Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-31
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY, MARCH 81, 1875.

The "bloody shirt was waved the Senate
yesterday, and an extra .uut given it by Mr.
Boutwell,, who out Mortoned Morton 10 his de
nunciation of the Democrats generally, and the
South particularly; charging upon the latter ~
ing, deceit and hypocracy. Hs.lost his temper,
and with il his manners, and said greatmaDy no.
senatorial, uudigDi6ed and unmaunerly things,
for the which be received proper castigatlon
at the hands of Mr.. Bayard, who informed the
exSecretary that he "lled in bis throat,
which caused sensation and excited The APP
plause of the galleries. Mr. Withers, of Vlr
giuia, in calm, dignifed and able speech,
viudicated the South, aud most successfully
refuted the slanderous charges made by Bout
we'll, while, at the same time, be made most
conclusive reply TO Mr.. Morton. who, in the
course of his remarks, bad taken occasion to
snimadvert severely upon the Supreme Court
for it's decision 90 the enforcement bill.
The unfinished business being the resolution
Of MIR. Morton proposing an investigation into
Mississippi affairs, as mcdih d by the suostl
tute of MIR. Chrlstiancy, Was then taken up.
MIR. Bayard said four years ago, when 40 10.
ves,igation was made into the affairs OF the
Southern States with view to legislation,
iuint committee Of the two Houses of Congress
was raised. Now, When this resolution of 10
curry is brought 10, ADD legislation distinctly.
suggested as result OF the lrqury, the CO.
oruoate branch of Congress is .Dtlrcly lgnored:
Further than this, inquiry is to be addressed
also to the election OF members OF the other
House. There are no precedentS for either OF
these propositions He asked who desired
this Information Not one petition had come
from Mississippi asking for it, No one bad
DISPUTED the right Of the Senator elect TO his
seat. He commented on the enforcement laws,
and the manner 10 which they mad been carried
out, and said there had been the most lavish
expenditure OF public fluids in the South by
political emissaries in tyrauolzlng aud terror
liziog over the people.
MIR. Boutwell, said all the money that had
been expended was made necessary by the
crimes aud ou,rages of the partisan associates
of toe Senator from Delaware. L; was made
necessary to protect human rights aud to Sc
cure human equality.
MIR. Bayard maintained that the effect of the
recent decisions of the Supreme Court was to
show that all the prosecutions under the en-
f,icemert acts were Invalid He then argued
at length against the legality and the necessity
of the proposed investigation.
Mr.. Boutwell, said the men who had deiuged
the country in blood (audiog TO the Coned-
crate element 10 the House, we're now engaged
in investigating the men who had saved the
Uuioo. He said if the peple of this country
q, <, fall did not put down the Democratic par
ty by majority 80 overwhelming that 1t would
never more be heard of, we would have anoth-
er civil war. He charged upon the Democrat
ic party of TIE North the responsibility tor the
outrage visited upon the coored people OF the
South The people of the North could take
care Of themselves, but it was useless to ask
them to take by the hand the men who bad
endeavored to destroy the Government. aud
who would nos recogoz: the results OF the War,
but Insisted upon tramping upon the rights
and the liberties Of four millions of the people
of the couutry.
Mr.. Bayard resented what he alleged were
reflections upon bis patriotism by MIR. Bout
vel. Every drop OF blood 10 his body, be SAID,
came from men ADD from women who bad meyer
done 40 unpatriotic act. Any man who said
that he had ever been disloyal to his country
lied IN his throat. Applause in the galleries.
we'll with entertaining spirit of revenge and
hate toward the Southern people aud CON
slant desire to huuillate them, and said be d
not believe me people of the North W nd agree
OF did agree with the sentiments OF the S~na.
tor.
During Mr.. B. g remarks the galleries again
ap :,Iauded, wbeDtbey were warned BY the Chair
not to repeat the breach OF the rules OF the
Senate.
Mr. Moron said today Mr.. Bayard had
made this personal ISSUE. He MIR. M.) was
iudispose | to do this, although he supposed be
c., ud SUI lin himself should be do so. H. would
Xix: the Senator to show where be MIR. VI J
had misrepreseutcd the Southern people or
made statements which c,uid not be sustained
by the facts. He. (Mr. NJ claimed that his
curse 10 the Louisiana case and IN this case
was entirely consistent, while that OF MIR Bayard
was incoDss, cut. That Senator over aud ov, r
again in the Pinchbaek case argued that we had
the power to inquire into the election OF mem
bers Of the Legislature, but in the Lamar case
in Mississippi be argues that We caunot. He
(Mr. Nj. heartily echoed the dsre Of The
Senator for peace. But it is useless to cry peace
when there is no peace. When Republican,
majority of 80, 900 is overthrowu aud Demo
era ic majority OF $4,000 substituted for ii BY
fraud, violence and intimidation it is useless to
.alk OF peace. The Senator says uotblug at ali
about the murders aud uuirages 10 Mississippi
aud the South. He obj cts to K puulcAD
Senate Investigating thus thing; but 1t Is all
right for D mucratic House to carry on 20 or
30 Investigations ut an expense OF thousands OF
dollars lily ADD for no other purpose than To
make political capital The Senator lid that
teus OF miluous mad been spent in the opera
tons of the enforcement acts. Mr.. Morton
showed by the appropriation acts that the en-
tire amount appropriated since the enactment
of the enforcement acts tor the expenses OF ali
the courts iur toe whole United States was op!y |
$l2 900. 900. He expressed the hope that
tue ku X TX would be refunded the haes i'm
posed upon them So they will be ifthe Dem
ocrats get control ofCongless. That is an issue
in the next Congress. These soouudrels, these
kn X TX are to be refu ,ded from the Treasury |
the ii ,es which they paid. Iu regard to Gov
eruo: Ames, to whose case MIR. Bayard had al
luded, hs said that Gov. Ames had yie'd d to
the Storm. Gov Ames knew that the D.mo-