The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-12-25


Il control Of Democratic Congress
= whose msjoriiy was obtained by de
e priving the negro Of his rights under
g a common constitution and common
- laws. Men who have expressed dis
d gust with the wsving of bloody
> shirts aud bave been offended with
q talk about negro equality are begin
: ming 10 perceive that the pending
question Of to-day relates more press
ingly 70 The equality Of white men
under this Government, and that
, however careless they may be about
the rights or the wrongs of the negro,
they are very jealous and tenacious
about The rights CT their own race
aad the dignity OF their own fire.
sides and their own kindred.
WHAT CANNOT BE DONE.
! | know something Of public opin-
!, ion 10 the North. | know great
deal about the views, wishes and the
} purposes Ct the Republican party Of
the nation Within that entire great
4 organization there is not one man,
whose opioion is entitled to be quo
ted, thar does not desire peace and
harmony snd friendship and a patri-
otic aad fraternal union between the
j North and the South. This wish is
spontaneous, instructive, universal
throughout the Northern States and
vet, among mea Of character and
sense, there is surely no need of at
tempting to deceive ourselves as TO
the precise truth. First pure, then
peaceable. Gush will not remove
grievance, and 40 Disguise cf State
rights will close the eyes Of our peo-
pie to the necessity Of correcting a
great national wrong. Nor should
the South make the fatal mistake of
concluding that justice to the negro
is not also Injustice TO the white msn;
nor should it ever be forgotten that
I for the wrongs Of both a remedy viii
assuredly be found. The war, with
all its C. SLY sacrifices. was fought
10 yain unless equal rights for
all classes De established il all the
States Of the Union aGd now, 10
words which are those Of friendship,
however diffsrenily they may be &C.
espsed, tell the men q the South
here on this floor end beyond ihis
chamber, that even if they could strip
the negro Of bis constitutional rights,
they can never permanently maintain
the inequality OF white men IN this
nation they eaa never mase g white
mans vote in the South doubly as
powerful 10 the administration Of the
Government a. white mans vote in
the NorIh
| la a memorable debate in the
House of Commons. Mr. Macaulay
reminded Daniel 0'CoaDell, when be
was moving for Repeal. that the
English Wings had endured cal
lnmay, abuse, popular fury, loss of po
81 in, exclusion from Parliament
re her than the great agitator him
Elf should be less than British sub
jeet; and Mr. Mscaulay warned him
that they would never suffer him TO
be more Let ne now remind you
that the Government, under whose
protecting flag we sit to-day, sacri-
feed myriads Of lives and expended
thousands or millions of treasure that
our ceuatrymen Of the South should
remsia citizsns Of the United States,
hagEg eqaal personal rights and
equal political privileges with all
otner cisizens. And | ventase, now
and here, to warn the men Of. the
South, in the exact words Of Macau-
lay, that We viii never suffer them to
be morel
THURMAN OFFERS An AMENDMENT
AND REPLIES To BLAINE
Mr.. Thurman then took the floor
and submitted the following as en-
amendment to the resolution Of Mr.
Blaine:
"The COMMITTEES shall also inquire
whether any citizen Of any State has
been dismissed, or threatened with
dismissal, from employ ment or depri-
walton of any right or privilege by
reason cf his vote or intention 10
vote ct the recent elections, or has
been inteFfered With, and 70 inquire
whether, ia the year 1878. money
was raised BY assessment or other
wise upo1 Federal oficeholders or
employees for election purposes. and
under that circumstances and by
what means. snd IL 50, what amount
was raised snd how the same was
expended and further, whether such
assessments were not ia violation Of
the lsw; and shall further inquire in
to the action aud conduct CT the
United States Supervisors Of Elec-
lions ia the several Sisies. as to the
number Of Msrsbals, Deputy Mar
shais and oibers employed 10 take
part il the conduct Of said elections,
10 what States or cries appointed,
the amount Of money paid or prom
ised to be paid them, and now or by
whom and Hnder Whist law sud su-
ihority"
Mr.. Thurman then address the
Senate. He said ] attempted to
offer the amendment before the Sen
stor from Maine proceeded with bis
remarks. bot failed 20 have any op-
portunity to do so. intended then
to say tha, whatever opinion might
be entertained OF this side of the
Chamber as to the competency of
Congress to make all the investiga-
iions that these resolutions contem-
plate. yet we were disposed to waive
all scruples of that character aud suf-
fer the resolutions TO pass without
opposition, If the amendment nox
proposed should be added to them
The Senator from Maine. however,
having hIs speech carefully stndied
and prepared, exercised bis right TO
deliver that speech before my amend
meut could be offered. / do not
complain OF that at all, nor do now
rise TO make auy extended reply to
the speech ! have heard just now
Should this debate be protraeted, /
may exercise my privilege Of saying
something in reply 10 the Senator
from Maine, bat to-day | shall con-
fine myself to very few general OBJ
servations.
The Senator is frank in one thing.
His resolution is broad. II Includes