, 1890-01-28
THE RACE PROBLEM.
A Spirited Debate in the Senate
Yesterday.
General Crook and Geronimo's
Apache Band.
Mullanphy's 100000 Fund
for Destitute Emigrants.

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deprivation of colored people to take
part in the elections in some OF the South
ern states. Referred to the on
privileges and elections.
Cockrell introduced a bill to repeal the
silver coinage billo Feb. 2S, 1878, and to
require the purchase and coinage of
$1,000. 200 in standard silver dollars. MIR.
Cockrell~ respectfully requested the finance
committee, to which the bill was referred,
to take immediate action upon it, and to
report it back to the senate for its action.
The resolution heretofore offered by
MI. Chandler, calling on the attorney
general for a report of the United States
marshal for the northern district of Mis-
sissippi, concerning the maltreatmcnt of
Henry j. Faunce. aG Aberdeen, Miss.
was taken up for consideration. Mr..
Walthall addressed the senate.
He said it could not be possibly pre-
tended that congress had any Jurisdiction
of the subject. Referring to the hanging
In effigy of Secretary Proctor at Aber-
deem, and the assault on Faunce, he said
it was simply the wanton conduct of a
few persons and disapproved BY the com
munity. Speaking for himself and rep
r%esenting the sentiment of the people of
Mississippi, he condemned these out.
RACES, and felt the people of the United
States would not hold the entire commun-
ity responsible for the action OF a few per
sons by proceeding to the question of
federal interference in elections.
Walthsll agreed with ingalls, that the
race nupsfIpu was the most fpFmI1a bla op1
p%ortentIous ever presented a free people
for solution. He saw no remedy which
congress could apply that promised any
prasUical result. He believed arbitrary
enactments would but increase the diff.
Guilty. The protested purpose Of federal
control was to secure a fair count of the
negro vote, but the actual object was to
u that vote for the Republican party.
The proposition was such a menace to
the rights of the people that it must meet
with the condemnation of all men anxious
to preserve the spirit of government. In
his opinion the result of no congressional
election in any Southern state would be
controlled by any federal law congress-
could pass. While people would be driven
into closer cooperation than before, be-
cause the election of negro Judges and Of
6cers meant negro domination, and meant
death to every interest and hope of the
people.
He could not counsel bis people to ac-
cept such desOlating barbarism without a
struggle; nor yet to flee from the homes of
themselves and their ancestors. He would
not urge them to violate any public law
or private right, but he would urge
them, not as a remedy, but as means of
present safety, to unity. He would ap-
peal to them for their W safety to
subordinate all party differences to that
end and purpose. There was no safety
for them in any different course
Walthale criticised all the proposed
remedies for the race troubles (including
deportation and disfranchisement) as i'm
practicable and impossible Such col
ored 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 ap-
p~reclate 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 a show OF force on the part Of
the white people to save themselves from
negro rule that was, at least, evidence OF
more honest conviction than the buying
of votes.
George spoke of the resolution as I'm
paralleled in the history of legislation in
this country. He admitted the fact had
been correctly stated by the senator from
Kansas the other day, perhaps with a little
coloring, he had no hesitation in declaring
hat the transaction in the Faunce matter
was such as demanded Of the legislature
of Mississippi examination and reparation
to the man maltreated.
Chandler advocated the resolution. II
the senate was not only to be taunted
when wrongs OF this kind we're committed,
by being asked what are you going to
do about It," but also was to be told
by the senator from Mississippi you
have not the right to enquire and you dare
not inquire into outrages of this sOrs."
then indeed had the senate fallen on
woeful and lamentable times.
ingalls, spoke forcibly on the matter.
closing as follows: at may be you will
succeed in procuring "A declaration that
the senate of the United States, that the
government of the United Stltcs has no
power either to inquire into wrong against
its citizens, or to protect them AGAINST the
invasions of their rights, but | say to the
senator if Faunce had heen a citizen of
Kansas, and if 1t would appear that the
authorities of Mississippi would net
avenge that wrong, and if it should ar
pear that the government and the au-
thorities of the United States we're pow
erless to prevent such wrong. | will guar
antee TO him hat the citizens of Kansas
would take it into theiI hands, and to re-
sent it and to exact reparitlon.'' TMur
murs of disapproval from Democratic
side
George challenged the senator from
Kansas or any other senator on the Re.
publican side to put his finger on that
clause of the constitution which author
lied the federal government to punish, or
take jurisdiction of crimes Committed
within a state, and not against the laws of
the United States.
Spooner asked George if he doubted
the power of the senate to charge an ID
propriate committee with the power of in
v~estigating the department of Justice and