The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-02-18
That Congressional "Spat.u

That Congressional "spat,"
just now the press Of the United
States, both Republican aud Demo.
cratic, is indulging in feelings Of
poignant anguish over what they are
pleased to call the disgrhoo-shamo-
ful Disgrace Of the nation because
certain members Of the House, saw
e to set lhek "backs ppn at a ruling
of Hon. Ben. Wade in regard to rc.
ceiviug tho vote Of Georgia.
The history Of the matter is some
what like the following; AT the ap.
pointed day, both Houses Of Con-
grcss met for the purpose of counting
the Presidential vote. When the
vote Of GeorgiS was called, Butler
arose in his might aud mado objec-
tion to its being counted. This OBJ.
lection was promptly oyerruiod by the
Vice President, whcreupon Con. But.
Ter threw up his head, succzod once
or twice, showed up his sleeves over
his shirt cuffs, sneezed again, closed
his eyes a degree moro than was
customary, aud was prepared to do
battle for right-or what was the
the same for his way of doing things.
He presented such a bold front aud
showed such disposition to do aud
die for his opinion, that others of
the lesser lights we're cmboIdened to
back him up, aud put in their oars to
keep the House from being imposed
upon. Then commenced the "dis.
graceful scene" Bon. would not
submit to he put down. There was
some rights in that joint convention.
Those rights were being imposed up.
on. That Ben. couldn't stand. His
hackers, as soon as they found he
couldn't put up with that outrage,
found that they couldn't either
Then followed war Of words. Then
did those champions of the rights of
the House present parliamentary OBJ
jectiOnsi laugh at Bens digs at grave
aud omnipotent Senators, groan at
his repeated rebuffs by the Vice
President; cheer whom he announced
that they, rather than tho Senators,
were the direct representatives of the
people, aud shout with delight when
he announced that he would never
quietly submit TO- allow these same
rights Of tho people to bo tramplod
upon no ! never, as longas have
the power TO raise my voice, to ges.
ture with my arms-never never
till TN cold in death.
And the battle went bravely on
Ben. talked, his hackers shouted OBJ.
jsctions to his opponents, aud the
crowds in tho halls of the House
laughed and jeered to see how much
like the common mob their represen-
tatives could act.
But the result was against the
Hon. Ben, Butler. Hon. Beu. Wade
was Vice President Of the
Joint Convention aud continually
ruled against him. The vote was
counted, aud, consequently, the rights
of Hon, Bsa. Butler, his hackers aud
the people whom they represented
were imposed upon.
This mode Of procedure may have
becua disgrace to the nation, but we
fail to see it in exactly that manner,
The partakers in il disgraced them
Selves-vs don't believe in dividing
that disgrace. aud puttinsauy part Of
it on the nations shoulders,
The whole thing was extremely
silly on the part of the NAL contents.
All Of them, Notwithstanding they
laid such stress on the fact that they
were, .galiko the Senate, the direct
representatives, Of the people, would
SO their bottom dollar" TO get a
place IN Abe Senate. They forgot
that, since their election, they had In
fact ceased to b0 representatives Oi
the people, but rather represented
themselves and almost any good pay
ing job that camoluR g
Taken altogether, ths-matter is one
huge joke ON the lively aud vigorous
members who took part in 1t. They
made fools Of themselves, did not
gain their oud and constituted them
selves laughing stock for the country
Hon. Ben. Wade did right in tho
premises, and honor is due him.