Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-26
CHANDLER REPELs THE CHARGE,
Denies That Northern Politicians Pre-
cipitated the Civil War

Denies That Northern Politicians Pre-
cipitated the Civil War.
The Senate remained in session last even
ing until nearly o'clock, when it adjourned
to meet at noon Monday.
After The Stars report of the proceed
ings was closed Mr.. Money said replying to
Mr.. Pritchard regarding the proposed con-
sttution of North Carolina that in no colony
of Great Britain, except in New Zea and,
did the blacks participate in the govern
ment. The plan had been tried, but the
white race had found 1t Impossible to share
in the government with the black
THE people of the SOUTH" said Mr..
Money, "are justified and would be inexcus-
able If they did not take every means per-
mitted to them by the Constitution to re-
tain in their hands the power of govern
and OF civilization.
Mr.. Money anticipated there was no dan
ger to the south of losing votes in the cleo
toral college or representatives in Congress
by the restrictions placed on suffrage.
Mr.. Chandler inquired how he would de-
fend the south's retention of its present
representation in the electoral college in
case the colored population should not be
permitted to vote.
Mr.. Money replied that the basis of a
states representation in Congress and in
the electoral college was based on popula-
ton and not on votes cast.
In a col.oquy between Mr.. Money and Mr..
Chandler, the latter alleged that the pass
age of the fifteenth amendment to the Con-
situation was due to the rejection by the
southern states of the fourteenth amend
ment.
Mr.. Money said this whole question had
been opened by Mr.. Pritchard's resoiu-
ton.
Mr.. Chandler retorted with much vehem-
ence that the whole southern question had
been opened by the remarkable speech of Mr..
Morgan, in which he had mistakenly ma
ligned the people of the entire north and
was being followed by other southern sena-
tors in the same vein. -
At the conc usion of the speech of Mr..
Money, Mr. Chandler said he desired to
call the Senate's attention TO the utter
ance of Mr.. Morgan, which had called forth
his criticism. He read that paragraph of
Mr.. MOrgans speech, in which the Alaba-
ma senator had charged that the civil war
had been precipitated by designing politi-
clans of the north with the idea of thrust
ing upon the people of the south the negro
in social and political equality.
Il denounce that" shouted Mr.. Chan
dler. '.as SANDER upon the north and
MIR. Pettus (Aa) IF the senator will
permit me-would it not be better-would
it not be more decent for him to wait until
the senator Mr. Morgan) returns, before
criticiSing him?
Mr.. Chandler.-"I intend to wait, but I
want the senior senator from Alabama,
who is absent; 1 want the Junior senator
from Alabama, who Is now here, and l
want the senators from the southern states,
who have reopened this question. which
l supposed was forever dead in the Senate
to tell me whether the north is to be ex-
pected to allow a charge made upon this
floor to go unanswered that the war for
the Union, which was war growing out
of northern determination to prevent the
extension of slavery into free territory, was
war of ambitious politicians with a cruel
design to put negro slaves on a politica.
| and social footing of equality with the
southern whites: Now, If the southern sem
ators wish to discuss that question, they
| will have plenty Of time before this ses-
sion ends --.-'
That ended the incident and at 4:45 the
senate, went into executive session and
soon afterward adjourned until Monday.