The Shasta courier., 1872-05-25
THE WEsrERN DEMOCRATIC ORA
TOR UPSETS HORACE AT ONE
sWOOP AND COMPLIMENTS THE
SILENT MAN OF DESTINY.


sWOOP AND COMPLIMENTS THE
l. SILENT MAN OF DESTINY.
On the 18th instant the following scene
took place in Congress as reported by the
dispatches:
Mr. Voorhees,, rising to personal ex-
planatiou, sent to the clerks desk news
PIPER paragraph which said he had been
strongly for Davis for President, but since
Mr.. Greeley had been put in nomination
he had been batting and hesitating. All
the members of the House Immediately
6ocked forward and gathered around Mr..
Voorhees,, who asked and obtained leave to
occupy twenty minutes in explanation.
Mr.. Voorhees, said that in what be might
have to say he would speak only for him
self, and not for other parties. He had
never halted as to his convictio or his
course. and didn't halt or hesitate as t,
Mr. Greeley. If be could ever have been
tempted to halt and hesitate it would have
been when his party bad presented not
more than fifteen votes in this House. For
his own par, he was not IN favor of high
protective tariff.
Speer, (Democrat.) of Pennsylvania,
interrupted him on the point of order that
Mr.. Voorhees, was not confniDg himself
to personal explanation.
The Speaker ruled that the House hav
ing granted twenty m Dutes to member,
it could not then dictate his line of argu-
ment.
Voorhees, then said that whoever was in
favor Of high protective thrift system.
which bad for years ground down the con
stituency which he represented, would
vote for the Cincinnati nominee. He de-
nounced Greeley as the most clamorous
advocate of the u-Klux Klan which now
curses the South. Greeley had been an
advocate of all the legislation that parayzed
and Impoverished the South Even at a
recent date Mr. Greeley had advocated an
extension of time for the Ku-Klux Klan
law. He had also been an earnest advocate
of the force and bayonet law, and he had
raved and bawled tor placing the local elec
tions of New York under Congressional
supervision. Going back to the past, Mr.
Voorhees, said the Cincinnati nominee
stands recorded in the contradictory atti-
tude of being in favor of the inalienable
right, under the Decl ration of Independ.
ence, of any dissatisfied portion OF this
country, to break of federal relations, and
set up for itself. Was the man who stood
committed by such declarations worthy to
be President? 1t was said Greeley was
kindly disposed toward the South The
men of the South had told him (Voorhecs)
with tears in their eyes that to him more
than any one their error was due, the
Republicans, speaking throu, b their i'm
peral organ, the New Ycrk Tribune, hav-
ing plunged the South into rebellion, next
appears shouting "On to Richmond y and
after our repuise he is compelled, by the
force Of public opinion, to beg pardon
with bated breath. Soon after we find
him urging confscation and glorying in
the prospect of it, 1t is said the Democ
rats desire success against this AdmiDistra-
ton. So they do, but it was better to be
right than President
Mr.. Roos veit (Democrat,) interrupt
ing, isked if Mr. Voorhees, would support
the Baltimore Convention nominees, who
ever they might be.
Mr.. Voorhees, replied that it would be as
difficult to answer for himself as for his
interrogation, judging from his (Roosevelt's)
past course Laughter He would never
vote for nan who held su h language as
this, coming from the Tribune: 1.-The
master spirits in every haunt Of vice and
debauchery in the land will be found sup
porting the party that calls itself Demo-
cratic" Laughter Abiding to the
claim that Mr.. Greeley had bailed JEFF
Davis, Mr.. Vo, rhees said he thought that
was rather poor plank to run on Laugh
ter. He remembered that when Mr.
Greeley clamored for the arrest of JEFF and
others it was General Grant who interposed
a claim that these men were on parole
Were he compelled to stump for Greeley
be was afraid he would be compelled to
acknowledge that Grant had done more for
the South than his nominee. Loud ap
plause.]
Mr.. Speers-That comes from the other
side.
Mr.. Voorhees-You have been voting
for two weeks with the radical high protec
tionists OF the other side. Laughter
Mr. Roosevelt-1he gentleman has re
Gently been at the White House.
Voorhees, lex, ,itedIy]-I have not eros
sed the threshold of the White House for
three years. What you say is false.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he had been reliably
informed that Mr. Voorbaos had recent
interview with the President
Mr. Voorhees-Theu you are keeping
company with men who do not tell the
truth. Laughter. He concluded BY
stating that although Judge Davis was a
Republican. he had much in common with
bis (Voorhees) sentiments, but Mr.. Greeley
had nothing in common with the three
millions of Democratic voters, who couldn
be transferred into the camp of such a
leader.
The heat Was 50 Intense at Adelaide,