The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-02-01

Dororo the 'uuplooeantnoes' ended,
and which have bean shed by those
who were against ne siues their return,
would all, II collected, not . lachryma-
tory such as they used TO put in tombs
in olden times, but would I'LL the big
gcst dsmijohn that q Democratic con-
stituency ever emptied. daughter. ]
Now time ran on. The men issued the
grsenback intended that at some
day not far distant We should return to
the old Bentonian and Jacksonian cur
rency; hard money. That is what
those who put out the greenbacks gen.
orally understand though some do not.
Now here in this House the other day
/ was nightly instructed to see the
vote on the motion Of the gentleman
from Indiana, (Mr. Holman.) A few
gentlemen from the Northern States
voted with him; but pretty much the
entire Confederate phalanx, the whole
body OF Constitutien-loving strict oon-
structionists marched up as one man to
the inevitable deadly breach" and
voted for greenbacks. Now, / say that
in view of these things. cannot under
stand what man means by strict con-
struction OF the Constitution. Good
God, who can understand ii? Laugh
ter. cla rss r-
/ will tell you what from all this
understand strict construction of the
Constitution 10 be. i understand that,
IL strict constructionist wants a meas
ure TO succeed. ii is constitutional; and
IL he does not want it, il is unconstitu-
tional (Grsat laughter. understand
sir, that the legal position was perfect
ly Expressed by an Irishman in my dis
trict. He bought horse. and when q
man owns property he thinks il is the
best thing in the world. He led out
his horse and showed it to his neigh
bors. One neighbor, wishing to worry
him, asked him whether his horse had
the glanders, what is il you call the
glanders?" asked the Irishman. cit is
not for me to tell You. but I want to
know whether your horse has the
glanders?" "Well," said he, ''if he is
better for the glanders he has the
glanders he has the glanders enough,
but il he is worse for the glAnders he
has not the glanders at all" fGreat
laughter. Now the gentleman from
Virginia must pardon me, but think
this question has not got the glanders
at all. Renewed laughter.
1 tell you, gentlemen. that this 10
your nation and my nation. We are
all one. do not know how it will be
up NJ rnIiauoipuis, uut 4 VIII taik
about that by and by. Hero it is our
country, and our capital. Ny district
is part of your country, aud your dis
trict, my friend. whether you feel good
natured or ill-natured. is part OF my
country. 1t is SO under tho Constitu-
ton. Now, sir, have said this much,
let me say further. What did We have
this fight on our side for? / am will
ing TO refer it to the other side. II
Was that we should be great country.
We wanted you side by side with us
Just the men who are here, for we
knew you were brave before the war,
but you did not know We were, and
there was never q moro disappointed
people in the world than you were.
Laughter. Twill confess here before
you that the miserable creatures We
sent to Congress. who always yielded
everything when you clamored, cheated
you into that struggle. Great laugh
ter. You found that we were as brave
as you were yourselves, and we and
You always respect n man who has the
courage Of his opinion, while We des.
pise sneak.
Now. having gone so far, l stand
here to mako confession. / nm
bound to do it. The other day heard
that dreadful cry come up from the
gentleman from Georgia, (Mr. Hill.
I heard this indictment read against
ps. The gentleman from Georgia ar.
raigned us Republicans and told US,
with his closed hand shaking at US,
that we, whole hundred men OF us.
had violated every oath and had com
mitted every crime. Now. am going
to confess that we have been guilty OF
several things. And, first, confes:
that we sat here when he was gone and
tried to save this country SO that there
should be q centennial. We were
"fantical" about il. We were mad.
We were "crazy." Aud our fanaticisu
did not stop on this side of the House.
On the other side of the House, il an
correctly informed, the chairman OF
the Committee on Appropriations, the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Randall), so far partook Of the fanati.
cism as to buckle on his knapsack il
this fanatical cause; and many another
brave man now voting on the other
side was led. beguiled. cheated into
Joining us in our "fanaticism. W.
fought the fight ont "wickedly. ""msd
ly. "maliciously," aud we say we are
guilty of il. We have to own il before
God and man.
But, Mr.. Chairman, il vas the fanat
icism Of those men over there and her,
and their associates which saved thi,
country. Bat for that we should hsv,
been in beautiful condition now, spill
in two in the middle, and God knows
in what condition the inside would hav,
appeared. Laughter. But, second
ly, I am bound to make further con
fession TO the gentleman from Georgia
We were guilty when we bad two-thirdi
OF both Houses Of Congress OF doing
away, by vote OF two-thirds OF botf
Houses, all the disabilities OF every
member on this floor who participated
In the Confederacy. Being "madly,
"wickedly," "maliciously" determined
TO iniure these men and not let oul
hatred die ont, VIC let them in here
these men, the sixty-one hne looking
gentlemen who walked up hero togeth
er the other day, unable to take th'
full oath. We were guilty Of lsttint
them all back here and Of not sayinl
and OF never having said an unkinc
word OF them or TO them since they re
turned. We do not think quite kindl,
OF Jsgerson Davis, but he 10 not here
This kindness TO our sixty-oue asso
ciates is q piece OF wickcdness which
know should not be forgiven in thi
world or the next. / know il is un
christian.
Why right here sits the gentlemal
from Massachusetts, (Mr. Seelye), al
though he is not in his place just now
He made q beautiful speech here th
other day. But Mr.. Chairman, wha
long days OF summer have passed II
the old church in Troy, listening 4
line upon line, and prscept upon pre-
cept, from that gentleman, telling m
that there could not and there shoul
not be any pardon except upon confe'
sion and repentance. / know we hav
not lived up TO that doctrine. Laugh
ter.
The gentleman from New York (Mr
Cox) quoted scripture here on one 9
the first days Of the session. aud agsii
we had the scripture brought in her
Yesterday aftcrnoon--ths Old Tests
ment both times. They went back b
the old dispensation; to Greece an
Rome and the Old Testament; and FL
jah. aud the Lord knows what. wa
taught to read that book in my boz
] hood and sau than the terrible thina