The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-03-22

! MDle Stll IIoleSsllg w DeiOuB 10 lDe party
in power which has succeeded the Demo.
cratic party Another distinguished Sena-
tor, who but very recently was baptized in
this fountain of Repubcanism, comes forth
rs its champion Mr. President, with those
kind feelings that | know exist personally
between the honorable Senator and myself.
! can only hope that, as Peter denied his
Lord and Master repented, and was forgiv-
en-, he is not too old yet, notwithstanding
his political sins of the last few years, to re-
pent Of them and be forgiven also.
But the honorable Senator from Indiana
raises point Of order: he asserts that it is
not in order to hold an inquest over the dead
body ofthe Democratic party when the cor
oner is not present Sir, if the Democratic
party is dead, what gigantic corpse we
have before us. One million seven hun
dred and fifty thousand voters in this coun-
try constitute that corpse, if corpse it he
! Where is the living man that is to summon
the coroner TO hold an inquest over that
dead body? BY your own confession, and
Notwithstanding all the means to which you
resorted, you had only some Two hundred
! or TWO hundred and fifty thousand majority
in the last presidential election and | row
say here, in the hearing of the country,
that it is my solemn conviction that had
that election been rightfuIy and legally de-
termined, George b. Mcclellan, in favor of
| whose nomination | never was, would at
this day be the declared President-elect of
the United States.
Why do say so? Why, sir, I, with 9TH
er Democratic Senators, in compliance with
the law of the land in compliance with our
duty, went over few days ago to witness
the most magnificent farce that ever saw
exhibited at the other end of the CAPITAL
and that was to hear the vote for President
of the United States declared. | listened
to it. 1t went on; and all the votes from
the land of steady babits-and, with all re-
| spect for the honorable Senator who sits be-
fore Mr.. Wilson, the land which not many
years ago thought it pious to burn old wo-
men for witches, and which now thinks it
equally pious to whitewash negro and
make him equal to white man-were re-
corded for the present incumbent 1t went
on until ii came to the gallant State repre-
sented by my friend from New Jersey and
then there was music in the sound. That
vote gave ont the true 'utterances of the
voters of that State. Then came the vote
of the smallest State now in the Union in
population; and let me correct history for
one moment. 1t has been said that Virgin
Ia is the mother of States; but, sir, ] say
then came the voice of the mother of States,
the little State which and my colleague re-
present on this toor,, the State which was
| the first to adopt the Constitution, and
which, by the action of her sons, has show
ed herself more faithful than any other so
Jar heard from the compact of the fathers,
10y being the first promptly to reject the un-
| constitutional proposed constitutional a.
mendment. Then, say, came the voice of
that State, and though there were but three
votes cast that sound brought JOY to the ear
and gladness to the heart
Mr.. President, said that in my judge
mcnt had that vote been legally aSccrtaincd,
| George b. Mcclellan would have been de-
clared to be the President of the United
States. | was not in favor Of his nomination;
and toreseeing that he would be nominated,
although delegate to the Concention, |
would not attend, because he had identi-
lied himself with certain principles and had
record and history which we've antago-
nistic to the votes that had given in this
body, and | did not desire to condem my
own action by an Endorsement Of his record
and yet when he was presented by that
Convention, welcoming any breeze that WOO
bring happiness and prosperity, and in some
measure restore constitutional liberty to this
country and get rid at once and forever of
the mad counsels Of the pcsent incumbent
that controls the destinies of this country, |
supported him. and | repeat my belief that
had that election been rightiully and legally
determined he would have been declared
the President elect Why do | say so? I
have said that was called upon to witness
farce in the counting of the votes in the
House of Representative. What were
some of the evidences that it was IA farce?
heard the State OF Maryland announced
as voting for Abraham Lincoln. A number
county in which | live. | have travelled
through them; and have yet to find any
evidence in favor Of this Administration
among that class OF people with whom | be-
came acquainted in that portion Of the State
viii you tell me that Maryland voted at "a
free election for the present Executive of
the United States when know the fact that
the armed military were at the polls when
l. know that when, Notwithstanding the un-
cons titutional act passed by bogus Legisla-
ture and enforced by bogus Government
in the State of Maryland, gentlemen against
whose character not word could be said,
went forward and undertook to take the
oath prescribed in that Constitution, they
were driven from the polls, and not allowed
to vote?
Then came in Missouri voting for Abra-
ham Liucon. Who believcs that the pco-
pie Of Missouri, at a free election, would
VI te an endorsement Of his policy? do not
refer to the young State called West Virginia.
Her Senators know more of the sentiment
of that portion Of the State of Virginia than
| do; but have met representatives in the
national council, even from that portion Of
Virginia, who have told me that if the op,
ponents of the Administration had had any
fair chance they could have carried that
State.
Mr.. WILEY. The honorable Senator
from Maiyland--
Mr.. SALISBURY. do not belong to
hat province. Abraham has not got our
State as province, exactly
Mr.. WILEY. Well, sir, from the
province of Delaware
Mr.. SALISBURY. No, sir; the "State'
of Delaware. ..--. a.. 49,
Mr.. WILEY. Well, then, the State Of
Delaware; anything to satisfy the honorable
Senator. have the pleasure to inform the
Senator, and | have no doubt it will be
pleasure to him to learn, that there was
regularly nominated ticket at the late Presi-
Dental election in West Virginia of the
party with which he is connected, and of
which he feels 50 proud, party adorned so
highly on this floor, and in order to revive
the Democratic party in our State they pla-
ced before the people five distinguished old
line Wings, and gave them the whole vote
of the Democratic party in the young State
of West Virginia; that there was fair vote;
and that they were beaten by more than
three to one
Mr.. SALISBURY. I'have witnessed
in person some of these fair elections
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