The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-04
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Hen EHIIrs Brilliant speech.
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Hen ealIIS Brilliant speech,
Washington Correspondence Philadelphia
Times.
Especially was this so in
the case OF "Ben" Hill, of Georgia
he who has always been known as
representing the fret eating element of
the South. When he started off the
noisy House Gained down to listen, as
they thought, to a repetition Of last
years Incorporate madness-tO call it
ny Il mild name-but no, the mans
whose aspiration to the higher seat in
tie Senate of the United States was ut
that ve'y moment trembling in the
presence of realization or defeat ut
tered the most patriotic sentiments in
81 few Of the most thrillingly beautiful
periods that probably ever were spoken
in that chamber. Before he sat down
everybody was convinced, even the
most partisan demagogues toward
whom he was looking on the other side
Of the House, that he was bidding for
no votes, though the snarliDg pessimist
might say so, hut simply giving in a
few burning words his adhesion to the
measure. His sentences describing the
condition of the South, speaking rs he
did of himself as the product of South
ern institutions, created an 'etfuslon,"
to use French word among the
listeners of full house and crowded
galleries, which broke out in applause
So sincere and 40 well merited that
Randall had not the heart to curb it
with his generally industrious gavel.
PEACE PEACE! /! PEACE!!!
"The South !" cried he, in splendid
burst Of genuine oratory, 1.-THE South
stands neck deep in the ashes OF her
poverty" abiding to the results OF
The civil war-"and her cry is Peace
Peace! PEACE swith one voice-tjci
wor redrGSses no Wrong, preserves no
rjghi-U yOu doubt il, took here and DC
cOHriRceQ ~ and then he came to his
pcroration, the whole House by this
time standing mentally tp'tOe to
hear his WOrds-"My country, my
WhO'e country. Blessed Is he
that blesseth thee, and cursed be he
that curseth thee !" Here he clio ed
amid solid applause and made mo-
tion TO sit down, but little telegraph
boy handed him a dispatch. He broke
the seal and read what had that mo
ment been received, for it bore the
private mark of $780," showing the
minute it had been received:
ATLANTA, GA.
Hon. B. IL. Hill:
You are elected senator.
HILL,
KENYON,
So that literally while he was utter
ing his patriotic words, the naiIots
Were falling which would give MN as
n reward the object OF his highest am
bition-a seat in the United states
Senate.
Probably every man in the House IN
the next hour, Republican and Demo
crat alike, shook his hand in congrat-
ulatiOn both for his speech ana Tor DIS
success over Norwood, the present
Senator. Frye, of Maine, one OF the
most radical members, expressed inc
general feeling when he said: u give,
yon my most sincere congratulate is,
Hill was rs pleased with his telegram
as child with a new Toy; suileS
flooded his somewhat rugged face,
which, say what you please, is not the
ideal face or head of an able man, ou'
rather suggest a narrow soul anu
soUred life. But his words do not thus
SANDER his heart, il from the heart the
mouth speaketh. He remarked 10
questioner, abiding to his election. u
thought it vas possible this morning
but not probable"
GENERAL FITZPATRICK FINDS HIS WA
TERLo0.
Then, as though the South was oouh'
to cover itself with glory to-day III ON
way or another, man from Norti
Carolina (Davis) got up aud conVulse'
the House with laughter by leaving
the constitutional part OF the ques
ton and devoting himself :
the annihilating of &c eral Jua
son Fitzpatrick, one of u. Chahuier
army OF messenger" to the South
day or two after election. This part 0
the speech will probably not come oy
general press dispatches, and "catci
II on the fly" for the benefit OF you
New Jersey readers and Generai MI
patrick. The following was greeted az
Its various points with yells OF laugu'
ter:
FITZPATRICK BEATS SAM WELLER
Fitzpatrick that mau wen
down with letter indorsing his char
acter from the chairman Of the kepuo
lican committee, and when he got
North Carolina, ON the 9th day OF nc
yember, he writes to the New for
Times letter In which be says ina
what he Witnessed on Tuesday THAT II
two days before election day. horrin
himho,Yd then after giving u detaile