The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-09-06
GEN. MALTHALL's SPEECH.

most state-manlike efforts that has
been made in the Senate for many a
day. 1t is entirely free from any at
tempt at tlowery rhetoric, or ornate
oratory. but it is a cool. logical, dis
passionate, philosophical treatment
of the greatest and gravest problem
that this section Of the United States
has ever been called upon to solve,
The wonder grows upon US as we
reflect and ponder over this great in
tellectual production, that Il South
ern man. born and raised in the
South with all his instincts and
trainings intensely Southern, could
have possibly Invested himself, even
temporarily, of all his feelings. aud
treated this grave question lin which
himself and all he holds dearest, are
directly Interested in such a calm,
unselfish, unpartisanlike manner.
AS thoroughly free from bias and
feeling, though not without enthusi-
asm, as would an OnithoiOgist, or
other scientist, in discussing a new
and rare specimen.
IT presents the race problem in an
entirely new aspect, TO the Northern
people at least, and in such a manner
as to inevitably command their res
pectful consideration. He first con-
clusively and indisputably shows by
the records that these so.called
senatorial investigations of the race
troubles are periodical, and that the
stated periods are just prior to some
pending election Of unusual impor-
lance. He then demonstrates EN-
phatically, that the so-called inves-
legations are inaugurated by a Re
publican Senate, at these periods a.
aforesaid for but II purpose viz: to
manufacture political capital for the
Republican party. This is abundant
ly proven by the fact that Congress
cannot and has never even attempt
ed to give any redress for the social
ed wrongs no matter upon what race
inflicted. In this connection he in
cidentally exposed, though in a very
dignified and respectful manner.
the inconsistency Of Senator Evarts.
The Senator while Secretary
of State under President Ar
thur, was appealed to by the Chi
nese Minister to redress some gre
vious wrongs, murders. etc, inflict-
ed upon a number Of Cinnamon a
Denver Colorado. The then Secre
tary of State Evarts replied that "fhe
powers of direct intervention on the
parts of this Government are limited
by the Constitution of the United
States. Under the limitations of
that instrument the Government Of
the Federal Union cannot interfere
in regard to the administration or
tAetutiOL VI tle "tilitipdl Jaws VI
a State of the Onion, except under
circumstances eAprtssls provided fol
in the Constitution. Such instances
are confined to the ease of a state
whose power is found inadequate t.
the enforcement OF It's municipal laws
and the mhintenanct Of its soyer-
eign authority, and even then the
Federal authority rNn only he brought
into operation, in the particular Stat~,
in response to "a formal request fron1
the proper political authority of the
Statr.n
OF this General Walthall says:
"This sound declaration of Con-
stitutionaI law came from the ac-
knowiedged head of the American
bar, then Secretary of State and now
a distinguished Senator in this body,
who has joined in the report of the
majority upon the municipal cleo
ton at Jackson Mississippi. The
American people who recognize his
great powers might we'll, [ submit,
be informed how this wholesome doc
trine can be recOnciled with the idea
that the Federal Senate or the Fed
eral Government can invade a states
authority and take charge of the mat
ter of a town election for the purpose
of a]scertaiuing whether it was lawful
ly conducted"
But this is only a side issue, men-
toned in passing. The gravamen Of
the argument consists in a demon
stration of the fact, that the conflicts
and troubles growing out of the fric-
ton of the two races in the South are
due, not to political but to entirely
chronological causes. That these two
people would not and could not at all
times harmcnize because they were
not and conld not be homogeneous.
Not because one held cne held one
political tenet and the other another
political tenet; not because II vas
a Republican and the other a Demo,
crat; but solely on account of the
immutable fact that one was of one
race and the other of another race.
The difference is not political, but
physical. and therefore natural
and Congress, or no other earthly
power can by legislation change Ma
lures law. This proposition he sat
isfactorily and uncontrovertibly
demonstrated beyond the possibility
of any further doubt.
This speech stamps general Wal