Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-18


country. to tue banks for accommodations at
unholy interest.
inaton of the Republican party in the
house 1t had been lis constant pIa:iice 10 incorpor
the very law BIZ which the Iowa members hold their
seats on this floor had teen lassed on the su dry
It was adInitted that the right wis est4olisned ana
existed to place legislation on appropriation nj
right ought not to be exercised In this particular ia
stance because It was known, or presumed that the
prevail of the executive 1t seemed 10 him that these
gentlemen were in far worse position before the
ground that all presidents est blshed by themselves
were bad; that the right to place riders on ap2ro-
mad been established and now existed, bat that It
ought not to be exercised because the President
the bill was 10 say that the President master of
the repre- sesentatves of the people and that con-
dictation of the executive. One gentleman.
60 declare on the floor amid the applause of his Pc
Hcal friends that congress should net repeal these
ent Executive had been removed from ofIics, that
presents square Issue from which his side OF
the house could not shrink without dishonoring
Themselves aud Riegradirg their constituents. II
trs bad previously been doubt AS to the propre-
to have dIssIpated it, and had disspated It, He be-
leved that to-day the Democrats stood as thorough
premacy Of Popular viii under the institution,
and to redress popular grievances by lawful means,
struggle for free government and irdivdual liberty
In regard to the repeal of the election laws, there
was no sectional question involved. 1t ought not to
be even paIty question. 1t was question of vital
Importance to every friend of constitutional liberty
end to every lover of free government IN the land
1t question affecting the north more than the
SOUTH out OF slxty-nlne cities 10 which this law ap
see the time when the patriotism of the public
be- brSad enough to acknowledge but one Border"
the limits of the broad Union. lApplausel
Mr. Frye briefly denied the statements made by
Mr. Carl ID
ect more at length, II he could obtain an oppor-
Mr. Carlisle, in conclusion. said: Disclaiming any
intention to make appeals to passion; disclalming
the iudenient of the peoples representatives on this
very exciting question: say to the gentlemen on the
otner side not IL any spiIii o. slSogsnee; put win
ity OF this great subject demands that these laws
must be repealed and that this power Of the Execu
| sentatives must be taken away. Applause on the
Democratic side. This contest will go on until all
In this house. they will pass 10 that tribunal where
the people themselves pronounce and execute judg
ment on public measures Ii requires prophecy
to predict the result There can be but one result
The histoIy Of the Anglo-Saxon race Is an almost
power and of splendid triumphs over the oppres-
slons OF the people la my judgment, no
| preserve the spirit of liberty. of order and
se d Ss eey o on na a tSesa
be preserved In their usual strength and yigor. the
Anglo-Saxon. VIII be Tree man impartial 1uries
banner that leaos the people In this contest. Zap
eopSeS 0 'h S ter virtue their Iptegebee er
pride, shall not hesitate to stand by my convlo-
lions IN this matter until the END comes whatever
of the responsibility which belongs TO those who
have nauguraed this contest for free elections and
| impartial iurie3 Renewed applause.
Mr. M'Kinley obtained the floor. when the COM
mittee rose and the house adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
On the expiration of the morning hour the army
n
said that hereafter he Intended to speak in vim
| congress, which had been the subject of much un
just asperson. The south was not responsible for
lie He had considered ii best at present 10 Yield to
Senator voorhees, called attention to what he feared
what was not gensraly realized namely that Fed
eral interference extended not only to congressional
but to ali State and local elections American cti
zeRs, by thus having oVeIsse-s put over them were
reduced to the condition of slaves. The protection
of the ballot box had been wrested from The proper
local officials and given to corrupt Federal officials
The spirit that dictated this law was
distrust of the people and their capacity for self
| government under free elections The whole power
or the constitution was thus perverted The people
would resent this insulting tyranny when the facts
should be presented to them, aud righteous sense
OF resistance WOULD spa Ing up In their breasts He
| become an adherence to the public mind. There
was no American who was not liable to arrest for
SUPERVISE deputy marshal thus placing every per-
sons liberty at the mercy of party malice or hate
mine mans right at the polls. The constitution
plainly protects the citizen In all his personal rights
But that instrument was violatedby the arrest and
Imprisonment OF citizens, on insufficient warrant
| by NAL clous spies and infoTmer-. II tue constu.
ton sanctioned such actcss, 1t would be proof
that those who framed 1t were not interested In free
government. and that the fathers who achieved our
independence had tailed of their great purpose The
spirit that produced this law like that which
preceded the French revolution and caused the fires
or TeNo!ut on 10 break out, and which made every
| etZen tremDle with fear of blow in the dark. 1t
emanatsd from n. the sIirit that Tu'ed in Venice
than the blow CT the dagger. and doomed its vic
and to wretehed death. CHARLES lost his throne,
and George III his rule in America, for less eV Is
| than those inflicted by some OF our Federal laws
All history showed the danger and Injustice of eay
ing the means for USuIping liberty on the statute
| b Ioks. Cromwell and Napoleon were not slow to
secure sovereign power when the people left their
laws to pave the way to despotsm. We were not al
loss to conjecture what could be done with the laws
referred to, and which had been enforced over our
/ liberties TO an extent which would force any
! people to revolt, except the serfs of Russia
In order to SHOW the abuses committed on the suf-
rage he referred to the city of New York. where acts
| had been committed which brought shame and dis
| grace 10 the whole country. John Davenport was
chief supervisor, the autocrat of the balotbox He
with his cohorts. intimidated voters from going
the polls and thousands remained away rather than
place thems Ives in the way of lawess prosecution
The dequty-marshals and supervi sors were Federal
kukuX. organized TO fntimidate Tree men a. d cdeat
| them of their rights. What happened in New York
| might occur elsewhere. No man would say that
such statute should longer continue In force Sen
i ator Voorhees, iDplored the American peOpe not to
forget that their liberties are tramped uIder foot
with scoIn and contempt. He then proceeded to an
other branch Of the law the subject OF popular
elections The President in certain being au-
thorZed to emploJ tie land and naval forces at the
polls under the vague pretext of keeping the peace;
/ the President. commandment chief OF the
would tend to crush the Liberties of the country,
after the manner of Caesar Napolen the Great and
Napoleon the Less. Like them, the President could
| send out his emissaries to stir up trouble In the
south and thus preteXt be found Tor the employ.
was the judge OF the number OF troops he would en-
PGy anG I3er se on ne mg9 order
oveTawe the people, simply under the pTetense OF
keeping peace at the polls. Senator voorhees, next
alluded to the civil rights bill OF S69, under which
he said. the President could Use the army anywhere
under the pTeedse Of enforcing It's Broyiso9s there
OF subjects as extensive as the rights of man uhdeI
a free consitu ion. The vast scope Of this Law
There was not a phase OF human affairs in The
and Territories that could not be intertered
Senator voorhees, read other lava to show TO what
base uses military fore might be applied II
| party, the United States commissioner, coulC
call upon the military and naval force:
voorhees, said: The Senator from Maine
Blainel saw no reason for alarm in the provision
would refer him to what Danisl Webster uttered. i
was: III men would enjoy the blessings of republt
mutual concession, and with que regard the gene
the VIII or IN majority and that the military mus
De kep according 10 light Ia strict subsection to tht
civil authority ,S whenever these principles do no
voorhees, SAID II was a satire on free GOV
| eminent 10 say that suffrage should D,
exercised at the point of the bayonet. He next al
luded TO the employment OF the judiciary in connec
ton with elections, and condemned it as poisoning
| Justice at its source. In recapituating his argu
ments, Senator voorhees, said the laws to which III
| had referred had formed complete system t
withdraw all power from the people and States anC
to centrallZe it in the executive def artment, for
! revolutionary movement against the constitution
| and for an ultimate monarchy. In the earle
days OF the republic there party in favo
| OF monarchy; the party Is larger now, and there
were laws in forcs by which the scheme could be pu
into actual operation. Would any one here say tina
the laws TO which he had alluded we're required les
t our liberties should be destroyed Were measure
enacted fourteen to be upheld for the govern
m mt OF the southern States? If so, then indeeC
had the north paid dearer price than the preserva
ton OF the Union demanded because for the loss
: liberty there was no reparatOn. The conquest
the south at the expense of the courts and free cleo
lions was a dear price. He denied tina
the south dlsregarded the laws Of
the contrary, they submitted to ever
legal requirement.; the people of that section had
under adverse circumstances. vndcated .i.GmselYe
as law-abding people; fhe7 had been sandere
ty sectional split he mad pointed out the laws
repeal OF which his party stood pledged, and sue