The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-29


American President in an American Senate there
was neither nearing nor assumption. such Is
passion: such Is
THE HOT BREATH OF PARTY FEELING
General sheridan was equally undeserving OF
praise or blame tor the doings Ia New Orleans on
the Attn OF January, as he was no, In command
when the Legislature mer. He states this TACT
himself, ana with that innate herolsm which Will be
worn as one OF the brightest trophies OF the ma
ton when his rraducers are forgotten he SAYS ne
Is wiling to be held responsible fol what others
did To preserve the peace, though under the law
he cannot make himself responsible Tor acts which
he did not do.
When great confederation had visited a proud
city oil the West, when blocks aud homes and
stately edifces were crumoed 70 the eartn, when
tnose, whose platform consists in irreverence
low ship, Tor the purpose of punderng
the property OF others. General sheridan with the
a Gordon around the goods ana chattels OF the
people OF mat city and saved them from robbery.
she object OF special chasisement IN special
Message. Men went before the Grand Jury seek
ing to have him indicted, seeking TO trail his
rnE "ALL OF us' DESPATCH
Mr. C9nkllng here sent to the Clerk's desk ana
rotary OF War, saying, II see my. way clear
II you will only nave confidence" Comment:
as s &c sadr Sd corr
rupuon. feared that rumors might cause his
superlors here to eei distrust IN hum, ana sent
this despatch TO the secretary. IL was then that
the secretary repned IN naste:-.A OF US APP
prove your course Later in the day ne sent HIM
ana CABINET were frm III Inc BELIEF That all acts
OF MS IN New Orleans aad been and would be
MIR. COnkling said that General Sheridan did sug.
gest impossible and violent mOues OF procedure.
AS a lawyer he could hardly OBTAIN diploma.
He doubted II he could OBTAIN the degree OF L. b.
rom any charity college IN the land. II sheridan
called mnrderers .oandlttl" what code had he
factors Those VINO ROBBED and plundered. and
sucn as he mas offended, object to t. The right OF
Sheridan had been challenged in this chamber TO
breathe the Tree air OF the Republic. But. should
the day come when degenerate apostate
OF this Republic, then we had better burn
the memorials. OF our tore lathers, dance
on the tomb at Mount I. Vernon and fling down the
not the stained sword OF an assassin. The blood
upon 1t was OF those who tried to destroy the
has ever seen. IL was the sword OF u soldier who
mad been lighting tnat fee government might
rSnkRs would gladly se in e1i ns cna Ms I
bygones he Dygones. but when this most
nlustrlous soldier was denounced the retrospect
ana disparaeement OF the national authorities
wu not paclIy the South. They VIII not carry the
next Presidential election. When Governor Kel-
logg is impeached or indicted, when General
Emory or General de TrobrIand are prosecuted by
court martial or otherwise, then grave questions
The senator from Ohio tMr. Thurman) cried out
YESTERDAY. what excuse has Emory ~ He (Mr.
COnKng) did not know. He old not appear 0r
General Emory. He did not appear to indicate
the President OF the United States He needed
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proceedings. He did not appear to champion the
republican party. The republican party was In no
New Orleans.
Mr.. CoNKLING next referred to the New YORK
meeting, and SAID 1t had been asserted there that
the Legislature expired when the five men were
removed. He read from the speech OF George
Ticknor Curtis as reported in The New YORK Times,
to the effect that single member OF the Legis-
lature was removed by any interference the legal
existence OF the Legislature was destroyed, be-
cause It's authority was destroyed, ana that sent-
m m
ORGANIZATION OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Resumlng his argument the senator said -
which he could not approve He did not appear
for Governor Kellogg, put ne spoke Tor common
Kelogg's title to the once of Governor that had NJ
nothing to DO with this case. he argued
that the laws o Of Lqusiana required
roll Of the succeeding one. aud that law was
made Tor the Very purpose OF avoiding such q
Legislature on the Atm OF January. He read from
the statutes Of LOUISIANA the law touching this
case and na was for the pa
1ae Senate ' and cher clerk Of the House
their successors in ONCE. SO said the stat
gress, and all the States Of this Union bowed to
that statute, no matter now high party malice ran.
He then spoke OF tue meeting, Of the Legislature
nty-twO were republicans and fifty demo-
Gratis. He next referred to the kidnapping
was organized he was set Tree, ana one OF mis-
captOrs, q MIR. Plcavune smith. signed recog-
charge OF having emoezzled ss two years before
while Collector OF Taxes Tor two Gays. What
senator mad risen on the other side to denounce
Of Conaress; but the newspapers IN,
had been raised to inquire If
witness summoned before the House could be ar.
ing as witness. lie mentioned this to show that
the utmost care should be taken as TO guarding
the liberty not only OF Legislature. but even OF
witness before legislative body. The senator
from Ohio (Nr Thurman) said yesterday that he
disapprovea OF outrages. James Buchanan disap.
proved OF secession, but said he did not know any
REsPoNsIBILrTY OF NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.
MIR. Conkling then argued tnat 1t was the en-
couragement which the democrats of the South
received from those OF the North that caused them
to commit outrages. The relied upon the North
that 5000 900 Oi people without Skilled LABOR, with
out resources, would nave waged a bloody war
conquer beyond any other people men
toned in history had they not relied
Sor,O ia the e tine
from southern men that the Confederate troops
would be paid In coin from Boston banks and that
The Senator from ohio had spoken
OF inhuman butcneries IN the South as
way 10 deter strong. hcaded men from
violence by telling them that they were right in
complaining OF all their grievances. II the demo
Gratis wanted to deter violence IN the South they
could not do IL by denouncing the laws OF Con-
press. lie SAID. on the night before the meeting
d the Legislature. man VINO resem led repul-
Iican member oil That body was snot down III the
streets OF New Orleans His resemblance cost
him his lie. That showed
THE EXISTENCE or CONSPIRACY.
The Senator commented at considerable length
upon the meeting OF the LEGISLATURE, saying
that 1lty-two republicans mad agreed upon
Micnael Hahn ior Speaker and the hfty democrats
mad agreed upon WIZ. The five men who were
seated by the democrats had no right to
participate IN the Legislature ana the contrivance
by when WIZ seized the char was void unless
fifty men could Outvote nlty-;wO. and ne could
not see now that could be done, though MS friend
IN 'front.' OF MIN referring 10 Sena-
tor Edmunds) reminded him that the fifty
were democrats and that democrats were very
prolific IN voting. daughter The democrats,
after getting possession OF the LEGISLATURE, com.
pelleo the attendance OF republicans by brandlsh.
ing knives aud pls os, ana lad hold Of them vi IL
urntts, forcing them TO suomlt. He read at length
from the memorial sent TO Congress Dy the con.
seTvatlve memoers Of the louisiana Legislature
and SAID those members were the nrst 70 appoint
"a ha mi 4. arv and