Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-22

selves. When You accept the negro as your equal
politically the contest will be over. Until you do
so ACCEPT him the contest will continue. Make
your choice.
lie argued that the Senators on the other side
of the chamber might excel Gen. Sheridan and the
President as interpreters of the constitution, bu,
none of them have done as much for its defence
He didn't doubt that The nation was in great peril
but if the peril were less serious there might be
less hope of our escape IL the country shall real
ze this peril the peril itself will then be aver,ed
but evils and dangers are not averted by closing
our eyes to them, and the tendency-the unm,s-
taxable tendency of public opinion and of public
afairs-is to place the administration of the Gov
eminent in the hands of those who are fresh from
the contest for its destruction. This attempt to
olacken the character of the President and TO de-
stroy the power and drive from office the Lieut.
General of the Army arc movements in harmony
with the plans of those who seek the ruin OF the
Government.
He argued that the White League organization
did exist in louisiana, and committed frequent
murders The banditti Of Italy would be shocked
at the truthful narrative of the ku klux Older Ill
America. The order of the ku klux having been
shown in 1872 it rcmainedto be seen II similar Or
der did not now exist. The events in Louisiana IN
September and January last confirmed its exist
ence in that State. 1t had been said those who
made hostilites in the South made no war against
the United States, but they did not make war up
on the States. He spoke at some length in regard
to depredations and the condition OF AFFAIRS Iii
Louisiana, and said call is made upon the Presi-
dent for the aid of the United States to suppress
domestic violence in given State, and the Presl-
dent is satisfied that the person making that call Is
in the possession of the executive office and IN the
exercise of the functions of the executive office ID
| that State He must obey the cali for aid with
out further inquiry. William Pitt Kellogg was IN
possession of the executive Office of Louisiana and
in the exercise of the functions CT that office IN
September last and he had been so in office and
so exercising the functions thereof from January
1873, and therefore without inquiry to his legal
right to such Office the President was bound to
obey his call for aid to suppress the domestic vio-
lence in that State. Thus it appears that the mil
itary force of the United States was lawfully IL
Louisiana the l4thof September last for the sup
preston Of domestic violence, and so being there
were entitled to the legal and constitutional sup
port of the civil authorities and to the mora
support of the people of the United States.
| Referring to the speech of the Senator from
North Carolina tRansom), he said that Senator
spoke of treating the colored men justly. If he
could make the Senate believe that the Southern
people recognize the political equality of the blac
men, recognize them as men, then there would
| be some reason to believe the trouble now being
considered would end. lie desired to say to the
repre- sentative men CT the South that their DUTY
and.ther policy were in the same direction. Do
justly by the emancipated men OF the South. 1t
was in vain for Southern men to tell the Senate
that northern men could emigrate South and
| make money there. Northern men could make
| money elsewhere. His own State had her owl
citizens in every portion of the globe. lie refer
red to the Civil Rights BILL and said that the school,
provision which was stI icken out in the House OF
| Representatives, was of more consequence than al
the other part of the bill.