The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-19

msnt. which was rejected-yess Is. nays 2s-Mr
Hill tof Georgia. and Mr. Garland tof Arkansasl being
the only democrats voting yea. and no republcans
voting nay.
Mr.. WISDOM said the logic of this vote that
the committee should not inquire into the expe-
diency of providing place for the negroes to SO to-
therefore they would have go to other States and
thus the trouble would be aggravated as it had been
in the of the Indians.
REMARKS OF Mr. RANSOM.
Mr.. RANSOM. ldeml of N. c.. explained his vote
against Mr.. Windows amendment by stating ms
belief that it embodied an unjust assumption that
the blacks had been Ill treated by the whites in the
South. Perhaps he CMr. Ransom) felt too deeply on
this question. 1t referred to his State. he had
feeling against the Senator from Indiana (Mr.
Noorhees) for Offering the resolution. but he could
not allow assumption that So0o0 900 people were un.
just toward 600 900 people to pass unnotced What
he might himself say to the facts ia this might
be thought influenced by partisan feeling, so he
stated by others. One district Of North Carolina
represented in the House by Mr. Martin. . re-
the truth Of the charges Of bad treatment Of the
blacks. Mr.. Smith, q former republican Representa-
tive from North Carolina had denied them; ex-Gov,
ernor Holden, Of North Carolina, republican. had
stated that he knew OF no more oppression OF the
colored race than Of poor whites. He thought the
and well treated Another distinguished
publican the United States District Attorney.
Hon. s. O. Badger. had used similar language. say
ing, .sThe only effect of the exodus would be their
ruin. leading colored citizen had publicly stated
that his well treated and had justice in the
largely composed of negroes. He knew positively
that there particle of truth in the allegations
of bad treatment. Why, asked Mr.. Ransom, should
hate the negroesf They differ from US in politics.
We regret 1t. but we hope to win them by kindness.
not by harshness He thought Southern treatment ,
treatment of the Indians. The one was improv-
ing visbly. the other disappearing from the earth.
No better commentary than this was needed upon
the current stories of cruelty to the coored people
REMARKS OF MR.. HoAR.
Mr.. HoAR, (rop.) OF Mass, followed Mr.. Ransom.
He wished know how 1t that DeODl6 well
of as the blacks of North Carolina were shown to
be- by the testimony cited by the gentleman from
large numbers to more inhospitable climate.
Mr.. BAILEY, Of Tennessee. reminded the gentle
man from Massachusetts, (Mr. Hoar) that number
OF people were now moving from peaceful and pros
porous Massachusetts to Tennessee. There was no
from North Carolina was caused by oppression than
there would be for similar charge against Masss-
chusetts.
MIR. HoAn said the emiarants from Massachusetts,
went from comfortable place another of their
own accord to better their condition. On the other
hand Southern Senators were themselves declaring
that the negroes acting foolshly because they
would be unable to gain living in their new homes.
There must be some other reason behind this move
ment.
After extended debate Mr.. Voorhees, modified his
Carolina and Indiana; he also accepted an amend
ment suggested by Mr.. Window SO that the resolu-
ton reads
emigratng Northern States; whereas
alleged that they induced do by
and cruel conduct OF their white fellow citgens
toward them in the South and by the denial abrdge
1t their personal and political rights and privileges
therefore. be 1t
Resolved That committee of Eve members of this body
be appointed by the presiding officer whose duty it shall
be to the which have led the nfore
said emigration and the to the Senate and
the said committee shall have send for
and papers.
The vote was then taken. and resulted as fol.
lows-
YEAs-Messrs. Allison Bailey. Baldwin Blair, Butler
Camerson of Wisconsin, Dawes Garland Hampton. Hoar
Johnson Krkwood, Logan Mcdonald. Mcmillan Pendle
ton, Patt Randolph, HANSON Rollins, Saunders, Vance
Vest Voorhees, and Windom-25
NAYsMessrs- Beak, Call. Davis Of ILLINOIS, DAVIS OF
Maxey, Salisbury and Slater-l2
The following pairs were announced Ferry and
Withers. Groome and Hamlin. Harris and Edmunds.
Houston and Cameron Of Pennsylvania. ingalls, and
Morgan, Mcpherson and Burnside. Merrill and Wal
lace, Paddock aud Jones OF Florida. Williams and
Booth.
No quorum having voted, Messrs. PADDOCK and
HARRIS remarking that it seemed impossible to tell
whether this political question not, ignored
their respective pairs and voted aye in order to
make q quorum.
The resolution was thus adopted by vote of yeas.
~; nays, IL.
Mr. MORRILL, offered resolution instructing the
Committee the Library to inquire into the ad-
visibility of extending aid to the association for the
erection OF monument ON the tonary battle
field ut BENNINGTON. VT. Referred.
Tho Senate then. at fifty minutes past four o'clock
adjourned until tomorrow.