The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-02-01

alton as an odious and unjust reflection up
on a wise magistrate.
Mr.. WATIERSON took the floor, ant
was listened TO with rap; attention. HI
said it might be true that the country s,oo.
on the brink of civil war. but it was true
that a grave danger threatened ever
public interest. He wished tt
inveigh no man or party, but thai
a weli-organized conspiracy TO place in the
Presidentiai office n man VIII had not been
elecIed existed. He most coDscieBcoUsiy
believed that the Democratic party was
strong enough TO make its exit from power
by a great sectional war, and that the Re
publican party va strong enough now to
precipitaIe The country into civil war ii the
two Hou-es failed TO agree on some plan 10
tide over the < eat emergency. The cpun-
try w.uld zee the S-nste declare Hayes
elected, and it would see the President of
The United States supported by the army
and navy prepared to seat him in office.
Mr.. HURLBUr argued against the bill.
He had heard occasional threst., by inju-
dicious men OF a possible civil war, and
possible Implications, ahIch had been
brought to bear on the House to induce ill.,
dtvidusl members to forego their own con-
ciusions and their own views OF what the
coEsti utiun required of them.
Mr.. HILLgaye to the bill his hearty
and warm approval. Speaking Of the
Sonih he said
| l have been a witness OF the sorrows of
that people, ard a willing sharer Of their
suferings. Msy l therefore be pardoned,
on this occasion, for csiliI G The after tion
OF the House and OF the cDun " t. the spir-
| il which has bern manifested ~ that deci-
! ded people durif G this entire controversy :?
/ Ga another Gee ssion | defended their man
, hood, their civilization ami Heir humanity,
| from what 1 knew TO be u G-t charges. If
my answer to them was Unsatisfactory, let
| the further answer be found IN the 81 irit
| which the people OF the S1ELh lave mani
Tested during the last Sky days There is
scarcely a man in that country who does not
believe the Democratic ticket WAS elected,
and VINO does not believe TIA At ali that they
have remaining of properly By right of
Justice depends upon the Inauguration Of
that ticket, asd vet, during this whole con-
tIoversy, and say it with pride and pleas
uie, too, the South has manifested but one
spirit. and that has been spirit of for
bearaEc-, OF kindu-ss and OF iaifnesS, with
tie chains OF the uslrper sill on her
iiab-, with tie greed OF Ihe straf ger ri
tl:ng her already exhausted Golfers
with army Of the United
5 atss nov scattered throughout
her borders and standing sentinel
FOR the protection Of her robbers. The
South uiters TO those who have been her
GespoIlsrs, and vino now lhreaten TO be the
despoilers OF each 0 her, bHt one voice, and
that voice Is peace, peace. Civil war re-
dressss no wrong, and preserves no right.
Ii you doubt, loos here, and be convinced.
h pc that the people will never again BE-
derited with the charges Of "rebels" and
TRAITORS" solely for Offering up their lives
in yindication of their honest belief that
they were right. Let me express the hope
that III the future be alone will be regard
ed as the chief rebel, who, after the passage
OF this nieasJ re OF peace, shall again whts-
per the words of sectional hate. Let him
be regarded as the chief traitor who shall
again seek to breed sectional strifes. For
myself | feel a pride in being able TO say
that can look upon every foot of Ameri-
can soil and thank God that il is a part OF
my country. { can look on every person in
this whole land and say 'this is my fellow
citizen, and 1 can raise iny vision to the
rtiermost boundaries Of tine Republic and
say "my country, my whole county, blessed
is he who blesseth thee, and cursed is he
who curseth thee"
Mr.. HILL upon closing was warmly con-
graduated, both on the speech its II and on
the fact, Just ascertained, by telegraph, that |
ne had been elected United States Senator.
Messers. SINGLETON and LAPHAM |
opposed the bill upon constitutional
grounds.
MIR. BLAND sustained it because it pro-
vided remedy for the existing difficulties, |
but he expressed his belief that no constitu- |
ton or Law could be devised which would |
secure an honest election, or which thieves |
and robbers could not find some means of |
evading.
Mr.. S0UTHARD sustained the bill, but |
suggested that it should be 80 amended as |
to provide for submitting to the commission |
the question as 10 the right of Colorado to |
vote rs q State.
Mr.. VANCE, of Ohio. opposed the bill
as unconstitutional, and because Congress
had no power 10 delegate its authority.
MIR. HARRISON, Of Illinois, sustained !
il.
MIR. FOSTER declared his belief that
Gov. Hayes had received lS5 electoral
votes. and was elected, but yet he was in
favor Of the bill.
Mr.. TOWNSEND, of New York, op-
posed the bill He was convinced that on 1
the 9TH day Of November Hayes was cleo
ted President, and he did not propose TO
put in jeopardy that election. 1t is not
In regard alone to the States Of L,uisiana,
Florida and South Carolins, that there
is difficulty, and when the ques-
ton in regard TO them is
settled, the whole difficulty is not settled
not Bit of 1t. The question Of Colorado
remains. Every Democratic pres in the
country declared for weeks that Colorado
had elected tine Democratic ticket, and that
three votes were secured for the imisent
citizen OF Creamery Park, but by-sod-by it
turned out that Colorado vas Republican,
and then, all At once, it Was ascertzined
that Colorado vas not Stat-, and had no
vote. When the delegate from the Territory
of Colorado retired the House
refused to receive the Representative
from the Stale of Colorado, and kept
him here for two months like Mob amomet's
coffin, between heaven and earth, and l
should like to know from TIE Judiciary
where he is Lalgh,sr.l But
there Is mere light ehed On this question,
and that light is from that prominent Iu-
minary, Cronin's lore. loud laughter
The Democratic party, the sIe.t cunstitu-
tional party, the great street construction
ist party, has had Cronin here TO
enlighsea the people and they found
out that light vas fed With oil, not OF nsp:ha
bat With oil that came from \. Y fed BY
. young man by the name 6f Peiton, neph-
ew and private secretary of an eminent cit
lien OF Gramercy Park. L lighter. The
uprising OF 1861 vas simply because the
Democratic leaders were likely TO lose the
profits OF Office. and Tor nothing else. They
failed in it, and now. in 1877, We are
brought face to face with similar state of
things. The Republican party has elected
Hayes /; the Democratic party wants once
they are hungry this House, speaking 70.
spectfully, was hungry on the 4lh of De-
cember, 1875, asd has only erosn more
hungry sinee. ILaughter That i the
di6calty. That il the troubte ahsut u
Obastif1tion. That i The tsoshls cheat
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