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a,,,sbea from the gallows. declaring his

Mr. Hale had read the dlGpaten OF tne tgu, ..s
nthsrs ' to al Anderson. He said be did not sign
Tie dispatch because he feared the result Ct q,
anS sens Silent NV w FL fellow being was being
as9 ss Sts ysa es ,ss ss. % epess
BUTTONS In Louisiana had SOURCE e ,, .s1.
There were many who believed that they were
blGasa Che The nresidentiai question had been
settled that Il was, premeaitated pap q opeIn
the questions settled last March Whe.ne u ~, II
and and in violation Of every obligation, whether
compact had been made or not. y had tuf l.i
back ihe spirit Of hopetulness ct the No .ni
had not been doue BY the President se ,as n
had ha s aDpgb sas r. neh ana s
t tbia vas lie return from louisiana When
refuee ' Vas sought fora brief hour IN the Gus ~,
, lawn to 10 sterfere9 Mr.. Hale coptended that
procedure unon Information YES ~ !, , nan y.
a,tution. az construed together and that y vas
The duty Of The United States Attorney to test
this question to the fullest extent
Mr., ail,-on followed. saying the allegations OF
The gentleman amounted to this, that the prose
outiof was In violation OF some soinpaet OK,
pressed Or IMPLIED between Gov' Ni d tn ana
we're unusual and unauthorized. in reply 70
j, raei was demanded. letter from Mr.. smalley.
published In tho newspapers. was Induced.
we syg ao fg9G asrs e. sfsf sf ss fss
liant liant, 81 ~ Goy. Nichols. and him
se He would ssg .d ahsr Z. vas never 2,
Ss sh case 81 Wsbe ae sayne BE- had red
iarea reward. and sought by every means to
discover he murderer. He np,ntrasteu Ne ne
new government with Its condition under Re-
publican rule ms an evidence of tue peaceful,
ness OF The new administration. and challenged
Al pF N
beyond the two eases cited by Mr.. Hale. :,
Mr.. Hale asked how could there be dis
session ses ee,ts d the H goverpne themselves
Mr. Gibson affixed If the outbreak ID Pennsyl-
as Was shonss Tade The e'f
State government of Louisiana disturbances
were frequent, and on occasions within ms
from tie mob III their homes, He maintained n 90
that the charges against the Returning Board
were. not for political PURPOSES spt I9r iot TOR he
Democracy Of Louisiana, Tor the Nicho;.l I gov
ernment was in power not the national, !! Dem p,
s be G Rstes ~ emsaon The laws re-
main npexeeuted in this case ., WHY a 'o
h eer sass5 + y Wssr aa tdi
M2s1 ' Tb sss q tas e a Boarl
and 9e ey bsry SG was vsn se e
OF affairs that men should stand here pleadss
Ing for men guilty enc q the sreat isa 81 q
was ysssss crime Heee against sS eS liberty asnied
or The President and hln Cabinet ,a tey
ile 'd defended the proceedings 6y the court OH
Information, and said suoh .proeeedings were
Io"iaiana '' vermont and some OF The other
Htates. Ii was the highest duty Of the people Of
Louisiana to uphold law and protect life, lber-
ty and property tApplausel
Mr.. Clymer said the people OF Louisiana ars9
not alone interested In the prosecution. All
the people Of the United States were interested
he extended ten '' eneoaragement 70 THE prosesu
ton In Louisiana aud demanded that The prip-
eipals u this fraud be pnnnsh'ed r. vel g. their
a luton OF the Legislature OF Louisiana was
"binlng on him or the s aIYp,psttg ..,au,,,. =,
NIT anaa prnve .s u dy and
refuse te punish citizens, what remedy the gen
M. tiymer said. Give us entire power and
we will see that the. laws are executed in Louis
lana and elswhere,"
Ms DIG hy o @san BY e. Ss
Mr.. GARFIELD said there, were three stages be.
tween war and peace. There WE the millt tfy
battlefield and settle disputes by strength; the
semi military stage which was SO loudly CEN
much Hike civil government and that iaeIinssd
to civil government for being too strongly mil
Gen. Grant had carried the country during
es stsa q
S II a he IL sssf npa ssas Ss
With this hope and faith he went to the very
good Fellowship. and real paeitcation to the
country and in that effort he Mr.. Gar6eldl had
gone with him 70 the end. There was world
OF things to be forgiven op both Rides Ii there
had been no national eondonement, there Wqpld
have been an awful spectacle OF prosecution
and Ct offences oaamtea Haa
to eondope offenses against the law and let
criminals go UNPUBLISHED 2 we would have
said. Let us proceed in the spirit OF the great
eat magnanilnity and forgiveness
Mr. Gibson asked If the gentlemun held that
every man In tho Confederate service was
guilty Of treason. tCries of yes from the
Mr. Garfield aaid It was contrary to his object
to go, into that question at this tine. He would
The statute defining treason, signed by George
the question for himself. He would aask his
the strict letter OF the law. :.
I was the letter That M kle sh but the spr 1t
sac with tho close Of Ito rst century the estab.
tive had carried t6is spirit further forward than
almost any citizen In endeayoring to secure this
voice tha side b. Has he had
Nj. tarled said he had i, Just 60 far as the
Repub lean party believed therein.
Mr.. House asked II, before the Returning
Marty had not opposed the policy of President
Hayes, and charged him with deserving the
party2
MIR. Garfield said there had been those who
opposed the policy of the President. and he
would frankly a8y that under existing circum-
stances the number had been increasing week.
~, and, latterly, daily and hourly the number
had grown. An effort, he said. had been made
70 get so many men from both sides OF the bat.
1ttSt m N
both sides.
The President conceiving that he had entered
on ali era Of wholly civil administration. sought
to dispel all show of war or semi war and con-
ceived he had no right to maintain an armed
force In the room of tho Governor OF 2 state
and keep him In his office. Mr.. Garfield would
say for himself that the withdrawal of the
troops from the room OF the Governor of Lou
isiana was a plain constitutional duty
While saying that, he would go back and say
he believed that Packard was fairly and hon
estly elected Governor OF louisiana this he
bfa iuHiyilnn1 opinjpn and smoke for