The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-28
THE FAUNCE OUTRAGE.
Tho Matter Discussed by tho Sennte- Ma
Action Tukpn.

Tho Matter Discussed by tho Sennte-N.
Action Tnkcn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-In the Senat,
to-day the resolution heretofore Offered
by Mr.. Chandler, calling on the Attor
ney General for the report Of the United
States Marshal for the Northern Distric,
OF Mississippi concerning the maltreat
ment Henry J. Faance. OF Aberdeen
Miss, was taken up for consideration.
MIR. Walthall addressed the Senate
4 could not possibly be pretended, he
thought, that Congress had any, juris.
dlctlon on the subject. From reading
the report Of the remarks of the Senator
from Kansas he saw that he had com.
mented on the hanging in efligy Of
Secretary Proctor at Aberdeen, and on a
most brutal and outrageous assault com.
mitted on the citizen named in the resp.
luton. From what he, Mr.. Walthull,
had heard OF that affair, he felt warrant.
ed in saying that it was simply the
wanton conduct Of few persons, disap.
proved by the community in which it
occurred. He knew that community
intimately, but lie had never before
heard Of the persons concerned in that
outrage. Speaking for himself and rep.
resenting the sentiment OF the people all
over Mississippi, and OF the South, he
condemned uuqualifiediy and uurcserv:
edly that outrage on their Secretary of
War, and on the citizen named in tho
resolution.
MIR. George spoke OF tho resolution ms
unparalleled in the history Of legislation
in this country. 1t was Il simple, bold
proposition to place on the records OF
the Senate the report Of man acting as
a detective. H.
Mr.. Ingalls, said lie hsd no comment
to make on the eulogy pronounced on
the people OF Aberdeen, except to say
that it was in evidence that no less
inan 800 or 400 OF them stood by when
the castisation was inflicted on Faunce
without a word OF protest, or without
any attempt to Interfere. The victim OF
TINS wrong was not OF the State o! Mis-.
slsslppi. AS we areto he told here that il
IS beyond the competency and power
OF the Senate OF the United States and OF
the Government OF the United States to
inquire into a wrong inflicted by people
OF mississippi, not on a citizen of that
State but on a citizen of the United
States, himself citizen of another State.
| want to say to that Senator that,
whenever it is made to appear that the
laws of the United Sta1es nre mt strnnv
enough 10 protect the citizens OF Indiana
against wrong on the banks OF the
Mississippi, or that the citizen OF New
York is not safe in his home on the
banks Of the Hudson, or that the
farmer OF the west is not safe in
his dug out on the e'plains of Dakota
lMr. Ingalls, lett the sentence unfinished
and went on. 1t may be that YOU will
succeed in procuring u declaration from
this body that the Senate OF the United
States, that the Government of the
United States has no power, either to in.
quirc into the wrong ugainst its citizens,
or to protect them against such invasion
OF their rights; but say to that Senator
il Faunce had been citizen of the State
Of Kansas, and il 1t should appear that
the authorities of Mississippi would not
avenge that wrong; and if it should ap.
pear that the Government and authori.
ties OF the United Statcs were less
powerless to prevent such wrong, I will
guarantee to him that the citizens of the
State OF Kansas would take it into their
hands to resent it, and to exact repara.
ton. [Murmurs OF disapproval OH the
Democraticside and some manifestations
OF applause in the galleries.
MIR. George challenged the Senator
from Kansas or any Senator on the Re-
publican side to put his finger on that
clause Of the Constitution which author.
lied the Federal Government, in any OF
its branches, to punish or to take juris.
diction OF crimes committed within a
State, and not against the laws of the
United States. ~4 t5
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, in response to
Mr.. Georges challenge, referred him to
Section 9, Article I, Of the Constitution,
IN these words: "The citizens OF eacI,
State shall be entitled to all the priv.
ileges and immunities Of citizens Of the
several States"
The resolution went over till to.mor-
row without action.