Year: 1879

gard 10 the presence OF United States
soldiers about election precincts. Is it
possible that the democratic party is
afraid of nobody but United States sol
diers They want United States soldiers
kept from the polls, but they have not a
word to say about the ku klux or the
''red Shirts" "white-liners," "white-
leagures, % ''rife clubs" and their like
being kept from the polls. Why not
amend the law so as to drive these from
the ballot-box and from the polls as we'll
as Union soldiers?


The United States soldiers are under
the restraint of the law. The red-shirts
are Independent in their sphere and can
do as they please. Now, we might all
vote for the bill. do not say that I
woald-if the democratic party would
and ssrihe clubs" and other attaches of
the democratic party would be sent to
the penitentiary if they appeared at the
polls. Laughter and applause on the
republican side; and cries of $50 on I'
on the democratic side of the House. /
know that the gentleman on the other
side like to hear me talk because they
know that tell the truth about these
things and about the democratic party.
TApplause and laughter on the republic
can side.


I now ask the question, is this ma
ton 4? Il it is, has the thirty-eight part
of the United States more power than
the thirty-eight States combined and ce-
mented together by the bonds of writ
ten constitution, with one federal head;
having executive, legislative, and judic-
ial departments of common government?
Is it not paradox Is it not carica-
ture of all our conceptions of nationality
for the party in the majority in both
branches of the American Congress to
seek to enforce a doctrine that would
make little petty State superior to the
union of all the States in one grand
whole? Sections 4 and 5 of the first
article of the constitution to which |
have referred give the power that |
claim, but | want to submit this solemn
inquiry to this House in conclusion of
what l have to say: Is it possible that
this great Government of which We boast
can protect its citizens upon every foreign
soil under the shining sun of heaven,
and cannot protect them in South Caro-
lima and other States of the Union?


want to see this Government made


u = - L. tL~ -nnunr ,,ndnr Tho
Constitution and laws to carry protection
to the door of every mans house, wheth-
er it is in South Carolina, Tennesse. or
elsewhere, the same as it can carry pro-
lection to an American citizen even under
a foreign flag


Why, sir, supposc-and l put it to
you upon this side of the House and to
the gentlemen upon the other side of the
House-suppose that a foreign govern
ment should treat an American citizen
as men are treated in many of the South
ern states about election times suppose
foreign government should treat an
American citizen thus, would not mil
lion of men spring to arms and avenge
the insult?


Here is great country, that can make
foreign nations tremble in its presence,
and when it turns within its own borders
and has to bow to the tyranny of petty
State and stand powerless in Difference
to the cry of Estate rights" Applause
and cries of "Go on" by the republic
cans.


Now, Mr.. Chairman, if | had my way
4 do not expect to get it until after
1851 am satisfied that will have it
then, in very large measure, because 1
can say to the gentlemen on the other
side of the House that after that time
the places that know them now will
know many of them no more forever in
their representative character say if
had nay way l would have Congress
take this subject of national elections in
its own hands. want to see one gen.
eral law passed, and if such measure
comes before this body while | am
member, providing for the holding of
national elections under and by author
ity of the United States, | shall vote for
it to the exclusion of the States entirely.


A SAMPLE PATRIoT.-"Col." Harry
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