Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

Well, the resemblance is great. As striking
as Hyperion to Satyr, Thersites to Her
cules, mud to marble, dung-hill to dia-
mond, singed cat to Bengal tiger,
whining puppy to a roaring lion. Shade OF
the mighty Davis, forgive the almost pro-
ianation of that .locose satire"
After this Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Conkling
did not speak to each other for eleven years
The spat in the Senate between Senator
Gordon, of Georgia, who assumes to he the
especial champion Of the ex-reoels in that
body, and Mr.. ConklIng, is thus related by
the CORRESPONDENT of the New l2rk Times
The nomination of Wade, a carpet-bagger,
to be Collector of Internal Revenue in Geor-
gis, had been favorably reported by the
Committee on Finance, against the protest
of both Senators from that State, and stood low
down upon the calendar. As soon as the
Senate began its executive business, MI
Gordon asked that the regular order be set
aside and this nomination taken up for i'm
mediate consideration Mr.. COnkling OF
iected, and was supported by nearly all the
Republican Senators Mr. Gordon became
| angered, and made some offensive remarks
about the disposition Of Mr.. Conkling to
dragon the Senate ind preceded to charge
that he (Conkling) had pOcketed the Ieportoi
the Committee on Commerce upon the
nomination of Mr.. Smith to be Collector
of Customs at Mobile. Mr.. Conkling pre-
tended not to have understood Gordon,
and asked him to repeat the re-
mark. Mr.. Gordon did 50, renewing the
charge and making it even more direct and
insulting than before. Mr. COnkling rose
and said, with emphasis. "Mr. President,
what the Senator states is wholly untrue.
pointing his finger at Mr.. Gordon as he ut
tered the words. Mr.. Gordon was standing
at his desk at the time, but pushed through
between the desks before him as if he would
approach Mr.. Conkling, when Senator IN
tern pted, making the point that such pro,
ceedings were disgraceful and wholly out oil
| order. Mr.. Gordon returned to his desk,
and remarked in an undertone that he should
demand an apology. Mr.. Conklipg heard
the remark and, addressing the VICE resi'
dent, said that he thought if any apologies
were to be made, the Senator from Georgia
| should set the example. Mr.. Gordon ther
said tina. he did not desire to further inter
1
rupt the proceedings, but that he should de
mapd a settlement at another time, making
the usual Southern allusiOn to his honor
Mr., Conkling retorted, still addressing the
chair, that he was prepared for a settlement
now or at any other time, and withdrew hi
objection to the consideration OF Wade :
\ case.
The nomination was then taken up, and
Ben. Hill addressed the Senate in opposition
to its confirmation, arguing that Wade In nc
particular represented the people OF Georgia
and that Wade had made 1t his busi
ness to circulate stories in the Nortl
calculated to injure Southern people, ant
had furnished Northern newspapers witt
Misrepresentation in regard to negro muir
ders. This aroused Mr.. Blaine, and ther
there was a passage at arms between then
over Southern outrages, which is described
as being similar to that which occurred II
the House during the Andersonville debate
two years ago. Wade was confirmed, how
ever, by strict party vote.