The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-02-25
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Of senator Logan ln,sis speech before tie
United States -seaata, on the l3lh and lith
of January, on tie condition u tl:e. sotltli-
esn States:
/. Now, NJ. President, Iw.at to ask can
did, honest, fair-.nintltl nienl inter- rad
ing this report O. General Sheridan, slio'T-
ing the murder, not for gaia. not for plan
der, but FOR political opinions, y tAe las'
few wears, OF tairly-fiYe hiaafed persons
in the State Of Louisiana OF lhem
Republicans ono cf them 4 Democrat
Il want to ask il they can stand here be-
fore this country and defend the Demo
cratic party Of Louisiana: / pat lhis qaes-
ton to them. for they have been here for
DAYS CRYING against tic wrongs upon the
Democracy Of Louisiana. want any one
of them to tell me- if he il prepared 70 &C.
fcnd Tie Democracy D! Louisiana. What
is your Democracy O. louisiana lod are
excited, your extreme wrath Is aroused
at General Sheridan because he called
your White Leagues down there saanaitil.
ask you il the murder Of tlairty-iive tun
dred men in short time for poi|cai
purposes, by a band Of men banded 10
getiler for the purpose Of murder, does
not mike them banlitti, what it does
make themy Does II m Ike them Demo
cratss Il certainly does not make them
Republicans Does Il make them honest
mem It certainly does not. Does i make
them Elw-abiding men? 1t certainly
does not Does II make them peaceabe
citizenss It certainly does not. Bei what
does It make? \ band o. nen baadel to-
eether anl prepetratins murder il their
own State Webster says bandit i. n
lawless or desperate fell5ei robber, 4
briganl, AMI ban Iii" Al, mea banded
together for plaaler anl murder and
whit are your White i.saFaes banled ~
gether for ii the result rnyes that they
are banded together for murder for politi-
al purposes
Q, what a crime it was in Sheridan to
say that these men wee b1aiitt, IL Is
wretch. From the papers lac ought to be
hanged to lamp post; from the Senators
Ire is not fit T. breathe the free nit Of
neaycn or of this free Republic; but your
murderers of thirtytiyc hundred people
for political oFenses ara it Ii breathe
the mir Of t,lis country, and arc defended
on this floor today, and they are ltfcaa.
ed here BY the Democrats party, and
you cannot avoid Or escape the prop3s
ton You have denounced Republicans
for trying to keep the peace in Louisiana;
YOU have denounced tie Admin tration
foT trying TO suppress blaolshei in Lou
i,;ana; YOU have denounced all for tAe
same purpose; but not one word has fal
len from the lips Of a solitary Democratic
Senator denoancing these wholesale mur
ders in Louisiana. You have said j am
sorry these things aEe done bat Eou
have defended tie White Leagues; you
have defended Penn; YOU have defended
rebellion; ana yuu stand here to-day the
apologisiS Of mIrslar, ii rebellion, and oi
treason in that State.
want to ask tile judgment o. IN honest
country, want 10 ask lie judgment Of
people q. this grand ma glorious kcpub-
lie to ii me ahethrI men small murder
b. the score. whether men shall trample
the law under loot whether men shall
force Judges TO resign, whether latn shtll
force prosecuting attorneys to resign,
whether men shall take ,iYc officers, III 4
State out and hang OF shoot then II they
attempt 10 exercise tie functions Of tnelr
office. whether men shall taflIiy the voters
and oiiice-haitless vi i state, whether men
shall undertake, ia violation ot iaw, to or
ganizc Legislature for revolutionary pur
pose. for the purpose of putting a Cover
nor iii possession ana taking possession
OF the state, ana ,icn ask the Democracy
to slaati by them appeal % the houest
Judgment Il the people az this land ana
ask them 20 ftSaoal whether this Was not
an eNcusa5le case when this man
used tie army - pIolecl ilie hte Of that
STATE tnd - preserve tAe peace ~ tlilt
peoiie: Sir, tlc man WHO Will not asst all
the means in his power To preserve the
nationality, the integrity OF this Govern
mcnt, the integrity OF state, 0rihe peace
and happiness OF "A people IS not 1T to
govern. lie IS not I'll to hold position in
this Or any other civilized age
Does liberty mean wholesale slaughter
Does republican govefnmentmeaa tyranny
and oppression al lis citizens Does an
intelligent and eAligAenedare Of civilian
ton mean murder and pillage. blooashed
1T the hands of kukluX or White Leagues
or any body else; and IL any ono attempts
10 put il down, attempts 10 recognize and
produce order where chaos ang confusion
have reigned. they are 10 be denounced as
fyrants. is opprcSsors, and Is acting
against republican institutions say.
then, the happy days OF this Republic ale
gaae. When We fail to see that rep4bii-
caEism means nothing. that liberty Il cans
nothing but the unrestrained license of
the mobs to DO as they please, then repub
ifcan government Is Il failure. Liberty of
the citizen means the right 70 exercise
such rights as are prescribed within tic
limits Of the law. 80 that lie does not in
the exercises Of these rights infringe the
sights oil other citizens. But the detin-
ton is not well made BY our friends on
the opposite side vt this chamber Their
idea OF liberty Is license: it is not liberty,
but Il is license. License to % What
License TO violate Law, TO trample eonst.-
iltions under foot, 10 take life 10 take
properly, 10 use the bludecon and the run,
or antling else, for the purpose of giving
themselves power What statesman ever
heard OF that Us a definition OF liberty
What man, III a civilized age. has ever
heard of liberty being tie uarestrancd
license OF the people to do a. they please,
without any restraint Of law or Of authori
ty! No man , no, net one, until we found
the Democratic party, would advocate
this proposition aal indolse and encour-
age this kind of license in q free country.
Mr.. President, | have. perhaps. said
more on this question of Louisiana than
might have been well for me 10 say Oh
account of my strength, but What have
said about it, have said because honest.
" believeit. What have sid in reference
10 1t comes from an honest conviction in
my mind ans in my heart OF What has been
done - suppress violence and wrcng.
But hare lew remarks, n conclusion.
30 submit now TO ny friends on the other
side, IL answer to what they have said
rot by way of argument, but bv way OF
accusation. lou say 70 us-l had Ii re-
peated 10 me This morniag ia private con-
versation =. Withdraw Your troons from
Louisiana and you Will have peace" Ah.
/ heard II sid on this floor once .Nitl.-
s,rlw your troops from Louisiana and
soar State government will not last a min
ute" | heard that said from The oppe Site
side of the chamber, and now YOU say
" itndraw your troops from Louisiana
ss;,d YOU uill have peace
.if. President, I dislike to refer to things
that are p.sst and gone dislike to have
my mind called back TO things of the past:
but ] will remember the Yoice in this
chamber once that rang out and was
heard throughout this land Withdraw
Your troops from Fort Sumter il yoa
want peace heard thai sail. Now it
i Withdraw your troops from Louisiana
i yoi want peace Yes, say withdraw
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