New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-27
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Northern Democrats. They would find tn
Democrats of the North would be turninI
away from them, as they did in 1861; the,
would support the flag and put down revo
lutiOnery enterprise. In Mississippi tn
Republican party had reconstructed pabli
Suiidings, and advanced the interest Of tn
State in every way. Every dollar o
the State debt could be paid il
two years: South Carolina, Louisiana
and mississippi were all improving. Soutl
Carolina had q better government to-day
than ever before, and what was true O.
that State was true of Louisiana and Mis-
elssispi. There had been system OF reform
lnaugurated which was beneficial to those
States. In conclusion he referred to the
argument OF the Senator from Ohio Thur
mani, and called upon that Senator. as the
leader OF the Democratic party, to say to
the Democrats in the South that the out
RACES there must be stopped.
Mr.. Thurman said, on the eighteenth. OF
January, 1871, in , speech in the Senate, he
condemned anything like violence, and said
every outrage of the kind complained of in
to which he belonged, and if his voice could
reach every man in the South who violated
the law, and have potential influence with
him, it would be addressed to him in three
simple words, "Obey the law" Nothing
was to be gained by outrage. Those were
his words four year ago, for which the then
Senator from Alabama Mr.. Warner) OK.
pressed upon this floor his thanks, and
characterized his (Thurman's words DE-
he Mr.. Warner) honored him. If
there were outrages in the Sonth it
was not the fault of the Democratic party
on this floor or in the other House of Con-
gress. The picture Of Southern society
was not to be drawn by clippings from news
papers. If ad nase,na clippings were to be
taken as the picture of society, there might
that way which could make any man living
north of the Potomac river shuddor. His
tory was not to be made in that way, and
it was poor service for any man to do his
country to stand up here as the herald and
compiler of all these acts which find recital
on hearsay in the daily press Of the coun'
try. The record made in this Senate
Of A' the s' nstOD fhe gl RSee QUESTION:
now engaging the Senate could not be OBJ
scured BY all the clippings from news
papers industry could possibly collect.
Before concluding his argument Mr.. Thur.
man yielded to Mr.. Sargent for motion
for an executive session.
Mr.. Alcorn, of Mississippi, offered a
resolution calling upon the Attorney Gen.
eral to transmit to the Senate the report Of
Clinton Rice, who was sent to Mississippi
in February, 1874, to investigate certain
charges preferred against Felix Brannigan,
United States district attorney, and Leroy
S. Brown, United States marshal tor the
Southern district of Mississippi.
Mr. Boutwell, objected, and the resolution
was laid over.
After short executive session the Sen.
ate adjourned.
To-
ositions changing the manner of electihg |
the President, were ordered printed.
A resolution for paying the interest on |
the District of Columbia debt in currency, |
was ref rred to the committee Of the |
whole. !
The pill giving citizens acquired territory
United States citizenship passed. This
ii does not give Mexican citizens the
ght to appear before mixed commission.
The Judiciary Committee reported ad-
versely to forming new State from por-
lions of Louisiana and Texas.
Mr.. Cessna, of Pennsylvania, from the
Judiciary Committee. reported adversely
IN a'bill for the relief of the Southern
States by the compromise and settlement
If their debts. Laid ON the table.
The Judiciary Committee reported an
amendment to the constitution fixing the
presidential term at six years and prohibit
ng tho reelection of the President. An
interesting debate ensued, in which Mr.
3utler. of Massachusetts, intimsted his
willingness to support Grant for third
ERIN a. necessity to put down lawlessness
q the South. and in which Messrs. E. r.
ioar, of Massachusetts, and E. II. Roberts,
# New York, took strong ground against
third term, the latter declaring that in the
Erection of dictatorship and strong govern
aent lay the murder Of the republic.
The amendment was defeated for want of
he necessary two-thirds majority. The
ote stood, yeas 134, nays l04.
The Judiciary Committee reported bill
D provide for the redemption of overdue
0nds of the United States known as Texas
bonds. There are l49 $1,000
onds belonging to the State of Texas
hich were taken from there during the
ar and sold in Europe to Peabody & Co.,
" which the State had received no con-
Iteration. The party holding them refuses ,
} present them and the object of the bill is
, pay the amount to the State of Texas
'hich is to guarantee the United States.