Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-07
MIR. TIlurImnn'S Speech.

In the Senate, on Saturday. alter MIR. Nor.
ton had waved The bloody shirt again,
Mr. Thurman said the Senator from Indiana
was SO anxious to make his little partisan
speech that be could not wait to have his res :
luton taken up again, but on this Indian bill
he saw fit TO make this stump speech. lie en-
tered the lists with his armcr Oh and with that
same old aucient sabre to stir up the Northeru
miud to make the people OF the North hate the
people of the South He supposed he Senator
from Iu1iana could not help 1t. This thing
had come TO be chronic disease with him, and
nothing seemed to atfcri him so much delight
as t. Gud that te8 colored people in the Sour h
huI been killed. When sucn things did hap
pen the Senator tn mixed the Almighty Tor his
aid to the republican parry He (Mr Thur
MANI could hardly help hIushlng for the Sena
tor from Iudaua when he was guilty Of the
slnali criticism that lidcn aud Hendricks had
not noticed the Hamburg matter. They would
have made themselves the laughing stuck OF the
whole country II they had done any such thng.
How came it tina! Mr.. Wheeler. the republican
candidate for Vice President, made no msulIcn
10 his letter Of these Southern troubles? Why
did not Governor Hayes III his letter OF accept
ance, make liberal extracts Tram the Speeches
of the Senator from Indiana? Why DID not
Governor Hayes, a mid manncrrd man and
brave soldier, hoist the bloody Hay, lUstead OF
speaking 10 language of niidnG>s aud Kindness
toward the South? MIR. Thurman then quoted
from the letter of acceptance OF Goyernor Ill
den 10 regard to reconciliation, protection OF
The political and personal rights OF cluzcn@ Nc,
aud said it was pledge which, if delivered 10
an Inaugural address, would satisfy tie whole
country lhlt the man who delivered II had a
sound head aud right heart. What more
could have been said by him? Mr.. Thurman
argued that it was not the duty OF Mr.. lIdan
TO 20 mousiug around for Southern uutrageS
upon newspaper reports. Every man would
see how miserable the criticism OF the Senator
from Icdiana was. Ii the statements OF Gov
crnor Chamberlain aud The Attorney General
of South Carolina were true IN regard To the
Hamburg difficulty, then II crlmc had been
committed CT which h. cru,d Mt tni ianGu re
to condemn. 1t added brutality 10 cowarIcc
the meancst and basest cdWardicc. The
shooting ul unarncu prisoners WAS crime too
great TO be described by words. No doubt
there w,!e indiScreet men 10 the South aud
they were the worst enemies Of that So tlOn.
The entire militia of South Carolina Was c0u-
posed Of colored men, aud arms had been taxed
from the white COMPANIES.
MIR. Patterson said he lived there aud had
never heard of it.
MIR. Thurman said there We're a great many
things which the Senator tAlr. Pattcrson) never
heard Of The country was told not long ago
byonc high 10 station Let us have peace, tu'
instead of that it seemed there was to be no
end of this CT usade of hate toward the South.
When was the country to have peac, il this
thing went on? The crowned heads OF Eu.
rome had been invited here in this centennial
wear to witness the prosperity Of the Republic,
but, Instead Of united and contentcd people,
they we're told from the floor Of this Senate
that one third Of the people OF the country were
set of monsters and were void Of ali traits oil
humanity. If that was true the Country bad
better hide all the evidences OF prosperity at
Philadelphia.