The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-09
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Mr. Sherman hoped the resolution wouie
be passed at once. He would be the ias' IL.
to DENY his colleagues courtesy Dus sns
discussion could be resumed when tine in,0f.
nation called for by the resolution snouio "e
sent in.
mediatelv. If the resolution had been in the
nsuai form when first introduced, so as to
nrasarve that courtesy due the President.
There would not have been moments delay.
To continue this debate now would be cruel
10 the people of the United States, as they
desire Ill the information. He would vote
AGAINST any postponement and appeal to the
Senate for justice
He appealedto Senators not to make the
arraignmens of these officers until they had
all the facts He would say to the people of
tho United States that the Senate was pre-
pared to deal with any officer who had done
wrong and apply the proper remedy. Let
the resolution be passed now He hoped no
member of the party to which he belonged
would hesitate for moment to vote Tor IT.
The information requested, he had no doubt,
wonh beein by Monday. He was ready TO
vote for the resolution, whom first offered by
his colleague, with the amendment submit
ted by the Senator from New York MIR.
Conkling)
Stevenson, of Kentucky, said he hoped it
would suit the convenience OF his friend
Thurman to allow the resolution to be voted
on now. That Senator had the right to close
the debate, but that same right would then
allow him to deprive them OF their liberty by
,Irumbead court-martial He had no party |
feeling in the matter, and hoped it was a
subject which rules above all party ties.
Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania, said the gravity |
of the question of the Senate should prevent |
anything like heat or passion. He had pur
posely RETAINED from saying anything, be.
cause he was unwilling to trust himself before
the Senate on this question until all the in
formation should be received. This day itself
ought to admonish the Senate to make haste
slowly. Sixty-one years ago an army officer
in New Orleans arrested judge for issuing
writ of habeas corpus and put him where he
could not issue any more
That officer was subsequently fined one
thousand dollars, but the fine was RENTED.
Perhaps, if members of this body had been
here then. they would have condemned him
on a simple telegraphic dispatch, had the tele-
graph then been in existence. In conclusion,
Mr.. Scott urged the immediate passage Of the
resolution.
Mr.. Thurman said Is was matter of entire
indifference to him Sc far as his personal feel
ings were concerned, whether he said one
word or not He had no disposition to thrust
his views upon an unwilling Senate; but he
had this to say:
His colleague (Nir. Sherman) was never
more mistaken in his life than when he said
this whole debate had been premature. Never
was there debate more timely or more called
for. He would say to his colleague that
Federal officer could not enter Legislature
Of a State to determine who were the men,
bers of that body, without debate taking
place.
Such action could not be debated too soon
n the Senate of the United States whenever
IN occasion of this kind took place in this
'epublic. So long as freedom was respected
/ debate would take place. He (Thnrman)
wanted to speak upon it with GOODNESS and
but as there was Senator unwil-
ng to hear him, he would ask leave to with
lraw his motion for postponement until {
Monday.