The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-13

Louisiana, he lHowe) would ,ssyAthst,
II the DemocratiG parey fof Eouiafaua
would say to Gov Kellogg Asts they
would sustain him in every effort to
put down murder. no such tra usao lotions
as took place In Red River Parish
would ever take place again He be.
lieved, if half o dozen Senators on
the Democratic side of the chamber
would tell the people Of the South
that they would not tolerate these Of
fences, there would be no more of
| them. Morton said it was we'll under
stood in Red River Parish, that wit
nesses who testified against these cri
minsls, that the grand jurors who were
disposed to indict or petty jurors who
were disposed to convict them, would
be murdered. and that WAS The reason
why these criminals in Louisiana had
not been punished. Howe, resumin9
his argument, said the Democrats
were not friends OF the colored men :;
that party was united upon one
subject only, and that WIS hostility
to the negro. L defending the course
of Gen. Sheridan, he suid the Senator
from Delaware (Bayard) did him in
Justice in his recent speech. What
offence had Gen. Sheridun committed?
He had suggested. for most extraor-
dinary stnte Of things. an extraordina-
ry remedy. He (Howe) thought that
the Senator from Delaware, instemd of
heaping condemnation upon the head
of Sheridan, should have spent q little
OF his energy in the condemnation OF
the outrages which Sheridan tl.-
| a Il I.
Senators should be very hareh in cen.
suring the conduct OF Gen. Sheridan
that officer did not guy all the citizens
OF New Orleans were banditti, and ns
to the disposition in that city to over
ride all law, referred to by Sheridan,
Congress could SEQ for itself that it
was 40. Bayard read Sheridun's de.
spa.ch il references 10 bantitti, aud
said it WIS an arraigument of the whole
community OF New Orleans. Person
ally no had scarcely an acquaintance
with Gen. Sheridan, and had no desire
to detract from his merits as IL soldier,
but it seemed to him (Bayard) almost
incredible that Senator 30 advanced
in years and 30 amiable as tho Senator
from Wisconsin, should stand here to
find fault with him for stating that the
conduct of Sheridan in Nsw Orleans
was that of human ferocity. The Se-
mater, outside of this chamber, would
find but ono sentiment in regard to
tha. despatch. Did he not ask the
President of the United States to issue
proclamation no had no more right
to issue than he had the right to issue
bill in the name of the Popt2
Howe said Gen. Sheridan did not ask
the President to issue such proolama-
tion-he only suggested that suoh pro-
clamation be issued. Gen. Sheridan
stood there in the presence Of murder;
he felt keenly and spoke strongly; he
s1ggested remedy. which the law
would not warrant. He (Howe) did
not regard that aa evidence OF human
ferooity, especially in one trained az a
soldier Did the Senator from Della
ware (Bsyard) believe that there was
Senator in this chamber. especially on
the Republican side, who would con-
ennt to the slightest infraction OF our
Constitution? Did he believe that the
Republican party wanted to substitute
despotism for q constitutional 60
vernment? Bayard said he could
scarcely believe that the Senator asked
oAh4 sAos duOolAOh bcIlOu6Ly-u6 Qlu
believe that the Republican party had
trampled upon the Constitution till
there was scarcely vestige OF it left.
he had seen effort after effort to break
it down, till he believed. as he believed
in his existence, that tho party paid
no respect to it..
Notwithstanding Wednesday,
in the South Atlantic and East Gulf
States. falling barometer, winds veer-
ing to Easterly and Southerly, cloudy
and rainy weather.
Confirmations-Malloy, Collector of
Fourth Texas; Shuttleworth, Post
master at Olarksburg, West Virginia.
The Bar of the Supreme Court
passed resolutions OF respect relative
to Louis Janin. OF Louisiana. lately
deceased. The Alabama committee
have arrived. They will examine
Hays. Sheets and Pelham, and then
make their report. Half dozen Sc.
nators we're in consultation with the
President this morning. before the
Cabinet. On dn-The Cabinet will
sustain the Sheridan Grant policy.
Don Piatt has until Friday to answer
certain questions concerning the Pa
oifio mail subsidy.
Teiegraphic-Comrn rne rcsnI REPORTS.
New YORK, January 12-Noon.