The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-04
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him n hell of shot" said Senator
this afternoon after the Senate had ad-
iourned, referring to Bayard' 8 response
TO Boutwell's overflow OF wrath in the
discussion OF Morton's Mississippi reso-
lutions. The above remark, although
somewhat profane, docs not give any
too emphatic an idea of the sensational
outbreak made by the Senator from
Delaware. II created a scene in the
ordinarily decorous Senate which has
had but few equals in the memory Of
those who have watched the proceedings
of that body. The session opened with
more than usual interest. Jones. OF
Nevada, had kept the Senators in their
seats for u half hour by q very clear ex-
position of the silver question. 1t was
his first effort this session and was at
| first listened to closely on that account,
but as the speaker progressed his excel
lent language and
| suNCONSCIousIY GRACEFUL DELIVERY
were al-suiIicient to bring the leaders
! of the Senate to the vacant seats near
the rich Senator. The morning hour
soon after exired and Morton called up
| his almost forgotten Mississippi resolu-
ton. Shortly before o'clock Bavard
got the floor, which was the beginning
of discussion OF two hours and u half.
Bayard had brought upthe enforcement
decision and was speaking of the enor-
nous amounts of money drawn from
| the Treasury for the ostonsible purpose
ofapprehending members of the KuKlux
Khan. when Boutwell, asked him to yield
for an explanation, apparently thinking
| that his actions as Secretary OF the
! Treasury were being referred to. In
stead OF addressing the Senate on this
| interesting theme, he branched off into
| political TRADE OF
THE BLOODY SHIRT NATURE.
| IT was q very weak attempt at copying
| Morton. Bayard waited patiently, and
finally. getting his right to the floor,
continued his speech with the remark
that it was not courtesy for Senator
to make an attack on a point for which
the floor was not yielded him. When
| he had concluded n carefully prepared
and interesting peroratiOn. asking that
political by-gones be by-goneS, Morton
attempted to Chamber up on to his ira
peze with the evident purpose of finish
| ing the speech which he began n month
ago Boutwell, asked him to yield. The
request was granted, and Immediately
the ex-Secretary began, in
HIS DULL, DRoNING MANNER,
n TRADE on the Southern Senators and
on Bayard in particular, which was full
of inuendo and charges that showed
plainly that he had contained his hatred
| of the South as long as possible. He
said that he did not intend to be taught
manners by the Senator from Delaware.
IT. was a great presumption for him
| Bayard) to set himself up as u teacher
Of politencss. He was sure that the
Senate did not require any of his school
| ing. If the Senator desired to teach, let
| him find his pupils elsewhere. At this
stage the suppressed anger of weeks
SEEMED TO BOIL OVER.
He remembered the pummeling Bayard
had given him for his management of
the treasury, and the concentrated gall
took shape in an utterly irrelevant and
inexcusable personal and political
attack. Raising his voice to n higher
key, he spoke of the natural tendency
OF Southern Senators to cling to the
principles OF their ancestors. Speaking
Of Bayard Boutwell, said that no man
educated under the influence OF slavery
can be true to the Union. They sat there
during the war giving silent consent to
an attempt to dissolve the country Con
tinuing in this strain. his prejudices
getting the mastery Of his Judgment, he
poured out the walls of his wrath in
almost
INDTsCRIMtNATE v1NDICTtvENESS.
Once. referring to Bayard' 8 allusion to
the enforcement act decision, he said
sneeringly: "The gentleman seems to
hail the decision with great joy. / sup
pose he will soon be asking for remis-
sion of the fines imposed on the Ku-
Klux murderers" When his wrath had
exploded itself. he said, speaking of
Southern members Of Congress "These
very men, fresh from fields of blood, are
here making q great show of investigat-
ing the Republican party which was
magnanmous enough to give them
their seats in Congress, but the spirit OF
rebellion is not dead 1t is as strong as
it ever was. 1t is fostering here in Con
gress, although they have made a great
cry of let us have peace. ," The tend
ency Of the debate had been a mystery
to everybody until Boutwell, touched
THE ENFORCEMENT DECISION.
This explained the whole business The
Republicans, since the decision of the
Supreme Court have been speechless
with rage They are willing to accuse the
Supreme Court of partisanship or of q
tendency toward rebeldom. The Senate
was struck with amazement at such in
temperate rage. The benches filled
rapidly and the galleries evinced hustle
and interest. Bayard was expected to
reply in equal rage to the malignant
onset of the drawing ex-Secretary. IT.
ing with wrath He sat at his desk
making notes Of Boutwells TRADE, and
at times
vIsIBLY CLOSED HIS TEETH
SO that the galleries could see the mus |
cles Of his face in rapid motion Morton
again attempted to get the floor, but
yielded to Bayard, who began in clear
ly constrained tone. Ordinarily his |
voice is pitched SO as to give the impress
sion that he is strainng it to it's full |
force and yet he can hardly be heard |
Said he: II hardly expected that the
gentleman from Massachusetts, was
going to let out his black vial OF hatred |
OF the Southern people. want him to |
understand that ! do not intend modify |
ing my remarks as to the courtesy of |
debate. l repeat them to the gentle
man and want him to take
THEIR FULL IMPORT"
Then his voice changed suddenly to a
full, manly bass, which at first made |
one think it came from some one else.
He reiterated his honest wish for com
mon spirit of friendship between the
South and North, as he proceeded, de-
claring that he did not believe the
gentleman from Massachusetts repre-
sented the Northern people in what he
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