The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-09
BEN HILLS GREAT SPEECH IN FAVOR OF
THE ELECTORAL Bull.

THE ELECTORAL Bull.
WASHINGTON, January 26-Thc fca-
turc, to-day, in the House was thetcn- min
ute speeches of members on the Edmunds
bill, aud there could have been given no
better evidence of tho truth of Mr.. Conk-
ling's paradox when he apologizcd the 9TH
er day, in the Senate, for the length of his
speech because he had not had time to
shorten it." Nearly every speech was a
model in its way of taking Judge Blacks
celebrated plan of ''coming at once to the
middle of things" of tcrseness and direct
ness to the point desired, and in several in
sasnces OPEN applause 4roA both sidss-of
the House greeted the member as the
Speakers hammer fell
Den HILLS BRILLIANT SPEECH.
Especially was this SO in the case of
| "Ben" Hill, Of Gcorgia-he who has al
ways been known as representing the fire.
eating element Of the South. When he
started off the noisy House Gained down to
listen as they thought to repetition of last
years Incorporate madncss--to call it by
mild name--but: no, the man whose aspira-
tion to tho higher seat in the Senate of the
United States was at that very moment
Il5EeRakling in the presence of realization or
dtf9p3 uttered the most patriotic sentiments
IN few of .ths most thrilingly beautiful
periods that probably ever were spoken in
that chamber. Before he sac down every
body was convinced, even the most partisan
demagogues, toward whom he was looking
Eons nsthe other side. .oG the house. that he was
bidding for no votes, though the snarling
psssiinist might say SO, but simply giving
in q few burning words his adhesion to
the measure His sentences describing
Ethe condition Eof the South, speaking
Ess ho aid of himself as the product of
Southern institutions, created aqs;;cffusiou,"
70 use Frenchword, among tho listeners
Eof a full house and crowded galleries, which
Tbloke out in applause so sincere and SO well
uieritcd that Randall had not the heart to-
curb itwi.h his generally industrious gavel.
'PEaCE !! pEACE' PEACE!
1.-THE fouth r cried Nh sin a splendid
sss bs 5Sash psslG1
3 i "a
luding to tho results sof civil var ;'and
her cry is Peace Peace Peace with one
yoicc-civil war radresses noSwrnng, pre-
serves no risht-if you deubsit look here
and be convinced " aud Iilgn he came to
his pcroration, thewhole Houso,by this fine
standing mentally a-tip,tee to hearhiaFords
-"My country, my 'sbolo c6untrys* =
Blessed is he that biesseth thee, and cursed
be he TINT curseth :theep. Hsfe he closed
amid solid applause and made . meiion to
sit down, but littlc telegraph boy handed
him a dispatch, 6 He brokes tta sGal and
read what had that momentk hken received,
for ris bore the private mark ofFa1 30s show
ing the minute it had been received:
ATLANrA, GA Hon. b. II. Hill: You
are elected Senator. q HILL,
e. e. | KRNNoN. :.
So that literally while Ac, was uttering'
his patriotic words, the ballots were falling
which would give him as q reward the OBJ.
ject Of ibis highest ambition sest an the
United States Ssnate. = 'Ss.ss t''sSss.s
proh, h,v .ve,y ,;r he ju onsss; =, y, 4
-. L s..,. :. : ~ 80 = - -
neAt s alu ,eulocfa's - a''Se'
shook his HANG anS congratlliati soeth es 'for
hisspeech, and for his success over Norwood,
the. e.present Senator. ffye. of Maine. one
of tba nost Rsa;ca, mem 81 8 s;ssed ,bo