The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-01-17
THE CHANDLER Jon.
Remarks Of Mr.. Zachar,e I'm the Louisiana
senate.

THE CHANDLER jon.
Remarks of Mr.. Zachar. Q I'm the Louisiana
senate.
The resolutions Of Senator Burch, instructing
the Senators and Representatives from Louis
aharpes advanced in the letter Of W. 4. Chand-
Ter being under ,consideration and Sena or
| Burch having spoken in favor thereof. Senator
the honorable Senator from East Baton
Rsss wh9 hs has ass Ss tsf9n "a his as
| shall content myself with demonstrating that
| this is neither the proper time nor the Droper
o1 me Whes such o ep wsu have
been eminenty proper, and the people Of this
State and of the country at large would have
the part OF the gentleman. More than twelve
months have rolled away since then. and. sir,
| the true. patriot, as he looks baek upon that
period of discord and conservation through
out the land. ahudders with horror ut tue
thought upon how slender thread hung the
Of the e breL sad o 2T
would have surpassed In its atrocities all those
known to history.
to-day shown us, as he said. with the greatest
pride Of his lite, his commission as an elector
of The State of Louisia lana. and could not but
outrage must have echoed and re-echoed in his
ears when he was called upon to act in that
capacity, and w thoroughly convinced he was,
rs all Other men were that his position as such
rested on the badest and bold st outrage
against free govel nment tnat the world has ever
seen. Sir. then was the time when the honora-
Wi W, ich co'ning generations would have envied.
had e en ny s Rod
b, made party to the consummstion of that
hagtious wrong; sir. ! remember member ,tI to hase y,
the colored race, Lyman Trumb i'll. plead for
hours with th, two colored members OF the Re-
turning Board that they might refuse to sane
them thht by one grand act OF political virtue on
their part they might raise in mankind,s est;
nation what had been pros PROSTATE ,,, and INC
than century's patient plodding; that to
these two there Hy before them an opopr
on, araa ,e and wod ,bV never again
afford during the globes ifs-t time. to leap from
the humblest plane Of lie to the most exalted
subl ne act ( d votion to institutional linerty
that race which but Yesterday emerged from
bondage. But. sir, they too. likathe Senator from
and grandeur Of the occasion, and, like
MIN ,nsy gtoped and craw.ed amidst the Va
pors and clouds of party passion and race
2 & Tean and Il susno wf 70 vs sr nG tnf
poignant reflections OF an Ill spent life are the
vain regrets for loss .opPortuniities hnd
might s at ram lof sat 70 non We
ia1hrpf er ha Single asst to aehievs
the greatness Of his life. or ther there lay
ton In 'he crime and he desired to purge him
self by some confession OF what the world is
yet ignorant; II the latter be the case then y. !,
speedily OF the damni' g secret But. sir. the
SO called -lector, a. well as hi predecessors
the Returning Board. IN an evil hour tor them m
the country. "builded wiser than they knaw. ."1nd
wha' ever may have been their intention the God
our fathers 50 SHAPED q # tito to hn end dsr hy
| has shown himself to be- statesman above the
selfish interests I section and a patriot. above
Past sez and ay served the best interests Of
Whole common country; and w'atever may b.,
the origin Of his title. he sits to, dry s1throned :,
benehcent sic policy the white winged angel
OF peace has once more spread her
broad pnions over the Ian l. and grateful
| the instrument o d inausuretor OF new dis
pensation To disturb this. blessed work. to
undo This happy nsnmmasion; ia oana OF con con
months ago. have linked together to pull down
man srs spas and sS M @ ss
humble subserviency to the behest OF q cabal ol
corrupt partisans And sir who ,s tn witness e
the title Of the p esident and to inculpate him
1
the national capital is known rs among the
| vilest who. by his own admission, was on. oi
| the chief intriguers in the events OF year ago
A man who, with the instincts OF yulture
| flew to Florida In quest of any congenfal cor.
| ruption that vast be found at ailahassee. and
who. only fewdays sao in convention o.
his own party was. by his own partisan,ss
Rpaey Fl a'iasi eiecor Of this State, with bis til.
known to him to be based upon fraud
is the proper person to introduce here
these resolutions to asPerse the Preside at; th11
| b. a man of the character which have de-
scribed. apprehend. sir. 9 me more reputa
bic witness must appear in the witness nox be.
and [ apprehend also. hat our Senator's
| mean oy, Senator for we recognfZs but one q
representing the State and Repr sentatives in
Congress can amply discharge their duties In
| pecially upon such authority as have alread,
mentioned
Sir. for myself do not hesitate to fay here
and now that whatever differences saasten De
! fore the time of the inauguration OF the Presi
dent of the United states they. We're. fortunate
| iy for the country. happily adjusted. and while
| / did not then, nor do now countenance tne
modes aud methods by which the end was
avoided. and the result has give to the country
a ruler whose wise and enlarged statesman
ship, whose expansive soul and grand DE-
| termination of character bids, fair 70 return
| the Lana TO the government Of the fathers and
/ the prosperity OF yore. and cannot refrat
| from expressing the fervent wish that Louis
| hold up his hands in the good work! And with
that end in view offer. sir. The following as a
substitute. and on It's adoption move the presl-
GUS Ques foa.
wi Wheraas' "a certain syil-0isposed persons. with
the object of creating turmoil, In order they
may profit thereby, are availf1g themselves %