Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-03-02
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hAliVAi NtNAlnN AND a rtAlfiiNu
llErLY--A llrconp or SiNrY YrAns
CoNpAnfp WIN Rrconn OF NiNr.
During recent debate in The Sen.
ate, Mr.. Morril, Of Vermont, made
u most insulting and nwarranted
attack upon the Democratic party,
which was very justly rcbuked by
Mr. Salisbury, Of Delaware;
Mr., Morril, Of Vermont have
neetly as much confidence in the
rebels of the Sou'h in relation to our
financial policy as ! have in tho Dem
ocralic party. | believe that they
will support the honor of the country
about as faithfully, perhaps, az well
as the Democratic party, aud when il
comes to the question Of the enamel.
patton Of the colored raoeat the South
| believe the Southern rebels will
DO as true, if not trucr, to the
cause Of Freedom than the Northern
Democracy.
Mr.. Salisbury Mr.. President, the
silence of the Democratic members of
this body during this debate has on
several occasions met with animad
versions on tho other side. | for my.
self, sir, am tired of it, or rather, |
should say, am tired Of some things
which constantly, Notwithstanding
our silence, have been in reference to
the party to which | belong. There
has not been u single day since this
debate commenced that some persons,
very wise in their own conceits, have
not seen proper TO speak in very dis
paraging terms OF the Democratic
party. We have heard TO day from
one Senator that he has more conf.
dcncc in the people OF Virginia than
he has in the Democratic party
| do not know what his confidence in
the people Of Virginia is, but bis re-
mark evidently was intended to mean
that there was not much confidence to
be reposed either in the people Of Nir-
ginia or the Democratic party. ! am
exceedingly sorry that that Senator
made that remark, showing his want
of confidence in the two million of
Democrats in the United States Sir,
when those two millions Of Democrats
shall hear it, when the telegraph shall
flash the news TO them, | am afraiI
they will be terribly panied; / am
not afraid they will weep at the idea
that confidence from SO distinguished
source cannot be accorded to them.
Sir il is time that such remarks had
ceased TO be made in the Senate of
the United States, especially when
nothing is said on our part to provoke
them. Who cares for tho lack ofcon.
fdence thus expressed Z Whom does
it hurtg Mr.. President, when the
party to which these Senators belong
has done as much TO exalt the char.
acier of the nation, TO build it up, to
make II respected at home aud honor
ed abroad, as the Democratic party
has done for it, then il will be time
for them to insist upon a comparison
between their party and the Demo.
cratic party Sir, the Democratic ar.
~ took the management of your
country in hand when you numbered
but fifteen States and some five or six
million people. Every foot of terrific.
ry that has ever been added to the
United States, has been added by
Democratic administrations. Every
foreign war that has been fought, he.
roically fought, every triumph over n
foreign foe that has ever been achieved
has been achieved under Il Democratic
administration. What has the Re
publican party done that its advocates
should taunt Democrats on this floor
with a want Of fidelity to the country
or that il should set itself up as the
great Judge Of the Democratic party
A brief existence Of eight or nine
years land dcluged in blood al.
most every acre Of your sell freshened
with graves; oebt amounting to
billions Of dollars a people crushed to
the earth by onerous taxation, and
every safeguard Of civil and conslitu.
tional liberty set at defiance, ignored
aud trampled upon. These are its
achievements. Non cannot look at
the history Of the Democratic party
and charge it with the violations Of
the Fundamental law Of the land OF
which your party have been guilty
During the period Of sixty years that
the Democratic party administered
the affairs Of this government il never
arrested one-no, not even the hum
blest American citizen, and tried him
on a criminal accusation, except by
due process Of law. No mans house
was ever invaded, except under legal
authority, during the whole sixty
years that the Democratic party ad.
ministercd the government not one
public press was ever suppressed This
party Of yesterday, when they came
into power, found constitution un.
der which the people Of this country
had lived for scventy-fvc or eighty
years in the enjoyment Of all the blcs.
sings OF civil aud constitutional liber.
/ ty; they found this constitution, made
by the great and wise men who laid
the foundations of your government
deep in the principles Of Unconstitutional
liberty, and without any experience
in so great work they set TO worl,
patching it up, until now, it the great
men who made IL could rise from the
dead, or descend from Heaven, they
would scarcely recognize the instru.
mout they had made. But, sir. will
not, unless further provoked, indulge
longer in this line Of remark, 1t is
foreign, admit, to the subject which
ought to be the Legitimate subject mn.
der discussion / have only made
these remarks because, day after day,
we in the minority Of this chamber
have heard dcnunciations OF the party
to which il is our pride and our honor
to belong, by gentlemen on the other
side of the chamber. Sir, If blows
are hereafter given, blows shall be
retsrncd.
TnuH owN WITNESS - Senator
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