The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-06-04

tFron tho Washington Chronicle <Rad )'1sth ult.
A Technical Republican on the
Rampage.
The most remarkable harangue
which has been heard in Congress
for a long time was uttered in the
Senate yesterday by Mr.. Ferry,
Of Connecticut. His zeal in be-
half Of the leading rebels of the
South, who are SO severely pun
ished by not being allowed to
hold office, amounted almost to
frenzy. In his denunciations lie
cast about him almost furiously
and in utter recklessness. In de-
Tense of his rebel clients he at
tackled his former political friends
with the bitterness which is char
acteristic of a recent proselyte.-
His harshness toward his late Re-
publican associates was in stril1-
ing contrast with his tenderness
toward the rebel leaders, which
was so remarkable as to cause
Senator Drake to surmise that it
might proceed from softening
Of the brain as we'll as Of the
heart.
OF course Democrats of the
Senate were delighted with the
speech, and many Of them drew
near as eager listeners. One grew
so enthusiastic as to say that the
speech ought to be distributed in
every hamlet and read through
out the civilized world. Of course
Democratic presses will give it as
great currency as possible. 1t is
of such staple and in just such
style as to suit their market.
The speech was little more than
q TRADE against good Eepub!i-
cans, and a lame defense of rebel
leaders. It was terribly demol-
ished by Senator Morton, who, in
a reply Of half an hour, complete
ly brushed aside the fallacies and
inaccuracies of the new Southern
advocate. -.
Mr.. Ferry said that stwhat little
he knew Of craftsmanship he had
learned from history" and pro-
ceeded to lay before tho readers
Of the Globe some very common
place and Irrelevant matter. Sen
ator Morton showed that MI. Fer
.ry had read history to little pur-
pose, and put it to very poor use
in his efforts to whitewash the re-
belliOn and it's authors. t
In the course of the delivery of
the most violent Democratic
speech which has been heard in
the present Congress, it was nee
essary that Mr.. Ferry should as
sure the Senate that he still pro-
posed to be Republican. He
was aptly Informed that although
he might be a'technical Repub-
lican," yet people would be likely
to form their opinions concerning
his politics from the.specch.
Mr.. Ferry's Republicanism pos
sesses that peculiar Democratic
odor Of which Connecticut has
given the country q previous spe-
cimen in the person of his late
colleague, Mr.. Dixon.
We should be very slow to in
innate that there was anything
ssvenal'' in Mr.. Ferry's violent
pettifogging in behalf of his rebel
clients. He spoke, however, in
way which might have led a,
hearer to suppose that he expect
ed to be paid for his services in
Confederate currency, when his
clients, jefferson Davis, Brecki in
ridge ct al., should be re-admittcd
to seats in the Senate. Thanks
to the efforts Of the sterling Re-
publicans in Congress, that day
is likely to be far distant.
GrThe Supreme Court of Lou
isiana, which is to adjourn in this
city on Tuesday next, the 31st
inst, will hold session of some
two weeks at Opelousas, COM
mencing on the second Monday in
June, and Of about a month at
Monroe, commencing On tho first
Monday in July.
After these sessions, the court
will indulge. in q vacation until
the first of November. 1t is stat
| ed that this court will probably