National Republican., 1878-04-13
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
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to do equal and exact justice to all sections,
and he would do for Virginia all that he would
do for New York or Massachusetts,. But how
does William and Mary College come here ?
10 is true she graduated Washington and
other great nfen, including governors and gen.
| erals and judges. She must have kept a
| catalogue. lie had received n pretty liberal
education iu youth, but he did not know that
his college had ever kept a catalogue Of the
great men she had graduated. He would not
admit that Virginia stood alone with her great
men.
lie was prepared TO compare the men Of his
section, Clinton, the Adamses, Van Buren,,
Silas Wright, and Others with any that Nir-
ginia had produced But why did not Will.
liam and Mary follow out the traditioIs Of her
great menp Did she follow the teachings OF
Washington's Farewell Address when she sent
thirty-two out Of thirty-fve Of her professors
and teachers into the rebel army, or when she
taught secession for over thirty years. II Is
b, cause the college forgot her greatness that
she comes here now cringing and begging.
William and Mary counted the cost Of her ac-
tions. She taught secession and sent her
teachers and sons into rebellion and now let
her take the consequences.
There was precedent for this bill. Frank.
lin recorded II when he told the story OF the
Frenchman who ran into q street in London
the person Of a passer.by. lIo was knocked
down, when he said: Monsieur would not let
me touch him with the poker, but lie will
surely pay me for heating It," Laughter.
But an appeal has been made because virginia
loved Massachusetts, so much. Iaughter.l
Massachusetts, had before now sent out men TO
be used by the South. Webster was promised
the Presidency, and when the Southern spider
got that fly in his parlor, how did he treat
i'm 10 to hp ms nf N
setts that they might send their Webstcrs
and Loring, and HOars tlaug,crl TO the South,
and when the South uses you they will cast
you oil. tRencwed laughtcrl
But the Bunker Hill centennial was referred
to- The whole country had Centennial In
1876, and upon the question Of an appropria.
tion for It he found but one man ircm Nir-
ginia In the affirmative, and he was u carpet
hagger. u.aughter.l He once heard n man
on this floor named JOHN GooDE taunt his
colleague with being carpet bagger, and
called him the gentleman from Vermont. lie
would say to his friends, Don't ho fooled with
this bill. II you pass 1t you do II with ycEr
eyes open" II Virginia will build q cottos
factorydie would vote for tariff to protect 10.
[Laughter.l II God would put II into their
minds to build a steamboat be would be witt
them. If they would do anything for the
good Of the country except talk Democratic
politics he would be with them.
Mr.. DAVIS IN. c. viii you vote to take
the tax of Of Virginia tobaccoY
Mr.. TOWNSEND IN. " No, sir. No man
who can't pay for his chew of tobacco does not
deserve to have any. Laughter.l The South
wants us to remove the tax on tobacco, peach
brandy, and whisky and put it on the poor
woman's tea and coffee. Renewed laughter
Mr.. TowNsESD's time here expired, and an
extension was asked.
Mr.. STEELE. Oh, let him go on as long as
his wind holds out. Laughter
Mr.. TOWNSEND, alluding again to the love
Virginia bore Massachusetts,, said she showed
it when, under the lead Of Judge HARRIS, her
whole delegation walked up like little man
and voted to unseat Mr.. Field Il few days ago.
His friend LoRiNG would never, however, get
in corner. but he would find Virginia stand
ing by him. IAughter.l The Virginia dele
CATION Oh this floor was an aDle one, but the
catcchism they were all taught was TO answer
that to serve the Democratic party was the
chief end of man.
After one hundred years Virginia had but
one industry, and now she Is backing up her
iittie cart for a pittancc. virginia, STATE
that started with better advantages than
Why even New Jersey, which was made last,
was ahead of her. Laughter. After the
Almighty had made all of the earth he had n
load OF sand left and he dumped II down OH
the Atlantic coast and called 1t New Jersey.
Renewed laughter
New Jersey was not settled by cavaliers, but
by mudsills; but she went to work. and to-day
there are enough Yankee notions manuiac'
turcd in Newark to buy any Democratic State
in the South body and brecchcs. LGreat laugh
teri lie was not an agrarian, and he was too
old to be called demagogue; but he believed
that any man who labored and toled was
worth hundred politicians.
He listened with pleasure the other day to
Mr.. BLoUST, who wanted to remove the bur
dens of the people, and he listened with
pleasure to the gentleman from Pennsylvania
with the beautiful cOuntcnancc, which cheers
hut never inebriutcs (Mr. WRIGHT, who
talked for the workingmen. But, after all
that talk, they propose to cut their throats
with silver knife. Cut away; but you soon
may not find throats to cut. Laughter.l
Pending further consideration Of the bill the
rose.
On motion of Mr.. FOSTER, the House non.
in the Senate amendments to the
d deficiency bill.
MessrS. SINGLETON, SPARKS, and HALE
were Appointed conierecs On the consular aud
diplomatic appropriation bill.
The House then, at 4:35 p. IN, ad journed