The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
THURMAN In REPLY TO BLAINE.

1g the privilege Of speaking further
hould the debate become protracted.
he Senator from Maine, he said,
lad two purposes in preparing his
arefully elaborate speech; not to
indicate the right Of suffrage
throughout this whole Union, but to
inquire whether the Democracy Of
he Southern States had violated the
lights Of American citizens and then
o find out what could be done.
There we're doubts % to the proprie-
" Of the resolution, inasmuch as no
could in time for this ses-
sion make proper investigation in q
satisfactory or just manner. He
wondered why this resolution was in-
PRODUCED, unless it was to be made 9
string upon which to hang speeches
to arouse sectional hatred in one por-
tion Of the country against an almost
defenceless people in another portion.
TApplause in the galleries.l Here
the Chair said that the persons crea-
ting the disturbance would be arrest
ed, and Thurman, adding that he
hoped no further interruption would
occur, said: / did not cay anything
when the galleries cheered the pero.
ration Of my friend from Maine, for
love an eloquent thing as much as
anybody can, and have sometimes
cheered it whom Ibid not agree with
it at all. Laughter.
Continuing his remarks, he said:
This assault Of the Senator from
Maine is not an assault simply, how
ever, upon the people Of the South.
l said FIVE months ago, in a speech
which / beg pardon for repeating
here, that it did seem to me as clear
as anything in Americans politics
could be, that there was q deliberate. 3.
lly formed purpose, under the pretext
that there was solid South, to ere
ate q solid North tosrule, not only
the solid South, but to rule one halt
nearly, if,not more, Of the North. !
|thought 50 then, and ] thihk SO yet.
III thought then, and ! think now,
that a purpose more unpatriotic,
more unjust, more fraught With ruin
TO this country, never entered the
brain of man. That is my belief.
Why, Mr.. President, Of what y Z
that the Senator from Maine eom-
plains7 There were not enough Re
publican votes at the South, that i
the amount OF it. And how does ne
make that out? He assumes, Wth
: out one shadow of proof produces
here that the negroes OF the Soatt
:, were prevented from voting or forces
to vo.e the Democratic ticket. IL
assumes, therefore, that owing t
those causes tho negroes Of the Soatl
: are not represented by the member
Of the House Of Representatives, VIII
came from that section Of the Union
~ or By the Senators on this door wi,
or represent the Southern States Z
What right has the Senator frot
rs Maine to say that the negroes Of IL
at South are not represented BY u
al chosen representatives u the Soat
y and the chosen Senators OF the Sontl
i What right has he to vote those n
- groes himself on one side and 81
chat the men who bear the crede
:. tials Of election here do not repr
!. sent their constituents It's Q ba
. assumption on his part that he b
l., no right whatever to make. ! am
much in favor Of respecting the rig
ofeyery man under the CONSTITUTE
ler as the Senator from Maine or Al
On other Senator on this floor, but I
ore know that property, intelligence q