Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-23

Hos. o. d. CosGER, Of Mich, brought
down the House with some very amusing
and taking illusions relating to our genial
friend, Sunset Cox, who had been speaking
IN opposition TO him In the discussion ON the
5 t. CToix railroad bill. Mr.. Conger said
.The gentleman SayI he did talk against the
bill, bnt thought hs DID not. He has no re:
country. lie ought 70 know them. He ought
10 his travels through other lands TO have known
What The poor suffer. have read bis glowing
have read Il with pride that he could write 90
we'll and describe 80 we'll the suiferlngs, wants,
and necessities Of the people that dIell in for.
eign lands. 1 have laughed with him at his
description OF the donkey riders and mule-ridsrs
there In that region where they have no rail.
roads and no means Of communication better
than they had hundred years ago. 1 have
smiled at his pleasant descriptions and " he
should travel through the swamps OF northern
Wisconsin, he would thank God even for a little
donkey that could get him through the wilder.
"HIs sympathy Il not aiLembraOlnE. Iknov
the gentleman loves the human race, nd yet II
his venerable virginia friends, who liSSS on tho
other SIDE o. the blue ridge, came here TO sec
him and looked around this HouJe, and looked
n and snat ys aSoTt he
situation of this House compared with what II
was nftesn years ago, the last time his yenera-
pie iIlonu met MIN mere ANA they Talked about
since then. His old friend said that II was
different now from what It was whom he used TO
come here and found gentlemen In Congress,
and gentlemen riding 10 the streets, and gentle.
men holding once under the Government when
the white race controlled things here. And how
faithfully he depicted the beautiful old days that
are past; aud he hAld: Now there Is q dArkey In
the Senate, or was, or has been He said TO my
friend here: Now there are negroes In the
House fLaughter.l He said; Nov negroes
sit around the gallery they neyerdid 80 when
Virginia In the Halls OF Congress-
"Oh, sir, went with my sympathiElng friend
and his friend out into tho rotunda, and ho sat
down on seat before that picture Of Washing.
ton surrendering his sword, and his old friend,
overcome with grief from what he had seen
Country, and said, addressing Washington,
George, my father was your friend, and We
belonged TO the first families OF Virginia. your
father and my father did, George. Laughter
But II Is no use our staying In Washington any
longer. Another race has come, resPsctable
gone, George. tLaughterl There are negroes
In the street cars, negtoes In the Senate, ne
groes In the House, negroes In tho galleries,
darkness everywhere, George Laughter,
T co mot say tsas my ,S isnS from Nsw York
stood trembliog In his eyes as no looked up to
the painting and my friend, looking on, heard
him say In That dOleful voice, George, this Is
no place for respectable people go 40, George,
20 up, and take your place betueen the Saviour
gentleman and his New York friend went sor.
rowing on their way. He sympathiEes with the
old families OF Virginia, but he does not sympa-
thizo with the poor settlers Of Wisconsin, or he
would vote for this bill. [Laughter.l He had
better go up.''