The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24

at loss to conf cture what that
thing was The resolution was revolution
ary. It indicated an intention on the part
of the Senate to usurp the functions OF the
House OF representatives,. 1t would he
just as competent for the House of Repre-
sentatives to seud a committee into Ma sa-
chuse is 10 take testimony in the c ties and
towns Of the state and to throw the weight
OF its organization and Its treasure into the
contest for the seat Of tue senator tMr.
Holrl
NO CHARGES MADE.
AS to an inquiry into the abridgment of
the constitutional right to vote, be asked
whether it had been alleged anywhere that
there was any laws on the statute books OF
Texas or Louisiana that was IN conflict with
the fourteenth or fifteenth amendments, or
with any other portion Of the constitutions
Was it alleged or pretended that by state
authority in Texas or Louisiana or
any other state, the suffrage had
been interfered with7 If that we're not
the case, he would like to know whether
mere row between few individuals in one
state or another authorized congress to take
that commonwealth in custody, while SINH
lar riots and similar disturbances in state
nearer to Mas achusetts than either Texas
or louisiana bad 50 long escaped the sen
Rtor'S close at ention.
SURPRISED AT THE NEW ENGLANDERS.
He EXPIRE, sed his surprise that representa-
tives of the New England states, which
drew their pOlticnl ascendency from the
doctrine of states rights, should be the
chief promoters Of a scheme to consolidate
and nationalize all the powers Of the gov
ernment, and to diminish the power and
predominance of their own people, Be-
hind the pending resolution ere arose in
the haze of the future, tae figure Of a con-
soldated nation, with representation in
both houses based ol quality Of population
and suffrage
CaANDLER's FILINGS AT VIRGINIA.
Abiding to the remarks Of Mr.. Chandler
some time since, holding up TO ohloquY the
state of Virginia, Mr.. d iniel characterized
the fling at Virginia as ungracious and
gratuitous. The two first cases cited by
Mr.. Chandler those Of Reuben Cole
and William SMITH had nothing to
do with race or politics. The men
had been lynched, but their crimes had
been attacks on the virtue Of white women.
Notwithstanding at his uttera ices might
bring upon him the male lictions Of tina
class of men who hated heir own race, be
did OF hesitate to say, in the presence Of
the Senate, that a crime so awful in t1c
sight of God and man merite1 the swift and
condign punishment which followed it,
SMITHS CRIMES.
He related crcum stances in the case of
William Smith, who had assaulted and
murdered a young white girl in Roanoke
had been tried rec ii ne for the murder,
but had been discharged because the jury
had been hung each time had been allowed
to 60 unmolesbed; aud had a
few days afterwards assaulted
and caused the death of another
white woman and her unborn child. Did
the senator from New Hampshire mean to
say that the gool name Of Virginia was to
be derided and that her people were to be
held up t. indignity in the Senate Of the
United States, because that bloodhound
that three-times murderer of women a Il
childhood and innocence had met his fate
at the hands Of men who could not
restrain their indignationl He did
not believe that there was a com
mulity in the civilized world, where the
Anglo-Saxon lighted up his white brow,
that would have produced a senator to de-
liver an eulogy on those murderers or to
weep his crocodile tears over the fictitious
wrongs presumed to have been committed :;
nor did be believe that anyone would envy
the s nator from New Hampshire in the
self imposed role which be had assumed in
the Senate.
ITS SERIOUS ASPECT.
Coming back to the pending resolution
Mr.. Daniel lclared that if it were resolu-
ton to impeach the President, or to declare
against Great Britain, it would not be one
of more serious a,pec. What was it 1t
was resolution to inpeach the character
of a sovereign sta e, a resolution which
sought to undermine one of the pillars of
the federal government, and to obliterate
from the natio al flag one of
its gittering tars. No evlde CO
had been reported to the Senate
in support Of the resolution. Nothi z had
been presented but anonymous letters and
the petitions of defeated candidates for
office in Louisiana. The senator from New
Hampshire in order to prejudice the judg-
ment of the Senate and poison the minds Of
the northern people, had had those letters
and petitions filed in his speech. He would
like to know If the Sc ate Of the United
S ates was going to do lin the exercise of n
somewhat judicial funcuon) what no
court would do, and what sno
fir man would do. Coming
to the question of the educational
facilities OF Virginia he said that he mad
been told by one of the civil service com
mis- toner's tlat the Virginia applicants for
office had graded 10 per cent hi yher than
those from any other commonwealth. The
results Of the educational work going on
there, he said, were not only felt am g the
more refined CLASSES of the state, but per-
meated the whole mass and carried light
(as King Alfred had carried justice) to TIE
humbleSt door.
A QUESTION REPEATED.
Mr.. Hoar being now IN lis seat, he r.
peated the question which he had asked be-
fore, as to what facts had been reported 10
the committee on privileges aud elections
that raised doubt whethe or not louisiana
was in possession Of a republican form Of
government.
Mr.. Hoar said he would answer the
ques lou with great pleasure. The s.
olution was based on the great
constitutional power give 10 congress. An
au hurity given t. the public officer WAS
duty, aud 50 an authority given t. the legis-
lature was duty, wheu tn fac required
Its exercise. Colgres had upon it the duty
Of preserving constitutional liberty, and II
the coust tutional mechanism did : work
out consti uroual liberty, it was the duty
of congress o propose to the psople Of the
several states to change the mechanism of
the CONSTITUTE n in accorda CO with It's gem
eral principles, and II was the right and duty
OF congress TO get at the facts, 80 as
TO see wat was necessary. II t e rights Of
a large body Of people, white or blacG,
were ia any way abridged, not merely by a
state law but by cri 0, by fraud. by fail
ure 70 admin ter the pro- er oiectio laws,
by conspiracy, it was the right Of congress
TO inquire into the facts. So there was
abundant c1n,titutiolal authority for the
proposed inves,ig .tions.
STATES RoHTs not INVOLVED.
As 70 the specter Of states rights sought