, 1875-01-12

short Of tho whole truth, and tho evidence to ho
sabmltted by the President Tomorrow would show
that outrage in LouiranR aud frauds wore more
f;lsring than the ttateiuent OF Sheridan showed
tIlHm to bc. IIn Norton arEuefi that ee nESaut-
zason of q Conservative Legislature on Monday
last waA unlawful. and thns tile whole thing was
n fraud, and whoever undertook to dnfcnd tho
nction OF tile Conservatives WIS defending
fraut. ILe action Of !att Monday IN Louisiana
upon the part Of the ConnerTativea waa but =
continuation Of tho revolution commenced last
September. 1Io again removed At some 1ength
tho crdston Of hfTaira In }.oui-iana, aud argued
that there waA murder and ia*iesaEesn prevailing
in that State constantly. referring to the other
Southern state". be raid: When Al election WIS
hold in Georgia in tile surinS Of 15io, nnios Gen.
Mead. the Republicans carried the Stnte BY abnut
1o,01o majority. After Cen. Mead had LETT, and
an election toul; plaza in .hp following fall. Sew
no11r md EIalf carried the State by aomethin8
LIKE 25.noD majority, tGH shoNtng difference
Of %j.1 ~ roteH bnt"ccn the spring olection md
that Of tho following November. Tho Sorenber
ma joflty was the result OF intimidation.
tty. Gordon inquire1 0f tho Senator what tho
majority was ia tlo State OF New York before the
Last election, and vhat tho majority Was at the
last election.
air. Morton said lo arl not propose to be In
terruptci nov. The Senator would hare All op-
portnuity to stato alt Of these tl,lngB after
while. Continuing his argument. he hai1 i: was
shameful TO talk about carpet.baggefs, aI0Bt "
them lad been soldiers who carried the t]ag al
their country in tho Lutte Wnf. They were pleased
| with the Southt and settled tleEe after tho Var,
and were denounced for that. 1io had no oh.
lection to coore1 men dividing their vote. but it
| Was most uupasural 10 sup,n.c that they we're
going to vote for men w4u formerly Owned them
! as slaves
str. Howe obtained tho floor. but yielded for
| executive boBsiun. and the Senate sooil ad-
| jour,Ied.
| LOUISIANA nEsoLCrlos OFFERED ~ THE HOUSE.
In tho House ilE. Coz offered tAc following
| resolution III refcroace to affairs in LoalHAna,
| which was road and referred to the Judiciary
| Committee:
WHEREAS. On the 4th OF January Inst. officer, and
with anl controlled the organization Of the aencral
| Assembly rf tue stake If LoHstauo aud certain per-
Hons clatming heas tn branch thereof have bern
prevented from .nldsnR tbs same hy s"ch military
force which acts Of military Intervention and control
resulted IL dErcratng the State 1T glshsure and have
received the sanction nDd ratification Of The Chief
Executive Of tho United States therefore,
<snlre4, That, In the delitrath judgment of this
House. such Intervention snd control wtre in
Of tie Federal Constitution, inaGinuch said force
| was uae1 fur the purposs defined " l4r. md
specifically dehnes; that said interrentIun and con
troll we're sLysr.ive OF ,hn principles upon which our
nystefn Of government ts founar aud hsre no rrece
fss our aa hat .sa S sad
control Ase debsnt and !nsoeDt breachch of para"
meatary privileges and illegal and revolutionary in.
fractions Of local government, chartered liberty, anu
solemn treaty obligations, and lherefore are mt on5
entrstnIhc outragcd u1y,n tile State Of LOUISIANA,
but n,euace to the lieestics, rRhts and dignity Of
every other S.4e. tending to general
trayy power IT, therefore, tue Of the people
| ot tie Unct bAtea, whose representatives. ne are,
demand the te.nr.t Of tranquility, nrdcr md civil
discipline IN ssil s.as " Tue immssi.s "thfa"a
Statc and tho condiGn puu1tament u tnoss E1htf o.
this reckless uslirpaton.