The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-18
The Color Line War lnaugurated ny sen
atOr Bruce.
Dismay Among the Third Termers
OF pinchback and Others on
3 the situation.

fwosbinaton Correspondence N. Y. Herald.l
SENATOR BRuoE's WAR ON THE PREsIDENIm
IRIS CAUSES And EFFECTs--THE END MI
yEr-FAILURE OF AN EFFORT TO Null
LILY THE COIORED MEMBERS.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 1.-THE following
fuller and more exact details OF the
great Senatorial explosion have trans
1,ired: The disaffection OF Senator
hrnce which resulted in the ilaro-up Nv
tho eyec,Itiye session OF tho Senate lilst
evening. is not u matter Of sudden emo
ton. , ,5,,o
Rr,,ce has been on the ragged edge
for several months, and this recent oue
burst which is causing much excitelneIc
and anxiety in administrator clIci.es, 70
only the outcome of q determination 10
,mnke a square issue on the color line.
Tho conservative feeling which mas
characterized the Senate concerning the
pinchhnck case has eliminated In
Rrmce taking a bold and aggressive
stand in regard to the rights OF the col
ored people of the South. Senator
Bruce has always been considered as an
INDECENT rather than IN active rcpIesen-
tative of his constituents, ana, at tlnless
has seemed to be mere Spectator ~
The honor and dignity OF his Office ap-
pearg to have more attractions Tor MN
thnn the glory which he might achieve
by making any real effort In behalt oi
his race. ,..,,,,os
James Hill, the cOlored Secretary Oh
State of Mississippi, came to Washing
ton to enter complaint against the hnles
administration. Hill was formerly
mechanic in the machine shops OF tle
New Orleans, st. Louis and Chicago
railroad, at Holly Springs. Miss, ana
he has reached position from which ne
controls the entire colored vote OF That
state. IT. was through his influence that
Rr,1ce pained his seat in the Senate OF
tho United States and Hill, being the
smarter OF the two, Bruce's actions move
been and are entirely governed by MN.
Hills name was crowded on the hepup
Iican ticket for Representative TO Con
gress against the wishes o. the no,iil-
mating Convention Of the JACKSON uls-
trict. His opponent on the same ticket,
M G. Shaughnessy, Internal Revenue
Collector, is q white man, ana was really
much more popular He controlled the
irish vote and was u resident OF the dis
trict. Hill was a resident OF Wells dis
trict. and was not entitled to represent
the district he did. Hills defeat and the
deep aversion which was MANIFESTED
toward him by the Ames party sourcd
him. and he started for washington,
yowinp vengeance on the whole Ames
clinne7 He stopped at Fred Douglass
residence here, on Capitol hill, and Tor
three days he never left the house.
Douplass was SO sure that he would be
elected that he had fitted up q suit OIL
rooms adjoining Bruce's for him, and ne
was his warmest friend. Hill is the real
cause OF the recent and startling mani
festo by Bruce In the Senate.
Not less than fifteen Of Ames' strong
est and most partisan retainerS have
been here O month modifying Bruce,
and irving to divert him from making
any exhibition Of temper that wouid
bring disrepute n the carpet-pag gov
eminent in the South. But as bruc,
had paid more than one-half OF the cam
paipn expenses necessary to the success
of the Ames dynasty, and as he had been
in d measure betrayed by them, nc paio
little attention to the promises wh1ch
thew had made. He was possessed OF Q
fortune amounting to some S2oO, ON
which had been acquired while Sheriff
and Tax Collector of Bolivar county
These frequent opportunities had ex
hausted the Senator's patience.
A person who processes to know the
motives Of Bruce's conduct Throughout
this time says that Bruce now believes
| WHAT ne SItktju LII tlC hJCh"eSt ""
Grant was playing two parts, one to tilt
whites who cared nothing Tor tht
negroes, and another to the negroes
; themselves, whom he protested TO al
mire and respect. The same informant
proceeded in further explanation
Bruce, he said, had been given to under
) stand by the President that the latte
was candidate for the third term, ant
that he expected to receive the entire
support Of the colored people in thu
; South. Previous to this. they hat
given him to understand ina
no other candidate should have theil
votes. John j. Raymond, who alst
/, wanted the Viclxsburg Postofiice, i
Ames' fugleman He came on here u
fight Pease and get the Office. 1t is sale
that Bruce told the President that n
Grant cared more for his own interests
: than he did for the colored people, ant
that the President listened quietly ant
finally said that he should pursue hi
own course and be dictated to by m
one. whereupOn the hot African blOo'
rushed into the cOlorcd Senator'S fac
and he said to the President, with deep
; every we'll; you do as you please an
will do as please" and then h
l hastily Withdrew.
. During the debate on Billings con
firmation Bruce said:
/ will fight this thing to the bite
end, and / want 1t clearly determines
whether the colored voters Of the South