Year: 1876

What have we done TO a portion OF
these men Of the South who went to
Brazil after the surrender at Apomat-
tox? These men said, "this 10 not our
country: We won't live in il; We will 20
10 Brazil. where in it, jungles I'VE can
enjoy the benefits Of the 'unbroken
constitution and the principles OF
'96.'" They went there. aud they had
just as good Q time Of it as .heir friends
have had here during the unpleasant
ness-only for little longer period
And now this miserable Republican
party and Republican administration
have violated the constitution by send
ing maliciously and fanatically"
ship OF war to Brazil to bring these
fellows home at the expense Of the
Government. Laughter. Aud when
/ confess these things / do not much
wonder at lthe feeling of horror and
detestation that seemed TO ill the bo-
the other day. 1t is almost too much
for poor human nature TO bear, but i
hope he will live through.it.


There is another confession ! want
to make hers. The dropping of OF the
muzzle OF the OK that treadeth out the
corn, the dropping of OF the muzzle
from the working population Of the
South has rendered it possible for
seven colored men TO occupy places on
this floor. They represent just about
q million of the forty millions Of the
people OF the United States. Now /
am bound to say that these men dur
ing the time have sat here have come
into this hall we'll dressed they as
sume the carriage Of gentlemen they
insult no man they encroach upon no
man and in the few instances when
they have arisen to address the House,
it has been done With an intelligence,
. Difference, and consideration that
might do credit TO any statesman in
any land. But / acknowledge for
them, in response TO the jests thrown
out against them by the member from
New York (Mr. Cox the other day,
that their faces are not quite so light
as the brilliant Saxon color of the
gentleman from New York. Laugh
ter. They are guilty Of that, and 1
hope they will not be punished for it..
hope that gentleman on the other
side of the House will treat with def
erence these colored men Just strug-
Cling into political existence, standing
here, IN they do, as the representatives,
not merely Of their direct constituent
cies, but Of 1000, 900 people Of their
kindred. I hope that no gentleman
will again, while / have seat upon
this moor, pam mo py aIIuurng 10 Snr
fact that they are colored men. Ap-
plause.


Now, sir. have gone over this mat
ter, and / want to make another point
in reference to it. want to beg the
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Hill
that il in future discussions he finds
me SO wicked. to spare me. am
young and timid. Laughter. And
when gentleman in the zeal OF his
advocacy tells me what has never been
told me before, that "have violated
every cath and been guilty of every
crime" and advances half step
toward me shaking at me his closed
hand, 1t frightens me. And in the
evening aud in the night i do not see
the lovely countenanco of the gentle
man from Georgia, but / dream OF
Preston Brooks and that terrible blud-
geon that he used to carry about the
Halls Of the Capitol. hope that in
future the gentlemon will confne him.
self to debate and not TO threats, and
not to 60 10 war for the next half cen
tury whatever else he may do. Laugh
ter.