Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-24
The IrrepressibIe Conflict.

munds, (rep.) oil VT, cootlnu:d his argum ut
aud cuntsndrd that the Senate was just as much
the body of the people as the Hou .e Of Repre-,
sentsuvss, and, therefore, there Was nothlng 10
the argument that a House bill must be
taken as coming from the body Of the people.
He spoke of the present condition OF the coun-
try-the stagnatioo 10 all branches Of industry,
&c.-aud a;gu,d that the greatest economy
should be exercised 1t was time DOW to pause
10 maklng internal improvements as the money
was ueeded for other aud more important lm-
provements. Referring to taxation, be said
thai now imposed By the nation was not the
tsxstioo which hampercd any industry, but 1t
was taxation on imports, on Whlskey, patent
medicines aud tobacco. He then referred to
the Increased expens IS of the country, and said
it was necessary 10 conquer the rebellion, aod
70 do that it was necessary taxation should be
vastly increased and that public expens- $
should swell huudred and thousand told.
The democratic patty Of the North, organized
With its captains of Tweed and other meu, were
Just as responsible tor the rebellion as men WHO
took up-arms for it. lu his Jplulon the reuel
ion would never have reared itself into the
ptrtious it did had lis leaders not believed
the d. mocratic p,rty 10 the Moth would not
permit State to be coerced and kept 10 the
Uaion 10 spite of its will 1t was not JUS or
fair for Senator'S 90 the other side of the Cham
bar to appeal to the people to put the rerubl-
can party out of power for increasing the ex-
peudl ures of the government he then re-
farred to the figures quoted By MIR. Merrlnon
ADD argued chat the Increased expenditures we're
the result Of the W:r and The ct)rts OF the
government to restore peaceful justice, POST
Office facilities, lighthouses, IT,, 10 the South,
ADD yet republican Senators aud the country
we're told tn WAS crime. The Seoator NIT.
Merrimou) seemed to labor under the impress.
sion that when the reb;is laid down their arms
10 the spring OF 1865 there was oblivion, DOT
only as to the crime Of rebellion, but oblivion
as to all expenditures caused By 1t. He would
recommend to the Senator from North Carroll
pa that before mcuatDg bis horse and taking
his lance in haod to correct evils Ii would be
best for him to lrqulre whether the truth war
rauted thu undertaking. During his remarks
North ending the rebellion Mr.. Ednunds said
90 one occasion it was necessary to recall troops
f. III the seat of war and enoamp them in the
public squares of Neg York CITY
MIR. Kernan, tdem.) Of n. Y, said it was
true there was riot 10 New York 10 reference
to the draft, aud grievous wrongs we're don:,
but ii did not require the bringing Of United
States troops there to restore order. MIR.
Opdyke, republican, was Mayor of that city
wheu the riot occurred, aud he stated that
when the democratic Governor came there to
aid him 10 restoring order it gave him pleasure
to bear testimony to the able manner 10 which
thai dc macratlc Governor aided him 10 reslor
log order. He (Mr. k"rDan) would say, and
lie was sure the records wuu d bear him out 10
the statement that when the call was made for
men 10 1861; when no high bouoties were
given" when there was nothing but toe ap-
peal oil the government, regiment after regl
mcut was raised 10 NV York. 10 bis owo
couu.y fv: regiments, each 600 men strong
were raised wIthou any coercion. Democrats
aod republicans ID those regiments marched
side By side; they we're Differed by democrats
and republicans, and served out their time 10
defence of the Union. There was mourning 10
democratic families as we'll as 10 repub loan
families 10 his State. He argued that New
Y ,rk furnished more than her qu)ta of troops
for the rebellion. aad Injustice to the people OF
that State, be would say that they, as o mass,
without: reference to party, volunteered to up
hold the government. 1t was not just tor the
Senator fron Vermont to charge hat the dem
ocratic party encouraged the rebellion. A
democratic Governor of New York sent the
militia of the State to repel the Invasion of
Pennsylvania by General Lee, aud received The
thanks of President Lincolo. The mau who at
tempted at this day, or at any other time, to
get up the pretence that the democratic party
with tie rebellion did that rty
q great wrong New York during he war had
a democratic Governor, but at no time had
that party the cootrol of the Legislature. That
Governor always acted With the Legislature to
aid the governments 10 putting down the rebel
ion He mex, spoke Oh The reforms demanded
10 the civil service, and said prominent mem
Dcrs of the republican party had demanded re-
forms in that service. Sumner. Curtis, Scburz,
rrumbull and others had put forth their views
Tor reform. A large portion Of The press, now
supporting the Ciocinnali candidates, was put
ing forth the argument that the republic
party must uoload, must reform. He argued
ha, the Senate should now, eleven years after
be war; settle down and do its duty to the
people by eoonomzing in the public expendl-
ure.
As the uortheru bound passenger train 90
he Midland road vas approaching Lynchburp
% Saturday, the engine struck COW aud threw
Ter up on top of the boiler, where she lodged
" ,.,;n bo5 RI he Cfonned IN oak her down