. Mcclellan, through Gen.
Banks, arrested as many members OF
the Maryland Legislature AS he could.
Maryland not being in secession at
the time. Yet the Democratic party
at the first opportunity afterward
stroye to make Mcclellan President
onthe peace platform-a platform de-