The Van Buren press., 1871-02-14
damning that sitting Senator. that only

we reached point when a !" circle can
control the dcstines OF the people in such
n manner? Sick is no name for it
Loathirg disgust cannot picture my feel
ings at such treatment. Where's the de-
mand for the evidence? Didn't the edict
go forth from executive and the supreme
court? lie knew this was his valedictory
and he would speak plainly.
Isn't this remarkable committee
Take the Hot Springs case. He heard
the Senator from that district, Belden,
election, (IIadley,) say that the 18th dis
trict was blistercd all over with frauds,
and they were boasting over the result.
He heard Beldn say that Hadley had a
trick fixed up to make it all right-and
YOU know the result. He only asked the
Senate to investigate the Hot Spring
frauds, and call him before the commit
tee, aud he would testify to this. And
yet men sit here, holding their seats by
ballot box stufling, and vote that / shall
not be allowed one short hour to prepare
for the contest And there are other
Senators here who hold their seats by
ballot box stuifing, and fraud, when com
pared for fairness, with the election in
this district, would sink down SO deep
they would never be seen again-and he
challenged the Senators from Jefferson
to deny the fact and he would agree to
bring the evidence to substantiate it.
This is an unmitigated and corruptperse
cution from members of his own party,
because he would not kiss the pope's big
toe-the dynasty that clusters around the
west wing of the capitol He accused
the administration of being responsible
for all the troubles in the State-for the
necessity which now so urgently exists
for retrenchment Such have been the
eXcesses Of the administration that they
could not confront the people on any
other platform tlan that of reform. He
alluded to the celebrated remark of the
Repablican, two years ago, that there
were plenty of Offices for all the mem
bers Of the party, as illustrative of the
conduct of the administration.
The speaker said he had been familiar
with many administrations--of the old
democracy if you please-the manner Of
employing the public patronage for sell
fish intcrest-but with it all, he never saw
a parallel to the corrupt administration
of Gov. Clayton, and he hoped he never
would sec another such He never saw
an administration before where the par
ty receiving his patronage. was sworn to
oppose to the bitter end persons Of his
own party. And there are men here to-
day Of the other House who have been
the victims of this internal ambition.
The allegation Of the Republican that
he had denounced the Lieutenant Gov
ernor within four months past, he pro,
nounced unqualifiedly false.
He had received numerous messages
from the Governor, previous to the elec.
ton stating that in case he would pro
mote the interests of the Governor for
the L, S. Senate he would be the choice
Of the Governor for Lieutenant Govern
or, but he declined all such profers.
lie said he could furnish the man who
was employed, with two six shooters, to
take prominent stand and watch his OPP
portunity to assassinate him in the event
a certain thing transpircd. ..
Mr.. Brooks occupied four hours in the
delivery Of his speech, which was charac
terized by his usual ability. The above
conveys the taintest idea Of the points
touched upon.
The report was then adopted by avote
of l3 to g. Messrs. Archer, Duiile Cara,
loft, Elliott, Frierson and Hodges voted
in the negative.
Bedcn explained his vote at some
length, and defended himself from the re
marks Of Mr.. Brooks. He said he took
his seat as Senator in accordance with
law. He had learned and practiced re-
publcanism from his infancy, and preach
ed it in that Internal ku-klux hole ofIIot
Springs. Admit that all the frauds
charged against Hot Spring county are
true, they fall into utter insignifcance
Compared with the frauds in Pulaski
county, on which the gentleman desires
to become a Senator. No one knows
better than Mr.. Brooks that the consti
tuition itself was carried by fraud. The
United States Court here, which is q
brindle-tail court, had hired man by the
name Of Thomas, giving him $3.50, to
make the affidavit on which he was ar
rested. He was one of Britton's men,
and before he made the affidavit he came
to me and said if | would give him the
same amount he would not make the anl-
davit. This man was 4 deputy marshal
for Britton, and used to do the stealing
for him in the nation. He was prepared
to prove that Thomas was going under
an assumed name, Whipple, the L. S.
Attorney, summoned an honest, unsos
phisticated colored man from Hot Springs
to testify in his case, and because the man
would not swear the same thing that
Thomas did, he threatened to put him in
Jail, and did go so far as to bind him
over. And talks about frauds He had
heard Brooks say that it was well that the
House had been cleansed of such men as
Ellington, Kymes and Allen, who were
oustcd from his district
Brooks--I hereby pronounce what the
Senator has said as unqualliedly false.
Mallory moved to reconsider and lay
on the table. Carried And the Senate
at O'Clock adjourned to 10 a. m. to-
morrow. ~
H..' Among the souvenirs of Miss
Winnie Ream's travels are three canoes
handsomely set, gifts from Cardinal An
tonell. Miss Rcam is Mason, and is
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