The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-15

peace in Louisiana but for the unlawful
acts OF the Democratic clubs 10 that
State. II this violence and intimidation
should be successful In elecling Presi.
: dent now, the same violence would soon
spread all over the United States, and
our government would be at an end! He
did not want 10 sec war Of races, but Il
} would come unless the negroes In the
South were given the rights guaranteed
. them by the Constitution. he defended
, the action OF Governor Kellogg, OF Lou.
. isiana, and said he was not able 10 mt
down those disorders, but did all in his
power to do so. He believed the minds
Of the people, North and South, were
daily going forward to the conclusion
, that these crimes Of the rifle clubs Of the
South must not be permitted.
Mr.. West said that he had received
night before last telegram from the U.
S. Marshal Of Louisiana informing him
that the witnesses who had been 10 New
Orleans to testify before the Returning
Board in regard TO the outrages, on their
return TO their homes, had been driven
therefrom, and some Of them killed. He
referred 10 the argument OF Bayard, and
said II was on account OF the encourage
ment received in Congress in 1874 that a
Democratic mob arose in New Orleans
aud attempted to overthrow the State
government at a cost OF fifty or sixty
lives. The Governor Of the State had
been powerless. to bring about peace, and
the only way that peace could be secured
at any time was by giving the office 10 a
numbering Democrat.
Mr.. Morton said that lie desired 10
congratulate the cause Of humanity and
justice upon the progress exhibited Ia
the Senate to-day, and on the fact that
the existence OF violence and enormilies
In the South was no longer denied in the
Senate. He argued that the crimes In
that section had not been punished be.
cause intimidation went into the courts,
aud assassination awaited both Judge vnd
Jurors. This rufiianism would be stopped
when great party 10 longer excused il.
Mr.. Thurman said OF course there had
been violations Of law In the South, but
lie denied that the Southern people were
a set OF assassins. He argued that the
Democrats had denounced crime In the
South where crime existed. These
charges OF intimidation were exagger-
aled, but they would not cease 80 long
as the vote OF the whole State could be |
overthrown by them. His colleague
(Sherman) spoke about the color line.
lie THURMAN was prepared 10 prove
that the responsibility Of establishing a |
color line rested with the Republican |
party. When the right OF suffrage was
conferred upon the negro 1t was openly |
ayowed in the Senate that the Republic |
can party needed 100000 negroes
The trouble now was that the Rspubli.
cans did not get them. He then referred
TO the use OF the army in the States, and
said Il elections were to be carried by |
the army OF the United States it was the
worst Kind Of intimidation and there
would be an end to Republican institu-
tions. The world had had It's Gear and
lis Bonaparte who represented the Re-
publican government, but Republican
government had never been overthrown
by this kind of intimidation which his
colleague Sherman, and the Senator from
Indiana lMorton), complained Of.
After further discusslon by Stevenson,
Morton, Thurman and others, the reso.
luton to print the /, $50 copies, Us amend
ed by Thurman was agreed to without di-
vision. .osl.;-.-
Tho Senate then took up the joint reso-
luton to print 10000 extra copies Of the
message OF the President and accompany
ing documents in regard to the Louisiana
election. s----rlsS, 2. -gs,a
Mr.. Thurman submitted the same
amendment which he offered 10 the form
er resolution, which was to have printed
and stitched or bound with the message
and documents the memorial OF Messrs.
BOgy, Stevenson and Mcdonald, embrace
ing the report OF the, Democratic COM
mittee which witnessed the count in New
Orleans, which was agreed to and the
Joint resolution passed rs amended.
The Chair laid before the Senate
message from the President in answer 10
a resolution OF the Senate OF the 9th inst,
in regard to troops being stationed at
Petersburg, Va, on election day. Order
ed to be printed and lie on the table. Also
a Communication from the Attorney
General in answer to the Senate reSolu-
tion Of the 18th inst, in regard to the
Of Deputy Marshals and
Marshals on election day. The Attor.
ney General says the information called
for is not in his possession, and can only
be obtained from the Marshals. OF the
United States, who have power 10 ap.
point deputies, but he will seek to pro-
cure the Information at rs early day as
practicable. Ordered printed and lie on
On motion Of Mr.. Mitchell, the Senate
took up the resolution in regard to the
Oregon elector, so as, 10 have 1t come up
as unfinished business tomorrow. ii
Mr.. Bsyard presented y statement
by an officer Of the House Of
Representatives, In regard to the count
Of the electoral vote BY that body since
the formation OF the Government. Or.
dered printed. .sa
After an executive session the Senate
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