The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-13
UNITED STATES SENATE.
WAsHISGToN, March u.

WAsHISGToN, March y.
The Vice President preseRted a me,
mortal of the heirs of VIM. K. Sebastian
Senator from Arkansas in 1861, asking
that the resolution expelling him from
the Senate, be rescnded. Referred &c
the Committee on Privileges and Elec
tions.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate the report of Surgeon Frank w
Reilly, of the Marine Hospital service,
in regard to the yellow fever epidemic
in 1878. Ordered printed and laid on the
table.
The consideration of the resolution for
the admission of Pnchback was resumed,
and Mr.. McCreery, Of Kentucky, spoke in
opposition to it.
The resolution for the admission OF
Pinchbacli was further discussed by
Messrs. Salisbury, of Delaware, and
Christiancy, Of Michigan. The latter
spoke in opposition to his admission, ard
agreeing with the report made to the
Senate by the late Senator from Wiscon-
sin. Carpenter.
Senator Cbristiancy's Speech.
Mr.. Christiancy read his speech, which
was an able legal argument against the
admission of Pinchback. and in conclu-
sion he said. To me the whole process
Of the formation of the Louisiana State
Government seems to be circular, begin
ming where it ends and ending where it
begins, and with whatever velocity it
may be made to revOlve it never moves a
step forward from the point where it
started. 1t leaves the Kellogg govern
ment, which assumed to elect Senator
IN Congress, Just where and what it was
in its origin-nota II legislature or govern
ment of the State of Louisiana, but
body set up, installed and kept in power,
and imposed upon the State by the EX-
ocutive department Of the Federal gov
crnment, and deriving all it, authority
from this executive action, but | nln as
we'll satisfied as can be OF anything
which does not admit of mathe-
matical demonstration that the Pres
ident has had no wish or intention
to usurp power which does not beloug
to him, vet called upon as lie was, for
prompt action for the suppression Of ap-
pretended violence and insurrection,
and promptly, by humane motives, OF
giving protection to the colorcd populn-
ton, hundreds of whom had on other oc-
casions previous, been butchercd in cold
blood; motive which does honor to the
man, and in which | confess ! sympa-
thize with him, and without having all
the evidence before him we have before us,
nor as think, the best legal advice.
1t is not strange that he should have
failed to see clearly at the time the prin-
ciple was involved, and that he should
have erred AS any other man under
similar circumstances might have erred.
But looking, ms think the facts show
that he did, upon Il government set up
rs merely temporary until Congress
should take the matter oil his hands, and
doubling MS | think he did, the validity
OF the Kellogg government, he did what
wise and true hearted statesman should
have done under the circumstances.
He called upon Congress to make
proper provision for the case and take
such measures as they should deem pro.
per, and he has called upon them repeat
edly from that day to this, but he has
called in vain and Congress has ncglcc.
ted to act. In all this see no evidence
Of that deliberate resumption or intcn-
ton to establish an irresponsible dcspot-
ism which has been charged and | repel
the charge as one ofthc extrsvacances of
heated rartisanship, which often leads
men to believe, what in after years and
upon due reelection they discover
to have been wild and
absurd, but here ana now we are cndcav-
oring to discover and apply the truest
principle which should govern the ques-
tion of the admission of Pinchback ~
Senator, and if We are wise We shall act
upon no principle which We should not
be unwilling to see applied to our own
States. For, rs in the case of individuals,
no man can violate the rights OF another
without endangering his own, so We, tS
representatives of States and their people
can not violate the constitutional
rights of another State or its people,
without endangerirg our own State and
our own people. The transmutatons
which are constantly taking place and
must continue totake place in this and
every other popular government. The
time may come when our present posi-
tion may be reversed, and when those
now in minority may hold the power Of
enforcing their own views
Of government and the poisoned chalice
we now present to the State and the peo-
pie Of Louisiana, may be commended to
our own lips. Let Us therefore disregard
all mere partizanShip and act upon the
broad principles of equal justice which
is the highest craftsmanship and refuse
to establish new and at least question
able principle which may return to
plague the inventors.
Mr.. Christiancy concluded his speech,
and the Senate then proceeded I" the
of Executive business.
At three o'clock the doors were re-
opened, and the Senate adjourned.