Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-29
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s,rrpD1y JANUARY 90, 1876

CrvrESNIAI. AUTHORIZATIONS oigreSS
has at last passed the Centennial "ppro-
,,rfotion bill. A Washington correspon-
don't Of Courier-JOurnal says The de-
totc ON the bill was continued Tuesday, |
and two good speeches were made IN It's
f,vor. one bv Robbins, of North CARROLL
ma and the other by L. Q. c. Lamar
The speech Of the latter gentleman was
LARGELY devoted to aIevicw Of the consti-
tutionaI question, and was very salts
factory reply to the Bourbon aspect of
the question as presented the other day
bv Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia. The speech
fairly took the house, and produced so
marked an impression that Mr.. Lamar's
time was extended by general consent
Mr.. Calhoun's words were cited to show
the constitutional power, and very hap
nv replv made to the insOlence of Town
send, Of New York. The vote came on
shortly afterward, and after some unsuc-
ccssful movements by Holman and others,
the bill was put through by the vote of
lIG to 100. Messrs. Knott, Ailliken,
Boone, Blackburne, Clarke and Durham,
of Kentucky, voted no, while Mr.. Jones
and Mr.. White voted aye. The Virginia
members ran counter to the sentiment of
the State, and voted to defeat the bill;
but such able Southern leaders as Lamar,
Throckmorton, Hill and Regain voted in
the affirmative. The Tennessee delega-
ton voted almost unanimnnSltrin thu ,,ss,
.uIve. The vote was not a party or
sectional one. There is good deal of
Joy at the result, and feeling in demo-
cratic circles that the vote passing the
bill is lucky result. The Senate, it il
thought, will concur in the bill passed
by the House."
1t will be seen from the vote given a
bove that the bill was carried by a very
small majority. If there is any politica
capital to be made out of the result o
this question, the democratic party as
suredly will be the gamers. Mr.. Blain
and his henchmcn have attempted, b,
foul intrigue to embitter the minds o
democratic members against such an APP
preparation, but the keener wisdom o
such leaders as Lamar, Throckmorton
Hi ana others Jrlumpned.
The following from the Springfield,
(AIass.) Republican is to the point, ant
will explain itself: "Thc democracy ar,
spreading their sails betimes for the cen
tennial breezes; very good political sea
manship it is, tOo-as far as it goes. Tn,
National Committee is to meet on Wash
ington's birthday; it is becoming increas
ingly probable that a mixture of senti
mental and practical reasons will influ
ence its members to call the National
Convention for the Fourth of July; it il
at least an even chance that the same rea
sons will designate Philadelphia as the
place of meeting.
This sort of thing is good politics, W,
repeat, as far as it goes. The American
character, intensely practical on one
side, is almost feminincly sentimental on
another. With all their hard sense anC
materialism, our people are emotional
sensitive to ideas, capable OF grand en-
thusiasms. The war illustrated that
Any politician who supposes that the pa
triOtic associations and cOmmemOration!
of the coming summer are not going t
affect politics has something yet to Learn
about his trade-and is in fair way tC
learn it.
Thanks to the mala riot laundering o
the MOrtOns and Blaines, the way is a
present clear for the democracy to 90 be.
fore the people as the party of anti-secta
rianism, of reconciliation, of continental
good feeling. The opportunity is obvi
Gus; they will undoubtedly attempt t,
utilize it.