New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House at 1900 p. IN. went INTO Com
mItee Of the Wholc-Mr. Springer Dem, I'D in the
CLARION the Army Appropriation bill.
M KNOTT Dem, KY took the hoor and said thar
the quesion under discussion involved the most i'm
pnraut principle that mad engcd the attention
OF the American Congress! prncp!e paramount TO
every conceivable confederation Of party eNpeGencyi
principle IN which rvery freeman IN me country,
whether Republican Democrat had vital interest !;
institutions, upon which their purity and perpety
de pende0-n "0Id, great iuEdlmehtal piincipIe OF
trcted from the slightest approach of military power
and me voters it absolutely rec III eAefc,s'hE ~ we
polls the high lgatlvc or sovereign CltlzcE-. lie
quoted law enacted In The reign ~ George II,
tne d,,fc hci had always been shown in England to
have the elections lie had hoped that question
involving such great principle would have been de-
Datcd with camncss ad fairness. but he had been dis
apuoncd particularly with tie speech OF the gentleman
from Name Or RYE % ~ hiu Yer listened 60
lie declared tnat 1t unjust 20 assume tat the Idle
vagtrle. OF an Obscure country EDITOR were ieieN OF
tle INTEL gent portion a. the country m which he lived
THO Democratic party 40 not Intend 70 he led away from
the question Under O. aoh 40 t'e discussion" t any
collateral issue Whatever 90 d intended 10 move right
lev and ptupusiyc force knows retiring ebh bat keeps
due on t. the Prl-rOutic and tao Ilc espOnt"
lie had been astoni.hcd 10 h.ar Mr.. WDite REQ.
PENN repeat the assertion Of Mr.. Garfield REP, o.
REPEAL mad been M ericd on the motion or the late Sena-
tor Powell. OF KENTUCKY. They had been inserted in
for ANY officer OF the Army 10 Interfere with
elections on the motion oi Senator POm'foN,
ai.aiusf thc m.ndmcnt buf voted Tor Inc bill AZ
amended. Nj Knott thrn piid tribute 10 senator
Pog,u's memory and th''i went Oh to say that tho
woods Vroros % DE stricken ont were IN violation ~
the Constitute ion. And yet the proposition 10 rrpoal
l. en- had bcc- DENOUNCED rryO,ut What
Mupul 10 was material change "a ,hc Con
siiungn or Government; I3' Idle SqgIlP .i about
He had AS mach confidence 80 the gentleman from
Name DIR. Fr;r) had ia an Overriding Providence. H.
believed uai H. same DIVINITY who had led his
psope through the dcs ri Tor loy years would lead the
Democratic party ii IL lad captured th Capita"
But he noucd that tie gentlemen on the 0thor side
would possess AeIi souls IN patience" aud not expect
such sack add page they seemed 10 anticipate when
that " contamination 80 dryOuuy to DO Wished ~ was
achi, we'd.
Tnc Democratic party simply intended whom it cap
tufrd tge Capital 10 throw OF thr en.iUs tia, had
been thrown around the people, 10 plant It's
oned with She legend, Equal aud exact
IL intended 20 protect the purity Of The balo-6ox-
winch the connexions OF personal liberty ana OF
shall at al Times aGd uhdrr an eircnH'tAn.es pc snb
ordinate 20 The c!vh authority. II ihivnoed 10
preserve the ancient Gntnrith' 81 lhe Amergn
II intended that I'll the ria nasters and iobber- aud
knaYe-, SLo had fasroned ike vampires OF the body
polite o. Tie country Tor wears phsi, shdii tt dINth
forth, lie noueyeh myers we're soOurgcd from the
Temple by the Saviour of mahbInd. II Intended that
the great bar u public Opium but before the established
he Trhts thp dt:i and the eGujy OF iii the states
uumparod as the safest protection Of domtojlc
conce and the -urest buWafG against anli-f pub
licau tendeucics. IL nerocd ~ lnntalu tho Federal
Government As supreme IN hs constitutional sphere,
=, u %
republics, move on forever ~ thcr appointed orbits
with tlu beauty sud harmony tAat make the music Of
The spheres when Tho lnurn'ng starr sang together
and All the of God shouted for joy" lAppIaue
the Democratic sidr.I
A SOCTnRRSER FOR THE PRESENT LAW.
Mr. HOUK lRcp., Tenn cared not who had enacted
tho law which IL proposed - repea-wheter Dem
ocrats or Republicans. That immateris 10
statesmen ana patriots. When that law had been
enforceI-as he trusted IL would be enforced
again-the ouly fair elections which the South
had had since IeCJusiTuOtIOu, huu taken place.
Al his life be lived m the SOUTH aud his sympaiuias
all with mat section and BE had waited Tor the
tire when all the laws mating distinctions account
OF politics should be wiped from Llo statute books.
when President Hayes had nauSurated MS policy OF
Cancellation and Withdrawn troops from the South. he
CIR HOnk) had trusted that the era Of good
feeling was fhpldlY approaching, when the Hon ana
the lamb would lie down together" and both
when the President had offered peace aud C0uCiliaiOn
lie had been answered WIN bOOdshod and riot To-day
! II well known that n majority OF the Southern
States Republican, II an honest election could be-
had, and vet lie looked around him and but three
Republicans from the Southern States. lie placed his
opposition u the prcsctt measure on the broad ground
OF ito merits. II permitted 10 stand the statue
books there would be free elections IN the South, aud
Republicans would be returned ~ Congress by the
OF free people. unawed by bulldoZers and rife clubs
Others might do they pleased but never while he had
| a vote on this ioor, would he vote L. repeal those
statutes until every IN the South whether white OF
] black whether caIpetbacgcr from the North
hessvaR from the hOut, should have irce aud oqua
chance az the baOtbOf Applause on the Republican
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i Mr. MCMILLAN Dem. TENN inquired why his col
league had not given way 10 colored man IN hts die
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