The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-02-02

ton as Congress held and claimed Con-
gress with the help of God and of the
loyal people of the country, would exercise
power to place her back again where she
had been. He did not know what new
light the gentleman from Ohio had got
which influenced him to support the bill
from the Senate, which was substantially
the bill reported by the Reconstruction
Committee.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH said he understood
very well the allusions made by Mr.. But
Ter to the acting Chairman Of the Recon-
struction Committee, and he had word
to say on that subject. He would not
allow himself to be instructed IN Repub-
hcanism by the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts tie had been Republican for
twenty-five years, when the gentleman
from Massachusetts, was chasing fugitive
slaves all over the State, Laughter and
clapping of hands on the Democratic side.
He had been doing all he could at the
Chicago Convention for the nomination of
Republican President, when the gentle
man from Massachusetts was at the
Charleston Convention voting for jeff
Davis Laughter He had voted for
the Republican party in 1850, when the
gentleman from Massachusetts was vOt-
ing for Breckinridge, of Kentucky. He
knew the gentleman, with his facility for
getting on the other side when his allies
deserted him, went over, and he knew his
conviction and conversion was so sudden
that it shamed that Of st. Paul. Laugh
ter. The lightning that blaZed around
him that focal blaze that Illuminated his
understanding, shamed into darkness the
light that shone around st. Paul. But he
knew that the gentleman was somewhat
! like Peter, when he deserted his master.
| His desertion was so recent that he was
obliged to curse and swear to make the
people believe his desertion was genuine
So the gentleman from Massachusetts, was
| obliged to be exceedingly radical in order
to make the people believe that his con-
version was genuine, Laughter. He
understood that gentleman's attack was at
the gentleman from Ohio, (Bingham) but
| he would probably. have named him too
only he knew that he (Farnsworth) had q
chance to reply.
Mr.. BUTLER said his reason was that
he held the floor by that gentleman's
courtesy, and therefore did not think it
well to arraign him at that time for his
sins Laughter
Mr.. FARNSW0RTH, continuing his re-
marks, reminded the House that Mr..
Butler had opposed him every time he
tried to introduce a bill for the admission
! of Virginia, and had stated the last time,
two days before the recess, that the Com
mittee wanted testimony.
Mr.. BUTLER remarked that the evi-
dence he then wanted was as to the rati-
fication of the Fifteenth Amendment.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH said that was
most remarkable, because three days be-
fore the Secretary of State had notified
Congress that Virginia had ratified the
Fifteenth Amendment. Laughter II
was the gentleman from Massachusetts,
who had barred the door against Virgins
and would bar it to-day but that he knew
it to be inevitable that the bill would pass
In conclusion, he said if he thought the
House would now concur, and refer the
matter to a Committee Of conference, he
would vote to non-eOncur; but as he wa!
satisfied the House would not, he woulC
vote to concur.
Mr.. WARD said he would support tht
Senate bill, as he understood it to contain
all the essential fundamental conditions
that were contained in the bill as reported
from the Reconstruction Committee.
Mr.. MORGAN opposed the substitute
and said that FORTS action toward Virgins
the Forty-frst Congress would be know
in history as the pertdious Congress
, Mr. cox took the same ground, ant
! asked the Republican side whether the,
would dare to stamp the brand ofinferior
ity on New York or Ohio that this bill
stamped on Virginia; whether they woul,
dare to interfere with the common schoo
, system of New York or Ohio?
Mr. LOGAN said he was one Of thos
, | who had voted for the admission of Vir
ginia free of conditions, and would do s
, again under similar circumstances. Bu
he would not inquire who it was that ha'
: been working in the lobbies of the Senat
to have the bill sent back to the House
} so that some gentleman might have an op
2 portunity of hagelling, in language pc
5 cuiar to himself, his fellow members
nor would he enter into personalities. II
: had not himself been Republican s
long as to allow moss to grow over him
p and therefore he did not propose to canvas
!. anybody's action; but neither would h
allow any other person to be censor owe
him He did not notice any inconsistenc
= in voting now for this bill on the yer
\ statement Of the gentleman from Massa
: ehusetts himself, that the conditions in
n posed were mere notice to Virginia tha
4 she had better behave herself
Messrs. FITCH and KELLOGG, VIII
t had originally supported Bingham's bil
announced their Intention without az
r proving of the. Senate bill to vote for 1t.
. Mr.. SPEAKER sarcastcally invited a
7 penitents to come at once, and make COZ
" fession.
. Mr.. FARNSWORTH'S motion W,
!" agreed to, and the Senate substitute COZ
- CURED in by strict party vote, yeas l3
e nays 81