The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-15

ana tDOse hutlq q.sLtG ShNlOCks spent
every dollar 10. expended IN paying for
substitutes in buying United States bonds
and they became cismorous for cOntrac-
ton. They cared not Tor resumption ot
specie pay menis; that Was bu. pretense
they had .rumped up, and It's agitation
had sen! down the price OF labor to stsrv-
ing wages. The gentleman from Now
York LChittenden] had said yesterday
from hls percn-tne clerks desk-thst
the gan O.ers and ,Oaters snd baukrupts
demanded the repeal o.; the resumption
sct. The gentleman from New York
mast have kept ledger, on one side OF
which the poor man was put, and the
man who owned three or four hundred
thousand dollars IN government securi-
ties on the other siic-the side which WAS
grinding down the lsborIug men. En-
coursgement on the Democratic side.
As soon as Mr. Chittenden heard nm
self alluded TO in Mr. Felton's remarks
he cross, d over TO the Democratic side OF
the House in order u hear what was said
about him, and made several attempts u
inte.pose remark, but was not per-
mitted 10 do 50, ss he himself gave notice
yesterday that ne would not allow any
Interruptions.
MIR. FELTON, weuton with his denuncis.
ton Of the capi.slisls, addressing him.
self TO Mr.. CEittenGen, who was Standing
IN the alsles OF the Democratic side,
the butt OF jes.s aui laughter on
that side. de saId: And ye, YOU under
take to comfort the country by telIag 1t
sll these things viii nigh. themselves.
Yes, | know that these tlIugs will right
themselves when they have touched the
bottomless pit Of despair and poverty.
L, Ok on. upon that storm driven ocean.
hurricane and darkness are upon the
deep. Signal guns are friug every
minute Ships are going down by the
hundred and thousands OK precious lives
have been eHgu,fed, and IN the midst OF
the ruins there pointi'g z over 10 Mr..
ChIttenden stands the wrecker outOurst
of laughter and applause on the Demo-
cratic side waiting Tor the sPolls, and
assuring those in peril OF destruction that
all these things will right themselves.
Transformation and applause on the
Democratic side
Mr.. Chittenden, still standing on the
Democratic side, asked minute 10 reply
to Mr.. Fei.en.
Mr.. DJugIgs5-No. o. not halt u minute to
the wrncker. Laughter and noisy
demonstrations.
MIR. Tucker proposed, joculsrly, to have
Il recess OF u few mIr utes until some res
toralives be applied 70 the corpse Of New
York, meaning Chllteaden.
Mr.. Hardenbcrgh, who was entitled to
the floor, yielded five minutes OF his time
70 Mr.. Chlttenden.
Mr. Chltteaden speaking from his
own seat said: / will not return TO AT
gumenl There is no man who knows
INV lie who does not know that when |
went to that unusual plsce-tne clerks
desk to speak yesterday, went there
t0 speak the truth, according IS l under
stood il. The gentleman mas referred 10
me as a capitalist, MS owning government
bonds and, therefore, as interested IN this
matter. 1t Is more thsn eight years
since | have been able To hoard or own q
Government bond, and altnough1 spoke
Yesterday Of the National banks, l parted
with my last share of stock l owned IN u
National bank five years ago. | do rot
make this statement to c1uClhste any
BODY but ] make 1t TO explain and cX-
pose to the world that idea. The ques,
ton before the house is before the world,
Il l. n question now whether the credit.
honor and integrity OF the American peo
plc before all mankind be sunk into - bot
! ,omles- pit; ard therefore any man who
aims y blow q. me n y holder o. gov
Ecrnment securities Us being interested II
u natioasl bank mistakes MS mark.
nave not come here snd dared to utter
ANYTHING on that subject which | hsv,
not considered. Ii | had time, | could
! expose the talacics, mIsstatements, theo
rlgs. ana the nonsense OF the last speaker
! TFelton.7 so no man who Is capable o.
forming An honest judIcious opinion OF
any great question can possibly make
anv mistake about IT, There were
never, in n discussion n deIberstIve
| BODY. as has been shown in this discus
sion, so much ignorance, so much pass .on
SO much of that spirit waIch will sureiy
destroy the integrity Of this nation
so much that WAS sbso ute!y wrong
absolutely ruinou7, and leading only u
utter dishonor. Applause 90 The Re'
publican side.
Mr.. Harden baugh made al appeal q: 8
member of the Banking Committee, io'
national honor and national faith. II
would be 3 poor spectIcIe TO give TO the
world, that q government founded on tht
liberties of men, was unable to redeem
its promi.es-its pledged faith. Con
gress must build up, and not destroy.
Mr.. Bacon said the country was now
in condition to resume, and II no OBJ
stscles were interposed, it would soon ar
rive at that much desired result.
Mr.. Townsend, OF New YORK, said that
resumption hal come within har'
breadth, Tue national imports last yesl
were less than tue exports by Sl95,OOO
900. l. was this that mad carried dowr
gold toward green5scks by some 8 pc
cent. The crops O, this year would lex
year bring S25U,OCOOOO from Europe
and that would do the rest oi 1t. Their
was Al abundance OF crops 10 this country
! sucn as IT never had before North , nC
w-,t of O1io. north o; Missouri, anc
north OF Kansas there were one hu1creC
and twenty Thousand million bushels .
corn. The country had crop o. whea