The Portland daily press., 1867-07-23


Senator Fcssradens Hspiy 70 Chandler.
We copy from Perley's dispatch to the
Boston Jaurnal the following sketch of sena-
tor Fessendeu's rcmarks, alluded to IN yester-
DAVIS repor. &c ihe Congressional proceedings
Saturday:
a Mr. Fcssenden. IN reply to Mr.. Chandler,
s,iJ be Lal been accustomed to sitting here
ard lkieniag 70 these prepared attacks upon
several gentlemen, and particularly himself
e,,,ail,s iEoasas the Senator from Michigan
What could be say in reply 10 such remarks?
From any other Senator he should have no
doubt known, LAT in regard 10 what had been
SD by that Senator just now he was at loss
g. know ius, what 10 say. Ii was evident
Tat the speech was prepared, and intended as
"a attack upon himself Mr.. Fessendenl He
hal alluded 20 him over AID over again as ~the
Coa~sTNa iige senator from Maine" and In
connection With that allusion bad gone ON 10
desefiLe several OCCASIONS on which the Con
seryatives had endeayo1ed 81 unite with the
Democrats la order ~ overthrow the Republi-
can part applying the same term 10 them
that he had applied 10 him. Now
1. ~ impossible Tor me W mistake
the aiin aud object of the Senator;
Tcre can b. m mistake about II In the MIND
IL any one. have been aware for sonae time
that the senator, and some other Senators IN
this body. designed deliberately, IL they could,
10 iniurc my standing and position - much as
it night b. done ia the Party Ia which have
the honor 20 belong. This Is not the FIRST at
1ss..k nsade upon me by that senator aud his
ffiea.ls. 4 ana aware thai that senator land
IA. "a not the only oncl has taken pains pri-
vatcly 90 represent me unfaxorabiy because
DO not agree with him AMI some others In
thcir motions with reterence 10 the conduct of
public afalrs. u has not been confined 10
this body and the other House bat il has even
saaa ilto the reporters offices. where have
eosn denounced Ia the same way, and divers
ami snndry eiaquers had gone on in the same
way. But my notion is that the reputation of
paoiie man will take care of itself, and that
whea he does right the public win so determ-
Dir. Fessenden then said that he received the
Other day from the city of Detroit, where Mr..
chandler resides, il slip from newspaper in
which he was denounced as opposing iinpeach-
inent because he had SO many friends and rel
atives in Office. That accusation had gone the
rounds. It had been repeatedly stated that he
was ready to sacrifice his public duty for the
sake OF those friends and relatives. It was
charged that ne had forty relatives in office
de had three brothers in office, neither OF
whom had been appointed at his lMr Fessen.
den's) request, or by his solicitation or suoges
ton. One of them was the superintendent
of marine hospital, who was appointed by
| Secretary Chase as mark of regard for an
honored father. Another brother was post
master in Maine, and not only had he
not recommended him., but he had pos
| itively refused to recommend him =
| He had another brother who was an Examiner
OF Patents. He had not recommended him
and The first intelligence he had received of III.
| appointment was through the newspapers. =
He would say with regard to each of his broth
ers that he believed they would despise him il
their hearts if they thought that he would sac
rifiee an iota of his belief or hold his tongue
on their account or to keep them in office. Ht
had been twitted with the fact that his SOM
| were generals in the army God gave hin
| Jour sons, three of whom volunteered Tn,
other volunteered ALSO but his health brok,
down and he was obliged to return home
hls Youngest son fell in battle; another hat
his arm shattered and leg shot off; the third wa
not wounded. He never asked the appointment
OF one of them to any position in the army
| Ihey got. their own recOmme ndatiOns from
their superior officers, and were promote,
through their exertions. They are now out o
the service entirely. He had thought it rathe
hard that newspapers Of his own party shout,
abuse him for having sons who distinguish,
themselves in the war, one of whom was kille,
and another shattered; because they serve,
their country well, and were raised to a higl
rank, which he Dir. Fessenden) believed the,
i deserved, and had never heard it said that the
| did not, 1t was rather hard that he should b,
abused by papers of his own party for what al
other men had been believed entitled to credi
ior. he had forgotten another case. While h
I was Secretary Of the Treasury he appointed
cousin of his to a $4,000 clerkshlp. This wa
the length ard breadth of his otfenses. He ha,
| been twitted with these things by newspaper
one from the city of Detroit. He could cas-
/ ny guess at whose suggestion that was done
| lie had been called conservative, Let Sen
ators turn to his record and find where he had
/ failed to do his duty, S"Confidence in A ndrev
Johnsonop No sin. tits want Of confidence
| IN those who assume to direct where they have
not the capacity, that actuates me and others
| If he FessendenD was Conservative because
of his vote on the adjournment last spring bf
was glad to be Conservative in company witt
| the Senator from New York (Mr. Conklingl
| the Senator from Illinois (Mrs Trumbull) and
one, Of the Senators from Massachuse it's (Mr
| Wilson, and great many others he NIGH
| name Why then was this attack made upor
HIM? Because he happened to act with q de
cided majority of this body upon this question
Senators mus be at liberty to act according t.
their own Judgment in such matters, He hai
| no lear whatever OF the most critical examin
| alton of his course here in the Senate, and ou
| of it, upon this question, as upon any other--
| Hewonld leave his public character to tax,
care Of itself If he had the slightest idea tina
anything that the Senator from Michigan
| could say would affect it before the people o
| this country he should lock upon himself Will
| contempt which he did not feel
In conclusion, Mr.. Fes2enden said the time hat
come when there was very serious difierenc,
| OF opinion IN Congress upon very importan
| question. He had considered that upon tina
| question it was not proper for Senator to ex
| pless an opinion or even to form one. His ides
| Was that men who might be called to act al
| judges should keep themselves from anything
| that might be supposed to influence their deci
sion in advance. With regard to this great
| question, as a matter of policy, as q matter Of
good sense, he had not withheld his opinior
from his friends, and perhaps that opinion was
well known to the Senate. But should the
question come before the Senate he trusted hi
should be able to meet it calmly and vote upor
| 1T fairly. whether with the majority t1o
nority. i''4s ac4GgC) L. s93ss1slaif-3 sa58 q