The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-08
4sD CONGREss-sECOND SESSION.
senate.

language he used yesterday III replying 10
Mr.. Edmunds
The latter gentleman expressed his salts
faction with the explanation.
The senate then resumed the considera-
ton of the resolution in regard to the
Louisiana affair, submitted on Tuesday
last by Mr. Thurman.
Mr.. Hamilton Of Maryland said that
the people of the country might well
take alarm from the unprecedented char
acter of the Issue raised in the
state house at New Orleans. lnforma-
ton asked of the President, by the rcsolu
ton now before the senate, was desired by
oil and he did not see where there could be
any objection to passing it. The house
had asked, "What are you going 10 do in
case the president did not answer the reso-
luton p He (IIamlton) did not suppose
the president would decline to answer, but
IL he should, Congress had a remedy as
the army did not belong to the president,
but belonged to the people If the presi-
dent used the army for improper purposes
Congress could disband that army, it could
refuse to vote supplies for it, and every
armed soldier in the land could be dis
persed by congress, every vessel of war
now before New Orleans could be taken
away by congress. It required no articles
of impeachment to do that no two third
VOTE but simple majority Vt the repre-
sentatives of the people could do so. That
was the remedy of congress against des-
potic executive. He argued that it was not
the duty of soldiers to be arresting legisla-
tors and organizing legislatures people
attended to that themselves. There never
was precedent for action in Louisiana.
On Monday last the usurping governor of
the state, for Kellogg was not governor of
Louisiana, commanding the army of the
United States in that state, and by his
order that the army expelled members of
the legislature. No one could tell when
and where this thing would be repeated
The governor of a state had nothing to do
with the organization of the legislature !;
that matter resting with the Legislature it.
self. The senator from Indiana (Mr. Nor
tom was flying the bloody rag again. He
Ilamilton) would remind him that there
were no elections now except in Connecti-
cut and New Hampshire. The Indiana re-
publican committee had, IN the last cam
paign, asked the republican newspapers to
do something to make the Southern out
RACES prominent till after election These
stories Of outrages in the South were
heralded before the country for electoneer-
ing purposes.
Mr.. Logan asked the Senator if he was
candid in his statement that stories Of
southern outrages were hera!ded before the
country for election purposes
Mr.. Hamilton replied, perhaps some
murders had been committed. No one re-
GREETED them more than himself, but these
stories of southern outrages were heradet
before the country for campaign purposes
Mr.. Logan said he would like to have
read the testimony showing that 100
negroes were. murdered in one place. Ht
was prepared with sworn statements tC
show that every one Of these outrages was
true and it would not do to say that the,
were heralded to the country for campaign
purposes. Men who made such statements
were scared with iron hearts and had nj
sympathy. applause in the galleries.
Mr.. Ferry of Michigan directed the ser
geant-at -arms to see that the rule was en-
forced in the galleries.
Mr.. Hamilton, resuming his argument
said this whole outrage business was wrong
The idea that the good people of Louisiana
as cultured, as intelligent and as patriots
as the senator himself (Mr. Morton), shout,
be put under negro control because som
ruiian killed man was an outrage
Mr. Logan asked the senator (Mr. Ham
ilton) if he endorsed the action of MI
Penn in oyeriurning the state government
of Louisiana in 1874.
Mr.. Hamilton said he would answer til
question in his own way and PROFOUND t
his friend another, and that was did
Nogan) believe that McEnery had bee
elected governor of Louisiana.
Mr.. Logan said he had reported that i
his opinion there had been such frauds tina
, neither Kellogg nor McEnery were elected
He then repeated his question to MI
Hamilton whether he endorsed the actio
of Penn III overturning the state govern
mcnt.
Mr.. Hamilton Why, there was no stat
government to overthrow, and the Hor
Senator has so reported. daughter on til
floor and applause in the gallery
Mr. Sargent gave notice that in case {
, further applause he would move that I'll
galleries be cleared.
, Mr. Logan said that so far as he was col
, cerned, he did not mind applause in IL
, galleries it was the same rs he had hear
I years ago in the infancy of the rebellion.
, Mr.. Hamilton, resuming his argumen
j, said as to the causes of the late war
would say nothing but he would say to tn
A honorable senator from Illinois, Mr.. Loga
i that American freedom was born in revo
4 luton and rebellion and the sympathies {
4 the American people were always wit
q those who rose against tyranny and oppre
: sion [Great applause and Kisses in Il
gallery
q On right of the chair Mr.. Sargent move
that the galleries be cleared agreed to
Mr.. Conkling appealed to the senate
from California, Mr.. Sargent, to so modi
"a his motion as to aim it at those portions I
4 the galleries where the repeated disrespe
\ had been shown, so far as those persol
~ whom he had heard by their predecesso
in 1860 and 1861 were concerned, he kne
!. they were practicing their indignity up'
!, the rights of the senate and he had no o
lection to interpose against turning the
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