The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-03-09
DEMoGRATIG PARTY. 81,
An Uncalled for Attack BY a Radi-
cal Senator and a Scathing Reply

During a desatesinrthe u. 8. Sen.
ate recently. Mr., Morrill,, Of Vermont,
made an attack on the Democracy,
which. was ably defended by MIR.
Salisbury, of Delavars. We copy
from the Congressional Globe
Mi, Morrill, (of Vermont)-I have
nearly as much confidence in the reb.
els OF the South in relation to our
financial policy asI have4in tue Dem
ocratic party / believe that they will
support the honor of the uacountry
about as faithfully, perhaps as well
as the Democratic party; and'when II
comes to the question of the emancir
patton of the colored race at the
South, 1 believe that the Southern
rebels will be as true, If NOT truer, to
the cause of Freedom than the n ortiz
ern Democracy.
Ar. Sanlsbury-Mr; President, the
silence of the Democratic membersof
this body during this debate has on
several occasions met with animadver-
sions on the, other side! Il ior myself,
sill, Lam tired of il, or rather, Ishonld
say, I am tired Of some things which
constantly, Notwithstanding our 81
lcnce: hayelbeen said in reference 80
the party TO which n oBeiong d: There
has not been a single day since this
debate commenced that some persons,
very wise in their own conceit, have
not seen proper to~spsak in yefy,dis-
paratine terms of the Democratic
party. We have. iieafdssto-day from
one Senator that he has more conf
denceiin.tbe people of Yirgiaia than
he Has in the Democratic party. | do
not knomiwhatshiss eonfdepce in the
people Of Virginia is, but his remark
evidently Nasintended to mean that
there was not much. confidence to be
reposed either in the people OF Vir-
ginia or in the Democratic party L
ann exceedingiy isorry that the Senator
made that remark, showing his want
of confidenceii in the Two milhonCD ein-
ocrats IN the United States. Sir, when
those two millions Democrats shall
hear it, when the telegraph shall flash
that neWs to them, am afraid they
will be TERRIBLY panied am afraid
they viii weap at the Idea thai conh-
dence fremso distinguished a source
cannotkbe accorded them Sir, 1t Is
time that such remarks had ceased TO
be made in the enate OF the-Untea.
States, especially when aothiDg is said
on our part-to-provoke them. Who
cares for. the Jack of confidence thus
expressed ?-Whom does it hurt5-
Mr. President, when theYpartybito
whom these, Senators belong have done
much to eSaltt the character of this
n~atieny to- build il. up,ste make it e
pectedsatdhometaad abroad,
the Democratic party. hayerdone Tor
it, then twill bestime ier them to in-
sist UPON a comparison between their
party and the Democratic party SIR
the Democratic party oteok the man
agement off your country in hand
when YOU numbered but fifteen States!
and some FIVE or sixamahan people
Every footaof territaryFthat has ever
been added to the United States, has
been added by nemaeratie admins,
LIVERY foreign war that has
bee6 fought aheroicaily fought every
kfiamph oVeFa tnreigsnf foe thstrhas eyeft
beenE aehlexed. hasbeen Iaehieyed 'un
der q Democratic administration
Whaeh has heaRapuhlican party done
itsnadwae.tes shanId;tauntD emos
,rats on this floor with a want of fdel-
ty to the country, or that it should
let itself up as the great judge of the