The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-13
Last Nights Dispatch IS.
XLVT CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Wiz
dom ridiculed Senator Hills remark that
if the South had known there would have
been war, they would not have seeded,
and that they seeded to accommodate the
Northern conscience. Ali would rec
ollect the opposition Of the Democrats to-
war. The Democratic party was masquer-
aiding as the guardian and protector OF hu-
man liberty and the rights Of man. To
make the play harmonious Satan should be
introduced as al angel Of light, Judas Is
CARROT as Christian. Benedict Arnold as
patriot, and Sitting Bull as a peace-nsker.
Senator Hill praying Tor the Union should
not be omitted. The Democrats would
make the world believe before the scenes
that the Republicans were trampling upon
everything precious, human and divine,
while behind the scenes race was flying
from Democratic rule as from u
pestilence. While the Democrats were
protesting to be the protectors
of human rights, 10000 persons had fed
from Southern tyranny, to the West and
were now making appeals for food and
shelter, and thousands more were lying on
the banks OF the Mississippi, praying to be
removed from the presence of their opprcs-
sors At the footlights the Democrats hold
| up the Democratic banner inscribed with
the initials G. S. 4. The same spirit that
brought on the rebellion was here mani
tested to destroy the nationality of the gov
ernment and substitute State sovereignty,
but the Democrats could not deceive the
people who would, as in the past overwhelm
l Il Al NNfN
He would state to the Southern Senators,
some Of the reasons why the North was
anxious aud indignant. The eleven States
that seeded had about 100000 people
5. 800, 900 of whom were white and 500,
loco blacks. By system of terrorism
which had prevailed in that section, tht
blacks could not vote, and the whites haC
sent 73 representatives, who through eau
Gus, control the house. Through the samt
fundamentally the senators from thos,
states control the senate, hence 5000, 00C
in those eleven states control the othe
, SO, 100000, therefore, one man in thes
I states has more power to-day in shapinI
the legislation than seven men OF th
, North.
Senator Coke said the remarks of th
, senator, being circulated to excite sections
, bitterness, would find no reply in what b
} was now to submit. He proposed to dis
cuss not who was right or wrong in bring
8 ing on civil war, but questioned Whethe
j. these election laws we're constitutional c
e not. After reviewing the presidents vet
e of the army bill, and pronouDcing It's pre-
misses, untenable, Senator Coke argue
that the election laws ought to be repealed
because they interfered with the jreedoi
$ Iof elections, and rudeiy intruded upon ii
: rights and duties of the states to kee
g peace ct the polls. This was beyond tt
reach of federal Legislation. He spoke
IS the election laws as unconstitutional; Il
e election machinery being wrested frol
70 where it belonged, aud placed in the hanC
u of deputy marshals and supervisors,
,. the oppression of the people. States a
l. vested with the exclusive power to pr
scribe the qualification of voters, and th
r carried with it the power to protect vote
i. in the enjoyment Of tle elective franchi
6 under the condition prescribed, and IN Q
r. der to do this, machinery must be frame
and officers appointed under the sta
nr laws. II the federal officers, whose du
l. it is to enforce national laws, are enDo
er cred to control electiola. then the autho
" ity of the states is nullifed.
Adjourned.