The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-30

throughout the war has made them faith
full TO their deliverers. Their allegiance
to the party of Lincoln and Grant is per-
sistent and answering. Their instincts
were more infallible than reason. They
have voted with their friends"
Mr.. Ingalls, went on to speak Of the de-
termination of the South to eliminate the
negro as factor from its political and So
cial history and quoted on that point from
Democratic newspapers and Democratic
politicians. Continuing, Mr.. Ingalls, said:
The prospects for this condition of things
have been many, but all rests upon the
inferiority of the African race, upon the
fear OF negro supremacy. | confess with
humility that to this notification of the
constitution, this breach of pledged
faith, this violation of the natural
rights OF man, the people of the north
have apparently consented practically.
| say it with shame and remorse the me-
groes have been abandoned to their fate.
There are undoubtedly some thoughtful
men in the South who apprehend coming
events and would willingly relinauish the
right to represent q nation if States could
be permitted to impose race conditions
upon suffrage. But this is impossible. 1t
would shock the sense of mankind. The
gods cannot recall their gifts. Education
qualifications and other qualifications
would only postpone the crisis. 1t may be
postponed for generation or it NAV be
precipitated at the next presidential cleo
ton, but warn those who are perpetual
ing these wrongs upon the nation, the
country will not consent to have their
institutions, their industries, their
wealth and their civilization changed,
modified or destroyed by government
resting upon the deliberate and habitual
suppression of the colored vote or any
tIn,. ty,Nt,.I ,vf I,, On
later there will be an armed collision be-
tween the races. The South is standing
upon volcano. The South is sitting on a
safety valve. They are beset with innu-
merable John Browns and Nat Turner's
Already mutterings of discomfort by hostile
organizations are heard. The use of the
torch and dagger is advised. l deplore
it, but as God is my judge, l say that no
other people on the face of the earth have
which have been for twenty-five
years put upon the colored
men of the South without revo-
luton and blood. Applause from negroes
in the gallery The conduct of the colored
race has been beyond all praise.
They have been patient. They have
been loyal. They have been
doCile to their mast ers and to the country
1t is not enough feeble, but to support him
after, until 1877 the unstable fabric erected
by the architects of the construction was
upheld by the military authority of the
United States, and when this was with
drawn the incongruous edifice toppled
headlong and vanished like the baseless
fabric of a vision"
Mr.. Ingalls, went on to warn the South of
the natural consequences of its course to-
ward the colored people. Despotism, he
said, made nihllists. Injustice is the great
mandatory of dynamite. An adulterer
pollutes himself. A murderer intlicts a
deeper wound on himself than that which
Stays his victim. The South, in
imposing chains on the African race lays
heavier chains on itself than those with
which it binds helpless race, and those
who are denying to American citizens the
privilege of freedom should remember tha4 |
there is nothing so improbable as in
Justice, and that God is an unyielding |
creditor Four solutions of the problem, he |
said had been suggested: Emigration,
determination, absorption and disentran-
chisement. But there was still fifth solu-
ton, which has never been tried, and that
South" he exclaimed, ito try the expert
ment of justice. Stack your guns, open
your ballot boxes, register your voters,
black and white, and if after the expert
ment has been faithfully tried,
it appears that the African
race is incapable of civilization. If it APP
pears that the complexion burnt upon him
by an Indian sun is incompatible with
freedom, will pledge myself to consult
,he race problem, but until then, nothing
can be done.
At the conclusion of Mr.. ingalls, address
he senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
After some unimportant business the
house went into a committee of the
whole for consideration Of the Oklahoma
own site bill.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the COM
nittee on ways and means, reported back
he customs administrative bill, and it was
'eterred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Mckinley then moved that the house
20 into committee, stating that as soon as
Jhe committee was in session he would |
move that it rise and the house adjourn.
But this did not prove satisfactory to the |
Democrats and Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, |
moved an adjournment.
The speaker decided the motion lost-S3 |
TO sand the yeas and nays were called |
for. The motion to adjourn was lost-yeas
"a, nays 100.
The motion then required on Mr.. McKin-
ley's motion to go into committee; but as
it was evident that the Democrats would |
demand the yeas and nays, Mr. Mckinley |
moved to adjourn, which motion was
agreed to.
The reason underlying Mr.. Crlsp's mo-
ton to adjourn was that he feared the COM
nittee on elections might report upon the
contested election case of Smith VS.. Jack
son, from the Fourth West Virginia dis
trict. He does not desire land in this he
has the full support of the Democratic side
of the house, that any of the contested
cases shall be called up while the house is
devoid of any rules for its government and
is dependent only on general parliamentary
law as construed by the speaker.
HOUSE
The report of the committee on elections
in the Smith Jackson case was submitted
to the house and recommitted. After
some routine business the house went into
a committee of the whole on the customs
administrative bill.
, WASHINGTON, January 24.-On motion of
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, the house insisted
in its amendment to the senate bill for re-
moval of distractions from the Missouri
river and conference was ordered. Mr..
Walker, of Missouri, from the committee
on commerce reported and the house
passed the senate bill authorizing the con-
struction of a bridge across the Missouri
river within one mile North and one mile
South and East of the mouth of the Kansas
river. The house then went into commit
tee of the whole for further consideration
of the customs administrative bill.