The New York herald., 1876-07-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

"AshiNofOk, July 10, AoI0
THE prsoRAcEruL AFFAIR AT HAMBURG, g. c.
The House, at two O'Clock, went into Committee of
the Whole (Mr Monroe, OF Ohio in the chair) tho
bill to protect the Texas frontier Tho pending ques
tion the amendment offered last Saturday by
MI Smals, OF South Carolina lin connection with the
Hamburg troublcs), that troops shall be withdrawn
from South Carolina
Mr. SMAI.Ls colored, trep) OF S. c., advocated his
amendment aud replied TO Mr.. Cox, who said that the
amendment had been offered for bad political purposes
lit that gcnteman's custom bring the House
matters Tor bad political purposes 1t with
HIM Mr. Smallsl He agreed with thai gentle man. that
the State of South Carolina the CORE and
1t Tor that he wished tho troops remain
there order to lop on that rostenness He said II
Mr. sinasl had gwen the OF the writer Of the
letter which he had read last Saturday he would no,
give Tor that mans life. General Butler who
concerned in the matter, would At organize
another band OF ku kiux aud hunt him down.
ASSOCIATIONS
Mr. Cox tdem.) OF n. u. replied TO Mr. Smalls and
quoted rom book written 0y Mr.. Pike late Minister
Hague entlted "A Prostrate State: South Caro-
liua Under a Negro Government,' and in which men,
beTs Of the Legislature characterized highway
men, professional legislative robbers pckpocket who,
under the law, rob poor and rich alike He spoke Of
the book "a revelation OF tho biackncss OF darkness
In robbery and rascsIi,y "
Mr. SmALLs asked Mr. Cox whether he had got book
Of the history OF the city OF New York; daughter
the republican side
MI Cox replied that he belonged to that portion OF
the democratic party which had OUT rascas
IRON New YORK, and asked Why they bad done the
sauc ia South Caroinas Applause on the democratic
sIdcJ
Mr. TOWNSEND (rep) Of New York, admitted (ironi-
cally) that The city OF New York
A land OF pure delight
Where saints immortal reign,
and he compare the population aud debt OF
South Carolina anu o.. the city New York, giving the
former 200. 900 with debt OF $40 Oo0 0Uu ana the
latter NJ g42 Uo0 with debt OF $ll4 600 lie spoke
oi William a. Tweed as the ruler New York cisy for
than twelve years and said thar during that tine
wncn Tsumany Hall was IN Its and glory under
Tweed. the geatleman from Ohio Cox brought his
little carpet bag into the city OF New York, 1t
IN rammany Hail ana looked up snilingly for the ap-
prooaIion OF William ~ Tweed daughter on the re-
publican sdel He alluded TO the otuer lights OF Tam.
many Hall, Richard X Connolly, Peter b Swceny A.
}. carvcy, ingorsol, Fields, Harry Genet &C.
and spoke OF various sums which each had stolen and
rcerng 10 the escape OF Tweed he said The Govern
had lound time 10 Investigate the outrage of
letting ann escape, and that the sheriff s,il held his
oulcc.
TWEED AND THE RnrrsLIcAxs
Mr.. Cox replied TO Mr. Townsend reminded him
that II because OF Governor rldcais eminent ser
vices IN driving out Tweed mat he the demo-
cratic candidate Tor the Presidency. lact how.
cver could not DC got ro1ndit was too soggy to burn
ana too tough 10 spt-ahd that was that whereas
IN New York the authorues, democratic anu
republican alike, with Governor Tilden their
head, punish their ra,ciis South Carolina
federal ascas stl went unconyictcd the courts.
Tweed a tasca. but he had tue oi republican
Legislature. As TO his oar. CoN taking his carpet bag
from Ohu, he had aways maintained tne rsht OF loco
mcton aud lie had the risnt 10 back TO New YORK
Ia sigh OF his grsndtathcrs old district
He dd not care where man was born, 80 eng a. he
.ocd aud Jus The saviour hAd BEEN born III Beth
lcAem. and they worshippcd him. although hc
loreirncr, IN that respect Tncy did not however,
necessarily wUrshlp the little African ictchcs that
came nom Cougo and that we're h S colleagues tMr
iownscnd'sl ony devotion. lLsaghtcr.l
Sir. GAEFiELD trcpD OF Ohio sliuded TO Mr.. Cox as
tr,ing laugh murder 0i the ease, and cpmpli.
neutcd Mr. harirdge Of Georgia, for his maufal and
honorable speech or Saturday las Ito wished 10