The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-07-21

no excuse or paiation could possibly be found for
that outrage and barbarism. Applause on the Re-
publican side of the House, The South had its law
less class, as the North had He declared that there
was not q community In the South which had not
been struck with horror al such occurrences as the
Hamburg affair. He deemed IL wonder that so
ciety under the governments which allowed such
lawlessness TO stalk abroad In the land did not 20
10 pieces. He declsscd that the use OF tne army
had never produced a good eject IN such cases.
The troops always got there after the occurrence.
In conclusion, he declared tho occurrence at Ham,
burg a mobilize element, not sporadic, but un-
natural, and one that would disappear under good
government. At the close OF the debate Hancock
moved "A substitute for Smalls' amendment, to the
effect that troops shall be taken from any State
or service where public Interest requires their
and il was agreed to-S6 TO 80. The discus
sion Of the South Carolina matter was subsequently
reopened 10y aoge and continued by Coz, each
speaking of the other as the carpet-bagger from
Ohio, but Hoge saying he had carpet-bagged with
knspsack, 10 which Cox reiterated, with AN intma-
ton that Hoge needed a knapsack to carry all that
he had picked up. Foster called upon representa-
tives from Georgia to stop these internal outraRes,
and to be active in hunting out the inhuman nends
who crossed the bridgs from Augusta 10 HAM
burg. Do this, and then sing TO us a pane
gyric in vindication Of outraged law. instead of
talking about your noble blood, aye, nobility
that murders in cold blood a captured negro. IL
you have not the ability to stop these outrages you
not hit to be a representative OF the people OF
Georgia. Do it, and we will say swell done," and
we will fan on your necks and rejoice. knocking
"No!" -" Nor. Cook You have fallen on our
property and everything else. and we don't want
you TO fall our necks." Cox ridiculed Fosters
expression about falling on the necks of Southern
men, and asked him why he had not fallen on
the necks of Pratt, Yaryan, Dyer,
Jewell, and others. and suggested that
he would rather fall on the necks Of
Mckee, Mcdonald, Joyce, Babcock, Delano. and
Avery and would even rather embrace n barrel of
crooked whisky. Loud laughter and much confu-
sion.l The Republican side of the House had de-
Tended Grant and his Administration against all
those men, and when the gentleman from New
York (Townsend) talked so glibly of Tweed and
others with whom he (Cox) had no association, he
wanted 10 know how IL was with Babcock, with
Avery with Williams and the rest of these men.
Townsend 80 When did you dissolve association
with them?" Cox never had any connection
with them to dissolve. Ii the Repub-
lican Legislature, of which you were the
great trumpeter, which helped Tweed TO his
frauds in New York. Everybody knows that
never in my life gave voice vote to help him. y
Mr.. Townsend-"You never cast vote against
Tammany since God made you! loud shouts to
order.l You are the most perfect tool Of Tamma-
ny who has ever been in New York. Laughter,
uproar, aud great confusion.l You had to leave
that chair thank God at the call of Kelly and go to
st. Louis. Thank God, You are out of il and can't
get back ~ Cox" You sit DOWN. have the floor.
When you say that lett that chair at the beck Of
any one, IL is untrue. was elected as delegate
from my district, aud, my alternate not being
there, had to go; but it was at mans call. |"
[Shouts of thine !" "Time :" "Order 7" "order ~
and great confusion.