Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-01
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WASHINGTON.
Speeches by Senators Sherman and
Malone
On the Danville and Copiah County
Outrages,
No Reply by the Democrats. -The sisr-
mau RESOLUTIONS Passed.

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~ Nt''i'u 'H''"sC' "t'e 'sN'u Wy
to'uay. Mr.. SHERMAN spoke briefly in sup
port Of The resolu ous, saving that 50 far !
can he IN Ipld I, ,,,, tLe .i.,nn,,,,.s ;,,,
IN ,ho .si.i,-i,. ,,,, ,....,,.,... -
- 'ue ''i'ot'NS "" "'NF !Dl'l s'a'Choh'
bearing on Inc puestO1, the murders ia Var
GINA and Mississippi were the c.nsruucrce
of "a Determination 80, ,ho.,o,, -, ,,., n.,,.,-
,.,..I.,
N'"'Io "r ~ "e'S 'Ic 'a"'' ana Wtlhp'r on
the rights Of al opponents, II said that
siLcs The beginning Of the mes nt senson he
had tcI, that fl, r,c.,, ,a,,,,i., 49,, Ct
# V,rrini, nrL N,s.is;r,i ,,o W" o, u
n utnrce as + ,l..no,t q f,l ,I,J i. :.
Nv sIi,t,t, i,,,, th' o.,, ,"i "u' t"Pa "
Inn, - ,b.,'r,'I f,,- -. - 'su ~
nr,rer coma it,,,, ,,',,,,,, wv =. o." VI 'e
rcli,,enGO mad n n,ca,so, y, ~
cu,. to all AIunr,,.,n r,,',..s -, 80
eo.,,b m Tho ,.,o mt, -, -
or,ninns NM ~ H." na,,,,f,, '''.. i''i.',o s.
,G,ir ttgbi :, v,,n NJ, ,h,, s',fp,.o',
tine nd ch,v9 d Ia ai,"v ' t' s 'u'.'' ~,
Ten, iLs ,Y,'r.,o,,t c,y.,I ,,,. ~,
oyrn,e y. hon. 4 ~. Nana,,
make ao i.vesii,,t n, ,,t.,i ,,,,,
eypry S.,u ,,i5t ,-1,,.r.,ocd hon, 49,, -,
r9,iY.l y1vsr,5,,,r, ,v'rri nr,,ec, ., NV,
in the c,41yi,.uI ~ i,.ir ti,,n,! - g, -
b.ll',..e Or Iief'nse ,h.. M it 80,
tn barren declarations nj tba ro,s,f1r,,,n
each man f,r h,l,,c,t ,ni.,ht ,rro,, ~ M,
lirlt Of seltapfens. On +, ihr r,1,,.i Nr,o,.
lean rirL, 1T roigra,i,n T., n ~, ,ra f,i,1,,l,.
rerIcj. II The allegations T., he r-s.,l,,,;,'' =,
were trus. then IN both State. MAJ .-a, ~.
gsgized c3neoirsrics ~ snhyCr, 49,, f-,.'-,...
Or elections. acc, rnnarind hv murder ,,I
violence l.. many forms The ,ri,f"s ia
piciei ara nat ordinary crio,cs h,, ib,s, ~
she prevailing majority to subvrrl nv ,io-
leuce the hi-pcs, constitutional nIiv,lcros of
citizens. AMI cruld not from, tbe,, I1atiIro Ia
inarl,ed Of or unfinished ~. n-di,,or,, rim |
u1uls. III" he ssid .In,v or, Tine tho, |
in those Communities the members Of 0ur |
PARTY and orr rae. have no rioLts which Ihe |
prCvailirg majority ar, b3rYI I'm ro.nc,, - |
He hau no desire TO .u.n IN, spr,inrai
questions or renew o,ds.cjfe.: sin If hes |
allegations v,r, ira. II ,yopld h, co.,sr,,l,,
shrinking from the crayc.f ,,nh,ir ,nr, tn
ALLOW guCh events 10 tlneDe1 into r,rnodInts
Which would slI5yei, Tho foundation ~ Ia.
publican inS'itu, ions aud convert our rlrc-
ioas into orsanizel crimes, NJ man shoull
lie allowed 10 held u seat in either Houses OF
Congress whose .locjia, ,yos eeourcd In,
crimes such .s arc ,'.-ir...i hon. ~. c,ri,
appreciate the changes which Ind rconrei
~ the Southern ctat.s and tie natural antay.
Ulisms which would arise Inv eoooo;oat1d
slaves nin.lips in the same ro,,,nmI,i,v y,i,T
their rormcr masters lie could p9rIo, the
preiudices Of race, Of caste and even Of local
ties, and the American people he Thought
Lad waited with grca. f6rbearaace for The
time wien Constitutional rights would be
respected withou, regard TO race or colo,
creed or partv. II ihe lime hnd crm,e yrhnn;
the me nbers Of The Republican marty thro,i.h
whose agency jar,rlv the ,yietorc. ~. H.. |
government hat b.rn lrgintaine1 co1Id ,,r.
epioy their coostitntion,l rirhts En, 'r'r'
murdered q. the ballot box without fear ni
punishment on the part of the ruIIrierrra
were driven from their homes bv outr,r - and
terror, and black AMI white alike subj. ed
70 ostlacism and injustice, and as party
we're DISTINGUISHED. then indeed was ni,,e3,
INQUIRY demanded. and n fnl onrn a,H
nauly assertion that the righIs ond oI,,, "i"
lies of The clizens shall he maint,inot oI'd
enforced AZ every hazard. II The Cnni,h
resolutions were the creed Of The Damocrot,n
parry in the south. then indeed wac tha var
"A fnlu,e It seemed to him the VERY car,,
u despotlsm aud barbarity. in his in
lion or excuse for Tho cry d,i lana
the people complained NJ un'iI ,;,,a
10 their motives and to the nainrai
feelings of mankind in Their sifurtinn
the most charitable constu,cli,n ,yn,,I,i
give to them all political bower thew rv,r
chi Iyed, ami without uukiudnrss mr. maine
or penalties OF even reproaches, | womb ex,
tend 10 them every right. favor mr. toriIity
that is enjoyed by any citiz.u in anv nlrt ~
our country but when this conre, son il maIa
to them would demand that in Ihe ST. ;ii
under their control The freedom and ro ,oIi
ot rights and privileges guar ,nteed fv tbe {
cnnsIiu,ipn aud laws, to al citi,sos vita Wv, nv
bluck, native or naturalizgd, moor n, rich
ignorant or ltarned, Republican or Drmo,
Cat, Shall be secured by the State govern t
M ut, or if uYt that tbess rjghts sT m,jni