New-York tribune., 1875-01-15

had been negro vote of only IS, and that in another
district the figures were about the same. The ques
ton with Mr. Logon was what had become OF all these
negroes. Why had not than 1S Ia one district
and 12 in another voted Simply useintlmldaton
had been practiccd to such enormous extent that
thousand of negroes were afraid to 60 near the
polls. The facts seemed unauswerable. Figures, IL
is sad never lie and here were certain trustworthy
statements which seemed clearly to point to ntimi-
dation in Georgia. The anticipation was that the
inference could not be controverted and the ADMIN
lstration Senators looked cheerful and triumphant
Their satisfaction, however was short lived, rs Mr.
Gordon arose and stated for the information OF r'
Logan that in the districts mentioned by him there
had been no Republican candidates IN the field at
that election, either for Congressional or local
Offices The effect Of this announcement was 10 uIl-
dermine Mr. Logan's most important stronghold, ior
his figures instead of proving intimidation, showed
that this insignificant percentage OF negroes had
voted the Conservative ticket
Failing in this attack, q Georgia paper was sent
TO the Clerks desk from which was read certain
inaamE.atory and very silly articles unworthy the
attention of any sensible man, calling upon the
people of Louisana to hang Sheridan. and to let
Grant have civil if he wanted it, MIR, Gordon ex-
planned that this paper did nosuppOrt the Democratic
party. but was independent and only expressed the
sentiments of the editor. But this explanation was
not satisfactory to Mr. Logan who declared that all
the Democratic papers in the South utter the same
sentiments, and that the people of Louisiana, beng
of an inhammable nature, have their minds SET on
FIRE by them. The only difference he could
detect between the North and South was that in
the former if man commits o murder he Is
punished for it. while in the latter he is not even
Indicted but is considered a hero The statement
had been made to him that if the troops were with
drawn there would be peace in Louisiana In re-
gard TO this he would say that he had
heard the same remark in regard 10 Fort
Sumter by the same men, Deho-
Gratis, he said, have argued themselves lhto
the belief that they patriots but by review OF
their long career at the head of the Government ne
sought utterly to disprove any such idea. NO ac-
quaintance of Mr.. Bayard has ever dctecteo
in him any intense desire for the Diood Oh
his fellow men, No stranger in the galleries. whose
attention is called to him. could possibly imagine
that under that calm exterior were hidden hIes'
which might at any time burst forth and annlhilato
any member of the human family who might offend
him. Yet upon this man has Mr.. Logan poured
forth the yials Of his wrath and taunted him with
being the abettor of murderers and traitors for &c
Tending the country from the slanders OF
Grant and Sheridan. His advice foreShadOws
what Mr. Morton thinks will be the action
of the Senate. IL was the plain duty OF
Congress TO recognize Kellogg, he SAID
the man recognized by the courts-and to recognize
the Senator elected by the Legislature. In con
clusiOn he said :: I'VE are told that the Republican
ship is lashed by the angry waves and Is sinking Is
this gallant od ship 10 be stranded on the rock Oh
fury from the Democrats standing upon the bound
ing shore behold afar off ship becasting white
billows freighted with the rights of men and hopes
l,nI hnx fratn ON
anchor herself and be undisturbed by the tempest
uous waves"
After such grandiloquent sentences it is not sur
prising that Mr. Tipton, who followed him, should
saw that he was glad that Demosthenes had died
early. so he could not in contact with the
logical and candid Senator. Mr. Logan had stated
that he was sailor, but Mr.. Upton said he mad
shown that he was only fit TO occupy mud-sco"
OF n dredge on the waters of the Missouri or
Mississippi. Mr. COnkling had helped the Senator
in his speech he SAID and he would soon find hlm-
self checkmated by a Democratic successor TO his
colleague Mr. Sargent had also stepped into the
wheehOuse TO help to navigate the vessel; lie, also
would be checkmated by an Independent re
publican colleague. Mr. Logan had charged
the Democrats with frauds at the ballot boxes,
which reminded him of some testimony gwen by a
man in the Louisiana investigation to the effect that
he had committed frauds too great to mention, and
when interrogsted by Mr.. Logan as TO where he bad
learned to committed such frauds, responded, In
your State, aud in your District, General" Mr.. Tip
ton was very facetiOus and created great amusement
at the expense Of Mr.. Logan and other Senators.
who endeavored to interrupt him. He read with
great gusto letters and kilograms from "brotherin-
law" Casey and from Kellogg begging for troops
to enable the Republican party to keep in power in
Louisiana, and yielded to a motion to go into
Executive session, reServing the rest of his remarks
for tomorrow.