New-York tribune., 1876-08-05
moved to lay the bill on the taoe. Kelected-Yeas %6;


MI Mr BAN.ING Gnd, Ohio Chairman of the Committee
the contract soldiers headstones Tue TepOr, de-
cares the contract Irregular In character ~ reflects
severely on ex-Sccretary Beknap but recommends 10
action. Ordered printed. A.. c,u,,,,,,.o
Mr.. J. H. BAGiEY QDem, ~ "; from the Committee MI, s
euabe Horace T. Emery TO make application Tor the eh
tension OF letters patent for aa the M b WAS
rejected by vote OF Yeas, -; Nays, l23'
GEN. GARFIELD ANSWERS LAMAR.
Mr.. BRIGHT Dem, Teun.) moved TO go into Commit
tee OF the Whole the private calendar but t was sug
gested by Mr. RANDALL that an arrangement had been
made to let Mr. Garfield speech in reply to MF
Lamar Mr. Brights motion rejected, aud then the
House. at 2:20 p went into Committee OF the Whole,
Mr. Eden Dem, H. in the chair and addressed by
Mr. GARFIELD (Iiep, Ohio On the subject Of general
politics.
Mr. GARFIELD expressed his regret that he had
not been able to Mr.. Lamars speech In Ihe
Record Still it had been clearly stated and SO ose-
ally connected that could scarcely in commenting
OIL IT, The speech earnest attempt to make pro-
gress in the direction return to good feeling and In
SO far It met his concurrence. The gentleman
complained OF great evils and obstacles to reform
First generally corrup: state OF the administration
affairs and second the seriously corrupt state on thc
civil service He colended that that corrupt state OF
affr5 il buttrcsse and consolidated by an enormous
army of hundred thousand onice-ho!ders ana one
hundred thousand e1pectants Of office The deductions
OF the speech that the Republican party IS lncpa
Die erecting tne great
the Democ atc PARTY ought brought into power III
tho cunning election. This was the main lose OF ue
Mr.. Garfield admitted that some of the premises
OF the speech were correct with most OF then ne cod
not concur. Admitting that all the premises were cor
rect be denied that the conclusion was logical
MIR Lamar s s is not To- be secured by the ascendepey
o. the Democratic party at this time He laG noticed
striking omission IN tte logic OF te teeel' a t,
was that 1t made attempt 10 prove the ntness OF
anI ais %iTa"nt that 6ro1f OF fitness the argu,
Was tire gentleman correct IN the statement that thc
party cnuaerei in the latp civil adopted
auicsccd IN the results Of the wari Mr.. Garfield went
further aui asked whether the results OF the war nave
been adopted Great ideas, sad, travel slowly aud
ofteutnes noisrcssy like the footsteps of the gods,
whose feet shod with wool IL VIII not 90 10
sneak of the gigantic revolution through which the cOun
tiy had lately issed thing TO De bound up by mere
change a1ininstra IL Is cycca, epocaI, cen,
,.isr@rtttc. He did not s1cak Of thar revolution
io Iud TO condemn those who acted IN II on
either side he spoke of 1t the inexorble logic of
events he drew historical sketch oi the last two
centuries. aud OF the contest between freedom ana
slavery eliminating in the War OF the ReoelnOn Inc
men of tr North aud of the South he d, were equally
honest IN lDcir convictions Oh that SUBJECT Oui th dues
ton WIS far beyond them. In this connection ne read
extracts f.Om n speech made ~ Nr. Singleton Cben,
Mss IN the Housc on te iJth u Deceulber, l,19 de-
,laing that th institution slavery be sustained,
mat enanci patton would produce OF races, ahd
that II tae Dack Republican parry eirctc ts fIerdSnt
he dssnying the Union. He also referred To
Lucolns saying that 1t impossible for country
Ia remain party slave and parity free anu 10 20
Nr sewars dicuIn about the rrepresaie conflict and
hc quoted FROM speech Of Mr. Lamar ia when ne
had tat mad heard Mr. sewards speech ia the
senate and III when ne described hi se"tTds eyes as
glOwrr.ng AMI glarlBg Southern ncmD'rH as th0uSl
tie rrs he'd burned IN his spirit. lie referred to those
spccche, I1t No Ouef purpose tAH 70 illIisi,e 10 Nt
hight the autaguui-m the sections had arisen IN
1853 and congratulate Mr. Lamar aud tle county on
The change tat is been wrought sine. ihGh Tug bll ~
ntefyrueS tween that speech OF Mt iamtts and thc
one he delivered other day vast that indicates
z prugrr-s worthy OF ala praise III the individual man
VINO lHs undergone that change
Coming Gown the reconstrIcton measures,
Mr. Gari,id SAID tht ne cenlnefing ary his c,Gn @
the principle mo Hug for revenge; everI thin i"r
pclunreat p,ace' lie s'"P.c ahl on! lc,enae WI
tue cUuIucrng party mas ldEe ls beel 10 t'hF, lle
colqu. rcd pus iuto the National Constitution pro-
VISION tIlt the National debt should never be iciu
atri ta, the Rebel d.nt Should never ue pd, ana t,
all men, without regard . rcc or nor, stpui s.'Rt
No. By the advice ot Auir'w Johnson, had adviser,
ami oi tho Nurcm Democracy, worse adNisr ten oI
tr eleven Rebel states c"nlcnPtuJusy teu me Pidn
o, r,e"bsirhrtIoh elnDiteod Ia tnc iprt,tnn an"
ment 10 tAe Constitution; they would have nOhe ol H.
They invited by their northern allies TO stand out
ana .l.-icd when the Democratic party came INTO
power they would be permitted back without let
or huGssaucs. The transformation seen III Mr.
c.,iac IA SG-. Wien Frank Blair received the Dem
nomination Tor the Nice-PTesldency because ne
wrote l,tt.r ruyin- thai tlcrS only one way 10 r.
-tor, ~ th. Constitution, and TIA: was
Had tne transformation occurred IN l.IZ, "hei the
dreadful sccur, oi huAuNisn occurred scenes 80 Grssa
fu that ReE'riy Johnson man WEo WI, ya'.,e
among democracy of thu slaye-hJidts states ana
v Ao went 10 NoTh Carolina 10 defend the crnihas hei
Up hts hand IN horror ~ the Oafbartcs oi ms eents
c referred to tS only ~ part O tue conspiracy AGAINST
in the ,iys OK the knKiux Had IT come la 1879 Me
CART, d read rtct rom speech mae ny cletsy
have slavery bacG. that at no distant day the
" stIrs ami BIrs would De proudly hoathg over the
suuuy south.
MIR YEATEs Dem y. c. said he had statement,
over the sgulturc ot the gentleman referred To- deny
In toto every word of the quotation.
MIR GAEFIEID Wsut Oh to s.y that the election of last
rail- in Mississippi lad been carried by Nlo!encS Huu
and asked. Has the trlsiurnilon occurred yet ON
II occurred long ago III thc phO ophie ana patTlp.
heart and mind OF tie gentleman from Mississippi but
ha, II occurred IN the minds OF te majority Oh he
million people who Joined Win hin IN the early dIYs To
recent speech Of Mr. ToOm6s or Georgia that the man
who accepted negro suffrage should be accursed
After all facts, he asked Is not one warranted
In entertaining grave doubts as 10 Wnein.f tne
transformation has occurred st all except III
on the mountain peaks while the shadows ana darkness
nger IN the valleys so Is mat to the masSe OF Those
in toe Rebellion the light OF this beautiful philosophy
yhch he bonored has not yet penetrated Is IT. there
FORE safe trust all the precious treasures OF the Re
party has been the evil genius of the south III
all its years, aud lie auntcd thai party WITH the
failure all It's political hobbies for the last sixteen
ycars lie said he did not misrepresent that party when
declared that within the past sixteen years IL has not
plord and dead julius Caesar. Secession Is dead,
slavery dead, squattcr sovereignty Is dead tEe doe
cprcscntatlyes OF the South glad that these az
deid they have tear TO shed over them they should
shed II In the graveyard, not In these halls o ynS mcn
H. thea they are II al Of the great defeats they nave
sustained for the last sixteen years, wi they not be
Nuyebcri fApplausc the Republican side and IN tho
galleries. He pardon for that remark he was
talking philosophy not personal tes.
Mr.. WILLIS Gui.. ". YD-lou may take II back
Mr. GARFIELD went on to speak OF Mr.. Laulaie point
the other ay as the faculty o changes in the English
adj administration He spoke OF Oliver cromwell as the
crandcst IN English history, or the iati action ~
letting hs sceper pass nack the hands of the Suaris
England did not get tnat mistake until 1859,
when M Prince of Orange and wiped th. S.GaUts
nuf: how tie magnificent blood OF the AneOSaXon
ke Ut the BruuswIcks ine throne ia spite Of the III
Scotland Ireland, and on the coast ad now one o the
house OF Brunswick rules today. The deduction was
that English people do not change ther rulers ~ soon az
the bltIle Is over. IL the after the or
the Re violation when the Torres not invited back,
theIr lands c0nscated and thcmselvcs btnlsed