The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-03

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no man ever heard him utter any; con
timents against the Federal Govern
ment. he referred TO the arguments
OF Messrss :, ,Ooukling,. Norton and
Others, and oontended that Vigers, the
Clerk of the Louisiana Legislature,
holding over, had no right to Gull the
roll, aud be did not think any people
would sustain the Senate in any such
proceedings. Tue honorable Senator
from New York (Mr. Conkling) had
said the times change. and so did the
people. he (Gordon) thought 80, and
he said it With no disrespsot, but the
mejority In this body changed its ac-
ton according to it's political proclivi-
ties. He then referred to the action of
the Alabama Legislature, which elected
Spencer. stating that it did not meet
at the time nor the place required BY
the Constitution of Alabama, yet the
majority in this Senate admitted Spen.
Ger to his seat. Mr.. Gordon then
spoke OF the feeling in the South, and
especially in his own State, and denied
that there was any animosity existing
between those of different political
sentiments. BE desired to lay before
the Senate the words of gallant col
diert who. while the war laated, ever
had his sword cleaning in the front of
battle. but who. when the var ended,
laid his sword upon the altar of civil
war; He referred to Msj. Gen. w. 8.
Hancock, and read from an order of
Hancock issued while that officer was
10 CON mand at New Orleans, in 1867.
Kesumlug his argument. he said thoee
words ought to be stamped upon the
records OF this land, as they are to. day
stamped npon the hearts of the peo-
pie OF Louisiana. The Senator from
New York had not touched upon the
question as to whether the law author
lied the invasion of Louisiana. Nei.
ther had other Senator's on that side
Of tho chamber. When asked &c po;n:
out the law. their response Lad been
murder, outrage. That ehad been the
sun and substance OF all the speeches
made upon the other side. What was
the use of continually hurling in his
(Gordon'e) teeth and the teeth of his
people that they were rebels. They
differed III their opinion with the peo-
pie OF the North, an, opinion honestly
entertained. Perhaps if he had lived
North he might have been in the
Northern army. The people of the
North thought those of the South were
wrong. but that is no reason why the
sections should be qnsrreltng forever.
he referred to the testimony offered
before the committee in the other
House OF Congress recently. in which
witness said that he. Gordon in q
speech IN Alabama. bad advised the
democrats to carry the election by
force. 10 show how much truth there
was In that statement. be (Gordon)
would say he had not made political
speech in Alabama in five years, and
at the time he was charged by witness
with making this speech he was 200
miles away from the place, in another
State. He sent to the Clerks desk
and had read kilograms from W. O.
Merrill. who' was formerly agent of
Freedman's Bureau in Georgia, and
now q resident of that State, to the
effect that there was no oppression OF
blacks by whites, and also had read a
telegram from the Governor of the
State III respect to educational privi-
leges OF the blacks. to the effect that
there was no difference between whites
snd blacks under the State system,
though whites paid taxes upon $780,
OU0.U 600. and the blacks paid taxes
only upon $4,000. 900, and that over
2,OOO colorsd children attended public
schools last year. Numerous other
teisgrams and letters were also read by
request Of Mr.. Gordon, all tending to
show tho amicable relations between
the races, and resuming his argument.
be SAID: Gen. Grant once made tour
through the South and reported there
on, but he. too, was charged with hav-
ing white-washed the Southern people.
He had not been in the South since,
and the only Information he had from
there was from those who for nine
long years had slandered the people
be (Gordon) represented. He next
had read telegram from the Governor
OF Georgia as to the enforcement of
law IN that State under Democratic
rule. and it's enforcement under Bull
locks (Republican) rule, showing that
the present Governor had pardoned
two white men who had been convict
ed of murder and oommuted the death
sentence of four, two of whom were
white and two colored; OF persons exc
outed, ten were negroes and elk white,
vhile under Dbllock's government
forty-six persons were pardoned for
the crime Of murder, eighteen had