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FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
TIE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March "a number of pri-
vate bills passed.
Mr.. Gordon called up the bill amending
the revenue laws. His speech attracted great
attention.
journed.
In the course Of the debate on Mr.. Gordons
resolution, Mr.. Morton read from the speech
of Mr. Gordon delivered in Atlanta, and said
that Senator had paid no attention to the
utterances by Toombs delivered few days
before ct the Same place, to the ehsct that tho
Georgia election had been carried by bribery
and intimidation.
If that charge was true. it was damning
one against the people of Georgia; and, II
not true, il was . foul calumny. and it was
the place OF the Senator to repel it, and he
had passed it by in silence.
MI. Gordon said the Legislature took
formal action in regard to those charges, and
he would have the resolutions adopted by that
body read.
them, but the report in the newspapers
showed that tho ufterances of Toombs were
cheered to the echo-that was = case Of cor
ruption far more reaching than the whisky
frauds The Senator (Gordon) had charged
the Republican party with being tyrannical;
he (Morton) denied It; the party had been
magnanimous, and his friend (Gordon) was
living monument Of its msgoanimity. The
party had dealt magnanimous with those who
fought against the government.
Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio, said this was the
first time since the internal revenue law had
been passed, that . party speech for party
purposes had been made against it. His
friend (Mr. Gordon) might disclaim any in
tention of making party speech, but all who
heard 1t would regard it ~ such. The reve-
nue. laws had been framed by men of both
parties honestly and faithfully. The resolu-
tons presented by the Senator from Georgia
had no business before the Senate. It was
unconstitutional for the Senate to frame mat-
ters pertaining 10 the revenue.
Mr.. Gordon said that when he introduced
his resolution he had no conception Of the
scope which was 10 be taken in the debate.
He had no partisan motives in introducing
them, and he Was astonished that Senators
should think, because he stated facts which
we're shown by the record Of the department,
that he was not justified in doing so. Had it
come to this, that when Southern man
spoke of the wrongs perpetrated upon the
government he should be insulted BY the
statement that he occupied his seet in the
Senate by the magnanimity Of tho Repub-
lican party, and was, therefoaDs not 20 mem
ton the delinquencies Of that paslyf
The Senator from Ohio (SheSnan) made an
insinuation unworthy Of him when he aid
that he (Gordon) had taken advautag6 Of this
oo>~c;or - hv;mr, his .voor1nti<sro
They had been pGopared for month and he
had been ready 70 speak, but other business
required the attention of the Senate All
this bombast about the resolutions being anti
Republican was intended to turn the eyes Of
the people from the frauds which have been
perpetrated. He referred to his speech ct
Atlanta and said he was unable to see what
his remarks there had to do with this subject.
He next spoke Of the causes Of the wal, and
said because men of the South differed from
those of the North they were not to be CON.
demned. Their political teachings from youth
up had been different from those Of tho
people of the North, and they we're honestly
entertained. Did such difference preclude
him from criticising anything which the Ad-
ministration did? He (Gordon) did not pro-
pose to be drawn into passionate discussion
by the Senator from Indiana for purposes
which he (Morton) might have in his heart.
The war was fought on account Of differ.
4nce in opinion. When the South seeded
from the Union, she placed the issue upon
the arbitrament Of battle, and when that issue
was decided by the fate Of battle, the South
let her construction Of the Constitution be
decided also. To-day no one knows better
than the Senator from Indiana that hence
forth and forever the question Of secession
was settled, not only here, hut in the mind of
every man in the South. He (Gordon)
thought it unworthy Of the Senator from In
diana (Morton) 10 be continually flinging in
the faces OF Southern Senators the statement
that they bad been engaged in great crime.
It mattered mot what o Southern man
brought up in tho Senate, however honest he
might be, no argument was SO potent with the
Senator from Indiana, g o reference to the
action Of that man in The war. The Senator
(Moston) had read from his (Gordon's)
speech at Atlanta, but he bad stopped before
he reached the point where he (Gordon), re-
ferring to the speech Of Toombs, asked those
whom he was addressing. if the utterances Of
Toombs reflected the sentiment Of single
one in that body and there was unanimous
cry Of "Nog "Nop Yet the Senator Nor
tony would hold the utterances of Toombs up
as the sentiments Of the people Of Georgia
and Of the South.
When he (Gordon) had characterized them
wild, and showed that the people Of Georgia
did not indorse them, was it just that the
Senator (Morton) should thus seek to pre-
judice the people Of one section against an
other. In conclusion he sent to the clerks
desk and had read the resolutions of the
Georgia Legislature, acknowledging the equal
rights of all citizens, the constitutional amend
ments, etc.
Mr.. Morton said the point made in bis
u Al :
hosS inal .ns
and intimidations and nothing had been said
in response to that
| Mr. Gordon said - denied that the election
in Georgia had been carried by bribery ani
intimidation. He knew large bodies o
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