Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-03-01
Rrae fhs brtsress.bIeg 10
THT sPTUCH uF THE coL0RED sENA.
TOR WHICH PaoyOKED THE rREsI.
DENr To wAATa.

WAsHis0roS, Feb. li.-When the
SenA,s went into executive session
yesterday afternoon, u was TOR the
purpO-. oi getting rid II Billings
nomination for u. :. Judge IN LOUIS.
lana. Senator West lcd Ud la a
speech tO the effect that Billings
was essential 10 the Republican par
~ Ia Louisiana. Mr.. Bruce the col
ored >cuator from Mississippi, arO-c
and said he vac SICK OF hearing such
claims asserted ~ behali ~ thr pros
pyrty oi thc Republi az parry IA
the south. Ii wac a lie. Ihe IA
tcryst % the party Nerg not regarded
Ia making Federal appointments.
. iic would no longer remain silent
I without entering has protest. The
carpet hag element oi the party was
at the foundation ot the troubles ln
th, Southern States, aud be should
resist such prcpustrrOu- claim, a. had
been put forth by the senator IRON
louisiana. Ncgr,vs were beng
slaughtered, Allied IN cold blood bc
cau~, Il helped To maintain the Re
Puhucan party IN power Ia the
. North.
lly appealed e. the sympathy q!
those SENATORS HhO were iuud ot
,parading their reCuTi a. Oil time
ahphtuntsts, hul when a ryTlous mat
ter Was being discussed under the
cover % exc, uiiNc session, they A.
fused a H,kuYVlyd-o statements.
substaut.attvl q, thsN we're by cvI
denrr y hIgh they were only too val,
ing 1, quote in speeches Tor cam
IA ~ IurpOSy~. The negro tad
ceased 1, p, slave, hut hc vas suli
"A political slave. IL vas good
enough o. elect white mUn to uihrr,
but hc Was not good enough 10 bold
office with white men.
Look Al the ease u Piuchback.
. lie is 90 b. made a mount, bank until
tics typublIrIu Convention meets pr
uuul a.Iiu.ni- tur the Presidency
are satisfied that the Republican
nominee will hg elected. then | am
told, poor PinyhhaCk can be admit
TED. but that Il would be hazardous
o. take vote nov. Ii the senator
from Louisiana Vest Wa disposed
20 play a double game, BE- va, ready
10 accept the issues aud throw down
the gauntlet. lie declared that IA,
Administrative VA uncrupulOds aa,l
even relentless IA ", pretended sup
port uf the Culurd people of the
South llIs seat Ia TIE senate,
which be was t,ld would b, vacated
with the assistance ~ Republicans
and the solid vote ~ Dem lcrat., was
poouuiarily II no Importance To him
H. could make sli,OOO year Ly
/, personal attention % bis plantation
and the paltry sum uf $1,000 VAS no
iuduCemcut o. remain among old
time nholitIOuists. lie could uol
cUnsuously hold his seat a. the rep
resenlativc ota Repablican cunstit
ucnsy eAcept upon the terms oi ught
aud justice, with full political equal
/ % before hts brother senators. Ne
gracs were hcing killed All over th,
: South. aud tllc bloody shirt bOrne lol
political effect 10 serve the interest,
ot the Rcpublican party IN the North
lie should assert his rights a. Sen
atur, without regard 20 the socia
standing Of senators who ATTEMPTED
, 70 control this LOdy. Ills peOpl,
were treated only A. aliens, sojourn
ors, la q country where the constitu
tion declared they should be citizens
/ III they we're such m fact, II was tim,
for them Ia make terms with th,
whites tor selflntercst. Ills experi
ence was that blood was thicker thar
water. Ii the negro h. 90 have u,
! political rights, he isI duty boun,
Ia regard his personal advantages
The white men owned the land, tn,
!, negro performed the labor.
4 At this point Mr. Bruce took occa
J. sion 90 say that President Graut Wa
not only 0 hypocrite. bai lar, v b,
had made promises In words 4
=. break them "a IDS acts. IL his asset
!. tions were not agreeable while a
important uoInihatiuh was pendinI
in executive session. lie had bee
led to look npoh the Repuhlira
! leaders a the true friends of tll
south. hut he could hecly say thA
In his judgment they were hyps
criteA II Pfnchback was not admit
ted, aud 81 the same time ths ks
logg Government was upheld, Oh
Senate would be acting Inconsistent
~. He did not want To be- mem
ber Of . body that would stnltiiy il
self IA this manner aud must resig
. his scat when thix spectacle of Ass
= nineeondnct was presentea 20 th
world.
senator -Alsssa @@ss .sss esla@@ aal,
90 tefssiiou, ,woal nodiDtis view
lie claimed that the negroes bad bee
|, msled by the csrpefhAg elelaen
: and glnsieatsd his Indeps adsn
z coarse by saying that u was the cor
. duct Of the Northern iutruderS tha
4 had made him 20 independent In N
lcsnvssses IN his State during IN