The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-25

Il RBInNcIl ~ Tm9 nkpfoAE EAnYYI Y
i y Wit b. remembered that eatly Ii
1890, thjg pnrty, which had tie control
OF this 6Nefnff1ent, found the Bouthcrn
Inrmtes disexuaed and disb1nd0d They
FOUND tneir own armies, although sue.
only the cessqtion of war and thu resto.
ration OF the Union, but tho prospective
participation by the south fl tho tegis.
lRtion Of the country. This party re-.
! pudiated the sentiments ri their own
soldiers, and interviewed by law To strike
down the open hand extended and ready
70 be grasped In reconciliation OF past
differences. Iofrer that ~ an argument
ngainst TO competency,
Thers vas r.. Sne Ea ir 1 from ne 4.
their estimation. with the rlory 81 VIC.
tory, making terms with Cen. Joseph II.
johnson, which, II contaminated, would
not only have brought immediate peace
| TO the entire country, but would have
crowned both these generals with n
fame brighter and more enduring than
oil thcir victoriesi Did they ifidorse
Sherman They threw contempt upon
his propositions. 1 offer TINT as an ar
8Qlnent against their competency.
son, who had pandcrcd to their pas
sions. yet within the purview 0f his pow
ers,. seeking 10 restore local government
| 10 these States based upon the freedom
Of both races, white and black. Did
they support himY On the contrary. be-
cause Of his wisdom and his statesman
ship they sought To impench hiin--to
| ifnpoach the man who had turned his
back upon his kindred aud adhered to
the Union amidst the shock Of revolu-
tion which left his section one pile Of
They found Gen. Grant, as late ~
1867, making a tour Of inspection
through the Southern States and report.
Ing what he saw and heard and believed
Ut tho Southern people. Did they re-
oelve that report? On the contrary,
they treated it with contempt and their
public press denounced him as white.
washer. Gen. Grant q whitewasher OF
the Southern peoplcl The commander
claim stands for !" Unconditional Bur
render Grant, and who. In spite OF
themselves, had persisted In his "on to
Richmond until ho had overthrown
the proudest. the bravest and the
knightlieyt army that ever followed the
Rrundcst leader to victory tAppIause. |
What else9 They found the Southern
people after the war with disordered
labor, disrupted society, discordant po-
litical elements, bravely, persistently,
grandly endeavoring to gather up these
broken fragments and 10 mold them
into consistency and those shattered or
gnntsms into tho autonomy Of States.
Loud applause. efr
MonroN's MfssissIppf hill. t.
The proposition Ii too absurd for argu-
ment. But what matters Il to Senator
Morton that, to secure Mississippi's
eight votes In the electoral college, he
must fiy In tho face Of all precedent,
override the law, tramplo down the Con
etitution, overthrow local government
and endanger popular liberty ~ this
country? What matters all this 10 him2
Picture to yourself a senator from one
Of the States OF this Union standing in
tho highest Legislative body known t.
his Government, by the Constitution
he has sworn to support, Is made
the btllwDrk against an invasion
Of tho rights Of the States,--pieture, i
say, this grave Senator standing In
that august assemblage clalnoring FOR
committee, upon whose report he may
overthrow the popular government or
one OF the co-equal States OF this Union
And then look at the gravity Of his ar
guinentl The question before the body
Is this Where Is the law under which
the Senate OF the United States can in
yestigate popular election? How does
the Senator seek to demonstrate that
the United States Senate has such a
power2 What IRE his arguments? They
are these: The last election In Missis-
sippi must and can lawfully be investi,
gated, because you want In Georgia n
constitutional convention and q dog law.
'l Now. Of course, this is not literally
A. 4 Il hAs ~
presenting t.. Indeed, Ii Is a compli- |
ment to put II In that light Laugh
ter. He does not urge the henatea to In |
vestigate tho election which has lust oc- |
Cured In one OF the States OF the Union, |
and which sent Democrats to Congress |
and TO tho Legislature Of that State.
But the constitutional provision which
permits IL, he has not rs yet shown US.
Tho Senator had spoken for two days |
when left Washington. and among the
fact that, some time in the past, Missis-
sippi had repudiated her bonds. lIAugh-
teri Another was that, some time
In tho past, her banks had broken, and
hence We must investigate that election |
Renewed laughter These wore 90.
gent reasons doubtless, and the senator
only needed one other point to render
his argument complete ANA Overwnelm-
ingf II. when he was treating Of hunks
he had only given us a chapter on the
4 - FREEpMAN's BANK,
or which he has right To know q great
deal more than OF Mississippi banks,
and which would have been quite as ger
main to the subject and much nearer
with the events he
sought to investigated no had done
that, his argument would have indeed
been worthy OF the Senator's patriotic,
lawful, and DISTINGUISHED purpose.
Great laughter.l And while this Hona-
Tor is thus proving the constitutional
power Of the Senate to investigate the
election, with view, pre-
sumo, Of relieving that State OF their
Democratic government, and OF re-
storing to the rebellious subjects Of
Father Aines tho paternal government
with which that individual, by the grace
Of the Republican party and Federal In.
has blessed them laughter
for the past few years while he is thus
engaged In the Senate, Mr.. Blaine In the
House sounds the Centennial jubilee by
before him the ghost Of the
Duke Of Alva to prove that the duke
was an immaculate saint as compared
20 tho Southern people! Laughter,
applause, and Kisses. H
Probably / ought to apologize for I