Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-05-21
Presidential Debate in Congress.

Presidential Debate i'm Congress.
The following amusing presidential
debate TOOK place in the House, Monday,
democrats only participating
"'Dan Voorhees, (dem. of Iud). who il
one Of the few democrats in Congress
that declare they won't vote Tor Greeley,
rising to a personal explanation. submit
ted a paragraph from the Washington
Republican. 10 the effect that he was
hating and hesitating on the question of
supporting Greeley, aad as all his Dem
oclatic colleagues were said To be in favor
Of Greeley, he was likely 10 lose the la.
Yor of the district. where his voice was
so long potential. He declared tha, he
did not halt or hesitate - 10 the nominee
OF the Cincinnati Convention. Who.
ever believed in his high protective tariff
principles might support him, but he
(NoorheeS) would not. Greeley was
the lite-Champion OF doctrines he (Noor-
heeS) opposed-ths mos, clamorous all
vOcate in all the land for Ku klux legisl,.
ton which deSolatcd the homes oil the
Southern people, while the present adj
ministration had simply executed law
dictated To Congress by the Cincinnati
nominee. Within recent date Greeley
had desired a futher extension OF the
Presidents power to suspend the haJcns
corpus, and he was an earnest and urgent
advocate Of present force bayonet cleo
ton law. lie had two months ago clam
ored in his great organ for law 10 place
elections in the State OF New York un.
der federal control, and in certain con-
tingeneies under military control.
Was such a man to receive his vote or
to be President Was he called upon -
a friend to vote lor man who at, ocated
the right OF secession. and yet when the
Southern people did what he told them.
no wild beast, hungry for blood, ever
screamed over is prey - Greeley did
''On To Richmond" 20 kiu every one OF
them for doing what lie told them they
had right TO 90. \ red sea OF blood
had not been enough 10 satisfy this man,
but he had also insisted upon the coni,-
cation oil the homes and property OF
women aud children Jt the South. OH
srs might do as they liked. bat it WAS
better to be right than to succeed. He
protested against the right 10 transfer
the Democrats OF the country TO camp
where there was nothing belonging to
them.
Mr. Roosevelt (dem) of New YORK,
asked il Voorhees, would support the
candidate Of the Baltimore Convention
Mr.. Voorhees, was not IN The habit OF
voting against the democratic nominal
tions. He believed the gentleman himself
would have some difficulty in answering
his own question, but he did not despair
of success. He would stand by his own
party and would vote tor the man who
represented them. He had no fear OF
what the Baltimore Convention would
do. but be could not vote Tor a man who
spoke OF the democratic patty as one to
which all the haunis of de5auchery gave
nine-tenths Of their support.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said he sometimes re-
garded II as piece Of restless impeIti-
nence on the part OF Greeley to offer him.
sell as 4 bail for JEFF Davis. and added
that when Andrew Johnson and Edwin
NJ Stanton proposed to arrest Gems. Lee
and Johnston and OlheIs. there was but
one man could prevent it. General
Grant told them these men had given him
their parole as soldiers, and that parole
should be respected. Ii he should be
driven to take the stump 10 press the
claims OF Greeley he would find candi-
date opposing him who had done more
and kinder things foI the South than this
nominee had done.
IN p1". Roosevelt suggested that Mr.. Voor.
faster dams an recently in conference with
continue to hold -
years ago the best >aid tina, he hal M,
Pelhams 2.28 in harns the White House
raised ana went from Never made such
'hen we have sent twentcalumny.
lIont 'hat nave trotted IN : informed some
and have cot plenty no., ;a,, ,,o.,,,,.,.I
same sort. In 1871 sever the gentleman
horses trOtted in $50 or 10 don't tell the
wonderful little mare
put the fastest mark yej of Pa. asked if
sQard, 2.l7, and she Ia have voted for
Judgs in purses tdvocated his election