The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-05

~SsSoiE' 1ISy uIe mounting II not In
once. out OF office they are miserable,
wretched, God-forsaken, as uncomfortable as
that famous stump-tailed bull III fly time.
Laughter. This whole trouble arises from
the persistent determination of one of the
sent!eman's family to sit in this body.
why, Mr.. Speaker the cringing sneak
thief, who picks your pocket or steals your
oVercoat, Is Christian gentleman compared
with that monster who would rob you of the
precious mantle of your reputation, and
leave you shivering before the contempt of
the world. The assassin who strikes YOU
down in your blood leaves at least your
memory sacred among men, and your grave
may be believed with the tears of affection.
But he who would assassinatc your reputa-
ton, who would strike at the life of your
character and befoul ycii, who would cover
you all over with night soil, is wretch
whom ii were base tlattery to call coward.
Beside such man, the MEMORY of Booth
grows respectablc>
Mr.. DoNSELLY then went on to refer to
the charge that he had changed his politics,
and declared, in answer to it, that he had
become Republican twelve years ago, and
that his Republican politics were almost CO.
cval with the birth of the party.
The hour allowed for debate having ex-
pircd, n motion was made that Mr.. Don
NELLY be allowed to proceed.
Mr.. WASIBURNE, of Illinois, again ex-
pressed the wish that the "party " might
be permitted to 90 on.
There being 10 objection,
Mr.. DONNELLY said I thank the
House. and "that other party" for the
courtesy. General laughter.l I will not
notice all the charges which crawl over the
surface of the letter as vcrmin crawl over
the body of some beggar. But there is one
other personal charge-that have changed
my name. The intention of the gentleman
is to give out, not only that was fugitive
from justice, but that l was travelling UNI
der an alias. Mr.. Speaker, l was, within a
few hours after my birth, baptised IONA
TIuS DoNNELLY. | am lGNATIGs DoNNELLY
to-day, and, with God's help, expect to
remain so until the end of my career. IF
should ever be inclined to change my name,
it seems to me would take that Of Elihu.
General laughter, and enjoyment of the
scene OH both sides of the House,
Mr.. WASHBURNE was understood to say
that then he would change his name.
Mr.. DONNELLY retorted: If | thought
the gentleman would change it, it would be
| an inducement to nc to retain it; but what
Is the meaning of that attack 1t means
this =: The gentleman has cracked his whip
over menu ers Of this House, and has been
the NEURAL successor here Of those old
slave lords who used to crack their whips
here. His vaulting ambition has overlcaped
/ itself. Not satisfied to assail us here, to
vituperatc us here, he is going to mould the
next Congress, and he is sailing into oul
districts to tell the people whom they shall
not select. My friend, Mr.. PRICE, meets in
the newspapers Of his district the assaults
| Of the gentleman. He is ranging the whole
vast amphithcatre. Why docs he do this
There is simple explanation, which ii
given out in my district, and which is one
of the great arguments why they should
send the distinguished gentlcman's brother
to this House-namely, that he owns Gene.
raj Grant that he carries Ulysses $. Gram
! IN his breeches pocket.
Why, sir, he already feels on his shoul'
ders the cares of empire. He is already
forccasting cabinets, dispensing foreign mis-,
sions, setting men up and pulling them
down. We can apply to him the language
of Cleopatra to Mark Anthony: g In hls
every walk crowns and crownets, empires
and islands, are like plates dropped from
his pocket" Has he not lived in the same
town with General Grant, and should he
not, therefore, per force, be the Warwick
the king-maker, the power behind the
throne? never could account for that sim
gular fact, that he lived in the same town
with General Grant, except on that great
principle of compensation which runs
through the created world. The town Of
Galena having for SO many years endured
the gentleman, God Almighty felt that no.
thing less than Ulysses S. Grant could ba'
lance the account. Laughter Josh Bill,
lings, talking of compensation, says: 1t is
a question whether the satisfaction Of
scratching will not pay a man for the pun
ishment of having the Itch" | leave the
gcntleman's constituents to apply the para
bic.
We had General Grant up in Minnesota
and, of course, the distinguished gentle
man from Illinois was with him, and when
General Grant was serenaded, the gentleman
from Illinois stuck his head out of the win
dow and thanked the crowd; and when they
rode in an open barouche together, and the
crowd hurrahed, the gentleman from lii.
nois laid his hand upon his heart and bowed
his profound acknowledgements. The people
out there were in great doubt which was
Grant and which was Washburne, and they
came to the conclusion that the quiet little
gentleman must be the fourth-class polltl-
clan, and that the pretentious, fussy lndl'
vidual must be the conqueror OF Lee
[Laughter.l Old Jesse Grant, it is said, re-
marked on that occasion "Pears to me
that Washburne thinks he owns Lysses, but
he don't own me-not by darned sight"
Laughter Shall the two names 60
down into history together-Grant and
Washburne? Why, Mr.. Speaker, the IN
tellect of Grant is like some of those an
cicnt warehouses in the great cities OF the
Older World where floor rises above floor,
and cellar descends below cellar, all pack
cd full to overlooking with the richest mer-
chandise. The intellect Of the gentleman
from Illinois is like some of those estao-
lishments that we see on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., where the whole stock in trade OF the
merchant is spread out in the front WIN
dow, and over it label: Anything III
this window for one dollar" Laughter.
He is the Cheap John Of legislation and
that he should attempt to rule and sway
General Grant is not consistent with pro
liabilities. Lord Dundreary was once ask
ed why it was that a dog wags his tail.
"Why," says his lordship, the reason is,
because the dog is greater than the tail"
eff it were otherwise" says that profound