Year: 1871

ny the gentleman, and told him "the


very moment you pass these iniquituos


measures your head viii fall, and 10


will the head of your party fall !:


and so they did fall, and God be thanked


for it. The gentleman says that We have


formed coalition with H. C. Warmoth.
who has been denounced as carpet-bag-


ger, as thief, and as everything vile


that is known to the English tongue.
Itel the gentleman now, and tell the
Governor of the State of Louisiana and


ms party, that the Democrats have form


ed q coalition with nobody but their


seven little selves who represent their


people upon this floor. We are seven


still, and we will be seven to the end.


We will form coalition with nobody


not with the Governor and his faction.


For with the Lieutenant Governor and


his faction. We stand here determined


to do for our people and for our constit-
uency what is right and proper, and
Just and if the man represented by the
other faction is such as we Democrats
can support, they win find us as ono
man sustaining them. II, ON the con-
trary, they attempt to- pass such resolu-
tons Us have disgraced the annals of l,g.
islation in Louisiana, then we are not
with them. We will do what is right for
the people of this State. We do not sup
port the faction OF H. G. Warlnoth, nor
do we support the faction of Oscar j.
Dunn. We are seven now, and we will
be seven when this session closes


As to the giving over of the State to Mr..


Warmoth, We do not propose to do it.


We propose to give the State to nobody.


In the first place we have not the power
10 do SO and in the next place If We
mad the power we would take it ourselves.


But what we do propose to do is 10
stand by the Democratic party, be it
II. G. Wa moth with his faction or Oscar
j. Dunn with his faction that proposes
70 control the Legislature of this State.


We have the best interests of people of
all parties at heart. That is tho position
that the Democrats occupy in this Senate
chamber. AS to the allegation of tie
gentleman that we have turned over, wo

have not done SO. We occupy the same
position that We have occupied for three
years. We have been trying to obtain for
the people what belongs to them, and 10
work for the bes. interests of the State.


Now, Nlr. President, what is the pro-
position before the Senate? The proposi-
ton is simply to elect q commiettee to
make rules for the government OF the
Senate. certainly have no complaint to
render against the presiding officer Of
the Senate, because, for the last two years,
he has acted with inpartiality and with
fairness toward the minority but when
it comes to tho proposition whether we, in
in our sovereign capacity ~ Senators,
shall have the right to elect comrnittee.
or whether the Licutenant-Govenof
shall appoint that committee, Imust vots
to retain my right as Senator. When
we vote for resolution of this lind, can
It be said we are voting against the gou-
tleman and his party? We are doing
simply what is done in the Unite States
Senate, or in any other Senate. and when
We do that we do not propose to compro-
mise ourselves, either with one faction or
opinion only, and the Senate will decide
whether am or am not right, close by
'eiterating that the President Of tho So.
lnte has given o areason, and very strong
eason too, why, this motion was ruled
mt; and that reason was the Senate had
.lready adopted q resolution oh that
ubject.


Mr.. Campbell: From my acquaintance
With the gentlema from Ouachita. 1 hare =
loticed that his main characteristic is o.
sndency to cast an imputation upon any
me that opposes him. Now am willing
0 allow that all the courage, intelligence
nd virtue of the Senate are on the side
4 the Senator from Ouaclita; but via
o say that there is nothing in tho wor
o justify the insinuation that we
NY secret motive, or any other obje
hought, whatever. other than Il
'enate considers itself able to


wn committees.