The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-07
SENATOR sPRAGUE'S OFFENSIVE
SPEECH.

SPEECd-
The Geographic report Of the
Sprague- abbott imbroglio served to
whet the appetite of newspaper readers
for full information with regard 70 " hat
was actually said and done at the time
indicated. We end in the Washington
Chronicle o. the 22d ult, a condensed
report of those proceedings, and ii
would seem therefrOm that during the
session of Thursday, the 22nd of April,
Senator Nye rose and made some re-
marks defensive of himself, the Senate,
the legal profession and General
Burnside, all of whom had been attack
ed in Sprague's speech cf the Goth of
March ; that following Eye. Chandler Of
Michigan spoke in highly compliment
tary terms OF burnside, as also did M.
Abbott of North Carolina, and Morton
of Indiana. Mr., Sprague then took the
floor and eased his mind the following
strain. We quote from the Chronicle
report;
Mr.. Sprague then obtained the floor. lie
did not propose to reply to the defence Of
General Burnside Just made on the foor
He would let his own words stand. His line
OF defence did not lead him in that direc
ton. The Senator from Nevada was to-day
privileged to utter his defence in the in
-, ~ j
and the Senate by postponiag the motion to
60 into executive sessiOn-thus giving the
Senator from INeraoa-had again declared
themselves on the side of monOpolistS and
millionaires, as against the truth and the
people. \ few days ago the presiding officer
Mr.. Anthony was forced TO come to the
rescue of his hackers and owners, and, under
a special plea Of privilege. WHICH constltu-
tionally belonged 70 the members of this body
themselves, his colleague deemed 1t ncces-
sarv to make an issue of truth and vcracity
between q fellow-Senator, standing here
under solemnitv of his oath, and protected
by the panoplv Of his constitutional privileges,
and certain outside barbarians, who we're no
more entitled tC recognition on this t0Or
than the cut threats and thieves who lnfest the
stews and slums of their CITY. Why not dc the
same for Comm odore Vanderbilt or the in
famous Fiske. Jr. Who of MS fellow Sen
ators mad been retained TO defend nonopo-
lists and the representatives, OF million dol
lars: Was there anything lett in the Con-
stitution of our fathers tina. vet remained
sacred, against which they dared not raise
their parricidal hands How the mighty
have fallen How the majority Of this ex-
allied Senate ANONYMOUSLY and shamefully
bslttled this hi herto august body. In answer
to the TRADES ofthe Senators from Nevada
and North Carolina he was reminded Of a
Little illustration. In his travels from the
centre here into the rural districts, through
the woods and farms of the surrounding
chance brought him to = place
where he discovered looking up large mas
IF and a mons-el pnppy dog. The little
dog mored ca with rapidly from behind, |
ut a kick sent hi.a a'Tay bowling to
take shelter by his larger compani N.
The Senate couia apply the illustration.
Thev would observe now the puppy dog. |
encouraged By the mastif and the shadow OF
his hacker, ran rapidly alarmed at II ten1er-
i:y. while the overgrown mGstiff followed. |
his was 10 time for such words as had ]
been uttered here criticising his conduct III
defence OF the interests of this country. A
grand mistake had been made as to his 20 +,
sit;on on this great question, lie clair--cG .
no peculiar merit for himself. He did not /;
feel that he was the representative Eguie- |
head. ne was the mere agent on IL oiruNeEt /
of Divine Providence to set up great and |
glorious work NJ progress and reform. !,
was not his fault that tie wouid-be Senator /
ial leaders were not up to the times. As !
matter Of course he must expect to be rev
lied and prosecuted as alternately drunk and !
crazy, yet he assured the country, as s.,
Paul spoke before Agripoa. lie spoke forth |
. the words Of truth and sobeInesS," The /
Yss drunk or crazy. or both, there was be-
b ind hira multitude which no man could /
number, who were equally drunk and insane.
II seems to us that this is about the
1astiest, most insulting and unmanner!y /
Trade Tat was ever let loose in the
Senate cfthe United States. Sprague
ought to have been spanked" as Nye
uggested.