Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-05
BEGINNING TO TALK TO THEM.

Southern msn will heartily endorse
the remarks Of that gallant Represen-
tative from Mississippi, General Chal-
mers- uttered in the National House
Of Representatives on Tuesday last,
in response to the ,lnceasing assaults
upon the Democratic party and the
South especially, by the radical dem.
agogues of the North. It is high time,
now that the Southern States are al
lowed the same privilege that the
other sections have always enjoyed,
that of selecting their own men to
represent them in Congress, that the
hypocritical and fawning policy Of the
last few years should cease. The
Southern people will never he asham-
ed of their heroic flight for freedom"
begun in 1861, and they do not intend
to allow the insulting taunts Of soul
less politicians and Others to go unre-
buked. We are happy indeed to see
that our Representatives intend to
show the country that we are free
men still in Dixie's Land. The fol-
lowing speaks for itself:
In answer to an interrogatory by
Price, of Iowa, where was the first
gun fired Z? Chalmers said:
The first gun was fired near Har-
per's Ferry, when Southern blood was
shed on Southern soil. Loud APP
plause on the Democratic side and in
the galleries.
He then proceeded to declare that
if the proposed legislation was revo-
luton, then the Republican'party had
accomplished revolution after revolu-
ton. One of the most iniquitous acts
of usurpation ever perpetrated by the
Republican party was the attempt to
violate the constitutional right Of the
President in the act which President
Johnson protested against. In CONT
nuation of his speech he claimed that
he had stricken to the ground the
declaration of the gentleman from
Ohio (Garfeld) that the Democratic
party was inaugurating revolutionary
methods of legislation, and showed
that it was the purpose Of the Repub-
lican party to starve the Government
unless it was permitted to strangle
freedom of election at the polls. The
name of revolution has no terror for
us. (sneering demonstrations on the
Republican side.) We learned to love
it in our childhood. 1t brings back to
us that grand struggle for freedom
when our revolutionary ancestors left
their footprints stamped in blood in
the SHOWS of Valley Forge, so that we,
their children, may take heart again,
whenever the hour of peril shall come
upon us.
Military despotism now threatens
us on every side. Troops have been
assembled at the polls to intimidate
free people at elections. Troops have
been assembled at the Federal Capt.
tai to intimidate the House of Repre-
sentatives in counting the electoral
vote. The battle cry Of 1880 has been
already started. A government of law,
not to be administered by the judi
ciary, but with an amy strong enough
to enforce it. Whenever it comes to
the question between freedom and
despotism, the Democratic party will
he found standing where our ances-
tors stood in l776.
Conger of Michigan desire to ask
the gentleman from Mississippi wheth-
err the second revolution of 1861 had
any terrors for hint
Chalmers-l'he distinguished gen.
tleman is exceedingly witty. History
tells us that English Kings were in the
habit of keeping testers at court with
the toolscap and bells. 1t seems that
a Republican Congress has supplied
itself in the same manner. Laugh
teri But instead of the foolscap and
,jingling bells, which might perhaps
suit very well, it has dressed it's Jester
in swallow tails. cloud laughter on
the Democratic side.)
Conger-l asked the heroic gentle
man from Mississippi a plain, civil
simple question and instead of answer
ing it he jumps up on his music box
and makes grimaces to the country
and the House. Counter demonstra-
tons on the Republican side, members
clapping their hands and indulging IN
loud laughter for a considerable time
Chalmers The gentleman is mista-
ken. | shall certainly not undertake
to play game at which any monkey
can beat me. daughter on the Dem
ocratic side.)