The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-05

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spur and lash of party discipline he
might yield his honest convictions and
support the Civil Rights bill. The
Republican party in forcing this bill was
attempting to do by legislation what had
.never been done by legislation-that was
to correct and cure prejudice. The
attention of the House was given in a
marked degree to Mr.. Seners remarks.
Mr.. Hoar spoke in favor Of the bill
He did not believe that the bill if passed
into law would produce any great i'm
mediate effect for good or evil in the
Southern States but the value of the net
was similar to that of the Declaration OF
Independence
Mr.. Roberts insisted that the time had
come when Congress should say that laws
should be no respector of persons.
Mr.. Howard said that he would vote
against the bill IN all its details, because
he did not believe it to be in the inter.
est of the colored people, or Of the white
people. He believed that it would work
incalculable damage. He did not be.
lieve that the majority of the thinking
and careful colored people were in favor
of it.
Mr.. Cain said that the colored people
controlled the whole school system OF
South Carolina, and that they had not a
mixed school in the State except the
State College.
Mr.. Cobb, of Kansas, asked him what
he thought would be the effect of the pas
sage of the bill on the school system OF
the South.
Mr.. Cain replied that if the United
States Government passed the law, and
insisted on obedience to it, there would
be no trouble at all. Applause on the
Republican side.
Mr.. Hynes asked him if he did not be-
lieve that in every Southern State con-
trolled by the Democratic party the
whole common school system would be
abolished rather than have mixed schools.
Mr.. Cain implied that he did not
know; that he could not judge Demo
cracy. Laughter.) He believed that
the colored people were willing to accept
anything necessary for the welfare OF the
country and to secure our laws. he
said our liberty secures us peace, give Us
a chance to live, put no restrictions on Us
and we ask no more Of the American
people. Loud applause from the color
ed crowd in the galleries and from the
Representatives on the floor.
Mr.. Chttenden opposed the bill.
Mr.. White advocated his own substi
tute as against either the Senate or House
bill, and said that he occupied middle
ground between the friends and enemies
of the civil rights bill.
Mr.. Colwell protested against the bill
in any OF its forms or phases, and arguec
that the cOlored needed no addltiona
protection.
Mr.. Eldridge protested solemnly agains
the proposed legislation. This and kind
red measures were only for the benefit o
UuprincipIed Carpet Baggers ant
ScaIIawags,
and pot house politicians who woHlC
make merchandise of all the rights Of th'
colored race and of their body and sOul
if they could thereby keep themselves il
control sf place and power.
Mr.. Brown, of KY, opposed the bill
although he acknowledged that it was 1
foregone conclusion that to-day's sur
would set upon it as n law of the land
Men on the Republican side had beer
dragooncd into Its support. Its success
had been in measure accomplished by
daring and revolutionary invasionS or
the time honored rules Of the House. L
had been born in malignity, would bt
passed in defiance and violation of th'
Constitution, and would be executed il
violence and in blooJshed as he feared.
Mr.. Hale, of New York, objected tC
the last sentence MS unparliamentary, but
1t having been reduced to writing and
read from the Clerks desk, the Speaker
ruled that it did not transcend the limits
of parliamentary debate.
Mr.. Brown continuing his remarks
said that be regarded the bill as part ot
the machinery to be set in motion fol
the campaign of 1876. He believed thai
A Deliberate Conspiracy had beer
Formed for the Overthrow of Con
stItutiOnaI Liberty.
The men SAID he who proposed
to pass this bill have been weighed in the
balance and found wanting.
The Speaker informed Mr.. Brown tnat
he must address the chair.
Mr.. Brown-Mr Speaker, your con
duct in this and other matters daughter
at the effect of Mr.. Browns obedience tC
the Speaker reminds me of a passage II
Junius, where he describes n bad tenant
having received nCtice to quit, breaking
the furniture, putting the house in dlsor'
der, and doing all that he could to veA
the landlord. Mr.. Speaker, the South il
broken in, lies in helplessness rnd despair
with homes dilapidated, villages wastec
and its people bankrupt. Is there
nothing in that situation you will pity
If ysur magnamimity cannot be reached
will YOU not be moved bysome sense o
Justice. In 1872 by aconspiracy betweer
the Attorney General and Kellogg anc
q drunken federal judge, the sovereignty
of the State was overthrown; that usurPa
tion had been perpetuated since by bayo
nets.
An American Cromwell.
But recently one Of your generals en-
tered the legislative halls as Cromwal
entered the English parliament with col
orial pride and ruthlessly expelled th'
occupants. Onward and onward you g
in defiance of the sentiments OF th'
country without pity and without jus
tice, remorselessly determined, 1t seems
to drive the Southern people t
destruction; to give their roofs t.
flames, and their flesh to the eagles. A
Federal General steps on the scene anc
sends dispatch to the world, that th'
people of that State are banditti. W.
have heard it elsewhere that they were
thieves, murderers and night riders. Ih'
clergy of that State, Jew and Gentle
have denied it; the business men anc
Northern residents have denied it; com
mittee of your own House, majority o
whom were Republicans, has given 1t 1T
solemn and emphatic contradiction, anI
nailed the SANDER to the counter.
IsButIer Alluded TO or Not:
Now what should be said {.
speak not of men, but of language with
in the rules of this House, if that accuse