Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-11


but il is known positively that he rode back to
OsaIIaIa on that male with The rope in sight.
The hunks, ultans aud sides of the Pullman
were ur"ttv freely perforated with balls
Omaha Herald.
Southern Affairs ia the Senate.
10 the u. 5. Senate yesterday The resolu
ton Of Mr. Morton to print ezra copies OF the
Presidents message coming up,
MIR. Mcdonald, of Indiana, said he would
support the resolution Of his colleague, because
he desired the people Of the country to have
light upon the subject. 1t was true that the
documents were TX parte IN their character,
bur with all that they were much more fair and
les partisan than the comments made Oh the
affair by partisan press Of the country and by
Senators on this a1cr. He denounced lawless
outrage committed 10 South Carolina or any
where else. He then quoted from the docu
meets bearing upon the case and argued that
the white man Merriwether was killed before
the negroes we're hurt, but this circumstance
had been studiously kept down in the discus
sion. He commented at length upon the con-
diton of affairs 10 the South, and 10 speaking
OF ississippi said Governor Ames forced him
self upon the people OF that State as thelr
TulGr. HEST EdCE CUlll"lODS III thC ooo IL,
which began 5000 after he reconstruction pol
icy OF the republican party in that section, We're
growing less and less every ycar as the demo,
Gratis came lulo power, aud now hey x:teh
only 10 thuse States under republican control.
lie knew The republican par y WIS 10th tn give
| up its power 10 the South. Iney had supposed
the negro would I, maiu plastic in their hlnds,
but they were mistaken. There bad been
good deal said about terrorism al the South, but
h, re was terrorism there cot yet spoken OF,
and that WAS h terrorism which the negroes
exercised over their own race at the instlga.
ton Of white r, pubIlcans. He had read from
he Richmond Dispatch card published By
colGrcd m;.n TO show that system OF terrolsm
was exercised by negroes over chose OF cir
own race to prevent them from vo1pg the
d mocralic ticket He theo referred to the
argument of MIR. Edmunds 10 regard 10 Texas
having changed her Constitution, aud said
ev, ry State in the UAi,n had and exercised
that power. The MAJOR (Nlr. Edmunds) had
spoken OF good, wholesome laws III Vermont.
satisfactory to all. and that seemed to be the
aninus oil the whole thing. The whoIesu u;
laws of the STATE Of Vermont were to be i'm.
PRESS, i 90 other States, and esp cially those OF
the South.
| If that doctrine WAS to be pressed there we're
difficulties ahead OF which II Was bard to see
! the end. There Was bui one test and one de
mand and 'hat was the Constitution OF the
| United States The constitution Of very State
mu-t co;1orm to that of the United States and
any doctrine asserted ou!sidr oil! tn t Was revu.
| lutIOnary.
Mr.. Mcdonald then replied TO the argument
| Of Mr.. Sherman and said that Senator asked,
| Would the people rus, the Democratic party
in power? There was acother questoo run
Mug with that and that was: Could the Re-
publican party stand the ordeal of trial be-
fore The bar Ut pubic opinion? When the
! people were Considering as 10 whether fhcy
would bring one party ID power, they very
naturally considered whether the party II power
should be continued. Had the Republican
| party so conducted itself a. to DO Continued IN
power? The seventh resolution of that party,
adopted 10 their Convention of 1865 declared
tho Government should be Administered With
strict economy, and the corruption shamc'uliy
nurscd by Andrew Johus>u c,llcd loudly for
reform. Uuon this platform General Grant
| and MIR. Cotax were nominated. Before the
four years expired he was sorry to say the Vice
President was Involved in certain difhcu ties on
account OF The Credit Mober. III 1872 the
fifth resolution Of the Republican platform de:
olared for reform IN the civil service. Had
| there been reform? And in the ClucluDau
| Convention they declared that they r'joced 10
the quickeDing conscience of the people. he
IMr. McD yuaId was doubling Thomas, and
il not believe they were rrjpiced at The quick
cDing conscience Of the people. He then re-
ferrcd to the Sanhorn contracts, and said the
official who countcnanced them wa put out OF
office, but Immediately appointed TO higher
office for lie. and Republican Senate con
frmed the nomination. Was that punlShm"niI
| Then came Lect and S ocking, two young ad
ventur, rs, who we're trusted with the general
order business in New York city. aud 10 one
year they fchcd oct OF the commerce Of that
port over 500 000 Instead of being punish.
ed they were let off with what they had taken.
| Next there was found firm in New Jersey,
the CatteIl Bros, who it seemed, had made
enormous sums Of money brokers 10 COD
tracts for the Navy Department. He referred
| to the late Secretary OF War, and in conclusion
argued that the people Of the country wonld
consider whether the Republican party dcserv-
ed to &c kept 10 power.