The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-28
Senator Walthall States the Posi-
ton of the South.
INGALLS, MOUNTS HIS HIGH HORSE
And Tells what He Would do if a Kansas
Man had been Outraged as Faunce
was-The House.


stOrney general for report concerning the
\ maltreatment OF Henry Faunce at Aber-
deen, Miss, was taken up and Walthall
addressed the Senate. Ho said it could not
be possibly pretended that Congress had
any jurisdiction of the subject. Referring
to the hanging in efigy of Secretary Proc
tor at Aberdeen and the assault on Faunce,
he said it was simply the wanton conduct
Of a few persons and disapproved by the
community. Speaking for himself. and re-
presenting the sentiment of the people of
Mississippi he condemned those outrages,
and felt that the people of the United
States would not hold an entire community
responsible for the action of few persons.
Proceeding to the question OF federal inter
ference In elections, Walthal agreed
with ingalls, that the race question
was the most formidable and portentious
ever presented to free people for SOLD
ton. He saw no remedy which Congress
could apply that promised any practical re-
Suit. He believed that arbitrary enact
lhents would but increase the difficulty
The confessed purpose of federal control
was TO secure fair count of the negro
vote, but the actual object was to count
that vote for the Republican party. The
proposition was such menace to the rights
OF d people that it must meet with the con-
demnation of all men who preserve the
spirit of the government. In his opinion
the result OF congressional election in any
southern state would be controlled by any
federal law Congress could pass, while the
people would be drawn into closer co-opera
ton than before, because the election of
negro judges and officers meant negro
domination and meant death to every in
terest and hope of the people. He could not
counsel his people to accept such desolating
barbarism without a struggle nor act to
free the homes of themselves and their an
cestors. He would not urge them to violate
any public law or private right, but he
would urge them, not as aremedy, but as
means OF present safety, to unity He
would appeal to them for their
own safety to subordinate all party differ
ences to that end. There was no safety
for them in any different course. Walthail |
criticised all the proposed remedies for the |
race trouble, including deportation and dis |
Reimbursement, as impracticable and i'm
possible. Such colored men as Douglass. |
Bruce and Lynch, he said, were not types |
but prodigies, but some northern people. |
judging the whole negro race by them, did |
not appreciate the dread in which the
southern people stood Of negro rule.
Walthall alluded to the practice
of fraud and bribery at northern
elections, and said if there was show of
force on the part of the white people 10
save themselves from negro rule, that was,
at least Tidence of more honest convic-
ton than the buying of votes
GeorZe spoke of the resolution as I'M
parallelled in the history of the legislation
in this country. He admitted that the fact
has been correctly stated by the Senator
from Kansas the other day, perhaps with
a little coloring, and he had no hesitation
in declaring that the transaction of the
taunce matter was such as demanded of
the legislature of Mississippi an examina
ton and PREPARATION as to the manner
thereof.
Chandler advocated the resolution. If
the Senate was not only to be tainted
when wrongs OF this kind We're committed
by being asked, 'What are you going to do
about ill" but also was to be told by the
Senator from Mississippi, 'You have not
the right to enquire ana you dare not en-
I0uire into an outrage of this sort, ;, then in
deed had the Senate fallen upon woefnl
and lamentable times.
ingalls, spoke forcibly on the matter.
closing as follows sit NAV be Won will
succeed in procuring declaration from the r
Senate of the United States that the gov
eminent OF the United States has NO power S
eitner 10 enquire into wrong against its l
citizens or to protect them against inva- d
slons of their rights, but / say to the Sen t
ator that If Faunce had been citizen of y
and If it should appear that the C
authorities Of Mississippi would not ayenpe a
that wrong. and if it should appear that
the government and authorities of the
United States were pewerless to prevent
sucn wrong, i will guarantee to him that i
lne citizens OF Kansas would take it into
Yer hands and to resent it and to exact
feparatlon." MurmurS of disapproyal \
rom the Democratic side
George challenged the Senator from |
4 ans-s or any Senator on the Republican :
'l1e to put his finger on that clause of the I
constitution which authorized the federal d
government to punish or take Jurisdiction c
II crimes committed within a state and not il
against the laws of the United States. a
Spooner asked George if he doubted the c
bower Of the Senate to charge an appro-
'riate co mmiltee with the power OF in
-estigating the department OF justice and
compelling the attorney general to pro I
luce any paper on file in his department. ,
George repeated his challenge :
Wilson, of Iowa, referred him to section {
!, article OF tne constitution in these n
Voros; Citizens of each state shall be -
entitled TO all tie privileges and i'm :,
nunltes as citizens Of the several states - :,
hegan condemned the outrage but denied n
ne flght OF the government Of the United
states TO take jurisdiction. If sectional
rhitration would cease and the people of
Iae south were permitted to shape their
purse TO the interests of the community tx
Without having to guard themselves from n
ttacHs from outside, there would be fewer G.
ccaslons for violation of the law. e.
George again took the floor, and the 6
esolut.on went over until to -morrow with q
ut action. 81
CoekreLl introduced bill to repeal the
liver coinage bill of February 2S. 1873.
nd require the purchase and coinage of
100000 month in standard silver \,
ollars.
Mr.. Cockrel respectfully requested the a.
nance committee, to which the bill was h
eferred. to take immediate action upon il, 81
nd report it back to the Senate for its ac-
ton Executive session. Adjourned. D.