The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-23

with OF Governor King, and were
history IRON the collections oil b,ographers, from tho
hearts OF The people the certificate OF that honored
State Is sufficient satisfy OF his little national
regard. can conceive OF no community whose re-
spect IL greater patent OF true nobility than that
which The senators OF Name represent, and whose
voice they have uttered here. A State containing
population OF tho puresl saxon blood ON earth,
with scarcely an lgaorant man within It's borders,
forming lis institutions ana assuming its equal
place among the States OF the Union when the
doctrines OF tho principles OF civil liberty and
public order were understood better than they have
ever been understood before or SINCE II that people
be not honorable aud respectable and Judicious,
nature on the face oil the eartb: II there
he heart TO which the relations between the people
oil Maine and the people OF Massachusetts suggest
envy hatred malice aud that heart
does MOI beat IN a Massachusetts bosom.
Mr. President, the State OF Massach usetts does not
desire 10 wipe out her history iron Tue annals OF the
American people or 10 screen any portion oil IL from
the judgment or knowledge OF mankind Like other
generous and heroic natures great virtue, grea.
courage great IN the largest Cenefacions TO human
kind, she ~ great enough to have her faults aud her
iaines known aud TO ack no ledge ihcm IL is true
that there are some things IN the uterances oi some
OF her leaders DUNG the war OF 1872
regretted WHAT States the Union woulc like TO
wipe out something OF their history. When tue sen
ator from Name (r Blanel tr,ed 10 provoke smile
on some faces within he sound OF his voice at his dc
scrton OF The errors OF Nassachusets OF that day e
recd ON Tho feeling which hated nr, Tor lhat but
ior what she has OF late done for human liberty 10 ou-
tain response. Massachusetts COMMITTED that fault
under great provOcation Her people had Insisted
through tue who.e administrations 0i John quincy
Adams and Thomas Jefferson that navy should DO
built upn order that The American people might project
their commerce an cope With Eugan Oh the sea.
and The government mad turned ueai ear 10 that
request ana had answered that "A few gunboats were
all thal the flag OF the United states had to cover.
The inilial measure OF that war brave blow
at the enemy. II was simple embargo on commerce,
by winch her people wero tncn getting their livelihood,
her sailors, her fishermen. These things excited deep
pubic ieeng, drove II to irritatlon to madness and
10 most upJusuhabe and Mmenable measures. u Is
true, aud | concede IL; but the people 81 Massa-
MIN Tad IN hat al
and ON tho land record Of heroism which am will
Ing 10 place by tho side not as SUPERIOR but AS equal
10 thar OF any other State IN the family Why, where
was that the lcopie OF Name where was u that the
honorcd, iluslreus person whose statue she has
hey learned them the school OF Massachu ssts; u
was the massachusetts, lesson which she was putting
in practice:-
Her iathcr's bosd before nor fathers face
Mr. President, the very sea Gght which tho Scna-
tor from Maine so eIoquenty described, whicn no
says Was fought OF the shores OF Name, was fought
by crew Of volunteers raised on the instant IN The
city OF Boston
Mr BLAINE, in his seat-No, sir | Portland!
Mr. HoAR-And tho men who went into that
ngn.-i cnaieuge tho Senator 10 comparison OF hts
tory-iil disciplined, III drilled 10 meet the menace OF
the naughty British commander, sailed from the
shores OF Massachusetts
Mr.. President, IL IS said that Governor William
King rendered. some service IN resisting and terminal
Ing the rule OF the old Puritan spirit OF religious in
tolerance. That spirit IN its worst days never re-
suited IN such exhibition has bceu Witnessed on
the door OF the Senate to-day. The old doctrine
OF imputed righteousness amt imputed inquIty,
which visited upon the children and the grandchil.
dren the sins OF the parents, tho Paritans
versed IN It's operation and visited upon tho grand
parents the SIN OF The children. regret that the
Senator from Maine should have been disturbed by
some recent historic judgments OF the people OF Massa
chuseu, Ina! he should require Their ancestors no.
their descendants But, Mr. President, tako leave
OF the subject
The debate reference 10 the attitude Of Massachu-
sets during the war Of 1872 and other equally remote
matters continued at great length.
Tho vicE PKEsIDKSr-rhe question is, VIII the
Senate agree 10 tho resolution?
Mr.. BLAIsE-Onc word simply. rhe senior Senator
from Massachusetts (Mr. Dawes) spoke OF the great
yesterday notify both Senators that In tho prescn-
taiiOn OF Governor Kings statue to-day should feel
compelled 10 nurratc those portions OF his history
which brought him In conflict with Massachusetts,
anu speak my mind plainly regard thereto. l did
not desire TO take tho gentlemen In the least by sur
prise nnd gave Them full notice.
MI. DAwks-It IS duo to the Senator from Maine to
say that hc served such notice that both Sen
the Senator from Msne was capable on an occasion
ike this Of falling INTO the limo VI remarks which he
did pursue He sought the records Of Massachusetts
most diligently to ina what there possible the
treatment OF Maine or OF the distih person In
question TO justify any sliusion 10 Massachusetts
otherwise than IN tho feeling which Massachusetts
attributes 10 her daughter and, therefore, IL was
that ! expressed most sincere surprise at the tone
and and character of the address delivered
day notwithstanding tho senator had told that he
would make some sllusion to Massachusetts,.
the re- olution offered by Mr. Hamlin accepting tho
statue was thcn agreed to and the Senate, motion
OF Mr. DAVIS OF Illinois. wont into executive session,
and when tho doors were re0pened, at twenty. hvo
minutes Of i've, adjournoi until tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE t-,,
In tho House Of Representatives, on motion OF Mt
Frye. OF Name tho Senate Joint resolution, accepting
from the Suite Of Name thu of William King
TO be placed in the odha OF the House OF kepiesen
tatives, was tagen up Tor action.
REMARKS OF ME. FRYE.
Mr.. Frye made the presentation speech, In which
he drew sketch oil the physca and social condition
OF Maine IN the last ccnturyits freedom alike from
superstition and anaticsm ana us liberal school sys
TEN. lie spoke OF the family Of William King one Of
whose brothers was RUFUS King loading statesman,
OF the trainers Of the const futon, three times
Senator from the Stale OF New York, Minister to
the Presidency agains: Mr.. Madison. william
King, himself, had not had the advantages which his
other brother enjoyed. but hud been working In a
sawmill ut Saco wnen no attained his majority.
Aerward he established himself In business IN Bath
where no became the leading shipbuildcr and ship
soOriquct OF sultan OF BAH. he had subsequently,
taken leading part In tho politics Of the
State, which hc displayed the skill OF
Tallcyrand without any OF his vicea
He had taken leading part .he
separation from Massach uselts became Governor OF
Governor OF Maine, tho legitimate child OF her history
and Of her civilization, and might she not now
proudly present 10 the nation his statue as that u
one most worthy Of national conmomorationf
Mr.. REED, trcp. Of Me.) also pronounced a brtci
euiogy William King alter which the joint resolu
ton was passed, and the House, NJ hali-psst four
O'Clock, adjourned
The statue Is o! marble ana Of heroic size and 10
very much admired. The sculptor Is Franklin Sim
mons, all American residing 10 Rome