The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,

Washington, d. c., March 2s 1872.
VOORHEES, ATTACHMENT OF THE RADIcA.
PARTY.
The great speech delivered on Saturday
by Hon. Dan'l w. VOORHEES, of Indiana
in the house, was probably the finest of his
political efforts. OF his oratorial powers
but little need be said as he is recognised
as one of the best and most effective legal
and political speakers in this country lie
drew up n bill of indictment against the
radicals which all the sublety of that party
with their quirks, outlets and quddets
cannot evade. lie told Of congress enact
ing laws which destroyed freedom and
! forged and riveted the letters of despot-
| ism on the south, and told of Alderman
Ex-Attorney- General-who led the people
into war and then returned to lay waste
their hearta-stones. He compared the
acts of our army to the bloody oppression
of Claverhouse, kirke and Dundee, in
Scotland, and the president found time to
arrange these outrages. He charged that
all the floods Of disorder corruption, bank
ruptcy, crime, oppression and ruin poured
upon the south was the deliberate work of
the radical party, who now are atirighted
at the specter which rises before them.
Their usurpatons of power despite the
constitution, which they tramplcd under
foot aided by the sword of the army and
and the purse Of the treasury, with its long
tr in of corruptions, was most truthfully
portrayed. He pictured most wildly the
sad, terrible story Of the ostracisp prac-
ticed against the people of the south,
whore even the loving mother who gave
shelter to her weary, wounded boy, or the
brother who assisted him to escape, or the
sister who wrought and gave him clothing
or the maiden who prayed for the lover
who lay dying in the wilderness or at
Stone river, all came under the common
curse. He gave history of the state of
Georgia as an example OF the condition of
the southern states and the long line of
frauds, corruptions and robberies of the
Grant officials was sickenng. The univer-
sally execrated Consul Norras who ravaged
Cicily, appears mere school boy in pecu-
lation when compared with Gov. Scott of
South Carolina. Warren Hastings tyr
aN'ss In the Eust Indies make white page
" history when compared with the radi-
cal treatment Of the south since recon-
5 Strueuoh' The effect of this speech was
Il electrical ana crushing, for aside from the
II unsteady clear voice and graceful msnner
c oil the orator, thoroughly aroused ard in
e earnest there were the facts, figures and
d deductions which MIR. Voorhee. doaed
If them to deny. This speech is the theme
C Of general conversation here and ,hould
), be read by everyone,
n DOS 7 WANT TIE TRUTH.
e Senator Sumner has got his back Nd and
n in answer to a summons to appear before
r the French arms committee will file "A pro-
e test against giving his testimony MS the
e committee have not acted in manner Ia
&c further the ends Of justice, and any state
or ment he might make would not be accept
o' ao'e 10 ll'n' The plain English Of this
ne ~ 'ne committee have been shielding the
IT, culPrit' and covering up fraud, and Som.
her sees the whitewash already prepared
III and does lot purpose that his brush shall
X be used to do the whitewashing without .
o. protest in advance.
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
l. A dispatch from Harrisburg states tina
n, the state senate committee have decided