The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-05-13
Radical Decenc,.

ton correspondence last week gives the |
following description of iigni6ed person
al controversy between two Republican
members of the House, Washbune, CT Hi |
nois, and Donnelly, Of Minnesota. As
specimen of parliamentary politeuess, de-
corum and decency it can hardly be excen- |
ed. Brick Pomeroy seems to have been
the model, but the artist surpassed their
great original" We quote:
An extraordinary scene occurred this ai-
ternoon 10 the HOUSE. After the return
from the Senate chamber, on the conclus
ion OF Mr.. Stanbery's argument, Mr.. Dom
nelly, of Minnesota, rose to q personal ex-
planation, and sent TO the Clerks desk
letter signed by Elihu B. Washburue, pub
lished in the St. Paul Press, TO which he
then proceeded to reply in a speech of over
an hours length. The speech aud Mr..
Washburne's reply we're certainly the most
violent ever heart in Congress within the
memory of any of its present members.
Mr.. Washburne's letter refers to a CON-
plant made by Donnelly against him for
obiecting to the Introduction of some bills
and in reply accuses Donnelly of venality
and corruption; denounces him as having
run away from Philadelphia to escape clinl-
inal charges, and with having changed his
name aud turned up as an office beggar in
Minnesota. 1t makes other serious accusa-
tiunS against him, and is throughout quite
bitter and severe in its tone.
Mr. Donnelly began by saying that tie
letter thus written by fellow member of
this House concerning him, and published
10 an influential paper in his district, con-
| tanned no less than twenty-seven distinct
and separate falsehoods. To these he pre-
ceeded to reply in order. He read the rec
ords concerning the bills in diipute; produc-
ed certificates from Postmaster King, of the
House, and others, as to his action; denies
the charges concerning his antecedents, and
read letter from Judge Brewster, of Phil>
adelphia, under whom he had studied law,
as to his career in that city, and the cir
cumstanccs of his leaving it. In this man
ner he went oyer and replied to the charg
IS Of Mr.. Washburne, and began an ex~
1 ceedingy bitter and personal onslaught on
| him. He said the motive of this assault
was to break him down in bis district and
to make room for Washburne S brother who
lived there and was anxious to come to
Congress. Every member of that family
considered he had an inalienable right to go
to Congress, or live in some way off of the
Government Every boy Of the family
when born was franked M. G. across its
shoulders, and the great grief of the family
was that the shoulders of none of them
had been found broad enough to hold that
more desirable flank U. S. S.
This particular Washburne was trying to
persuade the country that he ran the Grant
machine, and while he turned the crank he
wanted to have the rest OF the family mount
ed On top to serve as little monkeys to hand
in the pennies. 1t was true be and Grant
had lived in the same town, but that was
only to be accounted for on the philosophi~
cal doctrine of the theory Of compensation.
Galena bad been afflicted for many years
with so much shame and dishonor in hav-
ing Washburne live there that Providence
in order to compensate it for this disgrace
was compelled to give it as great man as
General Grant to restore the balance. He
described Washburne's appearance in Min
nesota with Grant, and said whenever the
crowd cheered for Grant, Washburn ap>
peared with his hand on his bosom and
bowed his heartfelt acknowledgements; that
finally the crowds were so bewildered they
supposed the fusSy, pretentious person who
was always putting hin self forward must b,
Grant aud that the retiring, modest person
in the corner who never said anything nus
be some unSnown individual who was &C
comparing him; that old Jesse Grant f
nally became disgusted, and declared tha
Washburne acted as if he owned Ulysses
But there was cne thing certain, he didn
own him. Washburne's idea that he man
aged Grant was like the idea of the dog
tt.il-that the dog didn't wag it, but it wag
ged the dog Washburne was hoping t
get into power by clinging to Grant Goa
tails, but he would come out as the mel
did who wanted in the old story to get into
heaven by clinging to the priest coat tail
the rriest beat them all by wearing mon
key jacket, and when Grant got into power
the Washburnes would find that he toc
wore monkey jacket.
Meantime this Washbnrne, by patien
Office seeking, had contrived to push into
some notoriety, but like the monkey thu
{ highor he climbed the more he showed hi
! tal. Mr.. Washburne had covered hin
g with filth and slime and night soil, but h,
D (Donnely) had never put his hand into th,
mans vomit but had shown the nature o
t his bile; he bad analysed the contents o
n his stomach and shown its peristaltic ac
) tion, aud exhibited the whole thing to th
| House.
D TIE above sentences give but a faint idel
of the nature Of the Speech which lastet
nearly an hour and half and parts O
/ which, although delivered in the prescnc
t Of good many ladies in the galleries, wer
unfit for publication. Donnelly spoke will
great vehcmence and commanded the closes
attention Of the House.