The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-03
SCENES In TIE SENATE.
The galleries Crowded and tho Ex.
element Intense-PattersOn Re-
rkable speech.
WAsHINGToN, December /.

W ASHISGToS, December /.
The crowd in the galleries gave pre-.
liminary rustic and settled down 10 listen,
and all the Senators laid aside their read
| ing and letter writing to listen to re-
marksble speech. Patterson b gan by
| an assertion that was most acceptable to
| the Republicans, and one they hardly
dared to hope for, which was that he
should vote for Kellogg fthis part OF
his speech pleased Edmunds and Conk-
ling their pleasure was soon neatrslized,
| for the recalcitrsnt Senator next turned
on those gentlemen, and by word, voice
and gesture gave them such &
drubbing ss they never had be
fore. Every body was surprised at
Patterson's power. His voice IS
good and his esrnestness quite took pos
session OF the galleries, while the sub
stance of bis remarks was not only
pointed but the points were well placed
and strong. He chose the most con-
temptuous words il slluding to Edmunds
ana Conkling, and they, who are noted
Tor their sneering, may now know how
| il is themselves. He turned the atLen-
! tion Of every man, woman and child IN
that vast assembly toward the two men,
aud pointed his long hHger directly IN
their faces. He showed his disgust and
hatred as much by the tone o. his voice
=, by his words and ges ures. The
speaker soon turned from CUnkling and
EImunds to speak OF the contestant But
ler, whom be exto!led in tigh terms.
AN ATTACK ON THE PRESIDENT.
He referred 20 the Chamberlain gov
ornment and its overthrow, and al.o to
the negro riots and murders. HIS effort
attained real power when be spoke Cl
The untrled and unpunished murderers.
"Who hods back the arm of justice from
these murderers2" and then he repeated
the question in voice like storm. Here
he paused moment, and then in T. very
Impressive tone, his body shaking with
anger, he answered his own question.
That man in the White House" The
scene here was very dramatic, and the
greatest interest Was depicted on every
face. He attacked the President furious
Is and made some good hits st Evarts
and Schurz, and subsequently, he salc
that the musty banner OF the COnieder
ates had been carefully unrolIed and the
key was found TO lock the Postottice
Department against Southern Re-
pubiicsns. He ridiculed the Presidents
declared intention of inVigorsLing and
restoring the Wing party, end said M.
Hayes would be the champion resurrec.
tionlst If he could ever put together the
dry bones and ashes OF that organization,
and, s for the OF o class referred to BY
the President, Mr.. Patterson said the re-
ligious portion of the South worship God
aud Democracy. His speech contained
some pathos, ard 1t was OveIwrought IL
places. He used the name OF the Diety
with much too great familiarity, and
swung his arms more than was necessary
to give force and meaning to his words,
but, take the speech all in all, it was
rather remarkable. 1t is nottoO much to
say that John Patterson stands tonight
much better with his Republican asso
ciates than ever before, and he has shown
more ability and power than 1t wss
thought he possessed His attack on the
President was the first open one in th"
Senate, and it probably gratitied more
Republicans than 1t offended.