Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-09
Interesting Debate.


gentleman from Massachusetts (alluding to Mr..
I}uter) think that General Shields would be
hetlcr suited to fill the position of Postmaster
General than that OF doorkoeper of the House,
| and does he not think thas with his great luhu
cuce with this administration he could succeed
iu getting him into that office?
Mr.. Butler. On! ironically my great iuhu'
cncc With this administration Laug htcr. 49,
The gentleman must certainly have hardly got
over the festivities of Saturday.
Mr. Eden. l did not 90 to Chester.
| MIR, Butler went on TO crtirse Gen. Field
| for entering the service Of the Khedive OF Egypt
aud for swc airing his allegiance to the goYern-
mcut Of tho United States, and appealed to the
House not to strike down Shields, the veteran
| Of Two WaIs.
Mr. Flea, OF Illinois. Did the gentleman
make any complalut against the appointment
oi Gen. L1agstfcet to in important office BY
Gen. Grant,
MIR. Butler I made no objection to his ap-
portment, and l Go not know that there was
apy opc' armed union soldier who was seeking
f,r the same Office at the same time
Mr.. Eden. Does not the gentleman from
| Massachusetts know that Ger. Shields Is not
seeking for this Office now?
Mr.. Butler. | thank God that he is not
| But 1T me say further about Gen. Lopgstrect ::
General Lougstrect bad rcpGntcd for more than
Two months. iSneerog laughter on the demo-
cratic side.
Mr. Eieo. Ills repentance, suppose, con
sisted in his joining your party. 1t contede-
rate general joins your party he Is TT lor Office,
bus so long as be rcmalns with the democracy
he is unG:.
Mr. CIymcr would join the gentleman from
Massachusetts, 10 making Gen. Shields pen
sion 500 per month. lie continued III will
90 farther, and vote to place him On the retired
list, where he would get SO 900 a year. | will
90 further and vote to pay him for the services
which he would have rendered in that Con
gress from which he was turned out, though
elected by mp orty Of thousands, by the re.
publican party, headed by the gentleman from
Massachusetts. Applause on the floor and 10
the galleries. II wish to say to the gentleman
that | fear the Greeks bearing gifts laugh,
ter, aud do not propose, as member or the
MA gritty, That lie shall dictate who snail be our
officers When, in the past history OF the
gentleman, has he honored the soldier when that
soldier was democrat Did not you and those
that followed you drag Mcclellan in disgrace
and shame from the army? Did not you cast
Hancock into exile ? When, all aloog the whole
hue ct glorious men who suffered for the Union
cause, have you ever honored them if they
were democrats? Never in all your history. aud
never would you, If you did not conceive at this
hour you could drive wedge into the demo
cratic party Gnd reDd it in pieces. We are
neither 10 be controlled nor frightened, aud
when the gentleman appeals to me and to others
from Pennsylvania, | tell him that the red flag
which he attempts to hlunt 10 our eyes has 60
terror for me or Tor the people which repre-
sent. Auoog them the war is ended; to thcm
peace has c1mc and 10 agitation, such az the
gentleman from Massachusetts, would give rise
TO o-day could drive them from their instincts.
We are here to elect proper person TOR door
keeper. We will not elect one who is totally
disabled to perform its duties, and VIC will elect
ouo of our pirty who is capable, as l know,
houcst, as believe. and who will be faithful
10 tho high trust which this House shall impose
upoG bin, uninhucnced by tho threats of tho
gcntlemau from Massachusetts,. Applause.
Mr.. Butler then had General Shields patti
lion for 40 iIcrcasa of pension read, and said
he was ucR Iecuriog up in New England, which
neither Of the three last doorkecpers could DO.
NIr. Bragg, of Wisconsin, offered as sub
stitute joiu resolution placing General Shields
90 the army retired list with the rack of brlga-
der. Applause on the democratic side.
Mr.. Butler refused to accept the substitute.
He said :-"Whcn you pu. that 10 order; when
you wake up to your duty, l will vote fer il;
but you cannot put it in here pow. 10 order to
get ia Confederate general. Applause on
the republican side. The Confederate gene
raj never could ride upon old ShieIdS's back
and never shall, with my consent. Laughter. !
| move the previous question
The House refused to second the previous
question 10 20 l20
Nr rov az NAM VnrL offor rnf,r,i mn m n n
fact that tho war was over, asked w ould not
the honorable gentleman be entirely satisfied
With this House granting that pccunlary aid to
General Shields which General Shields him
self requests? Mr.. Speaker, that is rather too
thin. The whole business becomes egaresccnt
as y0u approach it, This House has not been
unfair toward Union soldiers How is it Or.
gaDized? To day We have NUrthern man for
the Speaker; we have a Unioo soldier from
kentuck ~ rs our clerk we have a gentleman
from Ohio, Union man, as our Sergeant at
Arms, Tho ConfedcTates who are members OF
this House are about equal to the Uuion men
on this side of the House, aud yet they only
have the office of Postmaster and the Door
keeper. Are we then sggraudizing them on
the part OF the Coufederacy. Why all these
wonderful complaints on the nart CT the gentle.
man from Massachusetts? Have VIC not acted
wcI2 The country is bound together once
more, as | hope, 10 amlty, kludoeSs and cou-
Citation, which is never to be destroyed again,
| trust The blue and the gray are always ready
to decorate graves 10 unisou, and 10 such coo
dition why ought We to be reproached to-day
because NO choose for this post of Doorkeeper
man who has fought on the other side Of the
| iinc2
Mr.. Hale, of Maine. made speech, crti-
cisiog democratic appointments in the House,
aud euogiziug General. Shields.
Mr. Blackburn, Of Kentucky, replied, and 10
the COURSE of bis remarks. said: ut is the part
of the gLou!s aud hyeras to delve toto the
trcnahcs wtcrs putrld caIcas5es are buried,
ADD drag them out to battcn and fstten upon
the feast. Ii is not manhood. They have
becu brought cut agaio to day. 1t Was left to
the gentlemen from Massachusetts, and Maize
to refuse to allow subordinate officer of the
House to be clccted without fighting the VIZ
over again. False charges have been hurled
against us, aud not for the first time, neither.
| IV, bou, h,,r told boro dow thct tho m.