The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-05-23

between General Grant and myself for
over three years.
Mr.. Roosevelt. That is for the gem
tleman to say, as he is accused Of con-
sorting with him.
Mr.. Voorhees,. / have made the re-
marks which felt due to myself. L
arraign no mans motives for differing
from me. allow no manato arraign
mine. If my political grave yawns ii
my feet l am content. have beon
here some years. have never beliod
my conscience, and / do not intend to
to do 80 now. Ispeak by myself, and
not by way of arraigning anybody
else. ! shall engage In no personal
controversies unless they are forced
upon me. / thank the House for irs
courtesy in listening to my remarks,
and / am done.
Mr.. Randall. / desire to ask the
gentleman whether he would have vo-
ted for Judge Davis, and advocated his
election to the Presidency, ii he had
been nominated at Cincinnati?
Mr.. Voorhees,. Judge Davis repre-
scnts many sentiments in accord with
my own.
Mr.. Randall. He is a Republican.
Mr.. Voorhees,. That is not the point.
cannot join combination which re-
presents nothing l am for. The gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania (Afr. RAN
DALI and have been too long in this
House to now become irritated because
of difference Of opinion.
Mr.. Randall. Do not suppose that l
am il.ritated.
Mr.. Voorhees,. Certainly hope
not. But, in reply to the gentleman, I
would answer that on the great ques-
tons of constitutional law Judge Davis
stood in troublesome times where I
stood. He stood up in behalf of the
rights and liberties of the people when
such men az Greeley trod them to the
earth. There is much in Judge Davis
position to command the respects of the
whole country, and tho strong proba-
bilities are that If he had been nomi-
mated at Cincinnati he would have been
accepted by a majority Of the Demo-
cratic party.
Lam only expressing my individual
opinion. But It is quite different
thing whether should vote for o Re-
publican who has much in common
with my own feelings or with one
who has nothing.
Mr.. Randall. / beg leave to say
that / would not vote for either unless
the Democratic National Convention
endorsed him. But If it shall endorse
either of them, ] shall vote for him.
Mr.. VOORHEES,. The gentleman has,
of course, right to his own opinion.
Mr.. Kerr. | ask one moment. All
desire to say in reference to the arti-
Gle procured to be read by my collea-
que is that SO far as it attempts to clas-
sify me, its statements are simply un-
true. That is all I desire to say.
Mr.. Niblack. Now that my posi-
ton as member of the Indiana dele.
CATION is also involved, it is due to
truth and frankness that should say
that as now advised nothing short of
the power of the Democratic organic
cation will compel me to vote for Mr..
Greeley as a presidential candidate.
am deeply disappointed at the result
of the late Cincinnati convention, md
have made no concealment as to that
disappointment. Any one who clas-
scs me as personally sympathizing
with the movementwhich seeks, either
directly or indirestly, 70 make Mr..
Greeley the candidate Of the Demo-
cratic party misreprcsents my position.
In this matter, However, as in all
other great political movements where
policy alone IL mainly to be consulted,
intend to be goverhed by the ulti-
mate action of my political friends.
Mr.. Holman / only desire to say
that repudiate the article that my
colleague Mr. Voorhees, has caused
to be read, SO far as it refers to me.
l do not propose to forestall the action
of the Baltimore convention. The
Democratic party will alone, in their
national convention, determine what
the true interests of the country may
in their judgment demand,