, 1875-01-12

tho unchinerr of tho Administration nav be- |
come more and mora meie instrument Ut ring
gauizo plnn'icr that In tho hollow shell Of To-
publican fnfnH tho Government will becoma the
nero football Of rapacioua and desrotic factions.
He commented upon the condition Of affairs
laws comforting upon tho Natloaal Gov
ernnlcnt saangoroua powers OF very doubtful
consttutlonality. Tie effect was most deplora-
bio III Hevernl Tnys. Your raEtialna in tho
a..,l corrup:cst Of the kind, began 10 1ook upon
Conglcss and the ta{nnal Executive 60 t1etr
NATURAL allies and sworn protectors. bound to
sisFtain them in power b. whatever means.
1tspnh'tcsn thought himself entitled to aid from
you when rnshtlg OH to Congress with au ont.
raga h.o1y. Tie colorcd peuEle began to think
TINT you were bouuA to rEotect them III
urou tho i1eAsient and honest Ills ii their
own Eolit1cal rights 10 establish their position.
Tile Federal tttice.hollcrs IN the Bonth became
moro than evGt centres Of partisan intrigue and
slntc Seun.oss on United States revenue cut
ter. and rllnt up Republican Governor In tho
Cuntom-itouse, guarded by United Statcs
todieEs. To keep ont another Republican faction.
hay, more than that, tho eamo Packard. during
tho last election ca.nnaisn. being At the asmo
time United States Marshal! and Chairman of
the Campaign Committee Of tl,e kelIos. party.
managed nos only tho political cam,'aisn Int
nlso tie movement Of United States troops ITO
cal onuournto from intitnidniinr his
political friends. We have several Legislatures
muciI Ill the vay Of Mexican ut of1uncis meutos.
| they may ret from the Nationat Government,
aud tile Attorney Genera! OF the United States is
called upon to 1nako or un1naks stats Govern
meuts with the aid Of hs baud, aud the Depart-
.nont of Justice at most appearing likc central
bureau for tho regulation Of Stats elections
| aud st1t, mora thu, that, Federal Judge ID
| Louisiana By 3 midnight order, usually recog-
nlzed al gross sud most uoiustifIBblo usurpa-
| ton. virtually making q State Governor and
Legislature; the Nsto,al EXECUTIVE with lilo
| ARMY sustaining tia. usurpatiou, and Congress-
perm.ttiu,, it to be donc, aud HON tho cy1lnnat.
ing glory, Federal soldiers with tlxod bayonets
draruips out by force men uuiyegtalIy recoy.
| uizsd as claimants iur memGei ahip. and having
been seated soltliern deciding contested elec-
| tlon cnso aud organizing o legislative body !;
the Lieutenaut- Geilcral suggesting 10 tie presi.
| dent to OUTLAW ly proclamation numerous
class of people bv Wholesale, that 10 may try
them by military con,t1js4lou. and ttle; tile
Secretary of war informing thu Lieutenant
General by telegraph that tIo Government haB
full confidence ID his wisdom and from tilis tho
whites Of tile South are gradually driven to look
| upou tho National Government AZ their impaca-
bic and unscr,,pulous enemy, aud the people Of
the Whole country ara fult Of alarm and anxiety
about tho eatetv OF republican institutions and
lie rights OF every man iu tho lnn,. lilo would
bail tie day aH most ausriclous ono for tho COL
ored people OF tue suutl, when they threw of
tho scautialous leadership Of thoae advcnturera
who, taking advantage Of their ignorance, mada
them tools for their rApactv.
nir, Bchurz appealed to Senators to turn
back, tor, said lie, consiaor that ha
who. il l,1acp like OURS,
fails to stop or oven juBtilies bloe at the tnn-
damental lam ot the land makes himself tie &C.
compcc Of those WHO strike at tho life OF the
republican liberty Of tho people, Tho people oi
tho South wore not nurdercfa and bauditti
Ihero were bal elements among tholn, bat tlls
bad elemepts strength which they would nevei
uayo possessod otherwise by IL. unuonst,tutiona
proceedings. It put every one OF these bad MGR
It: the position Of being oppressed and pleading
North Carolina. and Georgia, vhcle aeIf- govern
mcnt was upubsIructcts we're advancing i,
prosperity, wlilo in Louisiana aud other States
wIlero AeIf-governnlont WINS obstructcd, thers
ras no pruYlcsity lie thought tho 1awlessnes,
Of power was becoming faz mots dangerous thu,
tbs IayIcssncss Of mob,
Mr. ,cLurx continued shall l,o the last mar
on calth to pay word Of excuse for eh
Southern rulllau who threatens 4 uegro vote
10 condemn. but cannot forget that tho orl:,
act OF terrorism MID intimidation l ever haC
pened to witness With my own eyes WAS ti
cruel clubbing and stonins OF coored man il
North Carolina. III 1877, by neil Of his Owl
race, because hs had declared for the Conser
v4tivss, aud ii tho whole at"ry of tn
. South Wero told it would he discovered tia
such praclice had not been in!reqncnt. cau
not forget tint, na To tho discIiarge OF iaborer
from employment for politica! canses. q mos
seductive aud demoraiizlng example lie the act b
{ tue highest authority III tho land. While vi
hive law Tn our statute books imposing n pen
alty for intimidation Of voters by threatened Il
} actual discharge flom employment. it Is the no
! torioua practleo Of your Government TO dis
Charge avery Que OF its employees wlo dhres II
oppose tie Administration party. / hay
,, aiways condomnod every species Of in
! t1m!lation or interference with th'
freedom Of political action, aud therefore I %
tot q genuine Civil-scryico Reform; but Hhi
! your National Government u tho champion d
intimidation In tho land you must not be sur
. prised il partiBAns GU hll elsscs profit from It
leach,1lga. It will be fortunate for tho RoutLes
States atid for the blacks OF the South when, nc
cordiug to their best Judgments, they dlyid
, taet yotes between the different political par
ties when thus giving to each party Chance t.
optain their votes they make it the Interest an
: natural policy OF eaeh party to protect tllcl
safety AID respect telr rights ln order to sccu7
!. | tlodo votes, repeat 1hat ouce said IN an
other place. Mot iu union IL their safety, but
dlIiHion."
-TGe Senator advised tie people oi 1,0llblau