The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-07

s.atat Isbad hesn ohat.g,ed here ~
Senators, on the, other side OF the
chamber, that the Prssident had used
the army in Louisiana in violation of
law. They need not think that the
President had made O mistake: he
might mistake sometimes, but ha never
made q military mistake. 1t had been
charged here, further, that General
Sheridan was ordered t6 New Orleans
over the General of the Army, and
contrary to all usage; he tWest) before
commencing his speech, fortunately
had found upon the floor of lhe Senate
the Secretary Of War. and upon ask-
ing bim If such bad been the case, the
Secretary replied in the negative, and
handed the evidence to him. to contra.
dict the statements that the General Of
the Army had been ignored. West
then sent to the Clerks desk and had
read letter, received by him from the
Secretary of War. dated headquarters
OF the aamy, st. Lonis. Missouri, De-
cember 30, 1874. acknowledging the
receipt ola confidential COMMUNICATION
of December 26, with enclosures.
Salisbury, of Delaware-That is sim.
ply an acknowledgment OF the re.
csipt Of confidential Communications
and does not state the character of
them. West-When this resolution
shall have passed and all the informn-
tion comes out, the Senator will SEE
that it was an acknowledgment of the
receipt Of all orders and communion.
tions in reference to Gen. Sheridan
being ordered to New Orleans-thst is
the fact and know it to be 30. He
proceeded to review the circumstances
attending the organization of the
Legislature in New Orleans, on Mou.
day last. and charged that by the laws
OF Louisiana, acts OF the Conservative
members of that Legislature were lille.
gal, violent and revolutionary, and. in
fact, were the acts of a mob. The
seating OF five members, whose seats
were contested, before any permanent
organization, was without O parallel
He quoted from the records of Con.
gress. to show that John Quincy
Adams at one time presided Ia the
House as temporary Speaker for six
teen days, on account of certain con.
tested oases which were not acted upon
until long after permanent organiza.
ton had been effected. The so.caiied
Speaker of the Louisiana House of
Representatives had declared that those
who contested seats were entitled 10
them, without any evidence to show
that they we're elected. The vote by
which Wiltz claimed to have been
eleuted Speaker lacked five Of legal
majority of the body. He next
-ss! !-c@ 9 telegram stating :ha.
Congressman Potter was present at the
organization and discountenanoed the
action of Wiltz. Gen. DeTrobriand
was FIRST called upon to maintain order
In the lobby. by the 80 called Con-
seryative majority in the House of
Representatives.. TIE Aye men who
contested seats had not AZ much right
upon the floor as those in the lobby.
aud when those men were elected by
Gen. DeTrobriand, he did not SO. how
exception could be- taken. It was all
proper for the military to be used in
clearing the lobby, but all wrong
when used to qoell q mob and eject
from the floor five men who were not
entitled to be there. The charge that
the President had been guilty of NAL
feasance was entirely contradioted by
facts before the Senate. He than
spoke of the unkind trentment towards
the Northern people in Louisiana, and
said over 1900 lives i'll that State had
been yielded up for the sake of their
political opinions. Talk about peace
in Louisiana, but there was no peace
there. Gordon. OF Georgia, said h.
did not propose to reply to the speech
of Senator West. He was quite will
ing that 1t should go to the country
and make its own answer; but when
the people, whom he (Gordop) loved as
his own lifes-whose fortunes were his,
through veal or woe. through life or
death-were held up rs assassins and
murderers, he could not and would not
remain silent; and if his voice and ges
lures were tremulous now with emo.
tion. it was not tho emotion of anger.
but the emotion Of indignation ut the
outrage perpetrated upon his people.
He stood aghast at the spectacle pre-.
sented in this Senate yesterday "a
spectacle OF one portion Of the mem
bers seeking to ruin the fnir name and
honor of the people of one seotion OF
this country before the civilized world.
He was amazed-utterly amazed-that
:he:e should be found il tue hearts Of
men with WHOM he daily associated
upon this floor, 80 much hate. He was
totally unprepared for 1t, and if he be.
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