The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-06

Two I0nRre88ea, tnts one Anu Apotner one
They have had caucusses when we did moi
interfere with them, and why did Il moi
occur TO them 10 take that gentleman foi
doorkeeper instead Of the gentleman
whom they deserted yesterday Again
why need any caucusses on this question:
Why say we will do something for him
some other time. Now is the accepted
time. Now Is the day Of salvation in this
question Of doorkeerer. Laughter.l Il
may never come again. II Is only while
the lamp holds out to burn that the yilest
sinners may return. CShouts Of laughterl
The Aame isIaickering now and low, IL
may 20 out between this and seven
o'clock, and no spark left for repentance,
and that the shout shall go up
10 heaven, @Lost, lost, again, forever"
Laughter. Why do We debate this
question! Is there man who says Gen.
Shields 10 unfit for the positionl No.
What then is the exception? that he Is
too Ct for it-too good, too noble to hold
| Il, and that the doorkeepers place Is not
Ct for him? The only reason why I have
to believe that It 10 mol 1t for him, is
because Its Last two occupants were not
it for Il. 1should think the place might
have been fairly fit for him because his
case seems to have been answered by the
text, Better be ioorkeeper In the house
OF the Lord than to dwell in the tents Of
the wicked.n Shouts Of laughter. The
gentleman from New York (Coxl says
that be shall vote according 10 the orders
Of his party. never vote according TO
orders Of any body under God. II l
believe my party to be wrong, wheth-
er I am Drmocrat opposing the
extension Of slavery, or whether l am
. Republican opposing any wrong, l
stand with those who stand by me and see
the light as God gives me power to see 1t
and not otherwise, and the party may go
to the place where most parties, judging
from what see on the other side,will go.
I will not alter my course one iot or one
title. Vote the old man down II you
like, or vote . caucus; but when you
come out Of caucus, II you do not bring
the old man 10 then / say bring rs come
honorable Confederate soldier with his
leg of who once showed his loyalty to the
country by fighting for Il in the Mexican
war, and I will vote for him against any
civilian that you can name.
Mr.. Coz, Of New York, in reply to the
gentleman from Massachusetts Butler)
said That gentleman Ia always known
to be rich in intrigues OF 4 political na.
ture and this is perhaps one of them, but
never knew him before TO have any
poverty Of wit, or To- repeat his
old wit again. So far IS the in
dependence Of the party Is concerned
I have never known il 10 be shown until
since he was beaten in the Salem district.
Now he is becoming independent. he
did not vote with his party yesterday,
and did not vote with. most OF the
friends on my side, SO there is PARTY
between Us there. So far as indie
penderce ia concerned in voting for the
extension Of slavery, 1 am not too old 10
remember that he was q delegate to the
Cincinnati Convention.
voices-Yon mean Charleston.
Mr.. Cox-Yes, he committed himself
twice on the slavery question, so he ought
to be very lenient 10 other people.
Mr.. Butler (who had approached TO
near where Cox was speaking)-I am
Mr.. Cox addressing Butler DIRECTLY
And when growing older you ought 10
grow In grace day by day. Laughter.
/ will bring you up here to the anxious
bench and pray over you. There il not
aman anywhere who should rather
have left BY kindly prayers than the dis
tinguished and Intellectual gentleman
from Massachusetts,. l do mot say he
needs il more than other members. !
know good many points Of his eharac-
ter. / know his friendly heart. I know
many things about him which the world
does not know Laughter and which
count to his honor and integrity.
[ Laughter.l It Ia no laughing natter,
/ beg the gentleman never to repeat that
little, old, stale wit.
Mr.. Butler-retiring TO his seat-Cer-
tainly not.
Mr.. Cox-As in the act of benedictiou
then, I will send you TO your seat; now
pardoned go and sit down, and may the
Lord have mercy on your soul. Laugh
Nj. Batler-sittipg down. do not
see anything to reply to.
Finally, the Speaker declining to de.
eide the question whether the motion to
proceed 70 the election Of doorkeeper
was a privileged question, submitted it
to the House for its decision, and on mo.
tion OF Mr.. Besbe the consideration Of
the question was postponed till Monday
next, the Democrats voting for the post
pouement and the Republicans asainst it.
At the conclusion Of the morning hour
the House went into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. Thompson in the chair, on the
private calendar. Ths committee rose
and reported to the House several pri.
.vate bills, which were passed aud the
House adjourned till Monday.
A Democratic caucus was announced to
meet Immediately.