Year: 1868

n@mo cAteAuhtAuR circumstance COulN De
found, aud perhaps some iustihable reason
for the alleged occurrences. / find, sir in
. Ouachita paper paragraph with regard
to the outrages committed in the parish of
ouachita and in the town of Raven.


MIR: Jewell then read the paragraph to
which he had alluded, which referred to
case of practical miscegenation.


MS. Jewell then continued:


Now, sir. do they think that the people of
this State will submit to all species OF out
RACES to be ridden into the dust, to be rid
den over roughshod by the scum of the
earth? If they do, they mistake the people;
and, sir, tell them that they will not.


Now, sir, there is another portion of this
letter to which desire to cali attention.


MIR. Jewell read the paragraph of the
Governors letter asserting that there was
an organized plan to assassinate the Lieu
tenant Governor and Speaker of the House /


Now, sir, when such declaration rs this
goes forth to the world, emanating from the
man who claims to be the Governor of the
State of Louisiana, in which he asserts
the determination of what he chooses
to call secret organization to COM
NIT these acts, it seems to me that he,
to say the least, is drawing largely
upon his imagination. And is it
net, sir, little remarkable that
in the list of those TO be assassineted
he has omitted himself? If there has been
determination to assassinate anybody,
and don't believe that there ever was, in
TACT know that there was not, it is very
strange that the Governor did not assert
that the intention was to assassinate him
first as the head and front-the grand per-
soniication of the party; but, sir. as he we'll
knows, there was no such desire or inten-
tion; the crowd which ass m bled around
this building on that day was In conse.
quence of the unusual, remarkable, and
unprecedented course adopted by both
branches of the Legislature. I am free to
admit that it created intense feeling. and
great popular excitement. aud but for the
fact that we are the most peacable and
law abiding people in the world the occur.
rences OF that day might have been fright
full Indeed. But, sir, we desire no better
evidence of the peaceable disposition of the
people of this city than was displayed on
that day. We have seen enough Of war; its
devastations are witnessed on all sides; our
fields lying in waste, our country pros.
trated, our treasury empty. Our people
have endured all species of suffering con-
sequent upon the terrible war from which
we have just emerged, and. sir, If
there be people on the face of this earth
who desire peace, it is the people Of this
State. We have mad enough OF war Our
experience has been the saddest and the
most sorrowtul and the most destructive.
We ask for peace, and nolhug but peace.
And whilst the dominant party of the coun-
try proclaim that this is to be their ruling
conduct, and to quote the language of the
General of the armies now the Republican
candidate for the Presidency, " Let us have
peaCe.n No part of the country reechoes
the sentiment more heartily and freely than
we do. But, sir, it is nothing more nor less
than an empty cry for peace; they attempt
to create dissensiOns and distractions among
our people. II seems to be the object of the
dominant party to maintain turmoil and
trouble. We are willing to go forward and
cooperate, and work for the reconstruction
and the restoration of the material interests
of the State OF Louisiana; but we are met on
all sides by political measures which force
us into the utteranee of feelings which
we would suppress. ] appeal not only to
Senators, but to all the State officers moi
further to gstir up these turmoIls, but
to let us quietly progress ,and unite hand
in hand for the success, the peace, the
prosperity, and the happiness of our loved
State.


Mr.. Coupland: Mr.. President, | desire
simply to say that hope no Senator, espe-
cially upon nay side of the House. will de-
liver speech in the spirit aud temper ex
hibited by the gentleman who has Just
taken his seat. The shaft OF malice he has
aimed at the Governor and the Grand Army
OF the Republic will fall harmless at the
feet of both, but hope his speech will be
printed just as it was delivered, and be
scattered broadcast over the country.


am willing to trust to the verdict of all
rational men of his own party to convict
him of delivering speech that should moi
have been delivered in any deliberatiye OF
legislative body.


Mr.. Smith moved to amend the resolution
by adding land that they be authorized tc
ascertain the names of those who were butch
cred by the police force of Mayor Monroe
on the SOth of July, 1866, and also The
names of those who led the band of mur
derers on that occasion.n


Mr.. 0'Hara moved to refer the resolution
and amendment to the joint committee ap
pointed to inquire into the condition o
peace and order in the state.


Adopted.


Mr.. Campbell asked for a suspension Of
the rules to introduce bill for the relief of
S. E. Blanchard.


The rules were suspended and the bill
read twice.


On motion of Mr.. Campbell the bill was
referred to the Committee on Claims.


Mr.. Campbell asked for suspension oi
therules to introduce bill relative to the
Louisiana State Tobacco Inspection.


The rules were suspended and the bill
read twice.


On motion of MIR. Campbell the bill wa;
referred to the Finance Committee.


The Clerk of the House of Represents
tiyes appeared with message from the
House and asked concurrence of the Senate
in House bill No. AZ, an act to re-establish
the burnt records of the parish of Winn.


Also House bill No. 25, an act providing
aremedy a against usurpation, intrusion into
or the unlawful holding or exercising a
public office or franchise in this State.
NHe also announced that the House had
concurred in Senate bill No. is, an act to
regulate the proceedings in reference to per.
sons claiming the benefit of article ninety.
nine of the constitution ofthe State, with an
amendment, and that the House refused to
concur in Senate bill No. s, substitute for
House bill No. 2I joint resolution for the
recovery of the State snd city bonds, and
other property at Washington City, D. c.,
and that they adhered to their own bill.


Mr.. Braughn asked for suspension OF the
rules TO introduce, according to previous no.
tice, bill relative to the trial Of certain
cases in the Supreme Court. @


Therules were suspended and the bin read
twice. ~


On motion of Mr.. Braughn the bill was re.
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary


Mr.. Braughn asked for q suspension Of the
rules to introduce, according to previous
notice, a bill creating an additional District