Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

/ Mr.. Butlsr-I am sorry and will try
10 undo II. daughter.
hr. Franklin-D0 you repent of
your aston then?
Mr., Cox, Of New YOrk-Mr. Speak.
or, Il | can have the floor for moment,
| will say that everybody knows the
distinguished soldier from Massachu.
Setts has had the opportunity, time and
again, to have honOFed General Shields,
and has not done so. Laughter This
ls not the way to honor him. He is
worthier, far WOrlhier, OF g better and
q higher honor-of an Office other than
this Il is almost q degradation to ask
such gallant soldier to come here aud
take the position of DOor.keeper Of this
House.
Who took the commission away from
General Shields In the Army2 Who,
when he was proposed by the people
as q Missouri Representative - who
drove him from this HOuse2 Was II
not the distinguished soldier from
Massachusetts, and his friends 2 Laugh.
ter and applause. Who was il, when
General Shields came from the Mexi.
can war, eli battered and torn; who
was It that fought him after having
fought with Stonewall Jackson, laden
with leaden bullets; who was 1t when
he came here approved by the people,
after many migrations and trials, came
to ssk for seat upon this Aoor-who
was 1t that drove him from the Hall,
although fairly elected, aud tenders
him at last, In his old and impoVsrish.
ed age, this small aud unpleasant Office 2
Is It not the distinguished soldier from
MassaChusettsI Great laughter.
Ahl Mr.. Speaker, when The gentle
man from Massachusetts, becomes 90
lrste on this subject, be must remem-
Der one thing: that II is not quite 90
honorable to give crumbs, when be and
others had II In their power to give
rich festivity for splendid honorsl
Let us do honor to the old soldiers
of the Mexican war; let Us do them
honor by passing, II you please, the
pension bill in their favor. But is Il fair
for us at this time, Ia the emergency Of
filling this Office, to undertake, by
q little clap-trap, to make some
little popularity by suggesting our
most honorable Democrat for this
Office at this timer
Il is too late for the gentleman from
Massachusetts, to repent Of being q
partisan. Laughter.
Mr.. Butler-I do not repent. Re.
newed laughter.
Mr.. Cox, Of New York-The gentle.
man said just now, as l understood
him, that II he had been wrong before,
1t was never TO late to do right. Il he
tired of his bad associates? Is he
coming to the Democrats after little ?
Laughter.l What does he mean by
it2 ls he going to leave the honorable
association on the other side aud come
to usH [Great laughter.
Mr.. Butler, Coming over toward the
Democratic side)-Lst me cay
Laughter.
Mr.. Cox, OF New YOrk-While the
lamp holds out to burn, the noblesl
statesman may return. [Great laugh.
ter aud clapplng Of hands. Il Il
utterly wrong, utterly out Of order
utterly supplementary for me to say
that my distinguished friend from
Massachusetts, is gradually approaoh-
Ing the Democratic breastWorks,
daughter j that be is making his mill.
tary approaches go quietly and 90
steadily aud 90 pleasantly by parallels,
Laughter because think the case Of
Dean may be considered as q parallel
to this other case Of Polk. fGreat
laughter. As he is coming into our
camp, would be the last man to call
him the vilest sinner. because we on
this side are 80 very virtuouSl Laugh
teri
! But, Mr.. Speaker, | think this effort
Of the gentleman is intended to injure
General Shields. So intricate, 90
strange, and so tortuous are the ways
OF politicians that Think the gentle.
man Mr.. Butler means to damage our
grand Democratic General Shields.
/ Who can tell why a Democratic eau
Gus should not, In noble impulse, or
even with view Of repairing it's past
errors as 10 door-keepers and other
matters, select this dislin @uished sol.
dler and elect himl For one, would
be glad TO give him my vote, according
to the rules aud orders Of my party.
And when see the gentleman from
Massacnusetts at this late day, when
his hair is becoming sivered with age,
and when we are all growing old, when
we are all-or should be-on the stool
OF repentance, when l see that the
honorable gentleman is reaching out
for HE first and early love again,
laughter | have no reproach for him
but do think the regular order ought
] 10 be called. Laughter and applause. |
Flllal Affection.
/ London Examiner
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