, 1875-01-30

Senator RoscoE Co,;KL1Na has lnado hIsspeocll
ii, tho Senate OIL tho Louisiana case. 1t WINS m
ablo effort; it waa eloquent III ovefy sense Of
the word. It was brilliant in its rhetoric,
closo md logical III MI particulars. It equaled
or surpassed that Of Senator 5cnunz. and WINS
fur superior to thnt Of THURMAN. It was an
intellectual treat, honorable to the Senate and
to tho orator. Though LOGAN, md SHERMAN,
and others had preceded linn in the investi-
CATION of the Louisiana case, hs ghvo now in
tcrost to the subject, aud held his audience III
adlniring attention.
Tho debate has been mastorly one, and
Mr.. CoNKL1Nu stands above Ill tho other par
ticipants We agreo with him in al he sad
and in eli hfs conclusions. We agreo that ho
exploded MI that had boen said OH tho other
sido and pulycrized TuunMAs's argument, and
TINT his vindication Of the President, SnEn-
tpAR, aud the Administration was thorough
and complete.
But, after this three weeks debate by tho
ab}est mon in tho Senate, whnt hGs been
tlono, what Inns been proposed, and what is
likely to be dono? souunz, BAsAnp, Cor
DON, THURMAN, WEST, Triton, SHERMAN, Nor
TON, LoaAN, md CoaE11Na have spoken they
hayo to tho best of their ability defended
their respective friends; each sido has sought
to place tho blame Of the responsibility for
the horrible condition Of Louisiana OH tho
other. Each has hurled red-hot lonunciation
| at the opposing party, and each has sought to
| establish the recti.udo Of his own associates.
| But not oue Of those eminent stateanlen has
proposed remedy for the evil. The Louia!-
anu caso is a. far from satisfactory sottle-
1nont rs ovor 1t was.
No man can read tho testimony andreports Of
officers coming from TINT State without being
movodwish sympathy for tho wrotchesl people.
Louislann is, geographically, Quo Of tho most
important States in the Un!ou. II contains
nearly million OF people. New orieansis tue
natural seaport Of tho graat vnlioy Of tht
West. The products OF tho State arc Of I'M
1ncnso value 10 the nation. Upon this State
ami this people have fallen tho blight Of do
vastating diacord and civil war. An fntelli
gent army.oftlcer, describing tho once toeain{
and agricultural districts, iilkenod thou
to n region over Which on army Ind passed
sweeping it clear Of everything. Fence
gone, dwellings md outhonsea abandoned
and in ruin plantations uncultlvated, th'
hand Of industry paralyzod, production Ar
rested, and the people, armed to tho teeth
glaring with inlplacable hostility at eacl
other. All conddence in QUE another, all to
spoct aud reverence Tor low aud humanity, do
stroyed, and the population only detarre
from war Of DETERMINATION by the prossno
. Of National troops. Government only exist
by tho support OF tho Sword, murder and rot
bury are unpuniahcd, mad each man carrie
LiI life iu hta hands.
, | Surely there IL euough In this hosribl
, picture to awaken sense OF tustice,-a fee
, Ing Of humanity tu behalf OF thaas wtetche
! psopls. They are cur counsrymsn,-th
d. aro human beinzs,-and to keep them In th
r condition Is crime against civilization
9 While tue Eonate llas been the acous OF d.
r bate equal In power to any that has bee
i heard IN that body tor yesfa, while u
i events Of Jan. I hate bssn rcheAsssa and It
!, sasponlbilty thssstos badaisd hAsa q