New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-14

he was arrested under proton60 OF embeZ
element; under charge Of having embezzlet
30 two years before. He was seized ant
carried by steamboat and otherwise into
distant locality; he was thrust into conceal
| ment in the hold of a steamboat; he wa,
told that the whole purpose in Selling hin
| was to prevent his being present at the or
| ganizati6n Of the Legislature. He was .tOlG
that he should not see or speak to anybody
but if he would be quiet till the Legislature
| bad organized he should not be hurt; ani
finally when the Legislature had organized
as was supposed, he was set free, the meI
who abducted him going with him to 9
| magistrate, and one of them. Mr.. Picayune
Smith, signing the recognizance-a recog
nizance to answer to charge that two
years before, while collector of taxes
which he was for only two DAYS, he had
| embezzled 50. In violation of constitu
tional right, IN violation of parliamentary
and legislative privilege, in derogation Of
the fundamental principles of our system
OF government, as step in conspiracy to
dominate Legislature. this man was ar
rested and prevented from going to his seat
to utter the voice of the constituency which
cOnfessedly had elected and commissioned
him to speak for it,
Who has risen on the other side of the
Chamber to denounce this act Of lawless-
ness and baseness! | may not properly re-
fer to the proceedings of the other House of
Congress, but the newspapers inform us
that special committee has been raised to
inquire whether person invited to be q
witness before committee, a person who
had testified aud been discharged, could be
sued for defamation of character. or prose-
cuted by fellow citizen. SO sensitive, if
we may believe the. public Journals is the
House of Representatives, touching its
privileges and the privilege of those pro.
tected by it's ;pgi that a special committee
inquiries whether a discharged witness may
be prosecuted by fellow citizen. Here is
a man not summoned as witness, but
elected to Legislature. The time has
come tor him to take his seat. The division
between parties is so nearly equal. that not
possibly, but probably his weight may
make the scale kick the beam; and politi-
cal cOnspiratOrs, plotting the overthrow of
law, kidnap him, carry him away to re
mote place, hold him by force, for the
avowed purpose OF impairing the leglsla.
tive force on one side, for the avowed pur-
pose of controlling and sitting legislative
action; and in the American Senate no Dem.
Ocratic Senator rises to denouuce or repro
bate the proceeding. The Senate rings
with denunciatiOn, but it is al! of those
whose rights were trodden under the feet of
violence and fraud.
The Senator from Ohio says that he has
in the past told these people ut the South
they were doing wrong and they ought to
stop. Yes, Mr.. President, but precept and
example must be thorough and consistent
to be etficacious James Buchanan disap-
proved of secession, but ne said he did not
know any way to prevent it or put it down,
and that secessiOnists had great reason for
what they did. He said there was an idea
that troops could act as posse for a mar
shall to be sure, but in South Carolina the
marshal had resigned, and, therefore, there
was no marshal, and how could posse act,
and what could troops do without a mar
shall! The Democracy of the North, some
OF them, said that secession was objection
able. Does any man believe that the people
issue had they been made to feel that the
OF the North, uniting with the
of the North, would present
one grim, undivided front, united to
the bitter end in the purpose that
the republic should live and rebel
lion should die! Who believes this!
Who believes that 100000 people, an
agricultural people, without skilled
labor, without diversified industry, without
sources, would have waged bloody war
against 81 100000 of united people posses
'ing workshops, rollingmills, factories,
KILLED labor, diversified industries, and ali |
The means to conquer with beyond any |
people of any country or of any age? Who |
believes that men in the other House of |
Congress would have said, as more than one |
Who hears me heard them say. that the |
Confederate troops would be paid in coin |
rom the Boston banks, and that they
would water their horses in the Hudson and |
he st. Lawrence! Who believes that such |
Wild expectations would have led the South
nto the red sea of war, had it been known
hat the Democracy of the North, as one
lan, welded IN solemn wediock to the Il 4g
nd the government, would stand shoulder
0 shoulder till rebellion was trampled to
he dust!
know that Mr.. Buchanan, and others.
alked in deprecatlng way about rebellion.
know that now, Democratic Senators with
holiday and lady terms depre-
ate assassination. The Senator from Ohio
peaks of inhuman butcheries and burnipgs
8 ''homicides not authorized by law"
J that the terse vigor which will make
halt Fand quail? No, sir. 1t
on would discOuntenance a desperate
rutal man in acts of violence, you must
OF incite him by encouraging his passions,
y exaggerating his grievances and invent
lg new ones for him, you must not picture
lurld cOlOrs his imaginary wrongs you |
lust not denounce the law he violates, and
le authorities he deties; you must tell him
9 is victim of tyranny When you have
one all these things, it is of little avail to
Id that as general rule you think sin is
nful. If violence in the South is to be re.
liked and discouraged by those having the
VI and the confidence of the agitators, it
N not be by cl0gging the wheels of law
i authority. by heaping opprobrium OF
the ministers OF law, by heaping male
ctiOns on the laws of Congress, by in
sting that wnatovar ia nd hv,J
FIRING up strife, and int1aming all the dis ,
intent in the hearts Of those who brood in
flied bitterness.
Let me- return to the narrative. ]
Mr.. Cousin, say, did not appear. A man .
hose appearance resembled member OF !,
@ Legislature was shot in the street q
the night of the third of January. h
is resemblance to Republican mem i
r cost him his life. 1t seems =
have been something euch case ;,
that narrated by the Count in "Charles r
Malley," noted duelist. who, as my :
end from Illinois (Mr. Logan said the n
GER day, used to go cunning after other | h
Ople. He wrote a letter one day to a | r
end at the breakfast table, and said, II RI
70 out before breakfast this morning and 8,
1t fellow in the knee. but he turned out +,
be the wrong man. Laughter Some :.
~ went out after tea and shct man | a
" ~ eho ctiCCty ouC; iC | h
ked like Republican member, it turned t.
to be the wrong man. ~
There came also Mr.. Vigers, the clerk, h
ID the roll made by the Secretary of State, a,
required by law. The roll bore the names o.
102 persons, and bore the name of no h
er person who was present. The roll in
S conclusive; 1T was final. The fifty ~
} Republicans had agreed on Mr. Hahn =.
Speaker; the Democrats on Mr. or
ltz. If the law had it's course, Mr.
bn must be chosen. The law not only 10
uired Mr.. Nigers to call the roll-but f.
preside, and to count and declare the ar
es of those On that roll. The presiding W
GER to be chosen, and the only one known W