The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-07

they? What does the Senator do with tn
reporters sent out by the leading papers O
the country and from the city of New York
Are they also liars? If SO, why did not tn
Senator charge it? They testified to the yer,
same class Of facts. Why why Mr.. Presi
dent, does it find place in the Senator
heart to charge falsehood upon the Southern
reporters when, if falsehood existed, it alst
existed in the city of New York. No sir, thu
Senator covered before the power of thu
Herald, Tribune and Times, and he dare no
say it. (Renewed applause in the galleries,
The chair gave notice that if any further
applause be made the rule would be enforced
and the galleries cleared.
Mr.. Gordon resuming, said he was forced
to the conclusion that those on the other side
who claim to be the friends of law and order,
desire murder in the Southern States; they
knew when peace came, when the people OF
this country understood each other as they
are beginning thank God, to understand
each other now, good government would en-
sue, life, liberty and prosperity would be
safe, and there would be no place for these
disturbing spirits. He was responsible only
for his belief, but he thought it true, and in
time history would write it down so.
Not one man in q thousand in the South
was armed. There were not half so many
armed as before the war. There were not
half as many military companies in the South
as before the war. Even the old-fashioned
double barreled shotgun had almost disap-
peared. Was it all right for the Government
to arm black militia and disarm white men?
Before men who had no interest with the
Southern people, except to arraign blacks
against them, came there, good feeling ex-
listed between whites and blacks.
There we're churches and school houses in
the South for the blacks, and in every South
ern State money had Teen contributed by the
whites for school houses and churches for the
blacks The Southern white people had con-
tributed more than any one else. Only the
other day resident of Georgia, in his last
will and testament bequeathed 100000 to
educate colored people. Did the Senator
from Vermont (Edmunds) think these acts of
standardization, which he attributed to South
ern people in his speech of yesterday?
Mr.. Edmunds said the Senator did not
quote him correctly.
Mr.. Gordon-Does the Senator say that he
did not say before the war the South was in
a state of semi-barbarism?
Mr. Edmunds-I do.
Mr. Edmunds then requested the Senator
to read from the record what he did say.
Mr.. Gordon-Never mind what may be in
the record, the words are in my memory, and
will not out.
Mr.. Edmunds. Well, then the Senator has
the record, and if he can fish out of it any
thing of that character, then his ingenuity is
equal to his audacity. [Sensation.]
Mr.. Gordon-I took down the Senator's
words as he said them, and am responsible for
Them.
Mr.. Edmunds- Responsibility is very
good thing.
Mr.. Gordon-The want Of it sometimes is
4 very good thing too. [Laughter.] Mr..
Gordon then read from the record of yester-
day Mr.. Edmunds remarks where he said:
''When I see, Mr.. President, as have not
yet seen that the people, as they call them
selves, the White Leuguers, or the white
Democrats, or the white Conservatives, or
whatever they may be, of any of the States |
If the Union, when they find that any of
heir associates have committed assassination, |
" murder or wrong upon their fellow citizens |
or no cause but opinions sake, turn upon |
lin as in Ohio they would turn upon him, or
n Vermont, without respect Of party, and |
BRING him under the heavy hand of justice,
hen shall begin to have some faith that our
southern brothers, who, it seems, have not |
ret forgotten the old manners and ways of |
emf barbarious times, have thought better of |
t, etc.
Resuming his argument Mr.. Gordon said
Where is the audacity now in bringing the
'enator before the Chamber as I have done.
lie then referred to the history Of the South
IN people in the revolutionary war, and
poke of many statesmen and soldiers from
hat section and said if such men and deeds
70 evidence of semi barbarism, he was willing
. accept before his country and before heaven
II the crime attached to it.
But enough of this He came here with
heart full of good will toward every one
nd trusted that nothing he had said would
Q attributed to any feeling of animosity.
lis faith was firm, that right, justice and
nth would triumph, and the good will, al
eady begun between the North and South,
ould continue to unite and build up our
ommon country. applause in galleries. } Is
nd mistaken what he (Edmunds) had said;
i'd had arraigned him before the Senate for
sing certain language.
MIR. Gordon said the Senator, Edmunds, !
as mistaken in his position. He (Gordon)
ID not arraign him, but simply repealed the
raignment he (Edmunds) made of his {
Sordon's) people. Mr.. Edmunds said the !!
,nat0r (Gordon) had repeated q phrase
hich bordered on semi-barbarism; that was,
} was responsible for what he said. Was 9
ere any necessity for that? it reminded him /.
what the predecessors of the honorable y
'nator used to say when they had no better
gument. They were responsible, that
cant they would fight it out by the duel
The honorable Senator, in speaking of his a
'ople, had referred largely to the glories I
ey attained in the interest of our common \
'untry. So they did, and they deserved the
attitude of the country for it, but unfortu-
.tely there had been more recent period o
hen by the conduct of Davis, Lee. Toombs y
ID others, whom he might name, blood had =
zen shed for the destruction of that same
g. There was late period in the history /.
the United States which did not rebound =
the credit of the Southern people
much as the early history, which '
e Senator had alluded to. :
Democrats and Republicans in the North =
n States lived side by side. They had hotly :,
infested elections. but the ballot-box set =
d all matters, and they mingled together in
ciety, good friends 1t did not become the !
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