Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-22
What the Press and Press Correspond
enis Have TO Say About It-A
Riot Magnifled for Political
Purposes.
Governor Chamberlain Snubbed by the
President The Debate In the
HOuse-Lamar's Last Sensi-
BILE Speech.
Louisville Courier.Journal.l

Grande, Smqlls produced long letter,
giving 8 Mortonian explanation Of the
Hamburg riot, but refused to give the
name of the author. The character OF
the letter may be learned from the con-
Guiding passage, which reads as follows:
an. &. Butler, who lost leg while
fighting in the ranks Of the rebels, and
who is to-day the bitterest of kukluX
Democrats, was the instjgator of the
whole affair and the blood thirsty leader
of the massacre. He boosted in Ham
burg during the fight that that was only
the beginning; that the end would net
be until after the elections in November
Such q man should be dealt with with
out pity or without hesitation. The
United States government is not power
less, and surely she wi not be silent il
an emergency like this, the parallel of
which pen can not describe. In this
centennial year will she stand idly by
anu see her coil stained with the blood
OF defenseless citizens, and witness the
bitter tears of women and children fall
ing upon the murdered bodies of their
loved ones? God forbid that such an at
titude will be assumed toward the col
Ored people of the south by the best gov
eminent the world ever saw Some
thing must be done, and that quickly,
or south Carolina will shed tears Of
blood and her limbs be shackled by
Democratic chains"
Mr.. SmaIls was repeatedly called up,
on to give the name OF the author, but
refused, saying that the name was de-
sired sin order to have another negro
killed" A letter wss then read from
General M. G. Butler, giving his state
ment Of the affair and showing that he
took no part in instigating the assault
on the armory at Ham burg, but, on the
contrary, that he did all be could to al
lay the excitement. His name was
signed to the communication and given
to the house, Hon. T. l. Jones, of Ken.
lucky, vouching for the truthfulness of
the details, he having known Butler
long and intimately as strong Con-
sentative and most loyal man.
SmsIls, on the contrary, was unable to
give any account of the author of his
letter, and the impression was very posi-
tive that the document was fabrication
for political effect. The abandoned
character of Radical witnesses has re-
Gently been go fully shown through
the arrest of the scouDdrel Tnomp.
sOp, OF Memphis, that people want
some other kind of testimony than that
produced by the outrage machine con-
corning the Hamburg riot, which is be-
ing used by the Republican papers for
the purpose of getting several regiments
sent into South Carolina for carpetbagger
propagandism. Mr.. Cox very well de.
scribed the State when he remarked:
"The State of South Carolina is to-day
a Republican State. and the worst-gov-
erDsd State IN the Union. 1t is bad all
around; bad at it's borders; bad in its
heart; bad on the sea-coast; bad in
Edgetield county; everywhere rotten, ga
your own party papers have said. Give
south Carolina Democratic govern
ment and fair play, as has been the case
IN Tennessee, Virginia and other States
which have been rescued from malsd-
Dlinistra ion, and you will see that every
man, black and white, will be cared for
under the law.n
CHAMBERLAIN SEUBBED.
Cincinnati Enquirer.l
Governor Chamberlain reached
Washington this morning, and called
upon The President, in company with the
secretary of war, to urge favorable &C
ton upon his recent request that troops
be sent to South Carolina. Cameron |
seemed impressed with ChamerIain's |
story, but Grant is said to have snubbed |
the governor by regretting that he YVES
not able to preserve the order in his |
State that even Moses. when governor, |
managed to secure. The President told |
Cham berlain that not until civil rene
dies were exhausted would he inteTpose |
the national army. South Carolina del
egateS in congress declined to aecompa-
ny Chamberlain on his visit to the Pres
ident, and stated that while they want
ed troops ia their State, they were op-
posed to seconding the governors call, |
as that worthy was thus endeavoring to |
regain his lost influence, and be renomi-
mated.
PATRIOTIC AND SENSIBLE
SPEECH.
New York Tribune's Washington Correspon-
dent.J
Mr.. Garfield's question gave Mr.. Ls-
mar an opportunity to make one of the
most eloquent and well timed speeches
which he has ever delivered in the
house. His condemnation of the out
rage at Hamburg, and his demand for
The swift and sure punishment Of those
who were concerned in it, were not only
eloquent, but in earnestness and sin
1erIty fairly eciipsed any denuncistion
Of it which had been heard from the Re-
publican side of the house. He did not
attempt to excuse or palIiste the crime,
ss some other Democratic speakers did,
Out seemed unable to fad words strong
enough to express his adherence of If,
which he said was shared by all respect.
able citizens in the south. Mr.. Lamar
replied to Mr.. Garfield that such occur.
rences as the Hamburg riot were not
They are the result of
Heak, cowsrdly or corrupt governments,
which not only failed to execute crimi.
lsl laws, but which even ENCOURAGED
genes OF violence for the purposes of DO.
itlcal gain. MI. LsmaT's speech was the |
treat event OF the day. 1t was listened
o with undivided EentiOn by the en-
ire house, and when he closed he was
alike by Democrats and Re-
Dubiieans. By it he has no doubt added
,reatly to his reputation and influence
g statesman OF the broadcast and
most conservative views, whose lead
lis party will be w.ss if it follows. Sab ]
equent to Mr.. Lsmar's speech the dis '
ussion was more in accordance with ]
he gravity OF the subject, although be- '
)Te the adjournment it dIifted back !
into It's old ruts and degen-
rated into political sguabble. I
ew York Herald's Washington Correspond [
cnt.l e, i
., This brought Mr.. Lamar
} his feet, who denounced the murders =
igorously, declared that such acts
-ruck at the prosperity and even at So
iety in the south, and declared it the G
uty OF the governor to hunt down and I
unlsh with the severest Justice the
llhors Of this brutality. Mr.. Lamar's q
orGs were surprise to both sides, and {
'me passages Of his speech called cut
1plsuse from the Republicans. He | Il
'Ok the ground that the inteIposition of 81
ederal troops is not useful nor effective: | z
lat Whist is needed in those States is q #
gorous execution of the laws by the II
ate governments, and that, while Is
ere, as in the north, there is Iawless
ass, the cause Of such outrages as that ri
Hamburg was the imbecility of the n
ate governments, which, instead of v
ompUly and most sternly punish 8,
urdsr and lawiessne3s, as he said il n,
as their solemn duty TO do, palter with Is
en-, call for FedeTaI help, which al.
avs comes too late to be effective, and -,
IA, 10y leaving crime unpublished, en- %
image the perpetrators. In short, Mr.. g.
,maT made statesmanlike review of ..
g source OF such outrsges, while he p
ndemned them in the strongest man. p pe
r, aud the speech, coming from an in VI
entisl southern man, was the event of
e dsy. He was congratulated by en-
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