The New York herald., 1870-01-27

the administration and to the parry to have
sougnt most carefully for an explanation. lie
was INFORMED that he had not uOnc 40 except In one
st,t"Uan, III Of departnens anat ms coeagues
iase impression upon the country was evident from
s1e lacl tnat ne mad before him the otclal report
ol the secretary Of the Treasury, In which he estl
mated tnc expenditure al 1891 600 only, while
MS coileague with that report before hiin, put It
before Inc country that the secretary OF the Trea
sury, VINO Is the estimating otfcer OF the govern
menl, mad estimated the expenditure for the coming
knev or mas, :, or Sa1UoVvoo vo 'ote .an ,s
.hc .c administrations Ana yet his colleague, with all
inat knowiedse had sent abroad that UNJUST lncor-
rect anu most unhappy statement To the country TO
pe ciuo III the hands oil tue enemies OF the govern
ment wlth which 10 assault it. Was IL wonderful
that the democratic SIDE OF the House should
subscribe for one hundred and fifty thousand copes
VI nlS speech as the best campaign document they
couId hnd Tor their user why did not his colleague
II ne wished 10 convict the administration Of ex-
uavaSance, or TO give II the faithful wounds OF u
iTlead, oe governed by It's expenditures instead or
" mere estimates made by bureau officers, and
wnicn they were directed to make by IL law OF Con-
eress why did he take the estimates OF these bl-
rcau Onces 10 De tnree hundred and thirty mi.-
lion dollars, when had the 0nlcial report OF the
secretary OF the Treasury the statement that the
whole expenses would not exceed for the year two
hundred ana hinety-0ne million doliarsY EXpendl-
tufc, alter all was the only test Of economy. But
wnat ne dld most sincerely further complain or and
what the republican party had q rlgnr 10 complain
or IN his colleague, was that standing in the place
ne oid ne had given false Impression to country
tnat The pledges OF economy with whica the admin
istratl0n came IN were not carried out IN fact and
were not 10 be carried out by It, He had tnus given
an ADVANTAGE to ms enemies, to their enemies aud
TO the enemies OF the government by when To wrcst
power from the hands OF those who had carried the
country through tue war place 1t IN the hands
o. tnose VINO sought or would permit It's destruction
What private griefs he had that made him do /, alas
know not, for he is an honorable man.
Tney all nad the highest confidence III his ipteg.
rty. Tney had-shoud he have 10 speak OF 1t in the
IN his Judgment he lButer had been en-
deavoring IN MS own mind TO account
for for ms & colsasue's acson IN the matter.
explanation OF It was that mis- colleague
was constltntionay conservative, and was radical
only because Of his local. ion. HIS colleague dsilKed
to take any steps forward Like the elephant pass
Ing over tile 0ruge, lie started back and refused 10
m srus. 70 the @ plans out unlike me elephant after
not pass over II IN safety Tne same conservative
tendency mad bound aown his colleague throughout
MS whole career. lie mad watched him with interest
day by day. He mad seen him during the Crisis and
struggle VI the last ten years held down by conser-
valsin a. 0y bands oil new withes Wnen the thir-
teenth amendment was pending before the House to
emanclpate lour millions Of bondmen MS colleagues
conservatism held hin from raising MS voice III Its
behalf, although 1t passed Congress bY single vote
ana needed his great power In ITS ala. When the
fourteenth amendment, which secured freedom ana
lOyalty--tle results OF the war-was before Con-
gress his colleagues voice was silent: nc word to
help either OF these great measures Of freedom and
radicallsm had passed his lips When the Crv1v
Rights Dll was pending III the House i, received not
his cGuSaguei poYeEui aAv...... V asn the ~,
EScnth amendment needed every true man 10 the
Rescue his colleague was not heard. When the Re-
construction were before Congress ana had
come to 0c almost a test OF party fealty, no ora
came from hts colleague III behalf OF the struggling
republicans OF the Southern states anu the only ul-
tcrance upon these topics that his colleague dd
make was against the passage OF the Mississippi
bl IN the last DAYS Of the last session ana his arsi
ment then ha0 furnished The eloquent gentleman
rom Indiana Mr. Voorlces the thesis for the best
speech against the Georgia bill at this session,
True, except IN the latter case his colleagues
nad always appealei on the roll call; Dut IL was
Massachusetts tnat had voted, and not his colleague
Mis- colleagues voice was now potential resoundlng
ali over the land bat against the republican admin
istration and not lor II. although the republican
party ha1 given the very position whicn
had enabled that voice to DC SO terrible
In Its denunciation ana uninvting misrcpre-
sentation. The Speaker or the House would
remember when organizing committees last session.
anl when IL might nave been supposed tnat men,
ber OF the former Commlttee on Appropriations
would have been selected as chairman OF the COM
mit;ee on Appropriations or the present House.
The frleuds OF the incoming administration very
forciby pressed upon the Speakers notice his COL
sound man. that nc was safe man. a steady going
man ana friend o, the administration; While the
other individual whom he had III his miad's eye
might not always be supposed to follow quietly III
the traces In reviewing the speech OF his colleague
which he mad iet II his duty TO do, because OF some
iaWliar.ty win the subject OF appropriations ana
esllihatea II would be seen tnat nc had
down augft In malice. Tne only feeling that
mad been eiclted was one Of sorrow aud regret that
he had not sat down with plm Qr some other pem-
ber or some one more worthy aid iaIe tie same eH-
animation tnat he had now done before he made his
II had experienced and saved the administration OF
his choice from misrepresentation upon Tie public
expenditure. about which the people were now so
sensitive. lie mad heard IL said that 1t was better
that his colleague should have exposed the wrongs
OF the republican party rather tnan nave 1t to be
found out and exposed by the enemies OF the party
That was all very true; but was 1t better
to MAKE mistaken and llusory statements
ol iaus ,rah aha, dIa nSe aSer exist 70 nas ones
tins thing 1t woua have been Immediately
answered, and with much more effect; because they
huva nod fhA t1t Nstf
the answer, out now they had the apparent author
ity OF ms great name opposite to them. They were
injured III the house OF their friends.
MI. DAWES rose to reply, and as soon as he COM
menced TO speak the members from all parts OF the
hall gathered close 10 him to hear his remarks. lie
said:-l snail now move that the committee rise,
but before doing SO, desire to say that waen the
committee ~ again IN session, shall ask us atten-
ton while state the occasion that had lor making
the speech TO when my colleague has responded,
the truth OF that speech, ana TO the proprlety OF
making That speccn, and shall endeavor as well
as am abe 10 conlne myself 10 those three points,
am not to be diverted from them by any remarks
that have fallen from the lips OF my colleague. lhls
Is not personal matter, and do mot propose in
discussing IL to take notice Of anything personal
that has fallen from any lips III connection with IT,
lowed 10 say TO my colleague that although Is may
be true that nave little 10 boast OF IN the years
have served here, 1t may, rope be proper for me
10 say tBat have also little to repent OF. The peo
pie OF Massachusetts know my colleague and myself
very well. They do not need either my colleague TO
tell them what an or me TO tell tliemiwhat my col
league is. They do uesre to know whether
1 lod the truth Inc otner DAY, ana therefore
l propose 10 answer tnat questloA,l as OF
more importance to the country than the other. A
newspaper IN tnis CITY, whose praise and censure
ate alike MADE TO order and ior pay, and which
aiis to hex the nand that leeds H. whether ITS
pay be IN gold or IN the currency OF tic country has
no6iiied that am longer wanted In The re-
publican parry MY colleague, wnile the Image OF
AhaD Is IN his nlnd, says 10 me that am unworthy
the support OF rne republican party; but he loves
STILL rne tune tnat nave served mere goes pack OF
the time when these galleries filed Win armed
men, lrowIlng down OH the freedom Of debate in
these halls; beyond the time when, with revolvers
nand IL was expected 10 crush freedom or express
sion IN these ualls was Here when, under the
auspices OF the republican party, the thirteenth
amenument to which my colleague has alluded,
was adopted; when the snackies were Knocked or
three or four millions OF slaves and when they were
lifted ZIP 10 the plane OF manhood; and believe that
the day is dawnng when, under the llteentn amend
ment they are 10 De clothed with the franchise
citizen. The partaIIty or those among whom was
born has permitted me 70 contribute my little Of n
uence and pQWer and my vote to all three OF those
YeeasYrfa do not know that there IL any better
uAc Tor than to retire from the association
with party wllcn love SO well ard whose prlncl
pies to the utmost measure OF my ability nave s4s-
fatn hava fnr np1