The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-17
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FOUGHT MODIFY.
ro,oresi acmator Braces Charge
Along the Whole Line.
Grant has been PerfidiOus---His Ohce-
Holders In Mississippi 'sNo better than
Public Thieyes''.--"White Radicals get
ting the Niggers Killed for Party Capt.
tall etc., etc.
washington Cor. N. Y. Herald. ]

WaShin QtO0 cor. N. L hcI
Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, listened
r. the insinuations of the Democrats, and
the soothing remarks of the Liberal
Republicans, until he could bear 1t no
longer. Then he took the floor like a
bombshell, and scattered his shot IN all
directions. He said that the colored
men of the South had suffered every In
DIGNITY from the white Democrats, and
their rights had been trampled under
foot by those who were supposed, TO rep
resent the government. Instead OF pro-
tecting their rights under the Constltu-
ton. President Grant had deserted them
and left them helpless under the heel OF
despotism. 1t was useless to conceal
truth any longer. President Grant had
not kept his promises. His adminlstra-
ton was failure, so far as justice to the
colored voters of the South was concerned.
The passion of the speaker grew more
intense at every word, and when he had
reached the grand climax, in his descnp-
tive recital of the outrages committed on
his people, he astonished the silently
listening Republicans by declaring with
great emphasis that the time for looking
to the administration for help had pass
ed. There was no help for the negroes,
unless they made peace with the Demo
Gratis. He was in favor of going over to
them, as the only measure of safety to
the negro. He denounced Grant and
the leading white Radicals of the South,
as untruthful and treacherous, suggested
that they used the negro for selfish pur
poses only, and did not scruple to haze him
killed IN order to furnish political capital to
the party. He said the negro could not
further trust them, but would be COM
PEELED, for self-protection and quiet, to
form political alliances with the resident
white men of the South, who, as a class,
were honest and trustworthy,
The speech produced terrible panic
among the Radicals. Senator Simon
Cameron, true to his vigorous way of ex-
pressing himself, said, cit was a hell of q
speech, and Alcorn enjoyed it hugely.
The Democrats applauded it, and told
Senator Bruce the negroes ought all to be
Democrats.
Senator Alcorn, in reply to Bruce, said
that he was sorry to hear such injudicious
remarks from his colleague. He admitted
much of what had been said. and he knew
that the colored people had suffered many
wrongs, but the President had been
their true friend and had done everything
possible for them, under the powers
granted him by the Constitution of the
United States.
Senators Conkling, Morton, and other
Northern Republicans followed in the
same spirit, and rehearsed long cata-
logue of benefits which the colored peo-
pie had received from the government
They knew that full and impartial
justice would be done them in the end.
Bruce said ne had no quarrel with
Aloorn but he paid little attention to
these assurances. He said he knew what
he was talking about. The colored vot-
ers were not to be deceived any longer
by administration promises. He wanted
the Northern Republican Senators present
to understand that the great masses of
the colored people of the South would
not vote for Grant for q third term.
Thousands of negroes had been shot
through the negligence of the officials
appointed by President Grant, and the
survivors would not cast their ballots for
him again.
Washington Cor. Chicago Times
This was Bruces signal. He arose
excitedly and poured out a stream Of de-
nunclation so vehement Sad inoisive
against the Republican party leaders,
and Grant espeeIally, that Morton quailed
and moved his hand deprecatingly. Ed
munds, shocked at such language in the
Senate Chamber, attempted to intesrupt
the indignant darkey, but to 40 purpose.
Conkllng tried his lofty airs and graces,
but Bruce plunged ahead and shrieked
them Gown whenever they attempted IN
break in. The Grant Senators had a
dim idea that the colored people were
somewhat opposed to she President for n
third term, but were not prepared for SO
sweeping an attack. Bruce repeated in
violent terms, that, speaking for himself
and his people, he rejected Grant and
opposed HIM for third term, and. way
ing warmer and holder as he proceeded
he accused the President of having led
to his people. Here there was a ereat
sensation and cries of "ordero Ed
munds tried to frown him down and
Conkling to sufioeate him with suavitv
out 1t was no use. Bruce's blood was
up. He would neither be silenced bv
frowns nor smiles, but putting spurs to
ms Pegasus, rode rough-shod over the
lacerated feelings of the party. Upon
Grants baleful patronage on public af.
1airs n mississippi he laid the responsi.
oiiity Tor most of the troubles in that
oeate' charging that the President had
managed their affairs through political
parasites who were no better than public
thieves, and then under these officials
gof them into state of turmoil and Vic.
fence, and refused to respond to their
nrst, last and only call for Federal troons
because thoro ...os I y Nto,