Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-20

Discussion of the Case Of the Was.
sachusetts Man who was Perse.
Cuted In the South. etc.

The Vice President laid before the Senate the
unfinished business, being the resolution for
the election OF Senate officers.
Mr. DAWES ON THE MASSACHUSETTS MAN PERsE-
CUTED IN THE SOUTH.
Mr. Dawes, aliuding to the statement made
by him some days ago as to the persecution OF
a aMassachusetts man in Mississippi, said that
the story OF that gentleman was to-day printed
In MASSACHUSETTS papers: That story cor
except as to locality. The Incidents had hap
pened In the parish OF Caldwell, In Louisiana,
and not In Mississippi, as he had stated. Tle
(DaWes) asked that the gentleman's statement
as published In the papers should be printed in
the Record.
n Mr.; Jonas demanded the reading Of the arti-
the prosecutions to which Mr.. Heath states
that he was subjected to in Louisiana because
he was Yankee, and gives accounts of various
OF society in that state.
SENATOR JONAS NEVER HEARD OF THE CASE BE-
FORE
Mr.. Jonas said that the Senator from Mass.
had transferred the scene Of his cock and bull
story from Mississippi to Louisiana. When it
was contradicted In one locality it would prob
ably be translated to Texas or Georgia. He
ss e NJ .nSs TSsre aega now for the
which showed that Heath had been persecuted
On account Of his political opinions. He called
attention to the fact that the outrages alluded
to had been committed nine years ago.
He would make some remarks upon the subject
when he could get some information from the
locality. He sent to the Clerks desk and had
n aead, % lor me purpose OF showing, that murders
ana roeoeTles were not confined to the south
ern states, an account of the killing of one OF
tie Foster brothers in MASSACHUSETTS, while
committing burglary.
THE YOUNGEST SENATOR WANTS TO BE HEARD,
Mr. Frye said that being the youngest men,
OF modesty should have Kept him Silent, and he
had fully intended to keep silenceand act as a
"iooker on In Venice;'' but he found that uneX.
pectediy ne would be obliged to leave on Sat
urday for protracted absence, and there were
some things which yet remained to be said. Mr..
Frye compared the school statistics Of southern
and northern states to show that Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island and other northern states
even including Colorado make ample provision
for public education that some OF the northern
states put restrictions upon the ballot, but at
tne same time they furnish educational facili-
tles for all. Mr.: Frye took up a remark 10 a
recent speech OF MIR. Call, that the factory op-
eratlves OF the north were ground down aud
starved. he said the workmen OF the north
south mad been ground down by one hundred
years Of slavery and are In the darkness of
ignorance. II the white workngmen OF the
have been bulldozed or inundated; they were
Wnlte freemen. and it would have been differ
ent thing to draw shotgun on them from
d craving It on the poor ignorant slaves. He
oen1ed that the republicans had in any wise
endorsed reputation: he would say that repu-
diauon found no abiding place In New Eng
In the south; referred to Mr.. Vance's recent
speech denying that North Carolina had repu-
dated her debt, and reviewed the several re-
I,nnd1ng ,lg operations showing that each one cut
down the principal and interest until after
years OF waiting the holder could not now get
ODe-ha!f OF his original Investment. Mr. FRYE
referred to the declaration OF democrats that
outrages are not committed now tu the south.
he said he intended to select few Specimen
pricks from number OF outrages he had In
sand s and be would give names, dates, etc. BE
Brisbee against Finley. the proceedings have
had to be stopped because republican witnesses
nave been 1ntlmidated and driven away. he
men. and witnesses en- route to the place of
taking testimony, scattered and driven away.