The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-05-01

We cut the following from the tele
graphic proceedings in Congress, and in
tended it for last weeks paper, but it
was crowded out:
Mr.. Burroughs was the next speaker.
H. said that if the gentlemen on the
other side were really anxious to preserve
the peace and purity of elections, they
would be the last to attempt to tear
down the only remaining natural fortress
reared for that purpose. Did they desire
an honest registration? These laws pro.
vided for it, Did they want pure bal
lot? These laws secured it. Did they
want a fair count? These laws insured
it. Did they want true return? These
laws enjoned it. Did they want peace
and order at the polls? These laws com
manded it. There was nothing in these
laws that was a terror to any man save
one who had committed. or was meditat-
ing an attack on the purity of elections
Fl He referred to outrages on colored men
in Louisiana, and said that there the Re
publican party had been stamped out in
blood. Free speech, a free press, free
homes, free EN- grafton, and free ballots,
had been made impossible within many
portions of that State. In view of these
facts, he listened with impatience to
hypocritical cant about peace, protection
and purity at the polls Even now, while
members on the other side were profess
ing such jealousy for the rights of Amer
lean citizens, a whole race was fleeing
from some Of the Southern States, as they
would flee from pestilence. They were
fleeing, not to escape Federal bayonets,
but ruffianly bludgeons; not from FEEDER
al bullets, but from Southern bowie
L. % L,
Southern frauds; not from Marshals but
from marderers; not from registration,
but from masked raiders; not from Su
pervisors of Election, but from Southern
shotguns. In a word, they were fleeing
from a country where every right was
cloven down and every wrong went un-
redressed
Mr. Gibson made several efforts to get
in a disclaimer of these statements, but
Mr. Burroughs declined to yield to him,
and he continued his remarks with
all your professions" said he, of desire
for purity Of elections, your chiefest de-
sire is the election of Democratic Presi-
dent in 1880, by what means, you little
care. You want these laws repealed be-
cause they stand in the way of the con-
summation of such purpose; for you
well know, and the country knows, that
if they are permitted to stand and can
be enforced, you can no more elect a
President In 1880 than you are honestly
entitled to your majorities in either
house of Congress" Applause on the
Republican side
II continued to say that at the last
Congress there had been a Senate to co
cree; now there was but an Executive to
overcome. 1t was the programme of the
Democratic party to persist until it had
starved the President into submission,
or until Congressional and Presidential
terms had expired by Limitation. That
party now stood at the bar of public
opinion on its own plea Of self-convicted
| conspiracy against the life of the Govern
ment. The excuse urged for the present
attempt to coerce the President he char
acterized as a compound of idiocy and
insolence seldom equaled, never excelled.
| If the Democrats persisted in their pres
| ent course, in 1880 they would meet their
| political Appomattox.
! 1t was revolving to the sentiments Of
! the American people. and because it was
so the Republicans proposed to resist it
! to the extent of their power for if they
Welded now where were they to make a
stand. Let no gentlemen indulge in an
! illusion that there were to be no further
advances on the part of the enemy. This
was but the beginning of a series of as
saults to be pushed with vigor until eve
ry fortress reared for the defense Of a
free ballot, for the peace and purity OF
elections, for national life, and for indi
vidual liberty, should be torn down, un til
violence fraud and murder should run
riot in the land How long would it be
before clause would be put on an ap
preparation bill repeating the last three
constitutional amendments, and the
President told to sign or starve QUOTING
from Mr.. Black burns declaration tha
this Congress would die by natural limi
tation without passing the appropriation
bills, if the legislation sought to be pu
on them was not accepted, Mr.. Burrough
went on to say that the event canno
happen until the 4th of March, 1881, ant
so the order is promulgated from tn
floor of the Capitol, in the face of thi
Nation, by an ex,Confederate soldier, t