The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-16

promise or tarnish or impair the pubic
credit, but desire 10 establish ton endur-
ing foundations by increasing our ability
to pay, according to promise, the heavy
public burdens which now weigh US down.
toss OF confidence, loss Of security and
loss Of employment peryades every sec-
tion and every class. A present cure for
these evils is beyond legislative control.
The effect Of this legislation will proba.
bly, be 10 remove The apprehension that
now exists IN the public mind that prices
are 10 continue TO fall as compared with
gold.
Mr.. Lamar said: Mr.. President, hav.
ing already expressed my deliberate
opinion at length on this very important
measure now before the Senate, | shall
not tresspass on the attention Of the SEN
ate any further. / have, however, one
other duty 10 performs very painful
one-I admit, but one which is the none
less clear. hold certain resolutions Of
the Legislature Of Mississippi which /
ask TO have read.
Mr.. Lamar then sent 10 the Clerks
desk and had read resolutions. Of the
Mississippi Legislature, instructing their
Senators to vote for the silver bill.
Mr.. Lamar, continuing, said: Mr..
President between these resolutions and
my convictions there is a great gull
cant pass II. or my love to the State OF
Mississippi will not speak, my life alone
can fell Il. Ny gratitude for all the
honor her people did me, no words
can express. am best proving 1t by
doing to-day what l think their true in
teresis and their character require. Dur
ing my life in that State II has been my
privilege TO aid in the education Of more
than one generation of her youth; TO
have given an. impulse TO the wave
of her young manhood that has passed
into the troubled sea OF her social and
political life. Upon them ! have always
tried 10 impress the belief that truth was
better than falsehood, honesty better
than policy, and manly courage better
than sneaking cowardice. To-day my
Lessons confront me; to-day l must be
true or false; honest or cunning; faithful
or uniaithfnl. Even in this hour Of leg
islative displeasure and disapprobation
I can't vote as these resolutions direct;
I cannot and will not shirk the response
bility which my position imposes. My
duty, as l SEQ il, / will do; and will vote
against this bill. When II is done my
responsibility is ended; ;'my reasons for
my vote will be given to my people.
Then II will be for them to determine II
adherence TO my honest convictions
have disqualified me from representing
them. II difference OF opinion on a
difficult and complicated subject to which
| have given patient and long continued
study; 10 which / brought entire honesty
and singleness Of purpose, and on which |
have spent whatever ability God has
given me is now to separate us, whether
this difference is 10 override that COM
plele union Of thought, sympathy and
hope, which on all other, and as
/ believe even more important
subjects binds Us together, before
them / must stand or fall but by
their present decision. What il may be
| do not know; but the time is near when
they will recognize my action as wise and
just; and, armed with the honest convic.
lions Of my duty, shall calmly wait the
results, believing in the utterance OF a
great American, who never trusted his
collntrymen, in vain, that "Truth is om-
nipotent and public justice certain"
At the close Of Mr.. Lamat's speech
scene OF tilibustering commenced. Nu-
merons amendments were. proposed, dis.
cussed and voted on without material
alteration oi the bill.
As go topress e! o'clock) the Senate
is still in session.