The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-08

ing the. wnr. and since the, war wholly and en-.
tirely different. while have the great0st re-
sonally. do not propose, to take his
advice on this, question: I do propose
With seat &c on This floor that 'WTos,Sq whoever
else shall halt or grow weak in maintaining H.
souhSn UNION men Of both coors and Sh wben iYf
cease To- do that before any presence North or
South, in official hodics or before public ussnm.
hlcs. may my tongue cleavo 10 the roof of nv
mouth and my right hand forget ts cunning
lAgplausc in the galleries.
Mr.. Anthony Rep.. Il. ~ gave notice that II
The applause shouldbc repeated he would move
to clcnr the galleries.
Mr.. Morton (Rcp.. Ind) said he supposed TINT
of law. hut the law was about the only thinx
which he had not hearl discussed. The SEN
ator from Delaware tMr. Bayardl mndr some
reference to i. but in what he said he was ini4-
taken Mr. Mort9nthcn quoted from lhc record
in the case of Mr. Kellogg ana rcad from the
Constitution of Lou siana 10 show that II wa.
the duty of the Legs ~lnturc to canvass the votes
for Governor and Licutenant- -GOvrrnor. IIn
then read from the law prescribing the duties
of the Returning hoard and argued that there
was quorum OF the Ieg,Salure present when
thevotcs fofGoycrnor and Li"ut"nnnt- Governor
were canvasscd and II was dcclnr"l 10y the
Legislature that Packard received 7i.G2i votes.
and Nichols ll.lgS. Ho then referred to the
action of the Legislature in clectng Kellogg.
and said hc received a majority Of all the VOf -
He submitted thst the record as presented inndn
the chain of till good. First. that Gov Pack
Ard WAS declared duly elected by the proper
nuhnriy in Lonisiana again. that William
that state in accordance with the act of Con-
grcss lie was not disposed therefore. to push
the argument on this subject any further
word. and shall keep the Senate II very few
minuts, IN rcsard t. thf genera charac'cr oi
Delaware. There - constantly talk of fraud.
II IL charged that the people oi Louisiana had.
hy u large majority. voted Tor Nichols and Til
den. hut that they were deiraud"d of their
votes; and these charges are constantly made
here ,nd elsewhere. Tn time has come To meet
tD U.
cNilcnc" il upon the record that docs hurl it
back in The teeth Of the men who made IT, The
iuotS are upon the record and indisputable. that
lh" -o-cnled MAJORITY for Tildcn and lur
Nichols In the state of LOUISIANA was false and
fraudulent. and thai il was obtained hy murder
Yhd every sp7lcs oi Nloirn r anu lntmidhtion.
In some parishes whcrr there We're hundreds
and thousands 81 Republican vot,r-. they were
deferred from voting almost wholly. In others.
2nr-h"ll wcrr driven from ne polls. and
thus state thai is c,fialnly hrpub-
inrc of ia" returns t. c..,i vote in favor of
Tden amt of Nichols. In talking about fraud
these great crimes nre constantly ignored. OF
III" hundreds and thousands ot men who have
heon slain In Louisiana for political purposes
in the lsl-t few Years no mention * made OF
the murders. the whipIingS. TIA" tortur.s. and
the inhumnn punishment that 80 largely pro-
vailed during the lat" cnnvass no mention i-
male. All that Is ignored and tho fruits ut
these crimes are treated a. real hon 1t property
which unN have right 10 protect and
g@'' o@ we c"m. " "s snd oone tH" Hh ,vid"gr d"re
shows ahuniantlv, Is simply under the laws
+ .I
of itt.r,ierand of crime tn .,iyn eNt,r,a.inn H.,
ihc honest v0te and H. thr honest minority ~
rlutr H. mo i,fr,, lu.''on ,f f..,i,ri, , if ma
was crime. While H., ''i.r.n.r - made To- H.,
,in- whi '' brought iA' ARMY into thr stat 90
t. thr lnn.or and thr peril That ,.'u..i t'.i
army - hr sent thrrr--s'ni there for the hitu-
liir liberty. and human ',his 'lhe -.r,lin..
ol ihe army for these purposes f. treated a. a
e..nl. Will. ia. .sr,,.t crime which look tns
L army there are ignored us If thrN had never
occurred. Tic Returning Board of Louisiana
has boon the snhi"cf II constant drnun. int i,n
even the very rNiatenre of the board IL treated
po@r n e,,,v S,t. In in's Ir,,n If t' ''','.'
character. Every state d'signates some
oin"r or oili'"rS VIM nre d"puiNd hv
ln' lhW u count Tue votes. lh'l'
must h" ~1"h ON 'Nr-. In nav SffH
ih.t' are y"rl ~ ih"'n-nN ih" Si'in
ot.rr -inr- twa "nla1-. ~ -,nr -nt.-. J. ,,
N"'.a-lt. %. J. ~. .i 1r' .". .i- f.."ft nat
itnf' must n" -'n.' ."il nl" ir.hnnn. or HI-
tl.' a. '',r1 Hi,i~; lngynn' ihg ("' - Ia
InI-i'. u power; 'l'N htN" h' d .-'t .ufF
or ipl' Nd ln". th"y nay. N. power A" nk.
'tiu.h". uh tv uirn" ou' votes "n '"Hui
of fraud or Violence. In other SrnN-
.n'S h'M' -o'n" lNl.'" F"'I-i eH'
Pow - are ft j ri I.-7 M IT'D,
vii ~ % u h- d. iIrt 900 iI'i Ni,l
demands oi me Nlni.. In q S'ei" ik' l"'u-lenn
'rfr - , no it' ell'n Nm l.r lA. ~ 'i'r 'aI
it-ih. nE iNI1W nI ifllIn n'"u t' or
irlDi, 'i ni..l nv m"rH ~ H'l 'iliu', Nu'i'
nii ii0' li' lut- lNA'- nav lit .tf own "Nl ."f-
ln'f nhN' Nit returns iaMlul upon l'if lH''.
TN papers Ir' un'ir"' 'i'uhil,l" hni i'lr 'f' 'ir'
VIII '"'i, ana ih' Hhihpte "l u Mili 'hlN lh'
MUS ni lI" .riIi' unless u'r, l" SOM" trihu-
nal whore ,i'rc can be- ~ i'h'" ,nh"h, ih@
frhn" proved, uui. " .'slhhl-n'lt ~" run nl
the rrlinc rejected and DESTROYED II %a- this
',-N iha cAli'd into rN-t'nr ihe H"lurn
INK y b'ald ol me state "i i-oiu-'Nnh. ~, sir,
~" hnhri l. rni the crime; hui ih" condition "i
the state. and the politi al n'r~-iiic- oi that
state ar" crimes wllirh called thi board nat"
exist nee. am moi horr today u di- u, PAST
records ana dr'lnlnilon- ~ senator" ANA "h"r-.
| merely Occupy the S"nht" hrirny IN calling
.WIN - lii' NtMi bul u ihlH ul- "S-N, ~ .lil-
tiut@' ~Nill HSk illc lndulE,h't' 'l ll' senate
y - over fhc record Oi u" ln~l .alliaign IN
Louisiana to show where the fraud r,-i-. where
IL began. AMI what II aceonpl i.ied. ana ,lhll
SHOW lnhi th" campaign oi $50 MaH rlhtN a
rrp.lnoh 81 N. lnrrinle rrlnNI "i S'o' oi ~.
ol lNi-, anu pl l0fl, lhouSIl, MI llfrli 'lll LOT
the present.
Mr. Mitchell lRnp OregNrl said hc under
stood thnt h.fnr, hn ,.an,n int, tLr Senate This
,,.,r,, H., a., g., 80 go, M,i,,iNr U.,nIi,,
"i!' lru lhr swearing ~ ul ni ,IilnN' l. ,'h,
ator elect from Oregon. H. Nj Nil 'hell haI
several petitions from citynus Of Oregon. nh-
/ io,iinc t. the -enting of Mr. Grover. and hc
iI..tf' r.. ,s,.,ti l,,, q, tn., S.nrt. IL ,,.,l
n dutv not Iugi,t Iy hin. anl wa- one oi iic
most unpleasant Of His life; bui il had been i'm
posed uIon him hy hi, constituents. and lac
could moi shrink from il.