The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-12

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N from Maine said has added to the grea
B doubt | entertained on the subject, an,
i that Is that am not quite sure there ar
5 not persons who favor, this kind OF reso
u luton and is much debate upon Il as yOl
{ can have, and as, much Investigation i
) You can have, In Older to divert pnblic At
n tention from the real questions whicl
> ought TO engage the Congress oil tn
b United States. Questions of econo
/ my, questions Of finance, question
!. OF government, all are showed aside tina
popular speeches may be made tending y
excite one section OF the people against an
! other, and to ettheir minds mad with pas
! sion instead OF appealing TO their cool AM
,t deliberate reason. Icertainly do not charg
A the Senator from Maine with having go
! this up for the purpose Of putting asid
u and throwing out OF view that whiCl
/ should form the subject OF our :hought
:. and OF our legislation, but fear such ma!
be in some mems minds, us one OF th'
J, things to be desired by such resolution
i Mr.. President, have said much NOR
u than / intended to say; indeed, did no
!, expect to speak 10 minutes, but | hay,
:, spoken 20 and do not know but %. beI
your pardon for speaking so long, and vii
take my seat.
II The Vice President-The question is OF
4 the amendment proposed by the Ssenateol
N from Maine. Sg EH1
i Mr.. Edmunds- Mr. President, 4 am q
v good deal impressed with what the sSena
\ tor from Ohio has said, especially IN re
i spect OF the corrppt use OF moneya and a.
u tempts to use it to Influence elections. Dis
closures that are said TO have been opened
and have been stated ID newspapers during
| the last campaigni undoubtedly lead TO an
INQUIRY into that very dangerous practice
| which II hope his amendment will be 50
enlarged 10 cover together with all sub.
jects Of that character But what rise to
do now is TO ask that his amendmentmay
be printed, and then to call for the regular
ORDER
The Vice President-An order 10 print
will be entered.
coLLoQUAL DEBATE.
Mr.. Blaine-I do not desire to detain the
Senate, but wish 10 say one word. The
honorable Senator from Ohio has inform.
ed the country, and informed it with US
much authority as any man can speak,
that property in the South will rule.
Mr.. Thurman-I said no such thing! !
said no more OF the South than havesaid
OF everywhere, that property, intelligence
and education viii rule. N AtFf
lfrrBlaine-Regdrdless ofnnmbers2' =.
Mr.. Thurman-0h, well, now; the Sen.
ator can make 1t regardless OF numbers II
wants to.
Mr.. Blaine-I understood the Senator.
| was going to state him correctly.
Mr.. Thurman-The Senator cannot mis-
represent me in regard TO that; how will
they rule regardless ofnumbers, by unlaw-
ful means? No sir. Does not the Senator
influence good many people in Maine,
to vote as he thinks?
Mr.. Blaine-I should like to influence
some in Ohio. Laughter.
Mr.. Thurman-Hefai allied this year, buthe
does It every year, year in and year out,
because he has intelligence and education
and property That is the reason Of it, and
so let me tell him that IL he lived down
South lie Would persuade, he would have
tail OF niggers more lengthy than any
Highland chief ever had in the Highlands,
laughter] all by reason OF his character,
education and morals.
Mr.. Blaine am equally sure that II the
Senator from Ohio lived In the South he
would not have tail OF negroes following
him ut all. Laughter.] Weshould be Just
in contrast. But want him to print his
remark. The Senator qualities 1t, but still
It stands out and ! take South Carolina
with 10000 more colored men than white
M ha nj n nnnnNFQtIR
party, based on the rights sol the
people without regard e caste; ! 9r ?.
erty qualification. As Democratic
doctrine, has 1t always been announced to
the United States that property and edu-
cation were 10 rule, and when we assert
that they have ruled by violence he tells
us thatth are important questions which
we should consider, that Congress has not
time TO waste on that.
The, initial step, in tho organization OF
every Legislative body is toisee that u Is
honestly filled with members honestly
elected. II ] were permitted by parlia-
mentary law to speakof the other branch
OF Congress, would say and declare here
to-day that the Democratic party does not
hold the rlghtful sway In that body now,
and holds It In the next House by
fraud and outrage which no mere
declaration against sectional agitation can
overcome, and we are asked TO abandon
all sectional agitation, or asked under the
plea Of abandoning sectional agitation, to
submit all the grave and great questions
that affect property and human rights
to Congress TINT Is based on the distruc-
ton OF human rights and that lacks the
warrant laid down by Jefferson, II tie
right to govern It has not the consent OF
the governed. a
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