The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-05-10

TIE CASvAss.-The largest audience that
ever assembled in Chapin's Hail. was there
last evening to hear the opposing candidates
for Congress discuss the political issues Of
the day. Mr.. Mallory opened the ball by
sailing into the sntecedents of the Demo-
cratic party charged them with sympathiz.
ing and giving aid and comfort o the rebels
wbfle fn arms against the Government !;
charged Mr.. Fay with openly advocating the
right of secession, and denouncing every act
OF the Government TO suppress the rebellion,
as an usurpation of the Constitution. On
the present tquestion of the difference between
the Executive and Congress, he sustained
the President in his veto of the Freedmpn's 8
Bureau Bill, the appointing of military Gov
ernors IN the Southern States and with the
exception of his action on The Civil Rights
Bill, sustained the President in every act
which tended to restore the Southern States
to their former position. He read extracts
from newspapers to prove that the resolution
in the Democratic platform lauding the SOL
diers who saved the Republic, was sham
and only intended to catch votes. Mr.. NAL.
lory spoke an hour, and according to agree
ment between the candidates, had the right
to reply.
Mr.. Fay started off by relating an obscene
anecdote-one that was not fit to be repeated
before any audience of intelligent men,
This he did by way of comparing the position
Of Mr.. Mallory with the subject of whom he
related the story. This was almost enough
to disgust his hearers, without listening to
him further. He said that Congress had no
right to deny to any man who presented his
credentials of election, q seat in that body /;
this, he said, was the position taken by Pres
ident johnson. He did not qualify it rs did
the President by saying any loyal man, and
that Congress should be the judge of his 10y.
atty. According to Mr.. Fsy's doctrine, jeff.
Davis or any other arch rebel should be ad-
milted to seat in the National Legislature
upon the presentation Of credentials from
the State authorities. He sustained Presi-
dent Johnson in his veto of the two bills and
in every other act that tended to create n
rupture between the Executive and Congress;
is in favor of taxing U. s. Bonds for State
and municipal purposes, is opposed to the
Stale Militia law thinks the State ought to
have 70 militia that tho United States
should furnish all the protection that the
s ate may require. He did not deny being
opposed to giving bounty t" volunteers
but he said that it was speculation among
the State officers, and therefore his opposi.
ton. On the bond and militia questions he
had considerable to say about cheese-knives
cinches, taxing the poor man for the benef
Of the rich, &c. r17
In Mr.. Mallory's reply he emphatically
nailed the, main questions advanced by Mr.
Fay, and showdd that his endorsement o
Pfesinent johnson was matter of polio,
pand not a,matter of fact. Mr.. Mallory is to,
much for his opponent. Mr. Fay has an a]
hill job Of 1t in trying to advocate the doc
trine he attempted to expound last evening
The whole of his speech consisted in endors
ing two acts Of the President; favoring th
unconditional admission of all members q
Congress from the Southern States; the Ia,
alton of U. 81 Bonds; the repeal of ou
State militia law, aud Gov. Gibbs chees
knife and ciuoh.
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