New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-06
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with the public interest, ~ iufor'u the Seu,
0te, etc.
Mr.. Morton favored the amendment of
Mr.. CODlxling. He said the Senator from
Ohio tThurman) argued che resolution a. il
it was in the nature of . mandate, when the
very language of the resolution was "the
president OF the United States is hereby re-
quested, ETC." If the Senate Was to have
information On this subject let it have the
whole story. and this could be done by
amending the resolution SO as to have the
Presdent send to the Senate any informa-
tion he has in regard TO the existence of
armed organizations in Louisiana hostile 20
che government of the State. What The
President had done had been for the preser-
cation OF the public peace. 1t has been
done in view Of the fact that mnrdef bad
been rampant in Louisiana, and in view Of
she fact that these very men who surrounds.
ed the Legislature were covered with blood
and ready to commit fresh murders.
Mr.. Howe, of Wisconsin, supported Che
amendment of The Senator from New York
4Mr. Conkling); he saw no objection to hav-
iDg the Pres.de furnish the information,
and had no doubt that 1t would be fur
nished, and promote tine public interest,
instead OF prejudiciDg it.
soduISDuIN, vi DtI0WdIOs eolU OuOi o
had been federal interference in Louisiana.
He hoped the time had not come when
Cesar might clothe himself in purple, and
bid defiance to the American people. In
the elections last fall these very usurpa-
lions in the Southern States had much to do
in casting the ballot as it WAS against the
party in power.
NJ. Logan, of illinois. said when eolored
man were murdered in Louisiana. no voice
was raised on the Democratic side of this
chamber to challenge the wrong perpe-
trated. He charged that these murders
were committed by Democrats. Had the
Senator from Deleware (Mr. Salisbury
become the Brutus of this day. to tear
the purple robes from Caesar, that the
country might, applaud He (Mr. Logan
was a. much in favor Of having
this information before the Senate az any
one here, but he desired to warn his friends
on the other side Of the chamber that they
must make their friends stop their murders,
If they did not they would be made to stop,
and the armies of the United States would
DO used to stop them. Those who stood by
these murderers were no better than those
who committed the crime. Here there was
. slight demonstration toward applause in
the gallery. but it was promptly checked by
the Vice President.]
Mr.. Thurman said he had been asked to
Point out precedents where the words sug
rested by the Senator from New York (Mr.
COnkling) were omitted from resolutions of
5equiry, and quoted several, among them
80 submitted by Mr.. Edmunds in 1868,
suggesting the President to inform the |
eAste whether he had established military |
partments, etc.
g. Edmunds-Dld any one raise the |
INT that the words 'if not incompatible |
a r the public interest" should,be inserted |
g. Thurman-Why. nobody imagined |
~ the Senator from Vermont could offer |
Evolution not in due form. Laughter
enext quoted from . resolution submitted
Ii. Morrill,, of Maine, in 1874, in refer
- TO the occupation of the Indian Terri.
~, and said he was not here to defend
n1eide, but it would not do to attempt to
end these violations of the constitution !
~ law by talking of murders, assassina-
~, etc. When the cause OF these crimes
30 to be known the American people
- I'd see that there were two sides to the
ntion.
B. Bogy, of Missouri, sal dhe was not an
elOgist for murder and disturbance. but
did not see how the people of Louisiana
~Duld submit quietly to all tho Outrages
6Baped upon them.
2r. Edmunds said it was high time that
he people of this country, and by that he
meant the whole people, those who have
become citizens under recent amendments
~ tAO CouStlIltuiOu, buUuiu AuOW WDeUUfr |
hey were to have liberty. or to use
Western and Democratic phrase. whether
hey were to be 'frozen OUT by assassina.
ion and murder, which the Senator from
Ohio gently calls homicide. He wanted to
% tell the Senator that the thirteenth.
ollrteenth and fifteenth amendments to
he constitution of the United States were
attended to be and will be just az firmly |
'lanted in practice in this country as they
70 now in theory. The people in this
ountry wonld not see thousands and tens
f thousands of citizens made the victims
f assassination, merely because they wished |
o assert their constitutional rights. An I
onest and an injured man ia any I
tate should have the right to call c
pom his government for protection. Ii it ! '
hould turn out that these very men who Z
1ere being defended on tho opposite side Of =
he chambes to day were the 2ggressOrs in ! '
he South he hoped ell these declarations ! o
bout despotisms and Cazarisms would be
skep back. He then read the Telegram
'om General Sheridan. published in Che
forming papers, and said the testimony Of
nat officer was entitled 60 weight. Con.
nuing his argument, he said he had always
sen taught chat the protection Of human ! =
fe and human liberty was the chief duty ! a
the government. q
Mr. Thurman said he did not see what A
70 OAu' 4AluA OuUT6Sc6 udO VI A1O WlCn J0o ! j
lbiect matter before che Senate. Senators [ q
'uld denOunce che people Of the South !
} assassinss CALI them Ku Klus and all
ch choice words from the Radical vocabu. b
~, but he did noe see what that had to | d
} with the fact that the army of the
nited States had been used in violation In
all law. Crime had been committed in al
Nv England. People had been hung Sc
ere without Jury, but that did not fo
aka oil tho MANILA of hot |
iminals. The army Of the United nj
ates had been used In Louisiana, fir
thous the authority Of the law, to deter. e,
me who were the members of the Legss al
tnre and to organize it, not. by lawful OF
cans. but by the bayonets Ii the Presio
mt OF the United States were to overthrow
morrow any Southern State government, 20
would be defended by the same cry of re-
-klux, White League, murder etce That hi;
'uld not do. The time had passed when 80
plain violation Of the constitution and
. law could be thus excused. The donnie
mt party tried that on last fall, when it
up Southern outrage mill with the
torney General as chief millere But the
ople OF the country rejected the product Ca
that mill. 1t was the duty Of Congress an
harmonize the people of Che whole its
lntry. and not to produce sectional | We
tired by constantly preaching that the tin
Iple OF one section are assassns and | Cit
lrdererso What warrant had the Senator Sto
m Vermont (Edmunds) tor charging th.e sea
people of Louisiana were assassins and
rderers. Because some lives were lost ?
re. did that fact make Che people Of the ST.
ole State assassins! ~.
fr. Morton said he Welcomed this aesoiu. p.''
n, but he wanted Ct snl .rged so the e
ole truth co,Ild be tol.: - you'll afford .
oppo6tuni,y 30 CONTRACTED the TT, thous
ID lies feSni Louisiana What q, idence III!
3 there that che Conservatives cafr,ei me
election there except the word OF the jon
lite LesgueP shs
he Sesate adjourned without actono Sp;
4louseo
everas bills of focal character passed. {