The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-31
saw that the southern people werc ooposed

'""t" w hHpiy mat. W hefDer stated oil
'mpNeo, ne stood here 10 say that IL was
vratni'ous' ia'se, and untrue. and that the
charge that The Democratic party in the
SCUM DESIRED by force, by fraud, by intmi.
dNior. or by any other means 10 oh.
suuct Tue amendments TO the Constl-
tu'ion, ana to prevent the enforcement OF
the laws which guaranteed equal rights IN
an men without regard TO race, color, or
previous condition, was utterly nntrue. He
read extracts from speech delivered By
hls colleague (Mr. Brown at Atlanta last
prevlons TO his election TO The Senate. IN
winch he advocated a free ballot aud an
honest count for all men. In the face OF
mat Tact he was astonished that the gen
tieman should assume that somebody must
| move on In the South IN favor OF free ballot
lie maintained that the masses OF The people
IN all the sections were honest and were
equally interested in good government. He
did not desire to 40 injustice 10 any portion
OF the country or any color or race in the
country. This movement TO get M party
by coalition between the Republicans and
the Rcadjustcrs Of Virginia. il based on the
one idea that the Democracy OF the South
was unwilling 10 do justice 10 the negro,
was based on false idea, was based on a
prcieNt which was nothing but preteXi.
fhe people OF The South were Just as honest
- the people Of he North Who were the
men IN the South who owned the property
who were interested in re.ce ana good so-
c'e'Nr Were they not men who composed
chiefly the Democratic party? Why would
they be In favor OF fraud and violence ? 1t
was an incOniroveriible fact that those
States OF which The Democratic party had
first obianed possession were row the most
prosperous and most peaceable. greater
wrong could not toe inflicted upon the co.
loreG people than 10 organize . movement
based on the idea OF doing something for the
colored race independent Of the white race.
That race distinction must be kept down.
Dd this movement mean that the attempt
TO place the southern governments under a
coalition OF the colOred people VITA the
worst class Of the white people was TO he
reYNedi Was that ordeal to be repeated :
II 80, he bad confidence that the northern
people would repndae it.
Mr.. Cameron. II Wisconsin. sent to tie
clerks desk and had read 4 letter sent TO
Mr. Chttendcn by Mr.. tIll shortly after the
election, AID inquired whether Mr.. Hill
was sill OF the opinion that The Democratic
party ought to dIsblDd.
Dir. Hin stated thar hc would answer the
question. He thought it would have been
question ana asked whether he WIS IN favor
Of both parties di>baudlng, There was
nothing new IN The letter - FIR rs his opin- !
iou> were concerned. lie was IF the opin-
ion that the best thiGg that could happen !
for tins country, looking 10 its future, Ms |,
peace aud prosperity, would be an Orgaui- |
Z1'i0u cf parties wholly disconnected with |
TIE differences of The past. He commended |
that the worst element IN this country. the /
worst traitor 10 this country, The only real |
rebel in this country, Was ihe man who |
imputed to The people OF any section |
a desire in lheii hearts 20 destroy the Gov |
eminent. The differences in the late war |
mad eliminated IN an honest difference OF
opinion - 10 what was the rue meaning OF |
the Constitution. me North had TIE iight |
20 MAINTAIN Der views; The South hers. !
When the south could not mlinlin her |
SIDE. she bad yielded aS brayely A. sbe bad |
fought. He: honor WAS pledged 10 main |
tain The settlement that bad resulted, and |
the southern people would maintain IT. In |
answer TO the question OF Mr.. H0ar, he |
said that the people Of the South |
accepted in good faith the consri- |
luuona amendments, but expressed |
the opinion that it would have been a bcne-
fit 10 the cOlOred race in the South and the !
country II some plan bad been devised TO |
improve the intellectual condition OF the ne
gro before he was given full rights. He |
asserted emphaticllly that the cOndl- |
ton OF uuquet and unrest out OF which |
the southern states were emerging had |
been due to the reconstruction mes ASSURES |
adopted by the Republican party after the
war. The evil which affected the South
aft or the war was again threatened TO be re-
peated. What was it: a coalition Of the
Republican party with a minority element
in the South, seeking not TO do good |
to ;hc cOOrcd race, but 10 get domination in
that country. Every movement that came
from the South in favor Of burying the
issues OF the war, in favor Of forgetting the
passions OF the war, 10 favor OF hiding from
view the wrongs OF The war, was met by the
Repnbhcan party with slap in the face.
Every movement that comes from the South
in favor OF buVing the issues OF the war is
met by demand from the Republican
party that the people OF the South must
evidence their faith by joining the Republi-
can party, and no southern man is allowed
to be patriotic unless he accompanies his pro-
lcssiOn of patriotic sentiments with bending
Overto the Republican party. In conclusion,
he warned the Republican party that this
coalition, over which it was now rejoicing,
was going TO do more TO set back a real libc-
raj movement than anything else il could
do.
Mr.. H0ar denied the statements made by
the senator from Georgia that the negro in
the South was allowed free ballot and an
honest count. He challenged Mr.. Hill TO
state upon what important measures in re-
gard 10 the south the Republican party bad I
not been in the right. and. upon Mr.. HilT> ;
.
declared that the so called carpet-Dag gov
ernmentS had been nccessitated by the Law,
enacted in many OF the southern States
reestabi,bing slavery. /
In the midst OF the controversy, which
was kept up at some length, Mr.. Logan On. I
cred into the discussion and asserted that
very time an opportunity i offered, the
senator from Georgia digs up every ques-
ION growing out OF the war. The Senator
rom Georgia, he said. and every other man {
hat Joined the rebellion, is responsible for
very wrong complained OF.
To this Mr.. Hill replied that hc was not I
Is responsible a the Senator from limos, ;
who was advocating policy for the Demo
ratio paltv which encouraged tEem to re-
list. when he Or. HID was maniully
1reastiug the storm. Continuing, he slld
& will tell the Senator what is Il historical
act: that was met on the stump IN Geor'
,ia with the argument that he OR. Logan ;
nd such as he would sustain the South II II
lid sccede.'
Mr.. Logan replied that the insinuation t,
hat he >ympathized with the South at the ;;
ime was false.
Mr.. Hill said he had no doubt Of it. lie
lid not charge it, and did not endorse what
vas said OF Mr.. Logan. He was only rccillnS
historical fact.