New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
NOT TO BE BULLDOZED.

| Democracy of that gallant little State" had
| any apprehensOns lest in the present unloOsing
| of tongues upon general politics in Congress
| their representatives in either branch might
he "intimdatedn or "bulldOzed" or "ter-
"rorizedr or chOked down by usurpatiOn and
tyranny, Senator Eaton himself dispelled 1T
in his courageous utterances on the floor of
the Senate on Wednesday last. Connecticut
hae one Senator at least who "dares;" one
Senator who, undaunted by the majority
against him, unmoved by the menaces of the
minlons of despotism, rises up boldly in their
front and shakes at them the gauntlet of
defiance. Awed by the standing army which,
as is well known, any Administration Senator
can summon at an instants notice to carry out
his Infamous behests Mr.. Eaton's colleague,
Senator Barnum, has repeatedly fled the
scene and sought refuge in the shelter
ing arms of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
in this city, returning only for q few
moments at a time when his devotion to the
railroad interests or the iron manufactures OF
the country Overcame bis fear Of the bayonets
of the oppressor Not so the senior Senator.
The blare of trumpet and beat of drum, and
neighing of war horses and bristling bayonet
charge and roar of musketry and artillery
with which the Administration is in the habit
Of carving on political discussion, have no
terrors for Senator Eaton. They only fire his
martial arlor Not he the man in such emer-
cencies to seek the rear or take contract Tor
the purchase of mules, or in any way evade
the fray. He snuffs the battle, and always
did. from afar. During the past SIX
weeks, though it was known to all
well-informed Democratic statesmen, and
TO the whole Democratic press OF the
country, that artillery of the most formlda-
BILE character was trained upon the Senate
from the Vice Presidents chamber, that sew
eral divisions Of infantry were qiartered ID
the Crypt, and that the navy, or so much OF
il Ms has not been condemned. with all the
cannon that has not been burst in expert
ments, was concealed under bridge IN the
| "Tibern ready to open at any moment upon
the Democratic Senator or Congressman who
should raise his voice in opposition to the
"usurpation notwithstanding all this, dur
inc all this time Senator Eaton has held his
nlaee without sign Of mental disturbance.
Connecticut might proudly point to her senior
Senator and say, "You can't bulldoze him "
On Friday of last week there was crisis in
| the Senate. Senator Mitchell of Oregon was
| discussing the famous case of CTonin against
the country. In the course of his speech he
took occasion to say
Not n Democrat within the sound OF my voice. not
Senator Of the United States belonging TO the Democratic
rartv dare rise In his place to-day this OOr and
lnw and Justice and right defend the action OF the
Democratic Governor OF oregon In his refusal TO issue
certificate Of election 10 the person selected by ma
ory Of the OF the people OF Oregon and In Issuing
a. 20 man whom the majority Of the people OF the state
.d tbcvl IA nntw glpCtDr,
wrong I'm my assertion pause again for reply. No
Senator from Thurman down. dare rise In his
place to-day upon this floor and defend up law upon
prncpe upon justice the action OF the Governor OF the
state OF Oregon. pause again for reply They dare
| not do t. No man who Is a lawyer can defend IT,
| Here was q plain case of bulldozing."
Notwithstanding the "pauses," there was no
| answer from any one, from Senator lhur-
"man down." Everybody knew the peril OF
the hour. There was no one present who did
not know when Mr.. Mitchell "dared" the
| Democrats TO defend the Governor OF Oregon,
| that on the first word from any Democratic
| Senator an ivory knob on Senator Mitchells
| desk would be pressed, and in an instant the
hall would swarm with the armed mlnlons OF
despotism like the warriors OF Clan Alpin at
the whistle of their chief, and IN two minutes,
or two and half at the outside, not Demo-
crat would he left alive to tell the tale OF
| slaughter. Ii did look az though the minority
| in the Senate was buldozed. We are without
| the particulars but we are confident that
when the facts are known 1t will appear
! that nj the moment when this blOOhhlrsty
sneecb WAS made, Senator barnum arose, and
| hurriedly remarking that in case OF war no
well-reguated army could afford to be without
mules, proceeded to take the next train to
| New-Y0rk on behalf of the Quartermaster's
DEPARTMENT Senator Eaton, let it be said to
his honor, during all the horrors OF that dread
fuI hour never banched Whatever happened
| to others, he never turned hair. The Occa-
sion passcd. rs we all remember, without
| bloodshed, simply becarse Senator MitchelPs
defiance was not answered by those whom he
| "dared.n
The senior Senator from Connecticut, how
ever slowly pulled himself together and pre-
nored 10 show the Senate and the country that
! the minions of despOtism could not scare HIM.
| And so on Wednesday he rose up and made
defiant answer. He spoke for himself and for
the Democrats of the country, and said dis
tnctly that they would not be dared by any
"body." This was bold language to be used
in the face of such fearful Odds but he used
! il. The army and navy and the arrogance of
Mitchell himself could not intnidate or bull
doze him. He denied squarely the statement
that no Democrat on the floor dared defend
Grover, and clinched it by saying the party
wouldn't be dared by anybody. This though
he did not know what might go off under him
! or how many pieces of artillery were trained
upon his patriotic bosom. 1t was grand scene.
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