Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-06-12

StrenuOuSly OD]ecC 10 any leSlSidtiou WHICH
affords any excuse or justification to the Gov
ernment that it has the right or interest IN
any way or in any degree to interfere with the
perfect freedom Of elections. The roughness or
even riot of an election is no greater than any
other violation Of the peace; and no State in
this Union is without ample means of suppress
sion. And if the State authorities are unable
or unwilling to do their duty, you have not
now, YOU will not have for generations TO
come, an Army strong enough to take thelr
place. It is better so; better that In one OF
two great States there should be temporary
turbulence, confusion, than that in the Whole
country there should be military despotism::
Congress has the right to decide who shall
take his seat as representative and who shall
not Congress can punish with disfranchlse-
ment any community which would force into
these Halls an improperly elected member; and
that is a safer, Surer, a more constitutional
safeguard than the exercise of any doubtful or
unlawful power by the Federal Government.
But, Mr.. President, unjust as have been the
assumptions against the South to which l
have alluded, there are others not less grave.
There has run through this whole discussion
the strong and steady current of insinuation
that the South is not true to the Union that
it's object in pressing the repeal Of those meas
ures which we deem dangerous to our liberties
is to give us a freer field for conspiracy and
hottor onnortunitv tn sunnress hy force and
frand the real voice Of The southern people.
We are tauntingly told that proof OF these
charges is found in the presence on this floor
Of twenty-five members who served in the Con-
federate army and the South is reproached,
nav. denounced. for sending such men to rep
resent her here Sir, the answer to this charge
is simple
Nearly aovarv man in the South who conld
boar arms was in her armies. and she can
scarcely he reproached with Justice for trust
ino and honoring in peace the men who risked
their fortunes and their lives for her in war.
And when the fact is cited that while the
South sends 80 many of her old soldiers torep-
resent her in this august assembly, the North
sends but four, submit that the repr0ach, if
reproach rests anywhere, belongs rather to
the North than to the South. I feel that
but speak the sentiments Of every man here
express NV deep regret that there are not in
This Chamber more of the men who met us in
battle. for if opposed to us politically, they
would. if true soldiers and gentlemen, treat
us with the respect that brave men never fail
to accord to each other. And, sir, had these
great opposing armies which for four years
Confronted each other in death grapple been
left to make and enforce the terms of peace,
not onlv would tbe country have been spared
much Of the suffering and the humiliation it
has experienced. but il would have enioyed a
,eace bonorah1e alike to connnerors and con.
rnared We shonld long ere This have seen A
nnion re-established on the basis of fraternal
Generalization and whole neople bound to-
1,otbar hv the ;nd;ssoluhle bonds Of m1tual res
9oct oommon intarests and a common desti-
nv w. Snnh st laast ia tha Arm conviction of
nyorv o % +rma soldier on IN tha South and ali her
soos Sore soldiers Nor ID this convection
wam+;mo amono the brave soldiers Of the
Moth For have heard II eynressed hy them
time and AGAIN.
M 49, ,,, +r,,,,, ,o,,,.ooo,,+ t,a so,,tb
hara .ne 4o daU 10 d,,a 10 ",,r frenGs
az. te III IT, e .;stad hot +ha
Se osGi sho1d ro+ 70 +be Iin;on hs,, vn
"a ao, thair
AZ ro,, at .,o asid Ala un,,
tt H,a S",,the Stn+as - I rot+a,, i,,r.
n,,,e,s W. ha GILL; Nv "n,;mot;ons ~ The ron,,h
1;oen nor+v . Tndcod did Won not fnr f,fteen
uears male them soS And will leave If To
Tho candor of rennhI;can Senators tn sav wheth-
or thev are satisfied with the result of the ex-
ner;ment tbey made at such friphtfnl cost to
,,s and the whole country. We are here be-
canse we do represent the popular majority.
the character the infelIioenca and the proD,
here hecanse left to themseIyes the instincts
of the recently enfranchised voters have taupbt
them that their interests ara,ident;cal with
onro We orc bore hnc.nsa haIongino tn
vonr o,n race trained in the Same nolitical
sYner;ence az yonr own - taught Nv wears Of
rnIe how tn Govern we could NOT he subor-
d;natad anil fhe naon,e NJ the conntrv aid not
wish ia to be subordinated to smch 4 mass of
ignorant voters as you had rashly. and sud.
denly created. We are here we trust. for the
GOOD of tbn whole country What we were
Won knew when Won insisted that we sbonld
still he mart and narcel Of This Union.
For tho moot vo,, conno+ ovnoo+ mo 70 ono,o-
,,;., ~ az 90 wn,iJ ha ~ spo,;soa o,,r .t o,,,,
osnoct % and ~ forfa;t ~ +ha rasnoot 90 oil
bnnoro rob1o mo-, Tn tha hoot ~ tho onnf,;o+ ,ra
struct hard blows and Jnnht,ass @ - We snoIe 10
hard words Rnt doas tho ronoo,,f,MoJieor ~,
reneat;no them now hr;no no anv nearar tho
neace and harmony for which tba whole conn.
rn so arJontiu JnnasS Tha ,oa ol.o III ses,,ai,
IN the he onnos;no srn,;es are nnu, tho stronsest
odvoootes tep nf l,uo racono;,;at;o,, w We lasrn
"a -, . onno,,"n sobaoi ho,', ~ ,oa,oot or
.u ~ ~ ina~aS ~ 1 w W,
We 4-..eI Snay pIisoai Soua"so ans 70
nstr;ot;sn, tbam const;tnt;onoi iaarn;nS or
eionnent sneach ,ue iearneJ at laoat tbet IN
Sn;te nf S;ffero3oo. euar INTO Gaotb ibara
,gos oonn,on oo1n} ~ ,ui,;oh ,wo oo,,id ba+far
serve in % fr;andsb;n thsn " IN h.+roJ % and 1wsra
oTr sntaaon;Sts nf the 1a+a "a ,yar hors ta.dou =,
TO oontast. ~, th;s S Snar -" =, sa,oar
shonld no aas,red of fa;r Seld and ON honest
surrender GAmlanse in tho galleries Imdoe
mo more hv our acts =, 20
Tho PpTsTnrSn Orp1crp f6r Wallace in
tho nba;rl Tho seno+or Mill on.na,,d Tho
Tho;r o,;,,oe ,ot;aa +hot 20 f,,rthar a.,,,1o,,sa
na',. a. n.sIHe, odY =. ;,I ..n atp,s'
bo oIaorod 0sSar ,,,1,s+ ~ bo nresar,,ad 'Ae