The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-17
DAN VOORHEES, RISES TO EXPLAIN
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How some Democratic Congressman
Lock upon Greeley sNsmiRAtiOn.


In the Geographic proceedings of
CongEess on .Monnsy last we find
the following interesting political
matter: - -
Mr.. VOORHEES, rising to a person,
al explanation, in the House to-day,
submitted q paragraph from the
Washington Republican, to the eff
feet that he was halting and hesita-
ting on the question of supporting
Greeley and as all his Democratic
colleagues were said to be in favor
favor In the District where his
voice had so long been potential. He
declared he did not halt or hesitate
as to the nominee of the Cincinnati
Convention. Whoever believed his
high protective tariff principles
might SUPPORTING RutEsAe (VOoE-
hees) would not. Greeley was the
lifelong champion of doctrines
which he (Voorhees) opposedi The
great champion of protection the
most clamorous advocate in all the
land for ku-klux legislation, which
desolates- Their hpmes. fVfI SoutheknI
people. ,1Rhflo Aha pfkSe6t Admin-
istratlon had simply executed q law,
dictated TO Congress by the Ctncin-
natl nominees, within a recent date
Greeley had desired q further Sec1
tension of the Presidents power to
suppress habeas corpus, aud he was
an earnest and urgent advocate of
the present farce of baYonet. election
law, which he had two months ago
clamOred SO much about in his great
organ, and for a law to place the
Southern States under Federal oonS
troll and in cettafn contingencies
under military control. Was, such |
q man fit to receive his vote or be
President? Was he called On as al
friend of Southern people TO vote |
for the man who advocated the |
right of secession, and yet, when /
Southern people did whist he told |
them, no wild beast hungry for |
blood ever screamed over its prey |
as Greeley had shouted, ION to |
Richmond I" to kill every One oil
them for doing what he told thefn4
they had a right to do. A sea of |
blood had.not been enough TO salts
fy this man, but ne had also insisted
on the confiscation of homes and /
of women and children of
the South. Others might do as
they liked, bgt O. for him (Voor.4
hses) and his household, he would
not do this thing. He prot6sted
against the attempt to transfer DEM
ocrats of the country to q camp L
where there t0sas16thiHg Aaannging
to them, He would stand by thet
principles of HE party and vote for
them and those who represented
them, He had NO fears Of what the
but he could not vote for . man
who spoke of the Democratic party Ii
. that to which al the haunts of
debauehery gaze nine tenths Of II
their support. Mr.. Voorhees, said
that he had sometimes regarded 1T Il
As . piece Of restless impertinence
On the part OF Greeley to offer blpr11
self as bail for JEFF. Davis, and added
hist when Andrew johnson and
Edwin n. Stanton proposed TO ar
rest Gems. Lee, Johnston and 9th /
prs. there MAS but one man who
could prevent 1t. Gen. Grant told
them that these men had given
heir parole of honor as soldiers,
sId tjat Narole b b feepected.
II he should be driven to take the
stump to press the claims Of Gree
ey, he would End candidate op
posing him who had done more !.
md kinder things for the South :
han this honatnee' Akd dpnH, YTEsif
Mr.. Randall asked IL Mr.. VooT- !
ices would have voted for Judge :
Davis and have advocated his elee- 2
ion If nominated st Cincinnati. y &
Mr.. VOORHEES, replied that there ;
HeFe many things In common be- !
weeu their views, aud Judge Da- 2
Eis, IL nominated, WeaTd probably =
lave been accepted by many Of thsq
Democratic party. u
Mr.. Randall would not. ,ypte for y
fthsf dhIess eHfi6sssd 1ylthe Dem. {
'oratic Convention. :
Mr. Voorhees--Thatis right Mr.bs
randall, and would vote for either
i them If endorsed by the DeUoF hi
ratio Convention. - =
Mr.. Bird would not vote for ef-f0
her of them If they were endorsed d
Mr.. Kerr sid 60 far he state-Iisz
aent in the Republican referfed 70
i'm, It was simply untrue.
Mr. Eiblaek made the sanae1fH9 81
ort, adding that nothing but the 4:
over of the organization would 10
Ut wbenevG the pelli6zfzgis par, e
= acted Oh the question -zshal Fl
Fould yiel6ip obedience to ito aQ- =
Mr.. Holman also repudIeted the II
iapubli0uiafAeticIe, for as e re. 4
erred Il him, he did not propose 70 -
,restant the aetion OF the Baltimore Of
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