The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-16
lIessrs. Cox and HaWley.

Governor Hawley administered a
scathing and well merted rebuke to
Mr.. Cox of New York during the dis
e, =, - ~. ~. .vA ,a,u
there was not fight enough in the
House to kill a mouse, ms proved by its
action on the question of Cuban bellig-
erancy; Our diplomacy had draggled
our flag in the dust and after some
other remarks added that the House
is pusillanimous before all the world.
Soon ~ he could get the floor Gen.
Hawley said that he had listened with
an indignant start to the remarks of
the gentleman from New York COX
who had dared to tell the House it was
enough to kill mouse, and that the
flag of the country was draggled in the
dust. He had no admiration for that
cheap sort OF bravery, but he would
not retort by any remarks that
would be equally cheap. He would
not ask that gentleman why, when
there was a grand opportunity few
years back 10 plunge into fight on
one side or the other, and it was not
material on which side, he had not gone
in. Did that gentleman know what
war is ? Had he ever seen cannon-balls
go through men by his side and had
lie seen men moved down by hundreds
around him: Did he know what war
is? If he did, why had he got up here
and ranted a. lie had done ? l say con
tinued Mr.. Hawley, that a man is gull
" before God and his country who
dares stand here and trflle with this
great question. He does not know
what war is. If he does then is he ten
times the more guilty. | knew man
once who was extremely anxious to get
into one of these little fights. The war
had been progressing about year and
a half, and he had been assigned TO
some fancy duty AT some distant post
and complained that he never saw q
fight. We started an expedition and
gave this gallant colonel command of
it. He came suddenly upon the enemy,
and the confederates opened terrible
fire on him. In three minutes time
he came out OF it, and came out hand
somely, but left about so men behind
him. asked HIM, that same evening,
how he liked fighting? "Well," said
he, al am satisfied, but when j was in
the fight minute or two and saw men
falling down all around me, | thought
to myself, Cant this COMPOUNDED thing
be compromised in some way ?"
(Laughler.) wish to add an emphat-
ic commentator of the president and
the secretary of state for the calm self
respect, good sense and, l may venture
to say, Christian temper and Christian
craftsmanship, unpopular as that exr
preston has become, which they have
have been easy to have plunged the
country into war, unprepared rs we
were but even five had had the grand
est navy in the world, should have
demanded of the administration the
same reticence and selfrespect which II
has shown. The time has passed wher
this American nation can so arouno
the globe with chip OH its shoulder
trying to get up fight with every row
dy II meets. We can be patient, tenn
perate and dignified with all the world
Nntbino that Ora nj ayar dill from fh,
time he left Galena until lie passed
through the Wilderness and came int,
the White house does him more homo
than the patient firmness with wbicl
he has faced the Spanish difficulty AM
settled II to the satisfaction Of all.