St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-22

mentary law. MI. ENartS cannot
change facts. Mr.. Evarts, of course.
has presented his general views of this
constitutional question. (Cries, 'Ain't
he Il lawycr.') Yes, he is il lawyer.
(Cries, land the best one i'll the coun-
try,O Mr.. Adams is il lawyer, Mr..
Quincy is il lawyer, they are ali law
ycrs, and | say not one single one of
them has covered this point in the ease,
did he! applause and "yrs.D Did
any one of them cover this point i'll the
case! C"Ies.D Whom!
Now, gentlemen, one word more. CA
voice, Tell the ruth, Wcndcll.D |
want to say one word more on the sub
stance of the matter. (Cric> of '.lIcar
him." .Sit down" ''Go ON. sit down,
Free speech" and hisScs.) The qucS-
ton whether President Grant WAS JUS
titled in his discretion. whether HAY ing
used his constitutional power with dis
erection, he used il wisely. honestly a:
that depends on the state OF affairs i'll
Louisiana, that depends ON, when he
got TO Louisiana under that cOn>titu-
tiumal call. what he found there. "a
voice, He had no business there. }
Well. gentlemen, the first speaker OF
Boston was our distinguished fellow =
citizen, Gen. Quincy. lie SAYS: II LETT
the brands and the ashes of quarrel
and turmoil and biund>hcd when left
New Orleans. that Is his testimony .
Well, Gen. Sheridan WAS there with
him and SAW these lirebland>, and NOW
that same Gen. Sheridan has gone back
there. Mr.. Quincy Resides in Boston.
and he SAYS: ''Altlough | left tlcblamd>
and hot ashes and quarrel and di>c"nr-
tort i'll Louisiana. don't believe there
is any there to-day:' but Gen. sheridan
he has gone down thcrc-u hich will
You believe! (>hout> OF "NhcIiddn. and
NellS,) Is not Il man who has gone
down and examined, Il better Witness
than Il man who tells You he left that
state of things there when he came
away (NOisN demonstrations and cries
of ''Sit down. | am moi here to de
frmd the Administration. q voice
''Nou do: You are paid fuI it II thr~c
resolutions are passed. men uf Boston:
thcy will carry CONSERVATION in.o the
house of every negro III Louisiana. Ca
voice. I'VE will pass them all. Kisses
and applau>c.J They will carry com
fort to every assassin in New Orleans.
My anxiety Is MOI for Washington.
don't care who il President: my anNicty
is for the robbed. murdered populations
white and black, OF the Southern States
Ia voice. ''That's played out.") whom
You are going to c"n>Igm to the hiud>
OF their opprc>>"r. Ii you pass those
resolutions. GIVE wiIl."O say il in The
presence of the God Almighty. The
blood of more than Il hundred blacks
and Il hundred whites will he upon
Your skirts before the first uay of Fen
rIarN. (lliS>c>.) know why | came
hcIc. Ia voice. ''lc>. 10 make Il low. ."
Laughter and applau>o.)
lou know perfectly we'll. every one
at lou that this nation called -four mil
lions of negroes into citizenship 1" save
Itself. 1t never called them for their
own >akc>. 1t called them To save it
self and to-day these resolutions OF
Icrcd in Faucui! Hall condemn th.
President of the United States over such
Il nation t" act pitiahlc and contcmpti-
bile: vested with iruucr which Nou will
not let him list ; (cIIc> OF ''lmpcach
him.D vested with power To- protect
THESE hunted men. and .ou Will not let
him protect them Well. .rmtlcmrII.
M 'l'ti' al lli'-H'!t'l 10 40 IL
CuGd the protest of one citizen ct Boston
against that series OF resolutions. Tap
pidu>c.) Other men rccuiicd ii hy
thciI absence. 10y their refusal to sign
that call. (Crir> ot 'QUc>tioE. please.
don't 81 rrcnld it la the presence la
this very hail. and umdrI jiIi> very roof
Where | have 50 often lahortd to bring
those C"lorcd men into their condition
which constitutes them danger. Cap
plau>c.) should deem myself wanting
III nay duty a. an old .Ahul;ti"ni>t thi>~-
esq and /" the President of the United
states lapplau>cD if didn't utter every
word i'll my power in opposition t" -
word gong out from this hall that
would make the negro and the white
Republican more dctcnccIc>>. "a great
deal of noise and confusion here cli>lIcd
daring which three cheers were given
for Nh. phillips)