Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-31
REED SUSTAINED.
!ubilant Republicans and Angry
Democrats.
Ia Exciting Scene, Without Parallel On
the House Floor.
Senator Vance Addresses the Senate
on the Nesro Question.

WAsHISerox. Jan. 81 Morrill,. fron
! the fiuance committee. reported back vii
verbal amendments. the House bill to mod
| ify the existing lzr6 lag and stated h
bill intended 10 remedy ha, bad been de
cided to be a defect in the existing las il
regard TO silk ribbons. Harris explained
that The supreme court had decided that al
silk ribbons imported for ladies' hat trim
minRs should come in At 20 per cent az
ralorem, and silks generally be liable TO
duty of so per cent The Dill vas to cor
rect that error. The amendlsents wer,
sgreed to and the bill passed.
Vance proceeded TO address the Sena,,
on Buffers bill to provide for the emigrs
lion of the colored people. He ske,cheC
the introduction of slavery into this coua
try, Its destruction as the result OF the civil
| var, And the Establishment OF reconstructed
government in the South. Said he. for tbs
sake Of the negro, today we are threate ned
cot only With political agitation (d.sastrou,
in itseif) but with servile var, wfose wes
pons shall be the midnight torch and as
sassin's dagger, whose victims shall b,
slee ping women and children. Vance wen
on to criticize lngalls' speech which hs
characterized ss q piece or oratoricai pyro
technics. coneeaiing its pauc.iy of ideas
He vance, had listened with greatest en-
terS2inment to that speech, and had search
ed and wondered where the remedy Wa
for the evil depicted in such colors. He
said the solution was annouced as Justice. =
bout az d. finite As the twinkiing that re
manned ander the clo.ej eyelids after thr
~ithdrs~al Of light. Justice - the seDs.
tor from Kansas explained ~ ~as that the
South should quietly and without efors
submit to the negro rule wherever negroe.
we're in msj Drity. The senator had gra
ciously promised if the remedy still proved
a failure he would counsel with the South
Since the admission OF negroes to citizen
ship they hsd been elected IN tn South 10
both branches Of Congress. They had oc
cupied almost every position unter Stat.
authority. Had controlled entire State,
and municipalities. and in every case their
rule had be. marked by failure and raia
II had been = war against property, inteili
gence, re.pectability and civilization a
few years Of such misruie in tb.
south and it would be forever remeui-
bered there. for their corruption an
retrogressio would constitute a damnabi.
blot On the memory of hose who author
Fed it, and who looked on with compla
cency, as long a. the thieves were Rtpun
ncans snd the victims Democrats. Th,
negro had begun 10 prosper the very mo
ment the whites OF tue Sou b took controI
of aft ,irs. Prlgress for the negro wou"
nave been impossible under his own rule
Vance quoted Ingalls, speech as to th'
op = vn rs p,. II, All
,ipg on safety valve, ami of its having I,
tread the vine press alone. He be eiev-
the Senator had passed the bisckest an
oul, Il judgment on his own people.
b, iieveu that hundreds Of III ~. xuds o
tout ht arts would rush to the rescue
n-lr southern brvthr u. rhouli tie Sou
uave De, d Ot such nslp But he ) u h
4 ould not call for 1t The oJu,h rou,
wage such .ar without assis ance trJn
su> bod, aud could tssiiy msnsSh mi oyS'
cOme The upusinK OF seven nniiicn nrxrues
lhen ~oud cUme he solution ot lhe "
prCbt M. nc1 NUu II stay sutsrd II "
ths Iu daniental p.lIciple II An T 60
ta~ thai thc uItJprn vf mos To vi ln ll
ttaDcnlse "a, { mmItIed, snail rut - IN
toe huIl.) out II .as the pa cli'ai "aur
ot the ia~ lhat what MAS stronger mI-
uie, without the iuht He sth m Il IL"
tnat he negro Is incapable ot csY.'iz,tioA
Uut that he Is lncafan.r Of ke pug W "il
he CIvIiIZ4ilon Ut lh- whue rat
It,mptI tOrce TIE legrI mo rq iily
ne race If progrts, could result IA no II
rise than Nhe hVid'hs LACK of the IN"
ace. HIS So u,iun iur The pfoUi' m ~
simply hand. otf." NJ nAn mI-lt D.
,traia I the northern y. op ( cva,rd tn.i
that the n.sro ~Uulj b
,inven To The wall IL was such inter
terence that had driven HIN TO the wa /
~bene.er lie had been dr,ven there. Mei
would be builied INTO dong rignt-
Every speech made in the Senate, denun
ciatory OF the sout ern people, a01 every
punitive Law passed against the southern
people, With view OF suojecung them t.
The rule Of their emancipate. siavec, serveu
but to defer indeii intely that state Of cor
dIal harmony between The ~hiies and black
so necessary to both. He regretted tnat b.
could not support the bill of The Senator
tro n South Carolina. And coull Tot sa,
that he had any desire to attempt such d
great unhlstorical task as the removal OF
The whole people amounting to probabl,
seven millions, from their native land
There was ample room for them in tn,
northern and northeastern States, snl wa
entirely practicable to indu ,e them to sell
tie in these States. He acm ted that such
plan would be tie death OF many po itc ans
but would give peace TO this countrs, he
could bear the absence OF pJliilclans
(laughter.)
Auares-ing imself to Ingalls, "If yon
cannot help either back or white. cbm n IN
decency requires that you should hold your
peace
Hampton referred to that portion of In
gals speech that he Hampton deliberate
iy advo lated the policy of the ex erminstion
of the blacks. Hampton read ne~sps per
extract on which Ingalls, had based hi,
statement and declared there was not a
word 10 the extract which warranted the
construction Ingalls, had put upon it. He
had never for q moment entertained tLe
feeling that his colored fellow citizens
should be exterminsted and disciaimed
empbatically the ADVOCACY of such policy
Hampton turned The tables axainst Ingsils
BY quoting from the Atlanta Constitution
"Unless history is q false { acher. il is no,
possible for two distinct races, moi homo
genous, to exist on terms of political squAi
Ity under the came government. One or
the other must go to the WALL
And that, sail Hampton, is signed y j
Ingalls," While in full accord with III.
measures proposed, he hardly thought the
remedy met the requirements of the case
Stronger remedies would have been n art
ed to, much cal b, and much earne st cen
sIderation would have to be given 1t
There vas not sufi ;ient information or
which 10 base An Intelligent action. Unii
such information is received. all action OF
the part of the sense woul be Premature
He said he could only labor in his humble
way TO bring sboul better state of 'h'nx.
In all he said tuiay il had been sctusted b,
a sincere desire to promoe the best inter
est. Of the citizens of both races, To aid it
securing to the couotry biesstfgs of pros
Deriry and perpetual peace under ''thA
more perfect untoL" of free states of tn,
republic. cont m plated bv the father
At the conciu.iou Of Hsmptin's spec ch
the bill vent over without action. Af"r
short ,3-cuuve session the senate II 4 Il
arjouen.d untii No d,y.
The fight Be W ecu pe>k.i r ed ane
the D mociats Coatn-u-d iu e.,
House.
After the journal vas resd a mofian va
made that II b- approved. Lsss lhan
quo-um VOTED hut III speaker c, unte'
those not vo'ing and do c'sr-d = quorum
the vote rfsultu z. yeas 1862. nays /.
The speaker de c ed the notiVn carrie
ard directed the clerk TO enter on III
iourusl the names Of the ns NJ bers pr. ser
and not voting
Spft IRA sd the point of NJ a. .ran
hut ne Speaker deehsed to ree,,snz- h,n
He T, cosniz-d Mckinley Of Ono, 10 d,
thr Speaker yesterday.
Mckinley attempted to proceed. b,