The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-07
this House, and has been the natural success
sor here Of those old slave lords who used to
crack their whips here.
His vaulting ambition has o'erleaped itse

this House, and has been the natural success
sor here Of those old slave lords who used to
crack their whips here.
His vaulting ambition has o'erleaped ITSELF
Not satisfied to assail US here, to vituperate
| us here, he is going to mould the next Con-
gress, and he is sailing into our districts to tell
the people whom they shall elect and whom
they shall not elect. My friend (Mr. Price)
meets in the newspapers of his district the
assaults Of the gentleman. He is ranging the
whole vast amphitheatre. Why does he do this2
There is a simple explanation which is given
out in my district, and which is one ,of the
great arguments why they should send the
distinguished gentleman's brother to this
house-namely, that he Owls General Grant
and that ne carries Q; s. Grant in his breeches
pocket. Why, sir, he already feels on his
shoulders the cares Of empire. He is already
forecasting cabinets, disposing of foreign mis-
sions, setting men up and putting them down.
Has he not lived in the same town with Gene
raj Grant, Should he not, therefore, perfo1ce
be the Warwick, the Gng-msker, the power be-
hind the throne? Inever could account for the
with General Grant except on that great princi-
pie of compensation which runs through the
created world. The town Of GaleDa having for
90 many years endured the gentleman, God
Almighty felt that nothing less than Ulysses
s. Grant could balance the account. laugh
ter.) Josh Billings, talking Of compensation,
says: ..'It is a question whether the satisfac-
punishment Of the itch.ps leave the
gentleman's constituents to apply the
parable. I bow in profound admiration
before the genius Of Ulysses 8. Grant. 1
recognise him as the greatest, bray
est, and wisest intellect Of this generation. I
cannot think that he will degenerate into be-
coming puppet to be played by wires held in
tho ho Ddo NJ ho oynrof1oma1, from Illinois nr
that he would degenerate into hind Of hand
organ to be toted around on the back of the
gentleman from Illinois, while his whole fami-
ly sit on the top Of the machine grinding and
catching pennies like troupe Of monkeys.
General and continuous laughter.) would
say to Ulysses 8. Grant, if it was in my power
to whisper anything in bis ear, to take counsel
when he said, 'You all expect to get into
heaven by holding on to my coat tail; but III
fool you all, I'll <year o monkey jacket"
Laughter.) Genera Grant has got to wear
that political monkey jacket. We had Gene
raj Grant up in Minnesota, and Of icourse
the distinguished gentleman from Illinois
was with him; and when General Grant was
serenaded the gentleman from Illinois stuck his
head out of the window and thanked the
crowd, and when they rode in an open ba.
rouche together and the crowd hurrahed, the
gentleman from Illinois laid his hand upon
his heart and bowed his profound acknowledg.
ments. The people out there we're IN great
doubt which was Grant and which Washburne,
and they came to the conclusion that the quiet
little gentleman must be the fourth class poll
tician, and that the pretentious, fussy individu-
al was the conqueror Of Lee. tLaughter.) Old
Jesse Grant, it is said, remarked on that occa-
sion: ",Pears to me that Washbprne thinks he
owns Tysses, Dut he don't own me, not by
darned sight" Gaughter.) Shall the two
and Washbrrne? Why, MIR. Speaker, the in.
tellect OF Grant is like some of those ancient
warehouses in the crest cities of the Old World,
where floor rises above floor and cellar de-
ecends below cellar, oil packed fu'l to over
flowing with the richest merchandise. The
intellect Of the gentleman from Illinois 1s
like some OF those establishments that we
see in Pennsylvania avenue, where the whole
stock in trade Of the merchants spread
out in the front window and over it .
label, "Anythiug in this window for one dollar"
(Laughter.) he is the "Cheap John" Of legis-
lation, and that be should attempt to rule and
sway General Grant is not consistent with
probabilities. Lord Dundreary was once ask
ed why it was that dog wags his tail. why"
says his lordship, "the reason is because the
wise" says that profound thinker, '.the tail
would wag the dog" (Laughter.) Here was
an instance, Mr.. Speaker, where the smallest
kind ofa rat terriers tail attempts to wag q
Newfoundland dog.
WHAT 1s THOUGHT OF CONGRESSIONAL BLACK
GUARDIsM.
The Washington correspondent Of the Balti.
more Sun writes
The records of Congress Will be sought in
vain for anything 80 dsgraceful as the scene
of Yesterday, when "by unanimous consent"
the grossest and most ill-mannered personali-
ties we're indulged in-tbe language being
such as to elicit rebuke from the Speaker,
who characterized it as dishonorable to the
House OF Representatives, and stated that
although tolerated by The House, he could not
consent that it should go upon the record un-
accompanied by his protest. This disgraceful
conduct on Saturday was confined to the "hap.
DIV family" Of Radicals, one Of the principal
actors being Mr. Elihu B. Washburne, OF Iii.
nois, the man who Of all others should set Q
good example BY reason Of his sixteen years
service in Congress. The other participant is
a comparatively young man-Mr. lgnat!us
Donnely, Of Minnesota, now serving his third
term in Congress.
It is very pertinently suggested to-day that
in view Of what transpjred in the House on
Friday and Saturday, "by unanimous consent"
the Impeachment managers should be request
ed to withdraw such OF the impeachment arti-
cles as charge the President with crime for the
speeches delivered at st. Louis, Cleveland and
elsewhere. Messrs. Washburne and Donnely,
who voted for the articles will certainly not de-
sire to have the President convicted OF using
sea adslous matter in speech, after the dis
play they made in the House yesterday.