The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-01
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
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lives OH Saturday OH Republication,


lives OH Saturday OF Republication,
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Mr., CnTLtDAY, Of Kentucky, made a
..,,,s', in iayor Of tho doctrine set forth III
A., Ffrycy>'s speech before the recess
,.,,,,i.atioa of the national dcbt) for the
,,.osous sci forth by MIR. MUNGES. aud Tor
..lay reasons which he proceeded TO assign.
,,,(nyT;az 70 Mr.. VOORHEES, speech OF trl-
.,,- te said lie wss not only edited, but
s.-i',v entertained at the remarks OF his
,*crIy..};s;incuishci Democratic friend.
81. r.,s r9pg;ya!ca with his logic, and struck
r...,,,.l,s.. rs i were II the gorgeous splen-
..-. .. his imagination. depicting the nor.
,..,s ;l,p wrongs, aud the injuries inflicted
,.,.,. i,e pcaple Ivy the hanl-ho!derS. his
49,, hnwcvcr. wn> not conVincin@. There
49, IN Inconsistency III muck that nc SAID,
,,l,..,. Il il co,ld be reconciled with what
81, l.t said elsewhere, would wipe out the
.[,nc;og ,wo-tl,irls Of his speech, and make
lie speech only directly in the interest OF
The formulation theory which he Mr.. COL
,rAl} advocated to-day. 1t that speech
,r.,ycI ANYTHING, II proved that the contract
-. Mt hind the people, because they had
~; received any moral or legal considcra-
ION. he adopted his friends argument in
.,..,.... q; his own theory. His friend de-
-. rel ;Aat he was not rcrltdiatoT, and
49,; ti.c whole force Of his figures and ar
.,.,...t VAS 70 show the immortality and
S,,....cc cf tlc bonded debt. No man
,.,ly read the gcutleman's speech, outside
taa; rar; o! it in which he declared
l....a.s ! lry,lia;or, and dream that he
l.ln,, swappei places with himself (Mr.
U..LsrAY}.
N.. NORTHEASTERN the gentleman not
a..r,,ia:c tie difference?
.,r. GGLiAN.lI declined TO Yield.
f!7. NOTWITHSTANDING the gentleman
ire, ~; appreciate the difference between
,.. r.. VIA. We owe and paying what we
4, "o, C"r,
Mr.. uunLADAI.-The gentleman made
.,.u,42nt in iayor Of reputation much
,...- I'D stronger than can hope TO
PIKE. :!oit i. Il was rs good aspcech
IT,. ra,r.,,2,iun rs ! can desire. If the
...;.. man from Indiana submitted en-
;;..lr to the naked question OF contract, il
W., rlaiu case that the bondholder held
=, b5'l> according To the legal contract
!. L., Tx the ether portion of the argu-
..n.r. ...at t.ere was no consideration, that
;...s va: usurv and cXtortion, then the
....uau was squarely upon his (Mr.
,.ft.". j PLATFORM, ana mat gentleman
I'D a." l2MoETAiic parry were upon his
..,'l"m, "!'hought they haa not the courage
:. -. :" ~ iAe 1ace o! me country.
N.. tIl'iio"h.--Ihc gentleman having
,...gs such charge, VIII lie no" alio" me
. "or!
M.. nGLLADAT declined to yield.
Mr.. LADNibGE.-l mast say that
c1@-:.er tie gtHtlcnGn's course as rainier
,uH ,Is.!,.
NJ. '"2"iifa>.-S2 90 !.
NJ. thi.AApAl .-4nc gentleman Eas Il
r.-!J to ."iA his own estimate OF what
constitutes c1"arulee; AMI, Il he desire IT,
Ill - are ";h"r theatres on winch he may
Low IL h7-dAcSs, nnd other means By
"A.~h h" my testify II, than ~ making
-url !; statement.
Nr. HLDi;ipGE.-l only referred TO cow
#l.j e. n debate.
,.~. Grl.ntDAI.-Ir return the words o.
~. ~,,{!cfaan in the spirit in which they
.r, o!rv.l. presume he does moi mean
:. i,.n!.c couarHicc to ne. If he aud the
.r.iI,;nan from Indiana mean to make such
"n i'ul5.;acion, | def them, morally: So
l."'ly. politically. and intellectually.
Nr. ELrEiDGE.-lOu don't show it.
NJ. tN!LADAi proceeded with his
frcnch. and Claimed that Mr.. Butler, OF
massachusetts,. was himself n practical re-
,.}i.;1r, ~ announced in speech of his
y ,Irlv. 1868. II which ne tNlr. Butler)
i.ag the mound Of couai t2xation or repu
v;r..pu.
tir. t!.U followed III & speech against
,p,Htitu,ion. iii .cntimc from Che views q
l>srs. Murecn ana G"l!adAy.
lEr. ELDEiDGE took the floor and denied
the r.,I.;c! tic gentleman from Kentucky
fl, Aar..a hin. o. his associates with stand
in a., f. AIR. GalIaday's) platform, with
al i,..,.uo the COURAGE or the manhood to
a--.,i Il. lie had never hcsitatcd TO de-
,.r,.,. HE nos,;i,u which he maintained on
,lr.c fuaarial aucstionS.
Mr.. DAVIS desired 10 hear the gentle
NAN STAKE VIVA; that position was.
Air. L:.D&lDGE informed him that II he
would hc patient lie would hear it. Refer
ring - his remark 70 Mr.. GoLLADAi, nc
stii THAI that remark did not call IN ques'
ton the physical courage Oh the gentleman
os biz moral courage, but his courage IN &c,
bate. The Democratic party had expressed
Is y.cwa III no uncertain words on the
question OF currency ana finance. The en-
,Ior<cmcnt on the fvc-1o!lar bill vas that
il was a lcgal-tcnder for all debts, public;
AM pr;Eate, except duties On imports ana
interest ca tho public debt, and was recelv-
atlc on Ell bonds and loans made to the
United States. Was there any uncertain
sound in that : Was there any want OF
rcuarc in it: The venerable leader OF the