The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-30
A Remonstrance and Reply.

The following telegraphic correspond
ence has just been procured for publica-
ton:
NEW ORLEANS, March 10, 1876.
To Hon. Thomas W. Ferry, President United
States Senate, Washington:
As representatives of the eolored people
of Louisiana we record our regret over your
ruling excluding Senator finchbaek, an ex-
Governor, from the floor of the United
States Senate. It seems hasty and unjust,
especially as all OF the parliamentary ex-
pedients had not been exhausted, and re-
garding you a Republican of Republicans,
we trust you will yet find reasons to recon-
slider what seems now personal reflection
on our race, through its highly honored rep
tentative.
j. A. GLA, VIM. MURRILL,
6. !. KELso' J; u A: 4 MAsooIT, aso,
DAVID YOU'VE, l. ZbLLA,
J. HENEI BURCH, NJ. A. MELLEN,
- C. C.. ANTOINE, ]. JoNADAIN,
HENRI DhNNAs, P.G. DEsLoNDE,
Jos. LEWIS, T. A. CAGE,
T. MORRIS CHESTER
The following is the Vice Presidents
reply:
VICE PRESIDENTS CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March II, 1876.
To Lieutenant Governor C. c. Antoine, ana several
other coloned gentleman, New Orleans:
To your dispatch, just received, which
says: "We record our regret over your
ruling excluding Senator Pinchback, an ex-
Governor, from the floor Of the Senate of
the United States Senate, which seems hasty
and unjust" etc., reply that the Senate or
dered recently q strict enforcement OF the
forty-seyenth rule, which reads: No per
son shall be admitted to the floor of the
Senate while in session, except as follows
The officers of the Senate, members of the
House of Representatives and their clerk,
the President of the United States and his
private secretary, the heads of departments,
Ministers of the United States and foreign
Ministers, ex-Presidents and ex-Vice Presi-
dents of the United States, ex-Senators,
| Senators elect, Judges of the Supreme Court,
and Governors of States and Territories"
Under the enforcement Of this rule, Mr..
Pinchback was freely admitted to the floor Of
the Senate until by majority vote of the
Senate he was declared not Senator elect,
and against my vote declaring his right to q
seat. Whereapon, under no new instruc.
tions by the Chair, but under the original
Senate order of strict enforcement of the
rule, the doorkeepers admitted only such
persons as the rule permitted, which then
/
but ex-Attorney General Speed, ex-Secretary
of the Navy Welles and Ex-Governor Bald
win, of my own State, all of whom, among
others recall, have within few days soughl
and been refused admission to the floor o.
the Senate and seated in the gallery. Ny
vote as Senator was given to admit Pinch
back as Senator. The Senate denied hi
admission. As presiding officer my dut,
was to execute the will of the Senate impair
TALLY, although it denied in the same weei
admission to the floor the Ex-Governor o.
Michigan, Baldwin, white man, and tn,
Ex-Governor Of Louisiana, Pinchback, q col
ored man. Partially of law formerly wa
the bane of the colored race. Impartialit,
of rule now is the law for all races. Will
1 preside in the Senate its orders shall b
administered without partially to race, colo
or condition, believing impartial admins
tration to be the highest attribute of justice
T. w. FERRY.