New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-13
BY TELE PHI.
CONGRESS.
House.

| Nothing occurred Of interes. 70 tho South,
| Senate.
/ The Senate had up to-day the resolution OF
Mr.. Schurz, instructing the Judiciary Com
! mlttee to inquire what legislation is necess
sary to by Congress secure to the people Of
| Louisiana their rights OF self governments
under the constitution, and report with the
least possible delay, by bill or otherwise
MIR. Howe, OF Wisconsin, criticised Mr.
Shurz' speech OF Yesterday, and denied that
the army of the United States had removed
| from the Louisiana Legislature any mem
Der of that body. He defended the course
| of General Sheridan, and said he was not
in command OF New Orleans when the
events of Monday, January 4, took place,
Referring to the speech of General Gordon
| he said the Republican party did not hats
any portion of this country. All the laws,
| he remarked made for the South. were also
made for the North. The Republican
| party had poured out the treasure of
| the country as freely to open the chan
nels OF Southern ports as it had to open
the channels OF Northern ones. He thought
| murder was too common IN the South, and
| was regarded there with much less abhOre
renee than IN other portions of the country,
Murder and other species of violence had
been employed in the South for po!iticaE
purposes He spoke of the Red river troubles
| in Louisiana, and said the perpetrators oG
those crimes went unpunished
Mr.. Gordon, of Georgia, said the Reputys
llcans were IN charge OF the State and had
| the judiciary. Therefore, if the majority of
| the people supported the Kellogg govern
ment, as was claimed by the Senator from
| the other side of the chamber, how was it,
that the courts of that State, aided by the
army of the United States, did not bring
the perpetrators of these crimes to iusticeR
Mr.. Howe replied he would not 20 into,
that question now, but to the best of his
information the courts of that State were
weak.
Mr.. Gordon said the Senator by implicas
tiOn, it not direct words, charged that muir,
ders were committed in Red River parish,
1t it be true, it was a most remarkable fact
that the attorney for Louisiana, who be-
lODged to the same party as the Senator.
did not prosecute the criminals. The
Senator had said the courts were weak. If
the attorney had not the brains or nerve to
draw up a bill of indictment the Democratic
party was certainly not responsible APP
plause in the galleries.
Mr.. Howe said no matter what the Sena-
tor might think of the personal qualiica-
ton of the attorney for Louisiana, he
tHowel would say that if the Democratic
party of Louisiana would say to Governor
Kellogg that they would sustain him in
every effort to put down murder, no such
transactions as took place in Red River
parish would ever take place again. He
believed if half dozen Senators on the
Democratic side of the chamber would not
tolerate these offenses there would be no
more OF them.
Mr.. Morton said it was we'll understood
in Red River parish that witnesses who
testified against these criminals, the grand
jurors who were disposed to indict, or the
petty jurors who were disposed to- convict
them would be murdered, and that was the
reason why these criminals iE Louisiana
had not been punished.
Mr.. Howe. resuming his argument, said
the Democrats were not the friends Of
cOlored men; that party was united npon
one subject. and that was hostilay to the
negro. In defending the course of General
Sheridan he said the Senator from Della.
ware tBayard) did him in ustice in his re-
cent speech. What otfense had General
Sheridan committed. He had suggested for
a most extraordinary state OF things
thought that the Senator from Delas
ware, Instead of heaping condemnation
upon the head of General Sheridan should
have spent little of his energy in the cone
demnation of the Outrages which Sheridan
denounced. He IHOwe) did not think
Senators should be very harsh in censuring
the conduct of General Sheridan. That
officer did not say al! the citizens Of New
Orleans are banditti, and as to the dispos
sitiOn of that city to override all law
referred to by Sheridan. Congress could see
for itself that it was 30.
Mr.. Bayard read Sheridan's dispatch Yrr
reference to banditti and said that it Was
an arraignment of the whole community os
New Orleans. Personally he had scarcely
and TO desire to detract from his
merits as a soldier, but 10 seemed to him
'Bayardi almost incredible that Senator
30 advanced in years, and so amiable as the
Senator from Wisconsin. should. stand here
to find fault with him for stating that the
conduct of Sheridan in New Orleans was
that of human ferOcitv. The Senator. out.
side Of this chamber, would find but one
.entiment in regard to this dispatch. Did
he not ask tho President Of the United
States 20 issue . proclamation he had mo-
moro right 20 issue, than he had the rlghs
o issue a bull in the name Of the pope'
Mr.. Howe saii General Sheridan
lid nos ask the President to ISSUE such
hat such a proclamation Is issueds
General Sheridan stood there I'm the Drese
nee Of murder: hs felt Geeniv and
poke strongly. He suggested remedv
which the Law Would not warran. Ho
Howe) did not regard that az evidence OF
luman feSocity. especially in one trained az
soldier. Did the Senator from Delaware
Bayard) believe that there waA u Senator
q the chamber. especially Oh the Repub.
ican side. who would consent to 'tha
lightes: infraction of nur constitution :
Did he believe that the Republican parity
Vanted to substitute despOtisns for q con.
titutiOnaI government:
Mr.. Bayard said he could scarcely beiievs
hat the Senator asked him that question:
ariOusly. He did believe that che Repubs
can party had trampled upon theconstcu.
on until there was scarcely vestige OF i.
ut. tie had seen effort after effort to
reak it down. till he believed. a. he be.
eved IN hls existence. tha: tho party paid
0 respect to it.
Mn Howe denied that Iii. Hepnb.;caa
arty wanted any despotism. and said tirs
enator says we have trampied Npon ths
'nsttutions that is His opinion. and tor.
lnate!y hia opinion nor mine does 1os
'ntrOl the country: in conclusion, h9
'gued that the Democrats. n 1854. eu:.
Dyed detachment ot the army IN EsstoS
take "1e negro cut o: that cts.
had been said here tia: the people
. preparing TO everthfow tia: party.
nich has conducted the goyeynsEen: sinc8
~ down {" the pgesen. day. !: might
fnet he was not inNnsii.'s g. ie,
1t he could not consent to turn baei.. a.
lmonished by the Senator fyO:a Missouri
churzs yesterday. Ns va. Rot constituted
} the crawtisk ordes. There Ii:is bY
osns ahead. ana il might be pfudens SoP
Oss not 5uil iaslred 70 90 ashore, but hN
40 going t. complete the voyage. and II
G ship went ,lowA before shs vaSage vas
hreted, he would 20 down with Il: and
= sho,,ld ever te ssfsed sgaia. a. il syss
--for she Great Under writer would attend
that-thers would be sauud az che mas
al Ass tag. upon which ,ni.L: ie sesa
az alt nen. whatever their race ~ e,loe
ghs 10. had squsl sfgl:s to sas .ssssS:S
liberty and happiness.
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