New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-08
AN ABLE SPEECH BY SENATOR HAMILTON
OF MARYLAND.

AN ABLE SPEECH BY SENATOR HAMILTON
OF MARYLAND
THE PRESIDENT AND GEN. SHERIDAN SEVERELY
CRIrCIsED-PENN's REVOLUTION DEFENDED-
CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT CAUSED IN THE
SENATE CHAMBER by A MOTION 10 CLEAR THE
GALLERIES,
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRtBUNr.l
WASHINGTON Jan. 7.-Mr Hamilton of Maryland
arraiauCd the Administration in the Senate To-Day
in a long exhaustive, and exceedingly aole speech
He criticised the course of the President IN sendnR
such man as Sheridan to New-Orleans; Tor MS re-
sponse to the call of Kellogg. and for sending troops
into the State House in time of profound peace to
drive ont at the point of the bayOnet, members OF
the LEGISLATURE who legally elected. lie clIed
cases in Ohio and other States where TWO speakers
occupied seats. where c0ntesting delega'ee "eio
in the chamber together and weeks were spent IN
tumult and confusion and yet no United states
troops were ordered in to stop the disorder or to
order ont the contesting delegations. Mr.. Howe
having interjected the remark that Kellogg called
for the troops to help the Legislature to organize
Mr.. Hamilton asserted that the Governor OF state
had nothing whatever to do with the organization
Of n legislature; that the Legislature organized
itself In answer to n question from Mr.. Logan as
10 the revolution of Penn against the constituted
Government of the State, Mr.. Hamilton retorted
that according to his tMr. Logans) own report. III
1873 there was no Government there at ALL ana tha'
Penn and his friends seeing that Kellogg ana Ills
crew we're to be again foistcd upon them, ana De-
lievinc they were the legally elected Government,
tool, tho only means in their power of asserting
their rights, knowing that they could look 10 no
other source for help. But they offered no OPPOSE
ton to the Federal Government, and gave up their
struggle at the command Of the military. REFER
e tlt1
epce was made to the bloodthiIsty nature OF tue
speeches of Administration Senator'S MT Morton
especially being impaled for his excessive 1ondnesS
for the use of the word lies" and for his repeated
illusions to outrages, murders and ASSASSINATION,
with which he sought to infame the public mind at
the North instead of endeavoring to nstil feeling
of fraternal love between the two sections. Mr..
Hamilton resuscitated certain dispatch fulml-
mated in Indiana before the late elections, and adj
dressed to country editors in regard to working up
the outrage business to the full extent before the time
of voting Sheridan and his dispatches were the sub
iects of sarcastic criticism, wcll-merlted TeDuke
being administered to him for pretending to under
stand the feelings and state of mind OF the people
of New Orleans after a stay among them OF less than
three DAYS. and more especially for his outrageous
dispatches stgmatizing the people of Louisiana as
"banditti," and asserting that lis life lad been
threatened. Mr. Hamilton insisted that Sheridan
was perfectly safe, and that, SO long as Kellogg
Packard, Casey and the rest were living there
unframed the General need not be afraid lie
asked why such sentiments should be expressed by
General in the army, and asked how Republicans
at the North would like living under the rule of
such q man. Louisiana desires peace and to be
allowed to manage her own affairs, unmolested by
Federal bayonets.
Many strong points were made in the course
of the speech. which received applause from
the galleries, which was continued IN spite of
the admonirons of the presiding officer to such an
extent that Mr.. Sargent moved that the galleries be
cleared, which caused much excitement aud debate,
in the course Of which Mr.. Upton said that II other
means failed the President might be called upon to
send company of soldiers to clear the House. The
passage and execution of this resolution for the first
time in the history of Congress seemed imminent,
but Messrs Thurman, Howe. and Bayard depre-
Gated any hasty action, and the former introduced
similar resolution to that passed the occasion OF
the debate on the removal of the bank deposits in
1886, to the effect that sufficient police force be
kept in the galleries to eject guilty persons and re-
port them TO the Senate