The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-15
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SUNDAY DECEMBER 49, 1873


who have cared little, and affected TO care less,
for the rights or the wrongs Of the negro sud-
denly find that vast monetary and CONNER
cial interests, great questions OF revenue ad-
justments of tariff, vast Investments in man
ufactures, in railways, and In mines, are under
the control OF n Democratic Congress whose
majority was obtained by dcpriving the negro
OF his rights under common constitution
and common laws. nj len who have expressed
disgust with the waving Of boody-shrts and
have been offended with talk about negro
equality are beginning to see that the pend
ing question OF to-day relates more pressi 1g-
ly to the equality Of white men under this
government, and that however careless they
may be about the rights or the wrongs Of
the negro, they are very jealous and tenacious
about the rights OF their own race and the
dignity Of their own tiresdes and their own
kindred. | know something of
PUBLIC OPINION IN THE NORTH.
know u great deal about the views, wishes
and purposes Of the Republican party Of the
nation Within that entire great organization
there Is not enc man, whose opinion Is entitled
to be quoted, that does not desire peace and
harmony and friendship, and q patriotic and
fraternal union between the North and the
South This wish is spontaneous instructive,
universal throughout tho Northern States F.;
and yet among men Of character and sense,
there Is surely no need Of attempting to de-
ceive ourselves as to the precise truth. First
pure, bIltIl DcbcthDle. btlSH VIII HoJ TttuDFs
a grievance, and no disguise Of State rights
will close the eyes OF our people to the neceS-
sity Of correcting great national wrong.
Nor should the South make the fatal mistake
OF concluding that injustice to thenegro is not
also Injustice to the white man; nor should it
ever be forgotten that for the wrongs of both
a remedy will assuredy be found. The war,
with all its costly sacrifices, was fought In
vain unless equal rights for all classes be es-
tablished IN oil the States Of the Union; and
now, In words which are those of friendship,
however differently they may be accepted, |
yond this chamber, that even II they could
strip the negro of his constitutional rights,
they can never permanently maintain the in
white men in this nation they can
never make white mans vote in the South
dOubly as powerful in the administration Of
the government as white mans vote in tho
North
In memorable debate in the House OF Com
mons Mr.. Macauley reminded Daniel OCon-
nell, when he was moving for repeal, that the
English Wings had endured calumny, abuse
popular fury, loss Of position, exclusion from
Parliament. rather than the great agitator
himself should be less than a British subject
and Mr.. Macauley warned him that they
would never suffer him to be more Let me
now remind you that the government under
whose protecting tlag we sit to-day sacrificed
myrads Of lives and expended thousands Of
millions Of treasure that our countrymen Of
the South should remain citizens Of the United
States, having equal personal rights and
equal political privileges with all other citi-
zens And | venture, now and here, to warn
the men Of the South, In the exact words Of
Macauley, that we will never suffer them to
be more
THUBMAN'S REPLY TO BLAINE.
Mr.. Thurman then took the floor and sub
mitted the following as an amendment to the
resolution Of Mr.. Blaine: 1.-The committee
shall also inquire whether any citizen of any
State has been dismissed or threatened with
dismissal from employment, or deprivation
Of any right or privilege by reason Of his
vote. or intention to vote, at the recent cleo
lions, or has been otherwise interfered with,
md to inquire whether in the year 1873 money
was raised by assessment or otherwise upon
Federal OificehoIdcrs or employees for cleo
ton purposes, and under what circumstances
Ind by what means; and If 50, what amount
was SO raised, and how the same was cX-
pended. And, further, whether such assess
ments were not in violation of law; and shall
further inquire into the action and conduct OF
Jhe United States supervisors OF elections in
he several States, as to the number Of mar
shals, deputy marshals and others employed
% take part In the conduct Of said elections
n what States or cities appointed, the
mount OF money paid or promised to be paid
aw or authority" Mr.. Thurman then ad-
dressed the Senate:
He said: Mr.. President attempted to
,ffer that amendment before the Senator from
Maine proceeded with his remarks, but failed
o have any opportunity to do 50. | intended
hen to say whatever opinion might be enter
aimed on this side of the chamber as to the
of Congress to make all invcsti-
,atiunS that these resolutions contemplate
'et we We're disposed to waive all scruples of
hat character and suffer the resolutions to
'aS8 without opposition If the amendment
Ch,IIlI IA added N hn
senator from Maine, however, having his
peech carefully studied and prepared, exCr-
Used his right to deliver that speech before
ny amendment could be offered. | do not
ompain Of that at all, nor do ] now rise to
make any extended reply to the speech that |
ave heard just now
| may exercise my privilege of saying some |
hing in reply to the Senator from Maine, but |
D-day | shall conline myself to a very few |
eneral observations. The Senator is frank |
I one thing, his resolution is broad. 1t in |
ludes all States, it provides for investigation |
here the rights Of American citizens III con
cotton with the elective franchises have been
ioated or intcrfered with in any of the |
tates, but he frankly admits in the very out |
ct of his remarks that that was not his pur |
ose-that his purpose was to assail the De-
lOcracy of the South. He had two puI poses |
n preparing his carefully elaborated speech |
was not to vindicate tho right Of suffrage
throughout this whole Union, but to inquire |
whether the Democracy of the Southern States |
ad violated the rights Of American citizens,
nd then to find out what should be done with |
hem. Now Mr. President, that is very frank |
nd have no doubt very true statement Of
he animus Of this resolution. Mr.. President, |
said there might be some doubts as to the |
ropriety Of this investigation. | repeat it, |
here may be such doubts, especially to-day |
iere is a short session OF Congress, and we
ave- including the recess that we always |
axe, less perhaps than two months, within |
which to dispose Of appropriation bills and
ther measures Of legislation, that necessar |
y require the attention Of Congress, and the
BUSINESS session is to he disposed of and no
xtra session is to be called; and now, sir, the
senator proposes an investigation that | defy
ny committee that can be found to make,
With anything like business either to those
Who are implicated, or those who may be i'm
,licated, within that time. 1t il an impossi-
'lity. | have, therefore, wondered why this
esolution was introduced unless it was to be
made string upon which to hang speeches
To AROUSE SECTIONAL HATRED
n one portion of this Union against an al
most defenselcss people in another portion
II the Union. Mr.. President, this assault OF
he Senator from Maine is not an assault sim
,ly, however, upon the people Of the South
tVr.a i.. FRF.ig