The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-12
WHAT The WHITES HAVE CAPTURED.
Threatened Decrease Of Southern
Representation.
THURMAN AND LAMAR In REPLY.
Passage by the House Of the Interstate
Commerce Bill.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON. Dec. IL. 1873.
THE SOUTHERN ELECTIONS IN THE SENATE
MR.. BLAINEs SPEECH AND IT'S EFFECT.
Mr.. Blaine had lovely day and crowded audi
ence for his expected speech. The Senate galleries
and the passages leading to them were crowded by
half past twelve O'Clock, and before o'clock the
floor Of the Senate also filled with members of
the House, two Cabinet officers and number Of
other eminent persons Atone clock the Vice Presi-
dent declared the morning hour expired Senator
rose, amid general hush and. in humdrum voice,
asked the reference Of bill and then Senator Ham.
lin moved that the Senate postpone all other bust
to take up the resolution of his colleague The
resolution read and Mr.. Blaine rose, Mr..
Thurman remarked that he would offer an amend
ment. but deferred it. at Mr. Baine's suggestion.
until the latter had spoken.
SPEECH.
Thereupon. to the surprise and disappointment Of
good many of his hearers, Mr.. Blaine took up neat
manuscript and began to read his remarks There is
good deal of difference necessarily between reading
and speaking and everybody knows that Mr. Blaine's
strength lies in off-hand speaking. He read. of
course. clearly; but it was after oil. reading While
he spoke the democrats listened very care
fully, and the speaker faced them and adj
dressed himself directly to them. The
republicans paid but moderate attention.
and Messrs. Conkling and Edmunds employed them
selves in the diigent perusal OF books during tho
whole of his remaks. Listening to speeches is not
Of the habits Of the Senate, however, and as
famous Mr.. Blaine have often in former times
read speeches to an assemblage of grave Senator's,
the most whom writing letters with conspic-
nous and irritating industry.
OBJECT SPEECH
outrages by which the democrats had carried seven
Southern districts and to ascertain what be done
prevent such things. He assumed that there had
been murders, intimidation. violence and fraud. be.
such things had been charged and not contra
dicted and he neatly remarked that in South Carolina,
in his opinion, there had been election ALL but
only series Of skirmshcs in which the polling
paCss the forts. An thecommission Of Disgrace
full outrages not contradcted, he thought it just
that IN inquiry should be made
THE SPEECH.
But he went on, there we're matters which did not
need to be established by inquiry which already
certain. land hero he to the gist OF his speech
OF 10s democratic Representatives from Southern
States he said 101 democrats Thirty FIVE Of the
JOG were assigned to the South account of the
colorcd population and vote, and all these had
been seized by the democrats This issue, he
said. is not sentimental; it is not the bloody
Shirt it does not the equal rights
OF the blacks. But the question is whether the
whites of the North shall have equal rights with the
whites of the South whether the who fought
for the government shall have equal representation
with tho men who fought against it. He cited q
number Of figures. grouping and comparing Northern
and Southern States. which he asserted that 10000
whites in the South had q representation in the
House equal to that Of $4,000 whites of the
North. and that thus. for all purposes-for levying
taxes for appropriations and for fixing the policy Of
the governmentthe Confederate soldier Of tho South
casts twice the vote of his loyal opponent of tho
North. The thirty-fv votes in the House. which
the Southern democrats had seized, he said weru
nearly equal to the vote of New York or
of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. and he
called it ruthless seizure Of unlawful power
which would, he prophcsied arouse Northern
public opinion and unite the monetary. commercial,
manufacturing and other interests against the South.
He meant to ask for the equal rights Of tho
blacks but for equal rights for the whites I'VE will
never suffer the Southern whites to be moro than
ourselves" he exclaimed.
Mr.. THuRMAN's REPLY.
There was slight applause as Mr. Blaine sat down
and Mr.. Thurman rose to reply He sent his amend.
mcnt TO be rad the substance Of which was given id
these dispatches Monday Heidi intend to delay
or obstruct the passage of Mr. Blsine's resolution
with his amendment, he said but he wished to say
now that the aim Of the Senator from Maine was
clearly under the preext Of solid South, to croats
IL he could solid North with which to rule not only
the south but large part Of the people OF the North
also. The gist Of the Senator's complaint in fact 10
that there not enough republican votes cast in
the South mt tho late election. But he
forgets tho constitution of society there
and he forgets that IL Ia in the nature Of things and
inevitable that property. intelligence and education
should rule. These will assert their pre-eminence
everywhere in tho world. and In saying this he did
not raise color line. but rather he sought destroy
il. He went 10 speak Of the minutcncss and
severity Of the federal election laws OF the multitude
of federal officers At hand to enforce them and asked
what more could be needed 60 secure Jus.
ticc everywhere. He asked whether the same
republicans who. against the protests Of some OF
THEN party framed and passed the two constitu-
tionsl amendments. were. that these did mot
their partisan ends any longer. about to
trace their steps, and he spoke Of tho corrupt Of
money at elections a far greater danger than what
asserted to have happened in some South
ern districts. Finally. he said. there are i'm
portant questions Of the currency. Of finance. of
tariff and many other material questions. Arc
those, he asked. more 10 be put aside in order
that resolutions and speeches shall be made to ins
flame the minds of the people against each other?
Mr. Edmunds remarked that he struck with
the iustness OF the Senator's remarks about the
rupt use of money at elections especially in view %
some recent Developments. and this neat alusion "a
the Tidcn cipher dispatches raised general laugh
Mr.. Blaine, speaking briefly. without notes.
said the democratic party does not hold rghtu sway
in the present House. and in the will hold IL by
fraud and outrage and as tho democrats will then
possess both houses they will have Congress based
on the destruction Of human rights and which viii
lack the warrant of the consent Of the governed.
REMARKS LAMAR.
Mr.. Lamar remarked that he would have gladly fol-
lowed Mr.. Blaine IL he had proposed any measure
really looking to an improvements ot The