Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-30

this body, a Republican committee
1t slumbered there for number o
months, and then came back with
report by Mr. Howard with negativ
, recommendation. He holds that tn
right to exercise the war power j
1865 to prevent men who were no
loyal from voting was just and pre-
per exercise of power. Senator Powell
desiring TO relieve his people iron
wrongful oppression, pressed the bill
again and again, until in June, 1854, !
was put upon its passage, and then b,
agreed to the amendment that troop
might be used to repel the armed enc
mics of the United States. This wa
adopted without dissent.
Then Mr.. Pomeroy, OF Kansas, I
Republican Senator moved to add thu
words "or to keep the peace at tn,
polls" Upon that amendment thu
yeas and nays were called. Every
"yea vote was given by Republican
and every Democrat voted "nay.'
Reverdy johnson, John p Hale, and
Senator Hicks, of Maryland, voted
with the Democrats. This provision
which isnow proposed to be eliminated
cor TO keep the peace at the polls,
was adopted by vote of sixteen Re
, publicans against fifteen Democrats
and others. Then the question came
upon the passage Of the bill as thus
amended, and the Senator from Ken
lucky, desiring to protect his people
was willing TO take anything to save
them from the pressure that was upor
them, and accepted the bill in that
form but even then they were scarce
ly willing to pass it. No where else
in all the history Of this Government
had this claim of power appeared
Here, and here alone, is the only in.
stance OF the iron.clad arm of the
Federal power appearing at the ballot
box.
Mr.. BLAINE. Will the Senator
permit me to interrupt him just at that
point
Mr. WALLACE. Yes, sir.
MIR. BLAINE. Does the Senator
present the idea that the amendment
put on that bill by the Republican
Senators was to control voting at the
elections in Kcntaclsy by Democrats
who had right to votej or will the
Senator accept the suggestion that il
was to keep the rebel army that had
gone from kentucky to fight in the
confederate ranks from coming back
and controlling elections In other
words, they were confederate soldiers
when the fighting was gong on, and
they voted in a Union State when
elections were held. That was the
wholaof the provision.
Mr.. HOAR. They were Democratic
voters.
Mr.. BLAINE. They were Demo-
cratic voters who were fghtig against
the Union under jeff. Davis and who
came back to control the elections Of
the State Of Kentucky.
Mr.. WALLACE. The Senator from
Maine has interected q speech into
the body of what was saying. He
nsnal mannar bo has ;n;ected b;s
thoncht into tho midst ~ NV arm.
ment. He may have that opinion or
not, just as he pleases. My assertion
was, and it is, that the use of this
mower and that Senators including
bimself who undertake. 10 sustain 4
follow leoitimatelv 10 its conclusion
tho argnment tba. the war mower
fifteen wears after the end Of the war
ougbt stiII N control the rights and
liberties Of this neonle That ia nv
answer IN The Senators Injected sneecb.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of annlause in the
Galleries I
The PRESIDING OFFICER. (Mr.
MoMuIIAN in tho cbairl Will the
senator from pennsylvania suspend a
moment? The galleries must not an.
nland nnder anv oiroumstapces The
Sergeant.at. A rms will sec that the
rules of the Senate arc enforced.
Mr. WALLAOE Wearedope with
the Abnormal condition that came from
the war This neonle ask TO be re.
stored 70 their normal rights whether
II he in the Soutb or the North. Just
here viii tell the Senator from Maine
that nj the election in 1869 for Gov.
ernor of Pennsvlvania in the third
nrec;nct of the fiffb ward Of the citv
Of pbiladelpbia an armed BODY Of ma.
r;nes were brought 10 the poils that
thew tool, posse,sion thereof and closed
and kent them closed for an hour until
thew saw ft 10 omen them and permit
those IN vote whom thew thought
ought n vote Sir. the mail. clad arm
os 7ho Federal Covornment has shown
;,self in BROAD street PHILADELPHIA
within tbree vears. The neonle Of ouf
state want No more of this. | sneak
Sor NV own neonIe They want free
eIac,;ons w;tbont either the shadow or
the substance Of military power either
state or Federal Tbev want the very
essance of tho nrovisions IF our Con.
s,itution recogpized in practice as II i
IN trnth as The law of The land. lam
hore ronresent;no so far az / can thai
neonlo in askin9 NJ tbe hands of the
Senate Of the United States that this
menace this threat. this assumption
of right that does not belong to the
Federal Government may be elimina'
ted from her statutes and that the
States and the people Of the States
may control this question as they
ought and of right are entitled TO do
In Mexico, even in poor down-trodden
Mexico, when our troops were at the
the city of Mexicoin the war Of 1886
AZ, because there was provision IN
their laws that troops should not b
present at the election polls the Fed