National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-19

made upon him. lie had hoped that when q Nom.
per undertook 70 quote from the, record words
which he alleged had been uttered by colleague,
that he would have shown degree OF intelligence
and degree of fairness sufficient to prevent the
gorbling of official uterances. IT was piuable
confession either of the weakness Of the man or the
weakness OF the cause, or the combined weakness
OF both which permitted any man to garblo or mis-
quote the n!ersnces Of another The gentlemen
that he (Mr Blackburn) had said, speaking for his
party that that party did not intend TO stop until IL
had stricken from the statute book the last vcstigc
of the war measures. That utterance was not war
ranted; that utteranoe not true and the record
showed II. He had asked that gentleman to read
the whole sentence, and he had declined, snying
that he had not the speech there.
He gBlackburn) had then sent tho gentleman the
speech, with the remainder of the sentence under
scored lie had also written marginal note nsk
ing whether TWAS not unfair so to gnrble sem
tenSe, and the gentleman had taken the speech
and pitched II on his desk md declined TO do him
justice The sentence In full was that the Demo
cratic party would not stop until II had stricken
from the statute bOoK the last vestgo OF the war
measures which, like these election laws, had been
born of the passions incident to clvil strife and
looked alone to the abridgment Of the liberty OF
me citizen. Let the gentleman from Ohio take thot
ana gnow upon IL to his hearts content.
Mr.. House expressed his astonishment that any
man would be found willing to advocate the pro.
priety of retaining the Federal election law ON the
statute BOOK such law could never receive the
deliberate sanction of the American people. The
Anglo'SaNon race would have TO forget all the ira
dition Of It's history and be revoutonzed In all its
instincts before 1t could cease to look with jealousy,
u not adherence, on such power being lodged In
the hands OF one man. Commenting on an extract
from Mr.. Gnrilelds speech, he challenged any man
TO point to the time and occasion when any South.
ern Representative had proved false and reCreant to
his obligations as Representative. How and
wherein had they been uniaithlul to their plighted
honor, or disloya in any respect, to the Constitu-
ton and Government? If they horborcd secret
hostility TO the Government WIN did they not dur
ing the excitement of the electoral count rush TO
the 'front.' OH TINT OCCASION preCipitato the country
into the vortex ofanarchy, and launch the Ship OF
luton7
II they were here as perured miscreants lying in
ambush TO take the life of the Government they
had certainly left unimproved on that occasion the
most splendid opportunity to accomplish their me-
iarous purpose that would present itself IN cen
Jury II they had been then the deadly foes of the
Govern mt the situation of the country might
| have cen far different from what II was to-day.
Mr. Rt;nno,ys was the next speaker. IAN extract
irom his remarks appears on our first pagcl
Mr. gibson, replying to the quotations made by
Mr. Burrows from the Teller report stated that cit
liens of Louisiana had been arrested, charged
with the otIenscs stated In that report: that they
had been conveyed 400 or 500 miles from their
homes to the city of New Orleans; that they had
been tried before urles to whom the test oath had
been applied and before judges who were IN sym,
been fully md honorably acquitted.
Mr. BURROWS Who were acquitted
Mr. GIBSON. The citizens
Mr. BURROWS. That Is an old trick down there
| Laughter Oh the Republican sldel
Mr. GIBSON. If II was trick, 1t was trick played
by men who could take the iron clad oath MS jurors
| a trick played by the very men whom the gentle
| man would not invoke TO conduct elections in that
| State, deputy marsh0ls, supervisors, Judges, and
Jurors who could take the ironclad oath that they
| had never had my sympathy even with the South
| ern people in the late war. should like TO know
why II Is that the gentleman should speak here sc
dsrespecnly of the judiciary of the United states
Has the judiciary come low us no longer to be Ell
titled 10 the respect of this body2 Although tho
| gentleman has made defamation against thi,
! side OF the House and called us conspirators,
| Ind lODpl that n tlpppnt for his
If not for the amenities Of The House and for thC
Constitution of the country Idertsivc laughter OF
| the Republican sde would have kept him IRON
| assaulting the Judiciary and calling the judge
| triCksters.
Mr.. BURROWS. There is certainly no occasion fol
| the warmth exhibited by the gentleman because
| only quoted from the report of Senate Commit
| tee, showing that intimidation and murder wer'
practiced in Louisiana during the last election
| made no accusation against him nor amy office
| OF the courts. If the gentlemen on the other side
of the House are earnest in desiring fair election
wny did lhey not say something N 1sgaTd TO In
| fact that In the parish of Caddo Defending thirty
five or forty niles the balobox was placed at tn
northern extremity of that parish and voters wer,
compelled TO make n journey of twenty miles ant
back again in order to reach the ballot-box.
II Is notorious fact that 800 black men made thu
march and deposited their ballots, and 1t Is also
notorious fact that an armed body of rufans seizct
that ballot-box after the ballots had been deposited
IN It, broke 1t to pieces and destroyed the ballots
1t Is also admitted, and cannot be denied, that II
another parish (Nachitoches), where there was
large Republican majority, there was not one soil
taTy Republican vote cnst. And why? Recaus
the leaders Of the Republican party were drivc
from that parish.
Mr.. CoFFRoTH who had obtained the floor an
who had yielded for his colleague, now claime
his right TO resume II but there was n general re
quest on the Republican side that Mr.. Burrow
would he allowed to proceed
Mr.. 4. TURNER with great excitement of manner
objected to Mr.. Burrows proceeding, because h
had called the Democratic party conspirnturs. Iii
objection was encountered with shouts of l0ughtC
on the Republican side.
Mr.. BURROWS was. however, by the consent
Mr.. COflroth, allowed to continue his remarks. II
said he simply wanted To finish the sentence While
he had commenced before he had been intimdatc
by the distinguished gentleman from Kentucky
[Laughter.l
lie simply wanted to say that II was q notorio,
fact that witnesses who had been subpGaacd to ~
pear before the United States Court at New Orean
TO testify in regard to the intimidation ana murdt
T their way to New Orleans, carried on Shore an
were there surrendered TO band of men withol
hats and shoes, but masked, and that the wher,
? nbouts of these men had never been ascertanc
since.
t Mr. CoFFRoTH and Mr.. DICREY favored the bill
Mr. PRICE obtained the floor, and the committ(
rose.
, The Speaker presented letter from the Secrctal
Q of War, concerning an appropriation for the cor
struction of jettcs ut the South Pass of the Missi
: sippi River. Referred.
On motion of Mr. BROWN, sessions were ordere
T for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursda
S nights of next week for debate only.
The House then, at i:iJ nd journcd.