Daily Republican., 1879-04-02

tleman from Mississippi plain, civil,
simple question, and, instead of an
swering it, he jumps upon his music
box and makes grmaces to the country
and the House. Counter demonstra-
tions on the Republican side--mem
bers clappng their hands aud indulg-
ing in loud laughter considerable
time.
Mr.. Cha mers-The gentleman is
mistaken. shall certainly not under
take to play Il game at which any mon
key can beat me. Laughter on the
Democratic side.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, next obtained
the floor. He commenced by saying
that if the discussion had been confined
to tho simple statement made by the
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Garfield )and
the reply of the other gentleman from
Ohio (Mr. McMahon), he would have
nothing to say, but should have been
entirely satisfied Will! that representa-
tion Of the case. But the discussion
had wandered away troT that point.
The other side did not dare to meet
squarely in the face of the issue,
whether or not tho majority was al
tempting to coerce the Executive. They
preferred to 60 back to the merits OF
the question as to whether or not SOL
diers should bs allowed to keep the
peace at the polls. lie did not know
how long Republican members would
be compelled to sit and listen to the
charge that they had for is years made
OF the republic a drunken despotism,
recling, and reeking through the land
to the declaration that this was a
military despotism, and that it was for
the Democratic party to restore it to
the millennium peace.
He did not know how long they
should have to submit to being told
that they were the men to be forgiven
and have to hold their voices, for fear !
they might offend some gentleman on
the other side, or might arouse the
ghost of the "bloody shirt He did
not know bat that they onght to sit
quietly and submit to the charge that
they had become military despots, be
cause United States troops had been
sent to New York city to keep the
peace. He did no! know but that they
should keep silent as to the fact that
the Democrats of New York city had
mul dprpd scores of black men before
any United States troops we're sent
there to keep the peace. Perhaps they
Du,.bt o., II. .,,1 | II lad r.,n
less hveuas, and make no sort of reply.
Two gentlemen from Mississippi had
spoken to-day, and now he proposed to
have read what Mississippi paper had
SAID. He sent to the Clerks desk and
had read an extract from the Okalona
.Somhcrn States, an extract thanking
God that the South had captured
the Capital; that in 1850, its man
would walk up the White House
steps and take his seat in the
Presidential chair that then the
sloricu, triumph Of the South would
be coinplete, &c.
Mr.. Mulirow, of Mississippi, said
that that paper represented 10 RESPECT
able element of the Mississippi Demo (
cracy. One Of its editors wa; a man
who had carpet hagged from Ohio to ,
Mississippi within the past four years.
Mr.. Sparks-lt is reported that be !
was sutlsr in a Michigan regiment. ,
| Laughter on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Frye-I Lave heard again and
again and again that cry as to the cap
ture of the capital. You have been
nearer to it than Us to-day. But you
never have put your hand yet upon
the capital, and, under God, you never {
will. Applause on the Republican t
side and great excitement throughout :
the hall.
The Democracy had the House, but
they hat to keep very well and attend
closely to business to keep even the |
House. They had the Senate, but {
thank God they did not have the exec |
ltive yet. Applause on til" Rrpub!i-
an sid" |. Whel thr Democratic par i
.y thought they wouli have him hy a
him they We're making an T.
Autire mistake. Tiny had begged out
of i'm on Ncnded knee the Withdraw l.
Al Of trvots from the south. Because
they had don" that they should not |
presume too much. They should not
pres anne that they could 90 to him with |
| piStol in their hands aud demand al
hey wanted. Dersive laughter on t
he Democratic side. }
Mr.. House, Of T-nnr-see-Ar' You in
'avor of retaining on the statute book /
he law which permits the army to I
iecp peace at the polls DO you ad-
vocate that law "
Mr., FyTe-l have not n shade OF |!
loubt about its constitutionality, and
until | b"cpm- satisfied the South will o
rot murder negroes when they 90 to a
vote, | will he in favor OF keeping it
here, and keeping the troops near the
polls.
Mr.. Steel, OF North Carolina-The t
gentleman is talking about murder in i
he South. VIII he specify any spe- h
ia section ofcountry whore this timing A
.as taken place. a
Mr.. Frye-DoeS the gentleman de. \
ire me to write book 1t would take {
| book to inventory political murders r
here. :
Mr.. Steel-Do you charge this thing Il
% have taken place in North Carolina ? "
Mr.. Frye am not certain about =
North Carolina. Y
Mr.. Davis, of North Caroina-There a
Iave been more political murders in l.
Phil adrlph than have occurred in !
North Carolina since its organization az /
| State. +
Mr.. Fryr-I am not certain about a
North Carolina, BECAUSE it is very near
v a Republican State. 1t is dangerous
% shoot men where there is a good
arge party of white men on the other +
id-. !