The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
u. s. SENATE.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.
Mr.. Dawes, OF Massachusetts, Gets
OF n BIOOdy-shirt speech ON the
Alleged MaItreatment of One
Heath i'm Louisiana = mr.
Jonas sReplies and "GOes
FOr'' eHim without
Gloves, Etc, Etc.

Washington, April 20.-The vice-president
laid before the senate the unfinished business,
being resolution for the election Of senate Of
ficers
Mr.. Dawes, alluding to the statement made
by him some days ago as to the persecution OF
a Massachusetts man In Mississippi, said that
the story of that gentleman was day printed
in Mas ssachusetts paper. That story corrob
Grated his statement in every particular, ex-
rU pened in the parish of Caldwell, in Louisiana,
and not in Mississippi, as he had stated; The
gentleman's name maerss, was sasd thai ahomss mas
asatn He s.atemsns is pnS shed
In the papers should be printed In the record.
Mr.. Jonas demanded the reading of the ar
ticle and 1t was read by the clerk: II relates h
was subjec ed In Louisiana, because he was
q yankee, and gave accounts of various mur-
ders committed there to show the condition OF
'oSir Mr.. Jonas said that the senator from Massa-
chusets had transferred the scene of his cook
and bull story from Mississippi to Louisiana.
Then 1t was contradlcteu IN eiat ioGsny m ~
Georgia. He heard Of tn ese alledge protecu-
tions now for the first time. There was noih-
Ing in the article which showed that
account of his political opinions. He called
attention to the fact that the outrage alluded
to had been ,eOn1a committed ba nine ysaidis yysid
make some remarks on the subject, when he
could get some in formation from the locality.
He sent to the clerks desk and had read for
purpose OF showing that the mysterious muir
ders and robberies were not confined to south
ern states, an account OF the killing OF one OF
the Foster brothers In Massachusetts while
committing burglary.
Pennsylvania (Tameron), he had expect d the
senators on the other side to be brave men.
IA (Frye) had never read in all his life
of braver men thru were to-day on tne oCner
Hers was a senate in extra session. with a
constitution oyer 1t, with its duties before H.
The democratc Party was wa clearly ynnwine IN 5ne
the constitution to be againsti 1t. Therepublican
party was undertaking to do duty which the
constitution prescribes and instead OF the
selves on defensive. They. stood up and car.
red the war into Africa day after day, and
the republican senators were Obliged to put
was bravery enough in the senator from
Georgia BROWN, when he arose In his place,
ard w.,h great dignity and with the constitu-
in his hand say their sS
der the constitution, confession was
sweet for the soul and confession
sometimes requires higher degree OF bravery
than any thing else. and 1t was a brave act on
the part of the senator when he. In open senate,
admitted that he had been aIepublican In
| the state of Georgia; that his life had been In
and that from that day he had enjoyed perfect
Br6wn-I said no such thing.
| Mr.tFrye-1 understan the senator TO say
| that there wa, danger when he was repub-
Mr.. Brown replied that he had said that
though at the close OF the war ms ,le mlSgna'
he had passed two years before being united
with the democrats This return to democracy
| had nothing to do with his safety.
finn NO sal
the senator to say that much. 1t was brave
| in the senator make an attack on Massachu-
setts, when he had said that there We're
tnriftS and drunkards deprived by law Of
they were ali allowed. to vote. They would
Florida (Cal) needed courage to make an at
| tack on the industry of Massachusetts,. Com
plant was made that t.,,onat,on in Ma'saehI. anlc
plsced Tis on the ballot, but where
sonth raised one dollar forihe education OF yo-
ters, the north raised from eight TO len. the
senator from Florida has been bold IN caiiing Z
men bulldozed or indicted. IL the working
men in Massachusetts, had been In louisiana
and the conservatives OF that state had under
taken to iniimidate and bulldoze them there
would not have been to-day enough conserva-
tlyes left 10 form decent nucleus of the
party. MIR. Frye continuing his speech re-
ierred to the shoe distyict OF Massachusetts,,
and said great frauds had been committed
there, and that the elections in the sou h were
even to-day not Without violence.
The republicans recognized In the coming
fght In Virginia the entering wedge
to break mp the solid south, and
for that reason were determined
to stand by itand give it their amen ami
amen, hoping that sooner or later the south
might rise TO the dignity offree states and give
every man, white or black, his rights.
Mr. Brown alluaing to a remark made by
Mr. FRYE at the commencement Of his speech
that he was the youngest member of the
senate, reminded him that he occupied an I'm.
portant position here as the successor OF
inc premier of this government, and
might he supposed to speak with inspiration.
The south had been told that the present ad
ministration would treat her with uniform
Kindness and good Will, but If the speech OF
The senator had been inspired by
the admin istration he thought that
the south would understand IL. lie denied
that ere had been any Intimidation practiced
IN GoOrxia, and reiterated bis former state
rent, as TO the number OF voters In Massachus
setts who were disqualified. The
people of the south were tntni.
ed with the poverty and with the neglected
education Of the negroi yet the nortn was
rich and the south was poor; but II she were
paid for the slaves which had been conhecated
she would agree to appropriate every dollar OF
n 10 the education Of the colored people.
Alter some furthe 7 remarks OY hr. Brown,
naHN