Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-07-19

family circle, and had even examined the
+" scullion Of the White House.
Mr.. Broomall (Rep, Pap rose to
question Of order. The weather was too
hot TO have to listen 10 such u rambling
speech.
The Speaker reminded Mr.. Robinson
that the "scu'lion Of the White House" had
nothing to do with the bill under discussion.
Mr.. Robinson abandoned that subject
and referred to the next Presidential cleo
lion, asserting that the Republicans would
have to adopt the Democratic candidate,
Ulysses S. Grant. Laughter. He also
referred to Henry Ward Beecher's letter
written at Peekskill, which he characterized
as message from Heaven, which deserved
to be written on tables Of stone.
Mr.. Wilson (Rep., Iowa) made another
point Of order on the irreleyancy Of the
speech.
Mr.. Robinson inquired whether mes
sage from Heaven was not in order in this
House.
The Speaker could not see what this bill
had to do with an inscription on tables Of
stone. Laughter.
Mr.. Robinson closed his remarks by an
appeal in favor Of humanity, kindness, and
charity TO the people Of the South, and by
quoting and adapting the following from
Moore
Oh would thou vert near me, my Southern brothe-;
love thee dear the son Of my mother
J am lonely and sad since the day that parted
My lips have the tone of a maid broken hearted
But come, from the future fresh flowers will gather,
And wen sing the sweet songs of freedom together
/ Mr.. Logan (Rep., Ill., got the floor, and
began to criticise severely the Democratic
members who plead SO earnestly for their
Southern brethren. They might be the
brethren of those gentlemen, but they were
no brethren of bis. Applause.l Two
Irishmen meeting on opposite SIDES during
the late war, the Union soldier asked the
Rebel why he was fighting on that side
"ArraiI, said the Rebel Irishman, sis
not this the Demmycratic siie?' Laugh
teri He was afraid the gentleman from
Brooklyn (Robinson) had not got beyond
that yet. He maintained that the only
way TO reconstruct the Rebel State was by
military authority, and the only objection
he had to the bill was that il did not de-
clare that their State Governments had
been destroyed by themselves, did not er-
move every State office, whether elected
or appointed by Andrew johnson, and
place the States under the rule of military
officers.
Mr.. Eldridge (Wis.) inquired whether
Mr.. Logan would yield now to his amend
t ment abolishing the Constitution.
: Mr.. Logan said he would yield to no
man who was in favor of Aattening OFT the
|, Constitution Of the United States. The
bill approached bis theory but did not GO
SO far as he would go. Referring to Mr..
t Robinson's allusion to Gen. Grant for the
next Presidency, he said if he were Gen
Grant and wanted TO be President, be
would invite the gentleman quietly hot to
, mention his name publicly any more.
t Laughter That was not the way Presi-
: dents were made--by their enemies put
ting them in nomination. That was the
: way Presidents were killed off in THEN
chances for the Presidency. He could not
d say that that was the gentleman's object
: but if he (Robinson) were real friend Of
9 Gen. Grants he would say to him: "Don'l
mention his name in connection with your
e organization for the Presidency, if you dc
!. you will certainly kill him." There is nc
!, question about that; he thought it re-
t markable thing to find gentleman who
5 was friend of Jefferson Davis. also
S friend of Gen. Grant.
g Mr.. Eldridge suggested the name o.
e Horace Greedy.
: Mr.. Logan remarked that he did moi
D suppose that Horace Greeley was tn,
t friend of Gen. Grant; he was the friend
b of Jefferson Davis.
e In the course of some criticism on mem
q bers of the Democratic party. Mr.. Nib
4 lack fDem., Ind, asked Mr.. Logan wheth
$ er he had not, in the Summer Of 1856
after the Rebellion commenced, vote,
S against expelling John b. Clark of Mis-
t souri, from the House for disloyalty.
: Mr.. Logan said he did not know whe,he
he had or not ; at all events, there was n,
proof at that time of Clark being engaged
e in the Rebellion, and he (Mr. Niblack
It knew it.
is Mr.. Niblack said he was not then ,
r. member.
MIR. Logan begged pardon. He nov
r. recollected that that was the time the gen
1t tleman was beaten.
, Mr. Niblack said he never was beaten
!. lie did not run at that time.
;, Mr.. Logan remarked that that was much
/ the same thing. He had been accused If