The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-09
THE SCENE DURING SENATOR CoNKLING's
GREAT SPEECH.

| GREAT SPEECH.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator Conk.
ling finished his speech on the Compromise
Electoral bill to-day. 1t has been the great
est oratorcar eff rt of his life. History
will rank it with the best efforts of Webster
Calhoun and Clay Y csterday it was Fer
ry--the embodiment of the infamous pro-
position that to the President of the Senate
belonged the right .ofcouptipg the electoral
yote-who feb before Conkkug's critical an
alysis of the Constitution aud prccedcnts.-
Tonight Mort69 and Sherman as pyopasa-
tors CT that fallacy, promoters of factions,
partisan oppositioh, and instigacors of the
dircful, ,uecessi.ywhich would fosoescnc man
y assu.he super constitutional power, and
psnte usue45cr N tho White House, ,fie pros
trate 'undd Couklings complete retutation
of their assertions aud his scathing denun-
citation of their methods. The cobwebs Of
doubt thoyspun he has swept away with his
resistless logic. He has fortified the find
ings of thoS committee by the opinions of
the greatest jurors and lawmakers this coun-
try has produced. He has smitten the con-
spirators hip and thigh with their own re-
cords.
Words would fail to paint to portray the
atnr S;sn oroJ - A. Mo.. k Sou
faoad aat ,I.oh :. - o'.T", h;D .I, Oanoa a,'n.
witbin roooh oS ronLi;na,s spnon;,a p % ros
tures hnt,tbe anorv sSooL IN his evss Gtha
affected sneer about his mouth, and the an
CRY tone ofhis occasional intcrjcctions, which
would not be altogether suppressed, showed
plainly how terribly the chief of the bloody
sa rca am NI;cb frff fr,,,n t,onS ,,,,,
Every phrase was sugar. coated in language
most usrfectly parliamentary but the surar.
coatin@ only made more bitter the gall and
wormwood underneath. Sherman, liyid
with anger and baffied hate, sat. next to
Morton. his ewes cast, down his fingers tov.
ipq pervouslv with pasca and naner..-
Above those. two ConLlyac,s tnll form tow.
cred. Toward them he faced almost con.
stantly, and through voice and gesture
there seemed to run 4 threat of triumpb
and defiance as though the favoritc son of
New York was couscioas At last of having
routed the carpet.taygers who have sought
to make 5hiSf:a &Prodigal Son in his own
party. The sccne an the Senate Chamber
more interesting event than yesterday
The galleries were again packed full at 10
o'clock, aud more brilliant assemblage, if.
blickened the floor of the cham.
Cen, Shsrmap, xamars ably like his.
- &c., -esss 90 issi siny~sostt
himself behind his brother. and sat through
che long session. From the Diplomatic
Gallery above his head Sir Edward Thorn-
ton, the British Minister, looked down an
observant and interested spectator. Grand.
pa Taft's obese form and Pccksnifian face
occupied conspicuous place in tho front,
row en- the Republican side. The cynical
Ednrunds, with chin on chest, sat hugging
himself. with delight, and smiled with a sort
of sardonic satisfaction at every telling SON
tence. Ti,uid Hamlin left his seat at Conk.,
ling's right, and his attenuatcd form paced
slowly BACK and'forth behind the Senatorial
benches,ss Nearly every Senator sat with
bowed head and in an attitude of profound
attention. y The galleries had listened to a.
wearisomo haransue of three hours from Sar-
gent before. ConkliDg began but he held
them in rapt attention from 2 o'clock until
nearly 6. sA.
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! IA CHAss,s.- There is disposition shown
on the part of some Of the Republican lead
efs to advocate the abolition of negro suf-,
frago when it becomes apparent that the col
orcd vote can no longer be controlled by
In a recent number of tho New Orleans
Republican the proposition was distinctly
stated, that if ;hc, Republican party should,
from any cause, be brought to believe shat
the representation ofthe colorod people can
no longer be directed by them in the man
ner that their hearts and consciences would
dietate"9--meaRing ifthey should refuse to
vote en- n,asse according to the orders of