Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-05-19
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and is purified. II was sanctiiied in tears
and prayers. II has been baptized in
blood. 1t was unjust and despotic; it is
now Just and paternal. It was divided
and sectional; il is to-day united. The
iraternal feelings manifested on this floor
every day that We sit here proveit The
interchange OF courtesies between the
pen who wore the Army blue and tho
men who wore confederate gray prove it.
The noble words OF the gentleman from
Mississippi, (Mr. Lamar delivered in an
eulogy OF Charles Sumner. on The floor
OF this House. prove it. And under
Almighty God, believe that this gather
ing of our countrymen together on tho
4ih OF July. 1876. at Philadelphia, will
cement that Union and make ii more en-
during than the eternal hills.
II this is sentimentalsm let some Of
those gentlemen who have blood like the
blood of turnip call il so. | must be q
sentimentalist. When / see the flag
sometimes feel my blood tingle from my
feet 10 the crown OF my head. and am not
ashamed to be thought senlmental.-
When heard OF The defeat of our sol.
diers nt Bull Run wopt, and was not
ashamed OF the tears because some cold
blooded man might charge me with being
n senlimontalist. When Abraham Lincoln
died | wept, and did not hide my face.
When Lee surrendered wepl and laugh.
ed. and hurrahed, too. like boy. And
did not hush my voice or hide my face
for fear | should be called n sentimental
ist with the eagle let loose.
toll you, gentlemen OF this House, if
we all OF us looked at the eagle and the
honor and the credit Of our country more
Than wo look at the seats we occupy, and
ask ourselves whether or no. we shall
eyer again occupy them, our country
would stand at least as well rs she stands
to. day. Why. sir, the other day there
was bill before this House in which the
gentleman of the West felt the deepest
interest. They urged its passage by
every argument and every appeal, on be.
half. as they said, OF the necessities OF
tho Wes:. Now, sir, love the West. l
have always loved tho West There is
an energy and courage and dash in
/ the people Of the West that alwayg takes
my fancy aud in this matter my sym.
palhies were with them. but ! did not
vote with them. | talked against their
bill. cndcavoIed TO obtain the the floor
to speak against it here. Why Because
there WAS much imitation in the bill? BY
! no manner OF means. Because | believed
that my country could not pay every doll
| lar that her printing press prints? By no
manner OF means. But, SIR, because |
felt that the faith OF my country had been
| plighted, and that step away from that
plighted faith involved dishonor 10 the
country. And. sir, the people OF my Sec
! ton ard OF many other portions OF the
country appIauded the President OF the
United States because he vetoed that bill.
And why? They said it saved the credit
OF the nation And the same gentleman
who applauded that act. to-day, when hc
sends his message here and tells you that
the failure oil the enterprise will be do
plorable. that il rests upon you 10 say
whether or not it shall fail. say. "Let it
fail; !" and | suppose would also say, be-
sides, "Let the honor OF the nation look
out for itself, while VIC look out for our
seats"
Now, sir, propose, so far as am con.
cerned, TO look out for the honor OF the
nation in all measures, under any circum-
stances whatsoever. Sir, what shall be
said 10 Bismarck? What letter are you
going to instruct your Secretary Of State
TO send him in reply to the acceptance
which was read yesterday by my col.
league from Maine? Why, | suppose
that if the gentlemen opposed to this bill
have their way they will instruct the Sec
retary oil State TO write 10 him in this
manner: "My dear sir, the American
people instruct me TO say that they are
delighted with the kind expressions used
in your acceptance OF the invitation which
our President sent you 10 join in our in'
ternational exhibition, but"
Mr. COBB, OF Kansas Will tho gen.
tlcman allow me TO ask him a question:
Mr. FRYE. Not until get through
with the letter am writing "But, sir.
am also desired to say in behalf OF the
American people that some citizens Of
Pennsylvania, and OF Philadelphia es-
pecially, cheated by false pretenses the
intelligent American Congress into pass
ing law under which the President
intellgently issued his proclamation.
am instructed further to say that our
finances are in a doploraLle condition, that
we are called upon to pay $1,000, 600 to
entertain you as our guest, and that we
cannot 10y any possibility do it, and ii we
could. AM instructed to say further Chat
instruction comes from my colleague
from Maine) that the people of Pennsyl-
vania, having cheated us by false pre-.
tenses once, will make raid on US by
and by, and that if we invite you here
now, and pay this s3,OOO,0OO. cheated by
these wicked Pennsylvanians, we should
be compelled to pay $4,000, 600 more"