Middletown transcript., 1872-05-18
Sensation in Congress.


wAsnlxorox, May 1S.-Ths political
cessation Of the day has bseu the demon
stration made 10 the House Of Rcprcscn.
sstives to-day by Mr.. voorhrcs. Of
Indiana, against tho endorsement Of the
Cineinnsti nominations BY the Baltimore
Cosvsssion. While Nj. Voorhees, sx.
prsssly disclaimcd speaking for any one
bat himself, be nevertheless made &C.
vsre srraigument Of Mr.. Grccley's poli,i.
cal record, especially that Of the last ten
years. TO show that there was not one
sisgle feature save that favoriug amnesty
which vas In consouauce with the policy
maintained by the Democratic party.
Hs alluded to the protective tariff
views. TO Mr.. Greelcy's record on the
.son6scation acts, to federal election laws.
the reconstruction acts. the ku.klux
laws, and in fact 10 complete the endorse
n,sut which the Cincinnati candidate had
made Of every aspect which the radical
party had enforced a. its policy towards
the South. While Grant had enforced .
bad laws in obedience 10 his oath, Greeley
had proposed and urged their passage.
Hs charged him with being responsible
for secession by advising the South to dc.
part in peace, and then turning around
aud demanding vigorous prosecution Of
the war. His sinsl, act in bai!ius JEFF.
Davis was too narrow q plank for party
ito stand on.
Mr.. Voorhces said there was something
higher than success, and he protested a.
,gainst the transfer Of three millions Of
democratic votes TO camp where there
was nothing belonging to 1t. lie alluded
TO Grants refusal to arrest Ice npd John
,son. aud o,her.. because they we're psrolcd
soldiers, and brought down tie repub.
llican side in a round Of applause over the
sentiment that Grant had been moro lib
.crsl to the South than Greeley. Mr..
Voorhees, delivered his speech with srca,
deal OF yigor.
The cutirc republican side focked over
TO the democratic side, and cyinccd the
deepest interest in every word that fell.
The galleries were equally interested,
Some Of the democratic members became
greatly excited over the speech, and
sought. by points Of order and intcrjec-
tions, to end il Mr.. Spcer, Of Penpsyl-
'vania. called Mr.. Voorhees, attesiiou to
hhe fact that only republicans arplaudcd
him. but the latter rctor,cd that Mr.,
Specr had voted all last week with the re-
publiyans on the tariff,
Mr. Sherwood. of Peunsy lvauia, told
Mr. Voorhees, that the speech had been
,nsdc in the interest Of Grsut, aud that
abe Indiana member had bs,,sr 60 to the
White House apd get mis- reward Mr.
Roosevelt, Of New York, said that he had
heard two days ago that this dcmcustra.
iiop for Gran. was TO be made. Mr..
Voorhees, cxci.ediy re,or,cd that /, was a
falschood that he was party 10 Amy ar.
r.uscmcu, Of the kind. ST.. voorhcc,
was implorcd to lie whether be would
surpo:t Greeley II tho latter was nomi.
mated vi Bal,imorc, to which he answered
that he had not been in the habit Of bolt
ing democratic nominations.
When he conclnled quite number o
democratic members congratulated him
but the excitement over the hall was yer,
great aud continued for some time. Moth
ing else was talked abog, The spcccl
was made. i, was said, to influence ,h
South in sending delegates To Baltimore
Mr.. voorhees,, in conversation subse
qucn,ly. .s;l qs long o, certain democrat
we're working for Greedy. he had the riah
10 express his views against him. Scyera
Of the democratic members briefly too
the position Of awaiting the action of nn
sbiliag by the dccisi.n Of the Bal'imor
Uonvcntinn Some Of the party leader
ssy that the two-,hirds rule enforced b
the national democratic conventions wi
defeat Mr.. Greeley.