Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-04

causes 80 much pain to the gentlemen
OF the other side, say that would not
alter one siDgla word l have uttered.
Toe man who supposes that I will sit
tsmelY by and submit 10 brutal, out
rageCu di5iagenuou5 and fslse a s lult,
such as was made upon me on this floor,
aud such as has been repeated and Teit-
Grated in ten thousand different shapes
and in ten thousand different channels
throughout the country, and that will
not say word in my own defense or in
nay own vindicatioD, mistakes the man.
| Turning around to his own side OF the
house, with great animation and in q
spirit of defiance, he continued: Aban-
don ms, IL you wish 10; vote as you
| please. ! stand here upon every utter
ance which l made, and l reiterate
! them. AS much as may regret the loss
| Of the friendship Of the gentleman from
Maine Mr.. Fryel who could surrender
it on slight cause, I must say it GER
| tainly was not very strong friendship;
and if we must part, will say to him
"Fare thee well; and if forever,
Still forever fare the WELL"
[Applause and Laughter Now what ia
the head and front of my offending? 1t
is said 1 have prejudiced the case here.
I trust that such Insinuatious wers in
sdvertently made, because they are not
justified by facts. might say that such
imputation is absolutely and unquali-
fiedly false. / have only brought to the
attention of the house certain facts in
regard to the Caldwell telegram, without
expressing my opinion on these facts or
without having pcejudged the case under
investigation. But how do these vir u
GUS gentlemen deport themselves? They
are as much judges of the subject mat
ter; yet they can rise and say that
Blaine is Immaculate and as chaste as
an icicle that is guarded by frost from
the purest snow, and hangs on Disna's
temple and [ironically1 there is no harm
in that; there is no prejudging The case
in that. l have not said he is guilty or
innocent; / have not intimated an opin.
ion on the subject matter of the report;
but as to the authenticity of Caldwell's
telegram, have asserted, and Ireiterate
it here, and would reiterate it in the court
of heaven contemptuous laughter on
the Republican side] that believe it
was got up in the interest and to sub.
serve the purposes of James G.. Blaine.
1t has been said that / would not
have dared to make such speech had
he been here; that would have bended |
low, and in bondman's key, and with |
bated breath and whispering humble.
ness, spoken very differently. am not |
responsible for the absence of the late |
member from Maine. I did not |
bring about his resignation. [
had no act or part in it. Ihe floor was |
free to both Of us, but he saw proper to |
withdraw, where no Democrat, no Polit- |
ical opponent of his had made charge |
against him, but where he had bsen as.
sailed by his own friends, and that, too,
before he had vindicated his reputation |
for integrity as man and leader OF his
party. l was in no way responsible for
that, whether he was acting on the good
old suggestion, that
He who fights and runs away,
May live TO fight another day;
But he who is in battle slain,
viii never live to ii ght again.
I do not know but that he has gone
from our midst and never to return
during the tendency OF this congress.
Now, the whole gist of this matter il
simply the authenticity of the Caldwell
and as'to whether or not acted
In good faith in my connection with
that matter. The judiciary committse
has said was not blameworthy in that
matter, and if they choose to recall that,
20 be it.
Mr.. Hurd-In making the motion to
do it with the object that
he minority Of the committee may
nave an opportunity OF presenting TO the
house minority report.
TIE report was according recon-
nitted.
Mr.. Singleton, from the conference
committee on the consular and diplo-
natic appropriation bin, reported that
he committee failed to agree. The re.
,ort was adopted, and new conference
committee appointed, consisting OF
dessrs. Singleton, Holman and Foster.
Mr.. Morrison, chairman Of the com.
nittee of ways and means, reported
esolution providing for the adjourn
nent Of congress on Monday next at
welve o'clock. Mr.. Waddell called for
he yeas and nays, which were refused,
md the resolution adopted.
Mr.. Ran iall moved that the house go
nto committee of the whole, in order to
llow Mr.. Garfield to speak in reply to
DIR. Lamar, pending which the house
djourned.