The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-07
THRILLING SPEECH OF SENATOR
GORDON. OF GEORGIA. as
SHERIDAN DEFIEs ALL THREATS.
Sc, &C., &c.
Especial dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
sheridan and his Latest Ride.

rspecial dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
sheridan and his --latest Ride.
WASHINGTON, January 8. -Lieutenant-Gen-
eral Sheridan has faithfully carried OUT the
confidential instructions of the President.
Regarding, as it was intended That ne shouio'
the enemies of the United States to mean ene
enemies of the Kellogg Government, he mas
indeed shown them no quarter. NO act IN
the whole chapter of the Louisiana VllIa!ny
has produced such O sensation as THIS last
eyent-the forcible military interference ID
the organization of the Legislature. IL Is
no wonder that Dir. Kellogg considered IL
unnecessary to trouble his staunch ally, the
Attorney General, with kilograms on tine
situation Yesterday. .Sheridan's sword cut
the knot of all his difficulties in less time
than it would have taken him to indite
dispatch. The basely partisan, character OF
the telegram sent by the Lieutenant General
TO the Secretary of War has not been unno-
ticed. 1t affords the proof, if any were need
ed. that Sheridan has done exactly what he
was sent to do, and his telegram was con-
cocted for the express purpose OF palllating
his unlawful acts. AS soon as 1t was re-
ceiyed it was Immediately given out for pub
Iication that it might go side by SIDE With
the narrative of yesterdays dolngS.
MOVE FOR AN INQUIRY.
This morning before the converting OF the
Senate the Democratic senators had an in
formal conference, and concluded that 1t was
their solemn duty to move for an inquiry
into the causes of the military movements
in New Orleans. Senator Thurman accord
ingly prepared resolution requesting
the President to communicate TIE au-
thority of law for the action of yester-
day. Thus the debate upon Louisiana
atflirs was precipitated rather unexpect-
eddy, and upon this resolution, instead
of that relating to Pinchbacb, will now be
fought out the Louisiana discussion. There
had also early in the day been some informal
conferences among the Radical senators, and
the tactics which they had agreed upon were
soon developed.
THIS FRESH UsURPATIoN OF THE PRESIDENT.
Even Mr. Edmunds, who is on record as
SAYING that the setting up of the Kellogg
government was q guilty act, and that 1t
should not stand, was as fierce to-day in its
defence as Mr.. Morton or Mr.. Conkllng. 1t
is desperate game which the Radical party
in the Senate, and no doubt after consultation
with the President, is now about TO play.
Uuless all love Of law and liberty has utterly
died out 10 the hearts OF the American peo-
pie it is game which cannot succeed. The
Keynote is still to be the cry Of kuklux, Of
white leagues, and of murders and outrages.
Notwithstanding that the people in the
last elections speWed these stories out of
their mouths the attempt will be made to
revive them with ten-fold vigor. Mr.. Morton
talked of nothing but blood to-day. Mr..
Conklipg cried blood and murder, and Mr..
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white leagues. Mr.. Logan conjured up q
new rebellion more powerful than that OF
1861. If all the murders had been commit
ted in Louisiana, as Senator Morton declares,
there would scarcely be vestige of the Re-
publican party lett in the State; and yet he
claims with the same breath that 1t is in a
majority Of 10000. Incredible as it may
seem, there can be no doubt that it is now
! the deliberate purpose Of the Radical sena.
tors to engage all their powers, physical and
mental, in the effort to revive all the old
ANIAosITIEs OF THE PAST,
to incite anew the fast-dying-out bitterness
of the North toward the South in the for
lorn hope Of fastening their yoke on the
necks of the people for another presidential
term. To accomplish this, these are the men
who will stop at nothing. Drunk with six
teen years OF unrestrained and undivided
power, they are maddened at the prospect
before them. A PROSTATE and bound Lou
isiana can excite no sympathy in their breasts.
Sooner than give up the control of the gov
ernment they would applaud the President
should he lay his hand upon the throat OF
every other State Of the South as he has On
the throat of Louisiana.
! In the debate which Is now to take place
the Radical senators will be found repeat.
ing with more vebemence than ever the
widest and most diabolical ISLANDERS on the
southern people. If they can once fix in
the minds of the people of the North that
the South as a section does not accept the
recent constitutional amendments, and that
the success of the Democratic party means
the overthrow of those amendments, ther
they will be content.
TIE THIRD TERN REVIVED,
1t was almost universally thought after the
elections that the third.tsrm business wa:
dead. From what has TRANSFERRED In the last
week or two the country may be assured
that it Is not dead, and that the President
dreams of 1t as fondly as ever. Just before
| the recess the President was in conversation
with a member of Congress. The third
term subject was alluded to by the member
The President significantly remarked, "No
one knows what the White Leaguers will dc
iu the next twoyears." From the circum'
stances, and from the manner Of the Presl
dent, the only inference to be drawn was
that the country would be In great danger
from the White Leaguers, and that be was
the only one that could save it. This goblin
cry Of White Leaguars was echoed on the
floor of the Senate to-day on the Radica
side. The White Leaguers, they say, are
organized throughout the entire South, they
are armed to the teeth, and number
hundreds of thousands; they intend tc
renew the war for the destruction Of the
Uoion, and the man who broke the back o.
the slaveholders' rebellion Is the only mar
who can stem the new re bellion. This |!
the new third erm programme.
Sheridan's telegram set the ball In motion
and new impetus was given to 1t this after
noon. The Radical leaders In the Senate, II
their desire to hold on to power themselves
are thus forced, whether they will or not, t.
help the ambitions aspirations Of the Presi
dent. They cannot get along without him
He knows this and they know 1t. The Pre-
sident has resolved that If be goes down th
Republican party shall go down with hin,
/ Thus
THE PRESIDENT CALCULATES
that In 1875 the party will be compelled t
look to him, as in 1868 and 1872, to lead 1t I
victory. Tne people pay we'll take warnin
in time, and refuse to be further deluded,
/ In the debate this afternoon there was ev
dence of deep feeling among the crowde
galleries. Tnere was very slight applaus