Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-02-18

Senate now take up the message OF
he President on Arkansas affairs and
hat it he referred 10 the Committee
IN Privileges and Elections.
Mr. Davis. | believe have the
floor.
The Vice. President The Senator
from West Virginia was recognized
and presented a resolution of his
State Legislature, and the Senator Is
claiming the floor, asking permission
TO make few remarks.
Mr. Davis. | shall not occupy tive
minutes.
Mr.. CLAYTON. I ask whether 1t Is
in order now to open up the discuss
ion on the Louisiana question on the
introduction OF & resolution Ola State
Legislature. II seems to me that
this resolution should have been pre-
sented during the early proceedings
of the morning hour, at the time al
lotted to the introduction ofmemorlaiS
and petitions.
The Nice-President The Chair
will suggest To the Senator from Ar
kansas that the time for the presen'
tation of these resolutions usually Is
the morning hour. The Senator from
West Virginia desires TO make some
explanation OF some statement IN re
gard TO the resolutions.
Mr.. CLAYTON. The resolutions have
been read at length.
Mr.. Davis. Mr.. President
The Vice President. The Chair is
of opinion that the Senator from
West Virginia is entitled 10 the floor.
Mr.. Clay ton During the morning
hour?
Mr.. Davis. Mr.. President, | be
lieve the sentiments expressed in the
resolution Just read are Endorsed by
fully threc-fourths of the people OF
West Virginia and the county at
large.
Senators, think of it! A Lcgisla-
ture lawfully elected by Il large ma
jority of the people Of Il State meet at
the place and time required by law,
are engaged in peaceable, quiet,
proper, and legal way attending to
the duties assigned them by tue con-
st;tution and laws of their State,
when by order Of a usurpiug govern
or. United States troops are.marchcd
into the legislative hail and portion
of the members, by force, AT Ia" point
of the blvonet, taken from their seats
So that the political complexion OF
the house shall be changed. The
members forced out were elected by
large maJoriiies, some of them by
one thousand or more. There was
no legal protest against their occupy
inc seats there VA, no one confess
ing their right u them. And all
this is done by United States troops
acting under he order Of 4 man call
Ing himself governor, who lad
uSurped that office under the protec
lection ola portion ofthe armed force
of the United States, acting under
the midnight illegal order OLA corrupt
Federal Judge. When you consider
tie midnight order Of Judge Durel!
and the spectacle of United States
troops overthrowing enc State COVER
ment and installing another; and, at
Il later date, the same troops, by
order of the same Il. tacto usurpiHg
governor, force from their seats
eu,u-h members of a State Legi>la-
ture 10 change its political complex
ION, surely there is no parallel -in
history. certainly not in II time Of
peace and undera republican torm OF
government.
For the outragcs committed by
Kellogg and the Army OF the Unltcd4
States in Louisiana the President and
his Cabinet are responsible to the
people Of TIN, country. Cabinet
officers Williams and Beiknap have
each, in the uauc q the President,
indor>ed by telegraph the acts com
mitted in Louisiana by Kellogg, ia
reil, and the Army.
ThepeopIe OF West Virginia, whose
coat of arms bears the motto "-'iyH-
t,uG sempsr 6je,'i, could not do more
or les than respectfully, yet firmly
and strongly, enter their protest
against the use OF the Federal Army
in any State in such a manner as la,
more than once occurred in Louisiana.
Mr.. President, cannot imagine a
more diShonurable act that an officer
or representative OF the people could
engage in than to traduce and abuse
the people who elected and trusted
him to protect and defend their good
name and interest. In my opmlcn
the man who abuses 4 trust and mis-
represents Il helpless people who nave
couhded in him is indeed 4 bad ana
an unworthy man.
Tie resolutions | present are re-
spec,.u. and to the point fully in
dorSe them, and have placed them
on the records OF this Senate so ina,
West Nirginia's pro'e.,. with that OF
other tales, may appear m perpetu
al r.memb ance against the acts OF
the Administration in Louisiana IN
overturning a State government ana
interfering wiki STATE Legislature
by an armed force for political Ill.
CHARLESTON LETTER.