The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-19
T.E PARAMOUNT OBJECT.
r, Re.cue of the Government
from Radical Confroi.

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defeated if such measures as faciiic r'''ii-
road subsidy and the refunding OF the c''-
-. tow are thrust by its members upon
the country at this time to the exclusion Oh
other more important questions, connrma-
tion strong as proofof Holy Writ Will De
found in the following running debate IN
coooress on the delivery of Mr.. Single
.noecb ON the Sd of February
The report is taken from the Congress
siopal Record, the official journal Ii
will he seen that Democrats from Ne"
York Indiana and Virginia, all Proml-
mont members of the party, were
nromnt to disclaim the championship OF
these measures, and to declare that the
Democratic party was not pledged 10
them and should not be held responsible
as party for the opinions of individual
,Oor,b hers Messrs. Randall, Holman,
Willis and Douglas are all representative
men and are presumed to. be informed
of the wishes of their several constituent
cies. The conclusion to be drawn Is the
one we have repeatedly expressed that
these measures must be held in allegiance
and subordinated to the paramount oD-
iect of rescuing the imperilled liberties OF
the country from the control OF the cor
runtionists and usurpers who have
brought it to the brink of ruin. After
an administration is installed which
will respect the Constitution, and III
time of peace subject the military to
the civil arm of the Government, 1t Will
be in order to give attention to minor
matters but not until then.
Mr.. HALE, Republican of MaineI:
Will the gentleman state what the oIher
schemes are that people deslre
Mr. S,NGLEroN: / will. am not afraid
to tell it anywhere. Another one Is the IA
cifc Railroad.
Mr.. HALE: The Southern Pacific Rail
road:
Mr.. SINGLETON: Yes; and then again
want the jetty system carried out at New
Orleans which promises to admit vessels OF
the largest tonnage up to the WharVes III
that city And if we can get these things
ACCOMPLISHED you will find the South dos
sominG like the rose. You will find sources
of wealth to you and the whole country
that YOU never dreamed OF.
Mr. HALE: Is not the refunding of the
cotton tax another object which the gentle
man desires!
Mr.. SINGLETON: Well, do not propose
to discuss that now. When the proposition
comes before the House / will give my views
upon it.
MIR WILLIS, Democrat of New York.;
I would like to suggest to the gentleman
from Maine that the Democratic party do
not propose to help the South by building
Pacific railroad. The Republican party
may do so if they feel disposed; but, so far
as we are concerned, zoe do not intend TO in
dulge in ana suJsidjeS the Republican exam
pie TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
MIR. HALE: WANTED the gentleman to
state, as a representative of the Southern
Democracy, what the Democratic party, of
which it constitutes a large portion, expect
to carry before Congress adiourns? thank
him for the candor with which he has an
swered my question and the monition he
has given the country.
MR. SINGLETON: | stated that had three
schemes l., view.
MR.. DOUGLAS democrat of Virginia)
would inquire of the gentleman from Maine
by what authority he says that the gentle
man from Mississippi is the representative
of the Southern Democracy here?
Mr.. HALE: | did it because, although it
was not an assumption on the part of the
gentleman from Mississippi, for he is not an
assuming man. but he claims TO state for the
Southern people as their representative,
speaking distinctly for them, mplaining
of hn that thpU rpnniraH
certain schemes and | used his words. that
the South wished to accomplish before
Congress adjourns. | wished to know what !
they were, and thank the gentleman again
for the monition he has given TO the coun- |
try; and especially does the gentleman from
Mississippi represent the Southern people, !
because he has been selected as one of their |
representatives on the Money Committee of
the House
Mr.. DOUGLAS: That may be all so; but |
/ deny the right of the gentleman from |
Maine TO designate him as the representa-
tive of the Southern Democracy.
Mr.. HOLMAN democrat, of Indiana) The
Democratic party is neither for the Southern
Pacific Railroad nor for refatnding the cotton
tar.
Mr.. DoUGLAs: deny the right of the
gentleman from Maine or any other gentle
man on that side of the floor TO designate
the gentleman from Mississippi or any other
gentleman as the representative man of the
Southern Democracy on this floor.
Mr.. JONES, of Kentucky: He is one of
them.
Mr.. DOUGLAS: am not a member of the
southern Democracy; | am a member of
he National Democracy.
Mr.. SINGLETON: Exactly.
Mr.. DOUGLAS: And we have come here
o reform the abuses of the Government.
That's the key note.-CLARIoN.l
Mr. HALE; The gentleman from Vir-
yinia Mr.. Douglas is little less frank than
he gentleman from Mississippi MIR. Sin
sletonl, for he says that he is not prepared
% state what he may desire to bring before
congress before this session is closed. The
gentleman from Mississippi is more frank.
ana mas given us a monition of what we
may expect from that section.
Mr.. SINGLETON: o, no.
Mr.. HALE: / did not expect that simnla
question from me would have stirred un
sucn hornets nest as this. MY friend from
HAlt