The daily gazette., 1875-01-11
LOUISIANA.
uhe IHdigndti0t at Grants La
test Infamy UnaOated.
Statement OF the Legislature In II e.
gard 10 the Events of the 18th
Inst-SenatOr Beyard Deuoun-
ces the New BayOnet Poll
tss CIV I'm the Senate

WASHINGTON, January 9.-The in
tcrest and feeling over the new bayon.
ct policy of the Administration has not
abated one iot.
Seldom has there been such an audi
encc in tlie chamber as that which gree
ted the gifted Delawarian, Senator
Bayard When the Vice President in.
formed him that the Louisiana ques-
tion was before the Senate and that he
was entitled to the floor, he called for
the reading Of Judge Thurman's reso-
fution, and then proceed to address the
Senate upon it. ..e
1t might be said in the outset that
Mr. Bayard made the great historical
speech of the Louisiana debate. The
first point he clinched was that u legis-
lative body IN its own organization was
supreme by all power known in the
land and that any outside interference,
be it military or otherwise coercivc,
entirely breaks its Independence, and
no longer entities it to be considered
free deliberative body. This he forti-
fled by cepius extracts from parliamen-
tary law. lie next took Sheridan to
task. No one of the preceding speak
ers had made half his iorcible structures
on this misguided soldier. He showed
fromSheridan's despatches.that he was
totally unfit to be trusted with power.
lie flung contempt on the hothcaded
proceedings of this man, and stated
that his contempt for him was only ex-
ceeded by his contempt for those who
| indprsed the Infamous dispatches. He
truly stated that the physical force of
! the Legislature or Congress is very
small indeed; that the whole Congress
only counted 314, and if il has to be-
come question OF physical force, it
would only require a small brigade
next March to shut up Congress, or
model it to the will of those who had
the command of the military. But,
said the Senator, there is n stronger
force behind the physical il is the
moral force of the whole people, 1t is
stronger than all the military power Of
the land. The Senator predicted that
this debate would begin and close with
out the suggestion from theRepublican
side that there is a shadow of legal
warrant for the outrage committed in
Louisiana, He read the prompt pro-
test of the most eminent men and cor
porations in New Orleans and New
York against the villanous ISLANDERS
and bloody demands of General Shcri-
| dail. 60. e..
lTho speech itself must, however, be
read in full to convey correct idea OF
its ability and force; indeed it was SC
powerful, and appealed so strongly to
law and common sense, that the Re.
| publicans hastily consulted and deter
mined TO close further debate. This
however, was not done without strug
gle, Senator Schurz presenting a reso-
| luton directing the judiciary Commit
Tee to inquire what legislation is ne,
cessary to protect citizens of the Uni
ted States in their civil rights in Loui
siana, and to report by bill or otherwise
He will speak on this on Monday =
The resolution of MI. Thurman calling
on tha President for all the facts of
Sheridanss rule, was then passed with
! Motions Ku-Klux amendment.
Just before the resolution passed Mr.
Morton gave the bloody shirt of The
KuKlux his old familiar shake, and
this time III the face of Mr.. Gordon
Mr. Morton thought that intimidation
of Republicans was clearly proven in
Georgia, which changed from Re
publican majority of 10000, to De
mocratic one ranging from 10000 tc
10000. M. Gordon, however, replied
that Georgia had chinged politically
for the reasons that Indiana, Ohio
New York, Massachusetts and Penn
sylvanla had changed polite ally A
palpabie hit
| So far as the House of Representa-
tives is concerned, the feeling in re
gard to Louisiana is not much changed
today, except III the development O
imore general and ponounced dissatis
faction among the Republicans witt
the course Of the President and hi
]Cabinet in dealing with the trouble
| in Now Orleans, The call has beel
issued for n caucus to be held to-mor
row evening, at which there will be
full attendance of Republicans to con
slider the policy to be pursued relatiy
to Louisiana.
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