Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-16

pen, which, gaining a large circulation
abroad, made it y point daily to denounce "a
d%efranders and repudiato,s a large majority
OF the members Of congress, and Of the
country. and bringing charges against them
OF venality. 1t was Joab who said to ANA
sa, "Art thou in health my brothery And
so he smote him in the fifth rib" The Jour
mails from which l have quoted seen, to have
been equally solicitous concerning the ma
tional honor. and while tenderly inquiring
as to its health deal deadly stabs like these.
In this country the national honor had never
been furnished by those who proposed to re.
store ancient money in which every national
bond is promised to be paid. Referring to
the statement that the people dare not fly in
the face of organized money lenders, he
mentioned similar statements which were
made Just before the rebellion by southern
men, and yet king cotton proved of small
sovereignty before the might Of three mil.
lions of people who now are accused of COW
ardice. They would peacefully settle this
question but any power which seeks to throw
money or intimidation to entrench itself in
the citadel of liberties, the..nation's laws, will
find that popular government remains in
name and in fact.
Mr.. Wadleigh opposed the bill, and said
the talk of prevailing distress was in his
opinion merely intended to divert the atten-
ton of the people while they we're being
robbed for the benefit of the bloated German
empire and the Nevada silver king.
The senate then went into executive SEES
sion, and when the doors were reopened
Mr.. Blaine submitted his substitute for the
silver bill and explained its provisions.
Adjourned.
Washington, Feb, 14.-Mr. Gibson rising
to a question Of privilege, said he .repudi-
ated the intimation or suspicion of any rep
resentative of Louisiana having been en-
gagged in any bargain in regard to the pres
idency which reflected on the honor of that
state. He had differed from his colleagues
in supporting the electoral bill and he had
advocated strongly the policy Of adhering
to the bill framed by the committee ap-
pointed for that purpose. He had felt that
that bill was a great measure in the inter-
est of the peace, Of the honor, and of the
welfare of the country. He had been graft
fed to see that the action of southern men
on that question standing up for law and
union had excited in the breasts of north.
ern peple a sentiment Of confidence, and in
the constituencies, and states of the south,
a sentiment which had been q stranger to
that people for more than a quarter of a
century. He had felt that that was in the
interest Of the state which he had represen-
ted. That state had no part in the union
separate from the interest Of the whole coun-
try and he had felt that whatever rebound
ed to the interest Of the whole country
would secure the happiness and prosperity
of Louisiana. He had at the time seen the
president declaring in unequivocal terms
that the time had come when he had made
up his mind to uphold no longer a military
government over the people of Louisiana.
That has been given as an order to the mil.
itary commander in New Orleans. He felt
assured no bargain was necessary, that no
private understanding was necessary, to
secure to the people Of the south their
rights. He had felt gratiied when he read
the inaugural address of President Hayes
and when he had seen that gentleman call
to his chief cabinet position a gentleman
whose voice had as emphatically declared
his opposition to a military government in
the south (Mr. Evarts) as the voice of the
leader of the democratic party himself (Mr.
Tilden). He referred to the visit of a states
men to New Orleans, and stated that he him
self had pictured to those gentlemen the
effects Of radical misrule in Louisiana, and
they had advised the president that he
could without imperriling any interest with
draw the troops.
He sent to the clerks desk and had read
a resolution of the Louisiana legislature in.
dorsing President Hayes policy, and de.
claring that the Nichols government would
discountenance any political prosecutions
That was the only transaction that he wa
acquainted with. He knew of no agree
ment he knew ofno understanding. Those
resolutions spoke for themselves and show.
ed that Gov. Nichols and the legislature
pledged themselves to a rigid enforcement,
of the laws. This was being done at the
present time in regard to one of the mem.
bers of the returning board who, for viola
tation Of the state law for the commission
of a misdemeanor, was being held for tria.
in one of the state courts. He saw nothing
extraordinary in that spectacle except il
the enormity of the offense. The proceed
ings Of that court had been in accord ance
with the criminal praokice and criminal Law
of Louisiana.
Mr.. Hale-Does the gentlemen sustain
the prosecutions that have been and are nov
going on against the returning board?
Mr.. Gibson-Ifmen have been guilty O
any violation of the laws of that state the
authorities are perfectly right in prosecuting
them.
Mr.. Hale-Then the gentleman does mo-
discourage it?
Mr.. Gibson-Does the gentleman NEAR
TO say he thinks it not right to prosecut.
them?
Mr.. Hale-Does the gentlem an ask wha
| think? l think the whole proceeding il
the greatest outrage which has ever occurred
in American history, because l believe it te
be a political persecution, under guise o.
process Of law. [Derisive laughter on the
democratic side].
Nr. Gibson-I do not yield to the gen.
tleman to denounce the people of the state
of Louisiana. Since l have been on THU
floor the gentleman from Maine has omitted
no occasion to denounce the people o.
Louisiana. l have treated his former de
nunciations as l treat this, with the con,
tempt which they merit.
He went on to say that the proceedings o.
the courts o fLouisiana were in conformity
Of law and with the law of that state, and b.
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