The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-06

| (Mr. Lamar. that the white people OF Mississippi
dld not have as lar chance In that state as the
Mr.. LAMAR. tdsm.l OF Misa-Ths gentleman ID
Mr.. sHANKs--wait. think am not mistaken.
Haugnterl Now: since the democratic platform
declares Tor equality before the law, irrespective
OF race. color. NATIVITY, religion or politics, In
sist on the passage Of this BILL not only the
protectlon OF the black people OF the country but
try. daughter and appause.) There 10 another
race to whom would also have 1t applied, and
lauGhr-r.) This platform will be needed Tor those,
my friends. VINO seem TO have no friends any.
attention to this democratic ilatiorm. There 10
more IN u than those gentlemen themselves nave
supposed iSs declares IN PLAIN terms 5eas
that the rights OF all people shall be guaranteed
IN terms sna' the
Ia ts positive terms that IL Is the duty OF the gov
eminent, the national government. IN us dealings
with the people 10 secure equal aud exact justice
to all the people, irrespective OF color. race or
previous condition. nnd no trouble IN coming to Q
vote for snat which think IL right, and will leave
the result. not to my management. but to God VINO
behind me to see what the result OF what do NAV
be- II believe 1t Is riaht when do Ii. never
Cod Cod Almighty ns cannot anOrS to do wscns
and no man less than He can anora
IN is e Wong Mr. speaker we heard to-day
from repub!ican-a republican, do not forget IT,
ne w yo1s AGAINST tna. TINS hna sas
republican members have been shaken out OF their
seats here because this on was up ut the last SEES
vote ON the oi last session and how was he
snakenf Laughterl He voted against tnat
shaken rom their seats was elected 10 TINS Con-
gress by neatly 5000 majority and he was elected
in the adjoining district ,Mr: Do6Oinsl,
was elected by 1000 majority. (Laughter.) Who
have been shaken out OF their seats I1mld men
were AFRAID to stand here and to do right have
been shaken out OF their seats. But the men who
endorse the broad principles OF THIS DILL and OF the
democratic Platform, which have had read. and
VINO stand by 1t, will not De shaken out OF their
seats and n they do they wll have good place
10 10 20. and o quiet conscience 10 sustain them.
loud laugh er aud applause.)
MIR. BUTLER, (rep.l oil Mass. said he would allow
amble TO tue bill daughter and sppIausej-and
he would then call the. previous question.
MIR. Cox, tdem.) OF N. Y.-0ne WORD before that
Mr.. BU1LER-I cannot yield. You know have
only ltsIe time to stay here, while you have
Mr.. COx-I want 80 say one word IN reply to the
gentleman from indiana. loud calls OF Regular
Or0cri' ana III eat cOnfusiOn.)
The SPEAKER-lf gentlemen will take their seats
1t VIII greatly :onducc to regular order.
Mr. cox merely s want 70 cal
regular orderp'j
Er. Cox quot consentine to be put downl-I
that exact and equal Justice snail be done. LOUD
calls oil Irregular orderly think that II exact
from Indiana fMr. Snanks) should be hung, IKE
Aosalom, by the mar. tLaugnter.l
support Of The the bill lie SAID that II nad been
opposed on the gsound OF being sentimental
abstraction rather than matter Of practical leeis-
Iattun. On that same ground the whole abolition
movement had been opposed from the beginning.
the men who mad begun the antrslavery struggle
ana abstr actionists, who were looking away down
to the bottom OF society and attempting to see
ter OF o black slave. Every step since that first
sentimental wOrx " as begun had been assailcd oy
es yea s s o
he, that we had at last achieved position on this
great question when we could remit, the black
man to his own late under The equal and exact
laws the Uuited states. never asked for nlul
anything beyond tnat-rhat he should be placed
where Coos sunlight and His all-encasine air
place the wicked and good alikc--under the equal
light OF His laws. ana with the equal right
to all the oenencepce Of nature; and tnar,
equal world. ne should work out Tor himself what
ever fortune his own merits might bring. But we
are brought to-day 10 CONFRONT situation IN
which he Is not entitled to that equal right TO q
situation 10 which great political party Is now,
for time al Least, TO take charge OF his destiny,
and we are called upon to inquire into what hands
he win fall when that party takes up mis- rate. In or
/ ask the Clerk 10 read q lew passages wnicn
/ have marked IN the report made by the minority
In PASSION. not 0icta1ea in the heat OF political
campaign, but the deliberate utterance Of leaders
q the ps ing @ "nra 5a ana
black man ON this continent anq slgued by their
The CLERK proceeded to read some extracts fr ON
the report IN question. signed by Senators Blair
and Bayard. AID Representatives Cox. BecK. Van
Trump Waodell, Robinson and Hanks.
Mr.. BECK, (dem.) OF KY, explained that the re-
port made by the sub-com mittee did not contain
the language read anything like 1t. but that Mr.
south Carolina, mao set out his own views, which
did not bind the other minority members OF the
Mr.. GARFIELD-I am very glad to hear what the
gentleman from Kentucky states. but It does not
report which has stood on your record Tor two
years. A report, drawn by Q man VINO was hon.
men,s nave never been repudiated 10 my knowi-
edge, containing plain declaration that when
ever the republican party goes down and the
THE DEATH KEELL
OF the power OF the negro as u political force on
politically out his future win be sad ana gloomy
one for humanitarian to look At There 10 q
declaration so lar rs know uncontradicted. Tnc
gentleman tMr. Becky does not say now that ne
repudiates that doctrine which mas just been read.
He only says that he did no; sign IT.
Mr.. Cox-It was repuoIated last session.
Mr.. GARPIELD-By whom was 1t repudisteds
Does the gentleman now repudiate its
Mr.. COx-I did then, for never signed II.
Mr.. GARFIELD-Do you repudiare Its doctrine
Mr.. Cox-I do. l do not acknowledge II as my
saw IL until alter It was printed.
Mr.. GARFiELD-The theory on which base my
cratic party save 10 the preamble which its repre-
sentatIves have rejected and refused 20 allow to
be read mere, has tnat party ever given any sign
that IL will not 20 back and plough up ali that has
been planted by the republican party IN SO lar a.
1t can do. 1 have heard enough during the last
twelve years Of this lear that we should shake
down the pillars OF our party by doing just such
things. / remember very well when 1t was pro-
posed to put arms into the hands Of the black men
TO help us In the neId that In the Army OF
the Cumberland, where there were 10000
Kentucklan and Miss0uran troops, many
nj a 0fticorq told that IrOODs would throw
down their arms and would never 1xnt day II
the negro was put In blue and given gun but IL
was done, and the men Who loved the Union stood
by and Joined the negroes to save It. When We
were abolisnlng slavery by the thirteenth amend
tnat we were bringing measu oess calamtttes on
the Republic. Did they come Where are tho
Cassandras OF that day, who sung their song OF
ruin over our heads as we passed. the thirteenth
Amendment? And again, wnen the fourteenth
amenoment TO the constitution was proposed, we
heard the same song OF ruin In our ears. When IL
was proposed again to lit the negro up to citizen