New-York tribune., 1878-02-20

n0unccd those people On the contrary ne SAID ne hao
taken heretofore on the floor OF the House 10
speak plainly upon the grievances which batexisted
in that State and which be had earnestly reg cited
He had been profoundly moved with his observation OF
the course events in Louisiana for the past year. anu
esneciay for the last six months In the begnniDg he
5nd WATCHED the experiment made there hopefully
believing that the magpannOus anu conc.oIy
he mps by a generous and hearty return. But he had
that honor and pighted support ana P.eaed f
State Legislatures went Tor nothing, and that pontem
prosecutions urged today n Lonsian WIN spIn.
OF violence which reminded nun OF oider oa!s' "e
Mr. Hale reviewed the course Of events in Louisiana
from the close OF the Grant Administration prnslns
forward prominently ths fact that the title OF the Pack
ard Goyernment and PSesard LEGISLATURE ni pefn o SOL,
the the u turning Board the same board whose
action in the case OF me PRESIDENT nad been ad bec
accepted by both Houses OF Congress. Its title had also
sea snfG In De at 5oy Of Mr. Keoss elected to the senate
by the Packard legislature He spoke OF the call OF at
L,gis!ature on the Federal Government Tor protection
AGAINST domestic violence. He did not know, ana
nobody could tell the reflections that passed through
SEE that the President looking the subject with
dc peace, with disposition for conciiatlo, "
and commit his admiDistIa aon to course mol oi Tspres
sion strong iron hsnd upon that @ ent :" con
and magnanimty; ana 10 disieeHu 'ho e''i VI
the Legislature Of louisiana. . - -, ~
Mr. Hale to speak Of the sending OF coui,
mission 10 Louisiana Dy the President, the result oi
whose visit the disntegraton OF the Packard & Gov
erIinent. ana the installation OF de NICHOLS 1ostf
ton had ever been made so thoroughly the President
had made this one The Legsdstufe oS anu al voit
@ offences nd h. asked !a ,9s aoqis msves to turn turn
BACK BACK s his mind ' six months, to the is Of May 1877
Would anybody bsyo been found then to predict tnat
made thcmsevcs offensive the Lolisiana Democracy,
because they had carried out the law Of that state ana ana
had thereby become political obenders AGAINST nat
party in Louisiana and throughout the country, Boud
have bcen proseentedi Would the President nave be-
leved ia Would any body have believed III
Mr. Hale argued that there was no legal ground 1or
tho prosecution OF Anderson OF the Returning boaru,
who been for twenty years elected 10 tDc egsGl,
turc fgom his parish; who had always stood lsn III
public and private esgson ana VINO had never m co
nation Of his statement tht there was com aeI tn,'o
there should be no political pr9;eenti2iS IN Lc1 @ NV We
YORK TRIBUNE.
sSAPPIsH INTERRUPTION BY DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. DAVIS Dem. y. c. asked whether there was q
compact that the crimes Of forgery and perjury should
go unpunished in Louisiana.
Mr. HALE rdicued the sensitveDess of those who are
so anxious to have the law eradcaed and quoted the
case OF the murder Of Supervisor Webber Felciana
Parish in broad Daylight Tor winch crime no ehorss nave
esn %de 20 PsS aIyGOay 40 saied mat there has
been coroners inquest in that case, and tlat re~ra
of 10 900 the arrest and conviction OF the mfderr
has been offered by GoxerDor Nichols
Mr. HALE went on to say tDat the adlerenls oi we ne
Democratic party the South who are now so eager or
the unboding OF law and for the punishment OF any n'
fraction OF H. urk in swamps ana on le hlsnts anu III
mat n robs its constituencies of their representatives
hi aoor md casts the decisive votes in the House at
hc hands Of men who have no more right to the seats
than Dick Turpn lad to the booty "hich nc piHue'eu
sir. ATKINS Dem. TeTAJ Indignantly denied the
statement o. Mr. Hale the amDushing and murder
Mr. HALE continued: There is q profound impression
that That proceeding III Louisiana has its root s MAN
spring its source elsewhere that there are many VINO
believe that the whole performance has been dictated
and driven forward by restless men who DO not mean
admit that the Presidential te mas ben settled
Tue President OF the Uaited states Is learning lOay
the lesson of misplaced confidence, IL % ,vbtcS tcS
tha President can do 10 make ehcaeous his
coursc toward the South which he has not done, done
He has appointed Cabinet Ministers Foreign ministers
and other high officials frOm the Sonth, because he has
beon anxious tna il the experiment Ls noo2dy son h,
be able to that IL has failed from any aek On his
part And now what Is the return received RON LOulsi
In conclusion Mr. Hale ntmated that it miy be the
constitutional duty Of the President TO see to IL that no
Gu-oy r. Ge dem. La1 repiied to Mr. Hale He
denied tuat thcre had been any compact Tor immnny
general impression thai WebDer was miIcered ny man
Of his own party, personal enemy. Mr. Glnsoh pof-
trayod the state OF affairs IN Louisiana during Late years.
when no guilty man has been punished, ana E%hen %
no honest nan has io' N,o no "e Gvrnm"nt 6as
been inauguTaed, man, whether poor or ricn, VINO
has coDutted cr.ue has escaped punishment he Ge-
political grounds VINO has anything 20 gain by that he
SAID. Certainly not the people Of louisiana Ger
Iayrss title has been passed upon hy Congress. The
Returning Board Is being prosecuted iof iofgery:
clccton cned; hut II is crime OF enormous pro-
portions, and the man whoialsied returns Struck oigw
b, Fed,ral government lie denied It, not only for
tie Nichols Government Dut Tor the Preslden! ana MS
Mr ELAN ID ~. ial said it is unfortunate that this
issue should ouue up. II produce no practical re-
sut The President and his Cabinet have no right now.
ey"r T., infers.le with the state Court tie said lie
tloa.bt ,pat the trial II General Anderson has been
i.tl sh id 6c takcn IN the supreme Court
i
m1ie boy President Hayes 10 prove tnat me iioogs |
were Withdrawn because of bis Constitutional ouly'
gni not a. act ol generalization.
south were placed uader any Obligations By i!.
Sir GIBSON replied that they placed under the
highest obligations that American citizens could assume
the obligations O irctmcn IN nee state I'D Tie amer
team Union 20 obey the laws Of " United States, and to
oyey the Laws Of that state.
Nj CLN }IER G)em, Pennl said that every portion Of
the country outside O the eIs of Louisiana a. wen
it, is Interested lu tho proceedings now taking place
by MIN. ho could Soy that they desire that the |
persons connccted win lhe electoral fraud a. pheipa9
shall be pan she'd ana hat an VINO Wee aprl"ls anu
aidcrs shall D. punished because while the country may
have 70 -uonlt 10 the cons ol tte H1n w ,,o
interest on human Hbt ry, Gl tbe lcppIe cNctYNc
shOud know how and by whom the great crime Aas |
cred as local one, a4d ihe Whole people thold tNe
encouragement 70 the people ol Louisiana 10 20 rSht
furNaId ana discover who were the principals.
NJ. THOMPSON uiep, PENN asked Mr. Clymer what |
remedy he would propose In case the authorities ot
Louisiana should prove recgeant TO their duty and re-
Hir. CLYSIER Give Us entire authority. and We viii |
see that the laWs are enforced.
Mr TUOMPsON-WAO do YOU mean by "usl"
MIR CLYMER-rhe Democratic party. lLauehterl
Mr. PATTERSON (irp., y. Y.)-Thl5 is nice set OF |
people to keep order. lLaGghterl
WARNING FROI GARFIELD
he TELLS SOUTHERN MEN THAT NORTHERN FAITH /
IN THEM Is WEAKENING.
Mr.. GARFIELD Qiep., Ohio next obtained the aoor |
lie said that the gentleman from Pennsy ylyania SIr ely
mcrJ called upon the people of Louisiana to help the
Democratic party get at the great crime of the Pres
Dental count This Mr.. Garfield characterized rs the
entering point OF the wedge which to be driven home to
what u called the great crimo OF the century. He did