The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19

e Now, Mr.. President, let. me saw
one word more on this subject. Who
Was 1t that drew The color
line between the whites and negroes
IN the South? Let me tell you, sir, that
; millions OF the money of the people Of the
Cnited states were expended BY your agents
OF Inc treedmen's Bureau, in getting eyery
colored man in the South into loyal league.
and swearing him never to vote Tor a Dem.
ocrst. That Is where the color line BEGAN
TO be drawn, that Institution whic, took
charge OF the negro At the ballot box, took
charge OF him in the cotton fields, super.
vlsed every contract be made, allowed no
contract to Be made unless BY the appro.
nal OF the agents of the Freedmen. Bureau
and spent money and property, cali
cd captured and abandoned prop
ery that was surrendered 10
II, and many millions Of money directly |
appropriated out Of the treasury OF the
United States. II was that bureau and It's |
agents who frat drew the color line, and |
yet when the white people OF the South,
wnen men, owning property ard having
intelligence and education, cav their very
social system menaced with destruction:
saw their very households threatened with
ruin under an lnundation of barbarian d.
rected ~ thas most interruptions of men,
and when they naturally came together,
when they naturally united a. people men
aced with danger will unite, then a CRY is
raised against the solid South. Oh. Mr,
President, it will not do.
This system Of Legislation toward the South
that began ten years sgo is reapiug it.
fruits and it Is not BY additional penal
laws that you can better the condition of ,
the country. VIVA. does the Senator want .
more than penal laws for, Let him look
into the statute books on this very subiect.
Let him read the statute in re-
gard to the enforcement of the right.
Of citizens to vote. and defy him to find c
IN the statute books Of any civilized coun-
Try on this globe body Of laws 90 minute
% searching and bri.,lins all over with 3
'enslties and fines and forfei;ures \
Is do these Laws. But that is not
III. In addition to that you have the vast
machinery of superintendents of elections,
edersl supervision, marshals, deputy mar. 81
halls, and election receivers, paid out of
he treasury Of the United States, under P!
he guise OF being men to preserve the ~
reedom o; suffrage and peace at elections. pI
Ion have whole army Of them provided ds
" by your statutes. What more m
oes the Senator want? think lie,
zee, Mr.. President, wha, il want. an
T. This IL a note which il sounded 10 nj
lie people Of the North that they must re- de
ace their s,eps, and this very party which up
'quired the amendments 70 the copiti,u- Ga
on 10 be made in the interest, Il was sait, del
the colored population Of the South, is So
" preparing to face sbon,, ret-ace steps DO DO
I'd Undo what !, did only hi
" ysan ego, either directly =, !!
by indirection. Indeed thought while mo
sena,Or from Nsine was making his for
esoh, how much reason this countrv, and pro
pecisily the southern par, Of the country, The
d to congratulate itself that the neg sec,
'use OF Representatives will not hav. a ca.
'iority OF gentlemen thinking like the ReI
nsfor from Maine, for ii lie IL right in aga
at he ssid, II his threats ire not mere anu
e wind, and I cert ainly do no. attribute 4
? such thing to him, if they are deep
ted and permanent Thoughts, then
nid he prepared to see House of Rep.
sntatives In which there was a Republi- No.
majority exclude Southern members BY BIZ
score. Then should have been pre- hr
gu 70; 70 see ihen decide themselves that Br :
rignt OF suffrage vss prohibited
,bs,, in ,b,;. W refer
~ 1 ,'. otfieuie authoiity ds tiiey an a,
|
Of the South, no, BY oncs, not fraud
woes, brt by the score /; iaa fortunate party
z ior our Tree institutions that there Is | reple
in the present House OF Reprsssntat ireq. pres
will -, l.. z, H. -. tspec
~ ~, NC !" ne r>kt, majority meul
king as the Senator from Msine thinks to tht
willing to act IA he ia willing 10 act, that
President, one word on the amendment S of,Ih
ave offered il. IT il nv own dnnt,
y that there is fsr , 81 ao
ter danger that nensoe7 our institu. in sr a.
and menaces the right Of suffrsge in g. "
country than that to which the Senator ing m
Maine has alluded. Sir, the mos, of lft ,ha
'arienins thing TO IN American, who waivi
free institutions, is to see that pfopei
by year the corrupt use posse
oney in elections il making iis way Sucn q
the time may coms and that within proper
bservation Of the oldes: man here r.turh
elections ia the [ nited States will be under
bsuched az ever they were in the worst feline eithe
Of the old borough parliamentary les.
ems in the mother land. Mr. Presi anti
there is the greatest u'
r. The danger is, whether thi. p, a,
~ shall be governed with a view 10
yh's OF every man, the poor msn a,
> the rich man, or whether tbs lar No g
pure shall carry the elections, and iyrr
be mere plutocrscy instead of a NOV
cratic republic, That is the danger BIZ iii
[ me tell my friends i, exists far mere
North than in the South. Sir, If he sr - =, a a,
to preserve the purity Of elections, il ing Il
nts to have this govern ment p.rpe u they co
: system that can be honestly ad- f,pn ~
cred from primary election to the but In
lre OF q bill bv the President, let him trespass
lace toward and exercise his great pro pro ed
IN stopping the Hood gates Of cor build IL
that threaten TO deluge the whole danis "
I'd bring Republican institutions into without
uin and dirgrace Mr.. President OF v!oIe
Z one thing that made me doubt as Of prsye
propriety Of this resolution, although ins co. :,
said, ! am going to vote for Of one d
what the Senator from Maine hss said par
As added to the great doubt which / the Sal,
ined on that subject, snd that is, thai permit
NJ nuite sura ,bs, ,b.,o Or ~, - md q,
10 favor this kind Of resolution, and "Wii hon,
oh debate upon II as you can ever, tn
and n mnch investigation a. by agree
, have in order to divert public at Thich n
from the real questions which y may a
o engage the Congress Of United oaIL t',ilg
t"enoouS Vi ecohomv, questions OF company
questions OF government. sll are .nd ana
aside that popular speeches may he , Ter opp
ending to excite one section OF seS 40.
sgalnst another and 10 act their | thereof a
mad with passion, insts ad Of appeal nd in en-
heir cool and deliberate reason. there wa.
Y do not charge the Senator from agreener
Nth hsving gotten up this for the . iIin ro .uT
OF putting aside and throwing GU, con .iders
that which shouid form the sub for the re-
ur thoughts and OF our legislation, IN Hnaou
ar that such may be in some mems therefor'
,ne OF the things TO be desired by tract was
esolutiop cd 10y M:
and rs ia,
eoate was coniinCeh al some length which IL
participated in BY Messrs. Blaine, said conlr
q, E1munds and Lamar Finally o 5nefs doiI;
luton and amendment was laid uphold n
ID MIR. Blaine gave notice tina, he Al The
nj IL up again NI'-
'n,'s then adiouraed.
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