Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-05-19

need no eagle again. But that reminds me
that there would have to be another letter
written which was suggested to me by
the speech of nay colleague. There
was, according to him, only one power
worth noticing that had been invited and
had accepted, and that was Germany
What kind Of letter shall you write TO
those little fellows ike the Netherlands :
Isuppose you will instruct your Secretary
of State to write something like this
.Sir, the American Congress instruct me
10 say that while they admit you have had
something of history among the nations
of the earth. yet you are to-day small
and insignificant and hardly worthy OF
the notice of a great people like ours, and
/ lam instructed 10 say to you that the in'
yitation which you accepted OF the Presi-
dent Of the United States is hereby with.
drawn And so with the rest OF the
powers one after the other. And you eX-
pect the American people to allow you TO
clip the wings OF their eagle in that way
do you7 Now it the gentleman from
Kansas desires to ask me a question Twill
hear it.
Mr.. COBB. of Kansas. The gentle
man has given US two or three letters
would like him to tell me what sort OF
letter he will write to the people rela.
tive to the acts OF Congress of 1871 and
IS72 which said that this exhibition never
should be charge against them. IwOuld
further like to know-ii he would embody
in that letter the fact that you may break
iaHh with the American people in any
way, but YOU must keep it with foreign
princes.
MR.. FRYE. heard yesterday from
my colleague and give him credit for
being one OF the ablest men on the floor
OF this House, and he is my personal
friend, and listened TO him with 4 great
deal Of interest; am answering the
gentlemau's question: heard 4 history
of forty minutes in length about this
enterprise, when it was born, what swad.
ding clothes were placed upon it, in what
CRADLE il was rocked, who was the nurse,
who the father and who the mother.
l say now TO the gentleman from
Kansas that not single word of that
whole history is applicable in any possible
way to the question now before this Con
gress. Those were all secrets OF the
Chamber in which the babe was born, and
not one word OF that history ever went
to the world. am dealing with those
facts which were by authority sent abroad
to all the nations oil the earth through
their diplomatic representatives; what
took place in our own silent Chamber
cannot effect the position nj all.
MR.. COBB OF Kansas. But are not
the statutes OF the United States q child,
full born and created. the creature OF the
people. whether the statement made her
belong 10 them or not l had supposed
that The acts OF the American Congress
OF every character were the peoples.
Mr.. FRYE. VIVA; are you doing p
Are you asking me question, or making
another speech The gentleman from
New York, (Mr. Tremain) yesterday
replied 10 this very question which has
been asked me by the gentleman from
Kansas to-day. The acts OF Congress,
sir. no where admit OF the Interpretation
which the gentleman puts upon them
Under those bills there should DO liability
imposed Under those bills there has
been no liability imposed. This is q meas
ure brought before Congress alone by it.
self, and the honor Of the people rests
upon this measure now here before Us
and upon the public circumstances, those
which have been proclaimed TO the
nations OF the earth by the express
authority Of law.
Mr.. Chairman, did not when l com.
menced, propose to talk half the time
have, and l have but word or two moro
10 say. II / should vote against this bin
should be untrue to myself and untrue
10 my constituents, | believe. But say
gentlemen here: Your constituents are
opposed TO this 1 tell you, gentlemen,
your constituents, under mistake OF
facts. under Misrepresentation. may for
aught ! know be opposed 10 it; bat DO
not believe they are; my people are
patriotic, la6oyiOus, admit; economical.
l admit. But they know what tue
county cost; they know how precious
thing il IS, and before they would allow
the honor Of their country to be tarnish-
ed, every patriotic man aud woman
throughout the district would give days
work, sy, or months work, it you come
10 that. Do you suppose they would re
fuse to pay the paltry sum Of eight cents
each, which this bill calls for, for the
same holy purpose? l know they will
not.
A distinguished member of this House,
the Speake Of the House Of Rcpresen-
tatiycs, only one year ago 10 morrow. in
Philadelphia in tie speech which he made
giving in his adhesion fully and com.
pletely to tbs international exhibition.
giving his opinion that the Congress OF
the United States would contribute what
ever Nigh, be necessary to make it a sue.
cess, said Of bis own Slate what | viii