Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24
MR.. HAMILTON ACCOMMODATED.
From the Washington Patriot. July :. -?
DIED

DIED.
HAMBLEToS.-At the Exchange Hotel Washing
ton, ID. C.. on the morning of July 3, 1872. at 10
minutes past seven. OF Inflammation Of the brain,
John w h. Hambleton. agesi years. months.
aud l. days. youngest OF James T. and Martha
J.. HAmbleton. Of Atlanta, "a.
The case Of Doorkeepcr Fiizhush is so
we'll known that need not give 1t much
time. He was the bigger man" than
Grant. He haa brought here before the
Democratic caucus because he had been
either dOorkeeper or sergeant at-arm> of
the confederate house Of Representatives
during the war, aud that was not claim
10 be di>regarded. That was a claim with
my friends Oh the other side 80 oysrtowet-
ing that ii was not asked, Is tie h0uc,t:'
was not asked. Can he spelli" it was not
asked, "Can he write:" II was not asked.
is h. Tilted by attainmeuts and expert
ence TOR this important place. But be-.
cause OF his war record | suppose. hr
di>tanced all competitor, il the caucus.
Mr. HARRISON-AS soon "A, We found
he MAS untitled Tor the place, wc dismiss
/ ed him.
Mr.. HALE-Ies; he was turned out
My friend should not be uneasy
Mr.. FRYE-Cannot the gentleman from
| Illinois De Kept quietI
Mr.. HALE-But must come TO weigh
! TIER matters. he House WIS confronted
1 with the condition et the country. The
ma jOrity had III. country before 1t, in what.
ever condition il was, in whatever cond-
| ton Of depression were all the industries
OF the country, with all needed reforms to
| be set on foot. The South claimed that
| the whole republican policy there was
| wrong, that gTievous errors and sins and
| crimes were the accompanimeuts OF that
] policy. and that drastic change was de-
| mAuded. Here was an opening for some
| broad plan of legislation that the House at
| least might send ',ttc country. But on
| the day that tue House assembled we wit
messed the faculty and the power OF the
democracy 10 grapple with great sub
| ject; for it was deliberately proposed here
| upon the question OF swearing in mem
ber of this House to open what is one of
the wisest things in the record OF the re-
publican party. the adjustment of the Lou.
isiana difticulty-the Wheeler compromise
which had given to New Orleans and the
State Of Louisiana peace which she had
MOI known for years | am glad to say
that my almost always wise friend from
| Indiana Mr.. Holman was not in accord
with the movement and opposed it. But
IL was urged by almost all the leaders of
his party that this beneficent measure OF
| settlement should be thrown open. and il
was voted down ouly by the solid strength
| of this side of the House. with the careful
and moderate men, few in number. on the
other side under the lead of Mr. Holman.
So disastrous was that experiment, SO pro-
nounced was the DEF eat that from that day
to this there has been no plan nor sugges
ton rs 10 southern measures reported
from any cominilte that have ever heard
| 81.
Other questions confronted US. The
question OF finance was upon everv mans
mind, and almost upon every mans
tongue.
American commerce, Mr.. Speaker, II
was claimed upon that side, iauguished, u,
it undoubtedly does languish, largely from
causes that are world wide, and not nflu
enced by legislation in this Hall. Bot i
was claimed there that it languished be
cause it sufiOcated in the grasp of an in
competent party; and the country loOket
to see what measure would be attempted
by the dominant party in this House upol
that great interest The questions, too, o
currency-its uses. its medium, its kind
its limitation were sll before the HOus
when It assembled.
= The House left all Of these questions.
trod them under foot. 1t ignored them Il
OF little account or confessed its incompe
, tency by refusing to deal with them, an
embarked in wild crusade of investigs
} ton. Now here with n party In powe
during four presidential terms there was a
! opportunity undoubtedly for some good t
( be done. 1t was by no means new ground