The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-25
Two Remarkable Speeches.

| Especial Teegraphie Correspondence Of the Cou
| rier-Journall
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Two rcmarka
bio speeches were made In Congress to
day, one in the Senate ind one in tn,
House. In tho former body dovcrno
Morton spoke to his resolutions provid
Ing for the appointment OF u COMMITTEE,
to investigate tho Mississippi election
His speech may be regarded as thu
platform upon which he seeks the Re
publican nomination for President, ant
was u very carefully studied production
In manner, it was far less violent thur
Blaines recent offensive Indictment oil
tho South. Mr.. Morton skipped the
period OF the war, and he had nothing
to say about Jefferson Davis and Ander
sonville; but he went back Of Blaine
at least four or five years
and made general reflection upon the
character and conduct of the Southern
people prior to the war, MS well as theil
conduct since, holding them up as alike
unjust and brutal to the negroes and Il
Northern Republicans who had settled
in the South. Mr.. Morton had nothing
good whatever to say Of the Southern
people. The speech was far better
adapted to please the tastes and wishes
of carpet baggerS and other leaders OF
cIlo PtbLpy GiiS DCubtl, dUt
thus secure their votes in the National
Convention, than Mr.. Blaine's address
which was limited to u single point. II
was also u far shrewder bid than Mr..
Blaine put In for the support of North
ern Republicans.
The general wool Of Gov. Morton's
speech was on the same limo as his pre-
viOus sectional harangues, but there
were some special points which were
new. One Of these was his contemptuoua
belittling OF the great amnesty issue, on
which Mr.. Blaine had laid himself out
with such enthusiasm. Gov. Morton
secuted the idea that this was the great
issue before the country. He also treated
with u good deal OF contempt the idea OF
reconciling the contendlng sections by
the Centennial demonstrations, and in
sisted that the South was the obstacle
to reconciliation.
The speech was an extreme partisan
arraignment. There were one or two
passages in it which seemed to reflect
quite severely upon Senator Schurz and
the independents for not going as fully
into the outrage business as he thought
proper. Morton will finish tomorrow.
1t Is reported the Republicans are di-
vided in respect to the support Of the in
vestigatiOn proposed, and Democrats
are OF the opinion that any effort to
shut out Col. Lamar from the Senate
will be wholly fruitless. There are a
number OF Mississippi Radical politi-
clans In the city who are supplying this
new operation Of the outrage mill.
THE CENTENNIAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The other remarkable speech to-day
was by Mr.. J. r. Tucker, of Virginia, In
opposition to the Centennial appropria-
ton. This was Mr.. fuckers maiden
speech in a legislative body, for, though
long prominent at the bar and In Vir-
ginia politics, he has never been In Con
gress or in the State Legislature. Con-
sidered as q. piece Of oratory, the speech
was wonderful success, and the best
made in Congress this session, and it had
it's value in demonstrating to the North
the ability Of the South to send men CT
talent to Congress. But the address was
pitched on the strictest theory of the
old States rights line, which was the
ante-bellgm doctrine OF Virginia politi-
clans, and has been largely superseded
by the logic of events. Mr.. Tucker pro-
duced marked impression on both
sides OF the House.; but in arraying
votes against the Centennial appropria.
ton, he will only play into the hands Of
the Radicals.