Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-18
PEACE AND REST"
WHAT rHE PEOPLE ASK FOR AND
RADICALIsM REFUSES.


SENATOR zEB vANoE's GREAT SPEECH ss
THE FORCE LAws--How THE SOUTH
WAS MADE SOLID, AND WHY SHE
IS KEPT so--soME RADICAL
TRATED.
The following are the most inter
cstiDg portions OF Gov. Zeb vancs'f
great speech, as published in Thus
days Congressional Record
1t seems to be the peculiar misfot
tune of the section from which come
and believe it to DO also the misfor
tune of the whole country, that nc
question in any way pertaining to the
South or originating with any repre-
sentative from the South has been able
TO obtain fair hearing in these hall.
upon the merits. Indeed, it would
seem as il the day for that kind of dis
cussion had passed away forever.
had been taught to believe that the
object Of discussion was to elicit truth
and not only was it useless, but such
discussion was mischievous, if that was
not the object TO be obtained. If this
indeed be So | might appeal with con.
fidence to every ialr-minded man in
the United States who hears or reads
our debates here and ask il the discus.
sion of the questions now before the
Senate has been fairly or logically
handled with the view 10 ascertain the
truth. 1t Is proposed
Firstly the Legislation which is
now in part before us and which has
been, to repeal the laws under which
authority is assumed to interfere with
the elections Of the country by the use
OF the military.
Second-To repeal the laws by
which the United States msrshals and
supervisors were authorized to control
the elections of the country.
Third-To repeal the law requiring
jurors in the Federal courts to take
the test oath.
Now, these are the questions, plain
and simple, which have engaged the
attention Of the American Congress
and the people for the last three months
Common sence and a decent regard fol
the public interest require that they
should receive at our hands the calm
est and most dispassionate considera
tion which 1t is in our power to bestow
upon them. The staple Of the argu
ments in opposition has been as WIDE
OF this object as it is possible for hu
man imagination to conceive. One
Senator, as his argument, cries out re
bellion; another cries out secession
another exclaims, with alarm, that
rebel soldiers are here in these halls
another claimes that the North pays
the larger part of the direct taxes
and nearly all the taxes collected OF
imports another sees goblin in thu
shape OF Democratic caucus another
holds up his hands in holy horror il
contemplating the fact that there II
absolutely a Democratic majority il
both branches of Congress and ye
another sees ruin in q solid South ant
last, but not least, one Senator exclaim
in the famine Of argument, jefferson
Davis y and that is the contribution
that he furnishes TO the literature o
the country.
These various and legal appeals hav,
not even the merit that the old negr,
groom attributed 20 John Minor Bott
race. horses for when taunted will
the fact that his horses could not bea
anything, he congratulated himsel
that at all events they could beat eacl
other These apologies for argument
cannot even beat each other in absurd
ity. An honest judge will be compel
ed to decide that the race is draw
one and all the bets are off.
If our proceedings, Mr.. President
were in the nature Of q complaint an,
answer, there is not court i
tho land but would be compelled I
order that the answers put in here b,
the Republican defendants to thcs
bills be stricken ont as frivolous, an
that q judgment be rendered in favor {
tho plaintiffs. | will not recapitulat
the arguments in favor of these bill
They are before the country, and wi
be properly Judged of in due seasor
| | desire only TO make few observl
tions in reply to these sectional al
peals.
Who made the South solid2 Th
answer is as plain and unmistakabl
as it is possible 10 mako anything {
the human intellect the Republica
party is responsible for this thing. A
| the beginning Of the late war almoi
the entire whig party Of the Soutl
with large and influential portion I
the Democratic, were IN favor of tn
Union and deprecated, with the
whole souls, the attempt at its destru
ton, but through love of their natiy
States and sympathy with their xii
dred and ncighbors, they were draw
into the support Of the war What b
came of them after the WARP The
wisdom in opposing II was justified b
the ruinous results their patriotis
and courage were highly appreciate
and when peace came this class wei
In high favor at the South, while Il
sccessionists, as the original advocat