Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-12-20

two of these are likely to give rise to much
discussion, and there will be no political de-
bate except on the legislative bill, when the
question of appropriating for the enforcement
of the laws of the South will come up.
The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Post has a curious story to the
effect that the managers of the Manhattan
Bank of New York asked Congress to issue
duplicates of the hon Is stolen from them
because the robbers, declining an offer OF
| Sl25,000 foF the return of the securities,
held out for $500, 900, and, through their
attorney, threatened to cause a run to be
made on the bank if their terms were not
speedily complied with-wnich placed the
bank in an embarrassing position, because
they could not sand run, and the deficit
IN their accounts would under the law have
necessarily been followed by the appoint
ment Of a receiver. The bill was rushed
through the Senate Friday, and then was
promptly sent to the House. The robbers
actually had the assurance to muster lobhj
| t) defeat it in the House, but it was mar
snallci too late and the scamps found them
selves circumvented, for the House at once
pissed the bill
In the Senate, on Monday, there was
lively debate srringing originally from the
apparently harmless proposition that the
committee on Southern election outrages sit
with open doors. Mr.. Blaine made the
statement that never in the whole history of
this country had there been a fair and free
election in the South. Among the speeches
which this drew out from the other side was
| one from Ransom, of Ncrth Carolina, who
pleaded for the rights Of humanity, especially
Of the humble member Of society, and ended
BY hope for an era of perfect reconciliation.
Mr.. Ransom reminded the gentleman, how
ever, that if be and his party wanted War, it
J would be a war of their own choosing. The
South wanted none of it. Mr.. Blaine then
rose with a newspaper in his hand. 1t was
a North Carolina newspaper and contained
an editorial upon the debate on Baine's
resolution of the other day. 1t was illustra-
tive, Mr.. Blaine said, of the conciliatory
spirit Of Mr. Ransom's constituency. Then
he read a portion of the editorial 1.-The
South will resist to the bitter end. What
the South will resist do rot exactly under
stand, but perhaps the paragraph will show.
This is white mans country, and white
men will PROFESSIONALLY rule it; but, for
all that, We do not intend that the negro
shall be deprived of the rights of suffrage,
it matters not how he exercises that right.
We care little how the negro votes, or
whether ne votes at all. The status of the
South will be Democratic with or without
his aid, bat bis right to vote must be main
tanned for that right entities the State of
North Carolina to three and the South to
So representatives.. The North took stick
to beat us in with. 1t has passed into our
hands and We take infinite pleasure in break
ing their heads with it," why, SIR"
added Mr.. Blaine, "this is not merely
question between white men and black men,
it is not merely question between Dem
ocrats and Republicans, it is a question in
the South between the Democratic party aod
any form of opposition that chooses to resist
it," Mr.. Ransom considered this quite
personal, and for few minutes there was
lively Interchange of civilities between the
two gentlemen. When the vote was finally
taken on the amendment, that the commit
tee should have its sessions with open doors,
it was defeated by % to %.