The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-07
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Janua

OF the resolution submitted yesterday by
Mr., Thurman in regard to the Louisiana
trouble, The pending question being on
motion OF Mr.. Conkling, to insert words
that were not incompatible with the pub
lie interests.
Mr., West said that it was somewhat
remarkable that those who thrust this
resolution upon the Senate declared that
they were in possession OF all the facts
about the Louisiana trouble, yet they
wanted the President to send Informs
ton to them. 1t had been charged here
that General Sheridan was ordered to
New Orleans, and contrary to all usage
he went. Before commencing his speech
he asked the Secretary OF War II such
had been the case, and the Secretary re-
I'plied in the negative, and handed evil
dence to him to contradict the statement,
Mr.. West then sent to the Clerks desk
and had read the following letter received
from the Secretary Of War,
HEADQuARTERs ARMYo OF ST, Louls, |
DEcEMBER 80, 1874. J
70 General W. Il. Bclknap, Secretary d
War, Warrington, D, C.
GENERAL-l have the honor TO ac-
knowledge the receipt Of your confden-
tial communication Of December 26th,
with enclosures. Very respectfully your
obedient servant,
[Signed,l W. 7, SHERMAN, Genl,
Mr.. SaIlsbury-That is simply an nc
acknowledgement Of the receipt Of the conf
DENTAL communications, and does not
state the character of them,
Mr.. West-When this resolution shall
have been passed and all the information
comes out, The Senator will sec that 1t was
an acknowledgment Of the receipt OF all
orders and communications In reference
to Gen. Sheridan being ordered to New
Orleans. That is the fact, and know 1t
to he so. lie then proceeded TO review
the circumstances attending the OrganiEN-
ton Of the Legislature In New Orleans
on Monday last, and charged that by the
laws Of Louisiana the acts Of the COnserY.
ativc members OF that Legislature were
illegal, violent and revolutionary, and in
fact were the nets Of q mob. The seat
Ing Of five Of the members whose
seats we're contested before any per.
mancnt organization, WIS without a
parallel. The vote by which WiltE claim.
cd 10 have been elected Speaker lacked
five Of the lCgal majority OF the body. He
next read from the telegram stating that
Congressman Potter was present at the
organization and discountenanced the
action Of Mr.. Wilt. lien. DeTrobriaml
was first called upon 10 maintain order in
the lobby by the 70 called conservative
majority Of House, The iiyem who
contested seats had not IA much right up.
Oh the floor as those In the lobby, and
when those men were elected by Col
DeTrObriand lie did not see how exception
could be taken. II was all proper for the
military to be used in clearing the lobby
but all wrong when used to quell the mol
and eject from the floor five men who
we're not entitled to sit there. lie ther
spoke Of the unkind treatment toward
the Northern people in Louisiana, and
said that over three thousand lives IN
that State had been yielded up for The
sake Of their political opinions Talk
about peace in Louisiana, there was ne
peace there. 49,,
Mr.. Gordon said that he did not pro
pose to reply to the speech Of Senator
West. lie was quite willing that Il
should go to the country and make IL
own answer. But when the people whom
he (Gordon) loved as his own lite whost
fortunes were his through veal or woe
through life or death, were held up a'
assassins and murderers, lie could no
and would not remain silent. lie dil
net believe that such sentiments were Ell
tertained by the northern people. liz
did not believe that the brave mel
against whom the people Of tht
South had lately cOntended entertained
any such sentiments. lie believed tha
the great majority Of the American peo
pie, both North and South, white ant
black, abhorrcd any such spirit Of ami
mostly. lie believed that the movenlcn
inaugurated by that large hended hnt
large hearted man Of New York to brinE
about good feeling and harmony woull
be successful. Because murders wert
committed was that any reason for brand
Ing the whole Southern people as a set o
aSsassins and barbarinns. Where in III,
Southern States people Of honesty and In
tegrity have control Of public affairs
property, life and liberty are as safe a
they are In any Northern State. Mel
were sent down among them who had nj
common interest with them. These mel
made laws, collected taxes and governed
the Southern people, and then mnlignet
the same people. II the South asked hoy
New England would like that, how tn
West would like that, and strove b,
every lawful means to. overthrow tlies
men, her people were charged with bcinI
murderers and assassins. The Senato
denied that there had been any intimida
tion Of voters, and said the Senator from
Indiana (Morton) yesterday had spokel
OF the lies sent Ott by the Southern Asso
ciated Press agents. He (GOrdOn) though
twas n libel on the Associated Press o
the South, and lie thought he knew n
much about II as the Senator iron
Indiana. LIE (GordOn) as a Senator an
man recognized his responsibility TO hi
country, and to his God would lie say
these things are true. Renewed applaus
In the galleries. Continuing his argu
ment he said liars are tliey2 What doe
the Senator do with the reporters sent ou
by the papers Of the country7 Are the
also liars2 ifsOwhy did not the Senate
charge it2 They testified to the yer
same class Of facts. Why, Mr. presiden
does II find place III the Senators hea
. to charge n fasehood upon the Souther
. reports, when II ialRellOod existed, II ala
existed elsewhere. No sir, the Senate
cowerd before the power Of the leadin
northern journals, and dared not say i
, Renewed applause In the galleries..
! The Chair, Mf. Sergeant, gave motto
that with ahy'recufrehce Of applause III
galleries would be cleared.
Inevefy Southern State money had bee
contributed by whites for school house
and churches for blacks. The soutlier
white people had contributed more tha
any one else. Only the other day a res
dent Of Georgia In his Inst will and testt
nient be1ueathed 100000 to educate tll
Colored people. Did the Senator iroI
: Vermont, MI. Eimunds, think these act
. Of batbafism, which he attributed to III
. southern people In his speech yesterday
Mr.. Edmunds said the Senator did nc
I. 1uote him correctly.
Mr.. Gordoh-Docs the Senator sa
I that he did not say that before the wa
: the South wasin astate Decentralization