The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-13

was that, for seventy years this college had
clamOred for compensation for property |
destroyed during the Revolution, and the
statesmen OF other days refused TO grant IT,
He was prepared to assert that up to the |
fourth Of March over 10 per cent OF the bills |
introduced were for the payment Of Southern
war claims, which would aggregate the sum
OF 81, $4,000.
in the face OF former adverse decisions tall
shows that there Is in the South persistent |
spirit to get this money out OF the treasury.
1t seemed to him that there was but one duty |
the treasury and the people of the United
States Having gone into the rebellion, Is 1t
fair for them to ask this country TO pay these
claims? He appealed to the gentlemen to let
Mr. Townsend, of New York, said that when
he came to this House he came with purpose
to do equal and exact justice to all sections,
and he would do for Virginia all that he would
does William and Mary College come here?
It Is true thatshe graduated Washington and
other great men, including governors, gen
erals and judges. She must have kept q cata-
logue.
He had received pretty liberal education
In his youth, but he did not know that his
college ever kept catalogue of the great
men she had graduated. He would not adj
NIT that Virginia stood alone with her great
men. He was prepared to compare the men
Of his section, Clinton, the Adams family,
Van Buren,, Slas Wright, and Others with
any that Virginia had produced.
But why did not William and Mary follow
follow foil w the teachings Of Washington's fare.
we'll address when she sent thirty-two out OF
thrty-five Of her professors and teachers into
tho re el army, or when she taught secession
for over thirty years 1t is because the col
here now crying and begging. William and
| Mary counted the cost of her actions. She
taught secession, and sent her teachers and
Sons into the rebellion, and now let her take
| the consequences.
There was precedent for this bill. Frank
lin recorded it when he told the story of the
Frenchman who ran into a street In London
with a red-hot poker, and tried to apply it to
down, when he said: monsieur would not let
me touch him with the poker. but he will
surely pay me for heating, It." Laughter
But an appeal WAS made because Virginia
Massachusetts hal before now sent out men
to be used by the South. Webster was prom
ised the Presidency, and when the Southern
spider got that " into his parlor how did he
treat him? [Laughter.l He would say to the
men of Massachusetts that they might send
their Websters and Lorings and Hoars
Iaughter to the South, and when the South
uses you they will cast you off. iRenewed
But the Bunker Hill centennial was re-
| ferred to. The whole country had centen-
NAL in 1876, and upon the question OF an APP
portionment for it he found but one man
from Virginia in the affirmative. and he was
carpet bigger Laughter He once heard heard
his colleague with being carpet-bagger, and
called him the gentleman from Vermont. He
would say to his friends Don't be fooled
with this bill. II you pass it, you do 1t with
your eyes open.
II Virginia will build cotton factory he
would vote for tariff to protect it, Laugh
ter. Ii they would do anything for the coun.
try except talk Democratic politics, he would
be with them.
Mr.. Davis, of N. CIVIL you vote to take
the tax off Virginia tobacco!
Mr.. Townsend, of New York-No sir.
man who can't pay for his chew Of tobacco
does not deserve to have any. Laughter
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.
Mr. Townsend alluded again to the love
Virginia bore Massachusetts, and said she
showed it when, under the lead of Judge Har-
ris, her whole delegation walked up like little
men and voted to unseat Mr.. Field few days
ago. His friend, Mr.. Loring, would never,
however, get in a corner, but he would lind
Virginia standing by him. Laughter The
Virginia delegation on the floor was an able
one, but the catechism 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 put a
little cart Tor a pittance. Virginia was a
State that started with better advantages
than almost any other, but that State which
was made last was ahead Of her. LLaug liter
After the Almighty had made all Of the earth,
he had load of sand lett. He dumped it
down on the Atlantic coast and called it New
Jersey. tLaughter.l New Jersey was not
settled by Canadians by mud sills-but
she went to work, and to-day there are enough
Yankee notions manufactured in Newark to
buy any Democratic State in the South, body
and brooches. [Great laughter.
Pending further consideration Of the bill
the committee rose.
On motion of Mr.. Foster the House now
concurred in the Senate amendments to the
deficiency bill.
Mr.. Luttrel Of California, asked leave tC
offer resolution reciting that tomorrow was
the nniversaary of the birth of Thomas JEFF
ferson, and that the day be set apart for the
dedication of a monument over Jefferson'e
grave. Objected to.
Messrs. Singleton, Sparks and Hale were
appointed conferees on the consular and
diplomatic bill.
On motion of Mr.. Banning the Senate bill
to provide code of army regulations was
taken from the Speakers table, and referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The House then at 35 p. M, adjourned.