Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-31
REVOLUTIONARY.
THE RElNs or GOVERNMENT IN HIS
OWN HANDS.
Tho WIN of tho People Through It's Re-
personalities Thwsricd by tho
speaker Of the Rouse.
wAsmSorox. January 30. lsAp.
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NV Hale from the COMMITTEE on tho
Census. reported back the bill 70 require
the Superintendent OF Census 70 ascertain
me number OF persons who live on and cui-
fivato thcr own farTps and who live in
thor own homes, the number who hire
fheir farms and homes, the number OF
farms and homes under mortgage. the
omcunt Of mortgage debt. tho value a
rropertv morteaeed, whether mortgage "a
Tor a whole or part of the purchase-monc
or for other purposes, and the rate OF IL
tcrest and approprietng one million do
lar. for the purpose. Passed-yeas A.. nays
tho negative votes being cast by Sena-
tors Mcpherson, Sherman. Stockbridge,
and Morrill,.
Wouse bill with verbal amendments
modifying the existing tarif-law go as 20
impose a duty Of 80 per cent. on silk rib
bons for hat trimmings was passed.
Nr. Vance proceeded TO address the SEN
sc on Mr.. Buffers bill 90 provide for emil
Grafton OF c0lorcd people from the United
States. HeheCnu by quoting o scriptural
sayinc that the sins 81 the fathers shall
De- VISITED on tho Children 10 was. he
enid. Int another way Of saying that the
mistakes and crimes Of one generation re-
ina.n 10 plague another generation. lie
elftehcA thc introduction OF slavery INTO
this country. its destruction as the result
9th, civil war. and the establishment OF
Ito reconstructed governments OF the
south. But said he. 10. tho negro
ora,n hobs uu screneiy" Tlaughteri, and
~ his eake TO-DAY we are threatened not
ouly with political agitation. disastrous in
itself but with a servile war. whose
weapons shai, he the midnight torch and
the sssas,in's dagger, and whose victims
shtll be sleeping women and children.
Mr.. Vance went on tO criticSe Mr.. In
rail.'s speech. which he characterized rs y
piece OF oratoTical pyrotechnic. reminded
him furcihlv Of an astronomers dcScriD-
tion Of the remarkable teDuity of the tai
q the recent comet. It's length was do
ecr,led ~ q hundred million miles long "a
n stretched athwart the skies: its breadth
n City thousand miles; and vet the solid
matter which IL contained could be trans
n.rted IN "a one-borse car. Tie thlr. Nancel
had listened and listened with the greatest
entertainment TO that speech; he had
searched and searched, and he had won
darad whore tho remedy was for
ftr evil that was depicted in such
cal0rs. He wanted 20 see the Sohd
matter OF the illumination. Suddenly,
De said. before the light expired and the
Senate was left in darkness, the solution
was announced-as Justice" However
s,ntontious that might it be, was about AZ
definite as the twinkling that remained
under the closed eyclids after the with
drrwal at the light Justice. as the Sena-
tr from Kansas had explained i, was that
tlo South should quietly and without
edlrt submit TO negro rule wherever the
,nyrncs were in a majority The Senator
l,l r-aciously promised that II the remedy
sfIl proved q failure he would - do
whatf He would counsel with the South.
What blessed and comforting words
He regretted that he could not support
tho oil al the Senator from South Caro-
lima. II did not reach the casc, was not
practicable. and would result IN no sub
-fantial relief. Under It's provisions few
negroes would go from tho country, and
trrsD few would probably be the best. He
could not cay that he Ind any desire to at.
t.uipt IN any way such great unmstOrical
t.sk as the removal of a whole people.
amounting probably to seven millions.
from Their native land. There was ample
room for them IN the northern and north
western States and II was entirely practi-
cable 20 induce them 10 settle IN those,
States If, he SAID. the negro Is good
thing. let Va divide him ont. Laughter.
Hcadmiited tina such plan would be the
death Of many politicians. but 1t would
rive peace 10 the country, and be could
bear the absence of tho politicians.
lLeughter.l
Ina conclusion he said addressing him
self 90 Mr.. Ingalls,: If you cannot help
Tither the black or the white common de-
>
peace
Mr.. Hampton then addressed the Senate.
He referred ID the sentence III Mr.. ingalls, )
speech which cast serious lmputation
upon hiu-that lac Champion deliberately
advocated the policy of the determination
of the blacks. Mr.. Hampton read the
t.gspaper extract on which MIR. Ingalls,
I.a that statement, and declared that
t..r, was not a word in that extract which
warranted the construction put upon u
l that senator. He would willingly
submit that proposition 90 any impartial,
fa.r-mindcd man who understood the Eng
~ language. lie would even leave the
d ri.lou of the matter 60 the Senator from
Kansas himself, If his answer was to be
gwen. not IN the Senate, but IN court OF
Iustice where he would be bound 10y his
oath 10 tell the truth. the whole truth, and
nothing but tho truth The Senator had
the uudoubtcd right TO use a newspaper
uameraph when he thought To lulure po-
iucal opponent. but no such methods
oi dealing with great public questions
were becoming lie (Mr. HGnpton) had
never made such an utterance as was
quoted. lie had never seeu or heard or u
TN he read It in tho Record report of the
Senator's speech. iic had never for mo
meut entertained @ feeling, nor had he the
wish That his cOiOrCd fcii0w-eitlZons should
he eXterminated. Such sentiment was
rDpugnant b. all sense of humanity. IL
was ahhorrent in Its conception. II was
foreign o. every thought he ever entertain
ca oreypressed in regard 90 that people, and
Le discla.mel cmphnticaliy the advocacy OF
such d savage and horrible policy. The
only two authoritative cXpfcWions OF ms
views that had been made public were III
the Washington FUt7unJ Sta and in the
Charleston Noes Gni COuT9. In regard 10
tlr first he remembered that a very IN
irhecut young gentleman had asked ms
opinion on various matters OF pubhc I'M
portance as lie was passing through the
CITY. aud searching the files OF the Sdr, he
found that his young friend bad published
su Very terse and graceful language that
interview.
Nr Hampton quoted the publication, in
which he said that an extensive exodus OF
fhe negroes from the South would work
DID inconvenience but no injury, and that
ie would gladly see the colored people go
..,rahere. and would be willing TO suffer
BE- c0us.ment reduction OF representation,
I'D. paragraph IN Che Charleston Mars
GILL. f'.t-..r WAS in the shape OF his
riv t. circular submitted TO
.e.rl members Of Congress asking
tHr opinion If Mr.. Buffers hil;
ell WAS 70 the effect that ALTHOUGH be had
froAd the bin he was most earnestly m
frer of any measure looking u that end.
,,a. not, be said. hostility to the negroes
40 prompted this general feeling IN his
Ste. The feeling existed among the
ks even 10 q greater degree than among
t.c whites. The native African, who knew
t.o white man in his own country. only by
deeds az cruelty, painted the devil white :;
and wherever the negro held sway he
,asiouslv excluded all white men from par
utpaton IN governmental affairs.
pr. Hampton turned the tables against
IN Ingalls, by quoting from the Atlanta
Clas,i.,.loa the following extract: Unless
l.torv is a false teacher, II j. not possible
~ two distinct races, not homogeneous. to
exist IN terms Of political equality under
t.e same government. One or tue otner
,nlst go TO tbo wall" And that, said Mr.
Iampton, Is signed J. j. ingalls,;
While he WAS IN full accord with the
ileasure proposed be hardly thought that
the remedy met the requirements OF the
o.-e. which was one not % be cured by
A1mUpathic treatment. Stronger rene,
DIS would have to be resorted 70, and
much wealth and much earnest conslGera-
.u would have To be given TO II. There