The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-12
Passage nctwcen Senators Edmunds
and Gordon.

ana Gordon.
During the debate in the United States
senate, Wednesday, upon the Louisiana
troubles, Senator Gordon of Georgia quoted
the senator from Vermont as saying that
the people of the South were semi barbar-
lans, and suggested comparison between
them and the people of his own section.
He (Mr. Gordon) would not initiate such
spirit. lIe.would do nothing to detract
from the glory and honor of the people
which that senator represented. Mr.. Ed
munds asked Mr.. Gordon to point out
where be had made use Of such language.
Mr.. Gordon-The senator's words were
burnt into my memory, and will not out.
Mr.. Edmunds said the senator could not
get over in that way the audacity with
which he had assumed to make statements
here of the position of other senators.
Mr.. Gordon-I am responsible for my
statements.
Mr.. Edmunds--Of course, responsibility
is very good thing
Mr.. Gordon--Want of it is sometimes a
very excellent thing.
Mr. Gordon then read from Mr.. Edmunds
speech of yesterday, to the effect that
"When the people of the South have
brought to justice their associates who COM
mitted murder on their fellow citizens, for
no cause but opinions sake, then shall |
begin to have some faith that our Southern
brothers-who, it seems have not yet for
gotten the old manners and ways OF the
semi barbarian time-have thought better
of it, and then shall begin to have some
faith that whatever irregularities or wrongs
,.tet; 3 g Of
states will be properly corrected" Mr..
Gordon, in conclusion. expressed his per
feet conviction, that the people of the
North could not be rallied to this new per-
secution Of the South. He had come here
with his heart full of good will to every
section of the country, and the expression
of the same feeling from all his people.
His faith was as strong as it was in the
great throne of Jehovah, that right, truth
and justice will yet prevail, and that the
people of the North and South will stand
together, on common ground, for the com
mon good of the whole country.
Mr., Edmunds said, when the solemnity
occasioned by the sermon of the senator
from Georgia bad been relieved, he wished
to say few words in reply to the observa-
tious of that senator, concerning him. The
senator had m;sstated him in saying that he
being semi-barS arans, when what he ed
munds) had stated that the manners in the
South, previous to the war were semi-bar-
barous. The senator complains of this,
and when he is interrupted he answers not
in grocery, not in the street, nor in the
field of battle, but here on this floor, in lam
guage which certainly is now regarded as
semi-barbarous. He says he is responsible.
Well, Mr. President, does that not remind
YOU of some of the old scenes in this cham
Der before the war ? The predecessor of
the senator used the same language. If
this is an evidence of the culture of the
gentleman, and those whom he represents,
he, Edmunds, was willing to leave il there.
The senator had said great deal about the
glory shed upon the country by the South
ern men of the past, but he had omitted TO
mention more recent time, when the men
of the South lifted their hands, not for
common country, but to destroy that coun-
try. The senator had spoken of Washing
ton, Henry, Marshall and fancy illustr-
Gus names But were not these names
dimmed by Davis and Lee and Tcombs and
others that he might mention lie, Mr..
Edmunds, did not, however, wish 10 refer
to this. The people of the North had no
animosity toward the people of the South
| all they wished was that life and liberty
should be protected in the South aud also
freedom of political opinions. The demo-
Gratis and republicans of North live harmo-
niously together, although they had their
heated political contests. Why could this
not be the case in the South 1t did not
become senator from Georgia to accuse
him of luminosity toward the South. All
that he asked was that there should be Sc
curity before the law for all the people of
the South. He had no objection to the de-
mooratic party, sometimes called a white
mans party, in the South getting control
OF all the state governments there, so they
obtained control of them peaceably and
lawfully. Ever since the rebellion termna-
ted, the North has cried out for simple toll
GRANGE of political opinion 1t has not cried
for vengeance. 1t has removed the disabill-
ties of the leaders of the rebellion and well
coined them with open arms to the councils
of states and the nation. II has alwas cried
for that peace which the honorable senator
professed So much to desire
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