Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-19
horton, on Republieanism, is Met and
Answered By MerrimOn, of North
Carolina, who Defends the
Democratic Party.
Stormy Debate In the House In Commit
tee Of the Whole Over the BIZ to
Protect the Texas Frontier.
Passage.at.Arms Between Cox and
TOWnseRd-Sensible and Patriotic
Speech by Lamar, OF MissIs-
sippi-Etc,
SENATE PROCEEDINGS

\ SENATE PROCEEDINGS
After the disposal Of routine bushes,
the morning hour having expired. th
chair laid before the senate the ~
finished business, being the river an
harbor appropriation bill. the pendin
| question: being on motion of Senate
thurman to recommit the bill to tn
committee on appropriations with in
seructlons 70 repcSs q bill reducing tn,
aggregate amount for the improvement
DRIVERS snd harbors to a sum not to ex
coed fSur million dollars.
Senator Merrimon made q speech de
lending the house from the imputation
I thrown out yesterday by several senator
that the bill was framed in such q wa,
as to secure the expenditure of money ii
doubtful districts, to secure them to tina
party. BE showed where large sums haC
been appropriated for works In Republi
can districts.
Senator Sherman asked what singI,
reform had the Democratic party accom-
plished since 1850, aud said he could
show fifty for the Republican party.
Senator Morton-I would like for my
friend to name one single good act Of
any kind that the Democratic party has
done within twenty-five years. TAP
plsuse In the galleries.
Senator Merrimon said that in the
years preceding the war there was moth
Ing to reform. The revenues were not
stolen, and the taxes were 30 light that
the people scarcely knew they were con-
tIibuting to the support of the govern
ment. Now, en- the contrary, one fourth
of the revenue was lost in its collection.
The frauds prscticed by the Republican
party from 1855 to 1871 were so appalling
that the better men of the Republican
party could not fail to see its evils, and
q commission was raised to endeavor to
reform the civil service of the govern.
ment. s That commission, com.
posed Of George William Curtis, A. G..
Cattell, James Medill, D. A. Walker,
e. B. Elliott, ]. II, BIackford, and D.
q. Cox, was Endorsed by the Republic
can party. These gentlemen, he eup-
posed, belonged to the better class Of the
Republicans, and he did not deny that
there were good men in the Republican
party; but they were impotent to con-
troll the party.
Senator Morton reviewed the history
Of the Democratic party, and said that
that party, ia convention in Chicago, in
1884, with Governor Tilden himself on
the committee, declared the war fail
ure. In any other country than this,
that declaration would have been pun.
ished as high treason. The Democratic
party had the blacklist and most damns-
bic record in the history Of partie g.,
this or any other country. CADr' ~
the gallery.1 It was true, T. Sause ~
Of the government had .,asn ;ncress nss. ::
VINO VINO wa, TesPOnslO'", Cor It? His friend,
SEA S"ith 80 ! IA, and those wins acted
49, 49, - Ghey had laid the burdens
raor H -Se people Of this country, and it
sred q good deal of face to stand up
~ the senate chamber, and say you Re-
publioans did not conquer our rebellion
as eheaply as you should have done. He
then referred 10 the Hamburg massacre,
and said that il the Republican party
used force to prevent q repetition OF
these things, it was justified In doing so.
He CMcfton1 well understood the Dem.
ocraIic party. He had been mingIing
with Democrats good many years.
Senator Merrimon-You used to be
one.
Senator Morton-Yes; but left that
party In 1854, and ] am Of age In the Re-
publican party now. Whenever Demo-
crat wants 10 hurt my feelings, he
charges ME with having been q Demo
crat. Lsughter.1
Senator Merrimon said he did not
mean to hurt the feelings Of his friend.
He spoke of his being a Democrat,
thinking they were the proudest days of
his life.
Senator Morton said the proudeet days
of his life were the days when he assist
ed in putting down the rebellion, ano
couquering bis friend MerrImon and
those who Rcted with him. Referring
to the question of reform, he asked who
could safely be intrusted with the work
of reform Ii not the Republican party,
The necessity for reform always existed,
and that party was the true reform par
ty which carried on the work of reform
quietly every wear a. the Republican
party had done, and not that patty
which breaks utevery now and then for
reform and practiced extravaganza when
1t got a chance. The patty which put
down the rebellion, amended the consti-
tuition and abolished slavery was the true
party to intrust the government to. 1t
was better to intrust it to that party than
those hacks and humbugs who come
down from the Democratic party before
the war; better than those who had
been kicked out Of the Republican par
ty; better than the alumni of Tammany
hall.
Senator Salisbury said the Demo-
cratic party took hold of the country in
Its infancy. Its first act was to wipe out
the sedition laws from the statute books.
It to k hold Of the country when it was
composed Of thirteen small colonies, aid
added the great western domain. 1t
added the lone star of Texas, aud gold
en- California. 1t took hold of the coun-
try when 1t had q shinplaster currency,
and substituted gold and silver. 1t paid
OFF the national debt during the admin.
isiration OF General Jackson, and would
pay off the national debt which the Re-
publican party had created. Senator
Salisbury then referred to the resump-
ton act of last session, and said the act
was passed by the Republicans without
any intention OF resuming specie pay
ment. 1t was q tub thrown to the whale.
When the Democratic party came into
power il would take measures to resume
at the proper and at no distant day.
Senator Morton said the country was
on the eve OF q great campaign, and the
success of the Democratic party de-
pended on carrying Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, South Carolina, Florida and
North Carolina-States all largely Re-
publican. Their chance of success was in
overcoming that majority of bloodshed,
and the campaign was opened ct Ham,
burg the other day.
Senator MerTimon said IL the state
ments hurt, they were but beginning,
and there would be facts and figures
brought out that would secure the repu-
diation of the Republican party In No
vember next.
Senator Sherman said that when he
heard the great Republican party ar
rsigDed like pack Of thieves he could
not help feeling indignant, and 1t aroused
the old fire in him. There was not q
single position taken by the Democratic
party during the last thirty years upon
which they could take q stand and de-
fend 1t.
Senator Bayard (sotto vOce)-It Il
wrong to make q stump speech.
Senator Sherman said that he knew II