The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-23

upon the PreSident Tor aid, What was
the result Of this interference2 NoblOOd
was shed, but five men who had no bust
ness there were excluded, The Legisla.
ture would have acted on the cases Oi
these members. He had seen a Republi-
can House seat Democratic representa-
tives and Democratic House seat Re.
publican Representatives. He had no
doubt the Legislature would have per-
formed its duty according to law.
Mr., Thurman asked II his colleague did
not know that a body claiming to be the
Louisiana Legislature had seated five
men In place OF five put out without any
investigation whatever.
Mr. Sherman said he did not know il,
but II It was SO, he hoped Congress would
do It's duty when the question came before
it in admission Of q Senator. 'Continu.
ing his argument he said that he had
never voted yet to recognize the election
Of 1872, bnt kellogg had been installed as
Governor, and recognized as such by the
local authorities Of Louisiana, by the Su-
preme Court Of the State, by the Pres
ident Of the United States, and by the &C
ton Of the House Of. Representatives,
Whatever might be the opinion Of the
Senators Us to the rights Of Kellogg, no
one would question his power TO act
while in possession Of the office. He next
referred 10 the telegrams Of General SheF-
idan, and said that the Senators on the
other side did q gross act Of injustice 10
that officer and to General Grant, When
all the facts OF the case became known Il
was ascertained that General Grant knew
no more about what took place in New
Orleans on the 4th inst, than the Senators
Themselves, aud that General Sheridan
was there at the scene Of all these dis
turbanCes aud In the excitement Of the
moment sent this telegram so much com.
planned Of. This was all the gallant vol.
der did to bring down this denunciation
upon himseH, aud he sent to the Clerks
desk aud had read the official reports Of
General Sheridan, and argued that they
were true.
Mr., Bayard said II had been denied by
prominent clergymen In New Orleans
that there was defiance OF law existing
there.
Mr.. Sherman said they had denied that,
but they had not denied the official report
Of General Sheridan, that $500 murders
had been committed since 1860. They
had not denied the Coliax massacre or
the COuShatta outrage, N '.l
Mr.. West said the Senator from Ohio
(Thurman) stated that the Legislature
had admitted five men IN the places Of
those put out by General De TFobriand,
Mr.. Thurman replied that he saw 1t
stated. ~.
Mr.. West said the Senator was misin.
formed only three men had been ad-
mitted, and they were from Republican
parishes.
Mr.. Sherman, rcsuming, said; liGen,
Sheridan was 10 be punished for bad
advice given to Congress, the Lord save
all the people Of the country who have
sent thousands Of impracticable sChemes
to Congress. General Sheridan had not
declared that ths.wlIole people Of LOU
isiana were banditti-he said the leaders
Of the White League were. The word
"bAnlitli" meant robbers aud outlaws,
and these men were robbers and outlaws
who murdered and plundered by night and
committed namelCss crimes. They were
worse than the Italian or Spanish ban.
ditti, for the latter plnndered only the
rich and showed mercy to the poor, while
this Ku Klux OF the South showed no
mercy to the poor. He next read from
book published by f. +. Pollard as to
Ku Klux actions, and said Gen, Sheridan
was right In calling them banditti; Ku'
Klux and White League were oil the
same. lie (Sherman) knew the Demo-
cratic Senators here would condemn these
OutrageS, but they were all committed for
and III the name Of the Democratic party.
The Senators had sworn TO carry out the
Constitution Of the United States, and they
mist restore peace throughout the land.
He would moi care anything about the ac'
ceSsion to power Of the Democratic party,
but for the fear that hundreds Of good
people In the land would be murdered.
The party would be pOwerlesS to keep
back these outlaws. II the Democrats
had majority in the Louisiana Iegisla.
ture, let them have II he was sure that
not one Of the Republican Senators
here desired to keep them out. lie next
referred 10 the troubles in COliax and
CouShatta, and said when crime was
committed In the North the perpetrators
we're promptly punished. lie was willing
to do anything In hiS power 10 seClirc 10
the people Of Louisiana The right Of self
government, but they must themselves
respect the rights Of all.
Mr.. Johnston said there had been much
general dennnciation during this debate
Ofthe southern people and they had been
asSailed with the utmost bitterness. lie
was willing 10 compare Virginia with
any other State in the Union, North or
South In respect Of obedience to law
and observance Of the rights Of all.
lie doubted the sincerity OF those
Senators who made much ado about what
they called attempts 10 stir up q new re-.
bellion. lie denied that any such feeling
existed In the South.
MI. Johnson then proceeded 10 review
the events which took place in New Or.
leans, but before concluding yielded 10
Mefriman for executive session.
Mf. Cameron, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported iayOrably OIL
the Iiouse bill in regard to the visit Of
His Majesty the King Of the Hawaiian
Islands, Placed on the calendar.
After executive session the Senate ad.
jUurned. ..
HOUSE.
Mf, Monroe offered resolution calling
on the Attorney General for reformation
az 10 what steps should be taken to secure
from each Slate The iulRllmeht Of la
contract 10 preserve undiminished the
principal Of The fund derived from The
sale Of the lands granted under The Agri.
cultural College bill. Adopted.
Atr. O'Btieh asked leave to offer a resO.
luton calling on the President 10 state BY
what authority the courts or officers Of
Mississippi al Vicksburg have been In.
tetiered with by the army.
MI. Conget objected, because that waa
an assumption that they had been inter.
fefed with. fu
Mt Garfield, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported q bill appfO.
pfiatihg Sis2,500 in coin 10 pay the In.
tetest on the 8-65 bonds Of the District Of
Columbia. Ordered printed and recon.
mitted.
The Speaker then called the commit
tees for reports Of a private character,
and many bills were introduced and re.
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