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

On shout the rights of their own race and Il
rec dignity Of their own fresides and their ov
or kindred.
rec know something Of public opinion
lite the sorth. know q great deal about Il
BY views, wishes and purposes of the Repubi
he can party of the nation. Within that "a
he tire great organization there is not one ma
rec whose opinion u entitled TO be quoted, tha
tic does not desire peace and harmony an
ia friendship and . patriotic and fraterus
ut union between the North and the South
tie Inns wish Is spontaneous, instructive, uni
- versaI throughout the Northern States; an.
be yet, among men Of character and sense
T. there Is surely no need Of attempting to de
Is ceive Ourselves as to the precise truth
70 Fret pure, then peaceable. Gush will moi
ht remove grievance, and no disguise Of State
In rights Will close the eyes Of our people te
g the necessity OF correcting great national
* wrong. Nor should the South make ths
Y fatal mistake Of concluding that injustice
lie 10 the negro ia no. also injustice to the
Is white man nor should 1t ever be forgotten
= that for the wrongs of both q remedy will
Il sssuredly be found. The war. with all its
costly sacrifices, was fought in vain unless
II equal rights for all classes be established in
= ali the States Of the Union; and nov, in
y words which are those of friendship, how.
b ever differently they may be accepted, / tell
: the men Of the South here on this floor
: and beyond this Chamber, that even if they
e could strip the negro OF his constitutional
rights, they can never permantly maintain
. the inequality Of white men in this nation
they can never make white mans vote in
the south doubly a. powerful in the I'D.
!, ninistrstion OF the Government Is a white
mans vote in the North.
In memorable debate in the House of
Commons, Mr.. Mscaulsy reminded Daniel
Connell, when he was moving for repeal.
that the English wings had endured caium-
ny, abuse, popular fury, loss OF himself |
position, exclusion from Parliament rather |
IMAM the great agitator himself should be /
Iess than British subject and Mr.. Ma
caulay warned him that they would never
sufer him TO be more. Let me now remind /
you that the Government under whose pro.
iectlng Tag We cit to-day sacrificed myriads
OF lives and expended thousands of mil
| Hons OF treasure that our coun,rymen of
the South should remain citizens Of the
| United States, having equal personal
rights and equal political privileges with
all other citizens. And | venture, now and
here, to warn the men OF Tie South, in the
exact words Of Macsulsy, that We viii new.
re suffer them to he more.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Blaine. app ech. | 3
Senator Thurman took the aeor and sub. ,
mltted the following rs an smendmen; I, | :
the resolution Of Nj Blaine: ir
The committee sh2ll inquire whether any I
ciuEen OF any stste hsS been dismissed or O
Threatened with dismis-sl from employment q
or The deprivation Of any right or privi- a
iege by reason Of HE vote or intention 90 | I,
vote a! the Tecsn; elections or hss been O
otherwise interfersd viih, and TO II inquire II
whether, IN the yesr 1878. money =,
Wss rai7cd hy s-sssmsrt or otbcf- e.
Wise upon federal utfc. hold h
sI7 or employees for sicciIcn purposes, II
and under what circumstance. and by what n,
means, and II 20, what was % raised snd $,
now the same wac expanded, and further, VI
whether such asseesuisnts we're 10, in VIC. id
alton at law aud shall further inquire ar
Mo the action and conduct co.
i the United States su,nrvisors Of sb
lec.ioDs IN the several states, Is 10 the 70,
lumber OF narshsls, deputy marshal. and ca
+, hsrs employed 10 take part in the conduct thu
SAID elections, IN v hat states or cities sp- rs
olnlsd, the amount al mouey Paid or III,
romised 10 ne paid tn them, and how or do,
= whom and r1tsr wh., Law snH sn;fori sea
Mr.. TIT EMAN then add.sss,d the pre-
enate, and said: Mr.. Presidsu;-I at -;
mrtec 70 ofier rhat amendment, before - ~
&c Senator from Maine proceeded with his 49,
marks, nrt Jailed 20 hsve any opportuui- III,
10 do 80. | intended then 20 Bsv tbs, .ni,
la;ever opiGion might I've entertained OF NJ NJ
- ''de OF the Chsr,!.rr a. tn the compet
m Al Il
tha: these resolutions '.
ntelnrla:e, vet We wera disposed 10 waive =,
scruples OF that character and sufirr the IL
'oiG.on to pass withoT: opPosirion, II the r.,
i.hdmeu; noT proposed should be sod III
10 u. Inc SENATOR from Maine. -
weTeE, having his So, cch Carefully stu:i- 80
and prepared, exercised his night 10 de- - :
er that Epeech II fore suv amendment
I'D lie offered. / do rp' complain IN, Ju'i
that At all nor do ! nov r!se 10 .Ie
"e any EXTENDED rep ' to TIE speech that =. a,
ave heard igsE nov. Should this debate T..
prolracieG, | may exercise NV privilege 49,.
,ayIGg something in reply 10 the Senator g.,
IA Maine, bus today ahsll corhne nv i'
10 very few general observations 800.
: Senator Is frank in one thing. Iii, ,T
'luts0n Is broad. Il iaciude. all States III
cvidtS Tor gan investigation. "a 10 We,
49,, ,-i.Ss - iiH u 'i'i~eIS III thus
= r;aia,.I abc"ise hs'e Demo
az H., -. fi nhh IN snd /
90 -, hu"ii'7 III in IL.
no. re- ,,,,- mt 'i'a' wants
...iI H., ~ ~ n Pun n%n 10 va
,un -, '. ''e e''i.h' lie atsd
y ,Isbarsi.I -, -" i.,!hiiis us care minis
: 81 s,s,s "o or uiee me signs,
i. 80. '"'oos"Ou' 'his eel hi
theI the Democracy If the Southern 80:
to had violated the rights Of American ~ - :.
rn7, and then 10 iini on. whs, should 80.
one with them. Vow, Mr.. President, -.
ID very frank, and have DO d9ub: - Oh.
true statement Ci the anmus Of this
luton. Ar. Pr, -icent, | said there !, 80
1t be some douh'I as to the rrorriety .a;J }
Is investigation. | repeat it. There s,,o-,,
be such dOub;s, especially
~ here Is short session If Con-
|. We have been Including the re- -,
that we always taxi, less, perh aps. thsn
months within whiei. 10 dispose of sp- -, j.,
Ration bills and other measures Of leg. ;.:I
'on that necessarily require the at'en- o,,nh,
OF CoDgres5 II the business session il 10 Sc,
ar0-ei 81, and no extra ss@sion j. To- be c.,
"i I'"i"~er an w showed
, 81, S'S ,O''''-tS's 10 inside
WIN SbNtb!Is like tnOroughEsss, | ,ao,I~
IN any satisfactory manner, with Env-
like business, ether TO lhose who sre
Gated or those who may be- implicit Us -
thin the time ,hs: remain. OF ,be Wa:In
! of the Senate. /. !, an impossible 1919
have therefore wondered why this
!tion VS. introduced unie-s II va. 10 o., <, :,
lsde string upon which 10 ilsny
hes 10 srotise see ion.i hstred in one
IN Of this Union against an almost 80
celess people n smother portion
le Union Now. Mr.. President.
ssault OF III. Serrtur from Maine il r.,
sssaul; -impIy. however, upon the .ha. ,aa'
e OF the south. | said b.forc, Eve -
,s ego, in speech, beg psr,ion for ~a,,ij :.
ing hsre, that it did sem 10 INC, rs tn :
az anything in American politics
be, thst ther- was \ deliberately
d purpose, under the preteIt tina,
wac solid South, to create a solid
though: then, | think % nov.
, purpose more urpairiotic, more VASE
more fragsht, with ruinio TIL coun- zion sp!
yer entered the train of n1sn. That ferrel :
belief. Why, Mr. President, OF what i. morrow.
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