Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-06
THE HERALD.
ALEXANDER STEPHENS ON THE
NEXT REBELLION.
MS Letter OF w arning-P otter,s soft words are
the DEVILS as Toad.

Potter, the Jeff Davis of the next
war, was being curried against the
hair, by his brothers 10 the Demo-
cratic told, and to quiet them pub
hshed letter expIaininghis motives.
In that letter he made untruthful
statements in reference TO the ven-
erable southern Democrat Alexander
Stephens. Mr.. Stephens has follow
ed him with the reply given below.
1t was Stephens who attempted to
restrain the hot. heads of the South
when they were precipitating rebel
lion in 1861. His warning voice is
as eloquent now as then, but we
doubt whether tho numbskulls he
addresses have in these seventeen
years learned anything. There is
only one way to teach them. That
way will give the 100000 idle mon
in the north something to do and
make times easier. If we can't have
peace one way let as have it the 9th.
err; the sooner the better. Here is
the letter
| To the Editor of the Washin gton Post.
National Hotel, May 49, 1875
/ notice in the issue of your pa.
per this morning letter from the
Hon. Clarkson n. Potter, of the
House in response to the inquiries of
one of his correspondents in relation
to the passage of his resolution for
the appointment ofa committee to
investigate frauds in the late Presi-
Dental election, etc., which not only
justifies, but requires some pubic no
tice by me. So far as the latter re.
lates TO me and my acts in connec-
ton Herewith, this notice will be as
brief as possible, and with MI due re-
spect to Mr.. Potter, since for him
personally entertain sentiments of
high esteem. That portion of his
letter to which | wish chiefly to re-
ply is contained IN the following
words, expressed by him to his corr
respondent
| ''You ask me why Mr.. Stephens was howled
| down. The bowling was by the newspapers.
To interrupt the pending order of business by
q motion or statement requires unanimous
| consent and every member has an absolute
right to object to this interruption. This ob-
lection is expressed by the words, 4 object, or
demand for the regular order Sometimes
i
sometimes the desire to prevent it is general
and then the cry Of regular order will be
heard from many persons. 1t so happened
that there was very general unwingness to
hear Mr.. Stephens. He had suggested that
we could receive and adopt the Hale amends
ment 1t was reported that he had given the
| Republicans a list of twenty-five names who
would follow him in any motion of his to pre-
| vent an investigation. About this he was
grossly mistaken and had made our side es.
pecially unwilling to hear him; but you will
observe that when l rose to make the rropo-
sition to Mr. Hale, and the Republicans OUT
cry prevented my being heard. 1t was an
nounced by the press that Mr.. Potter's inquiry
was interrupted while Mr. Stephens was head
lined as the'venerable statesmen howled down
by Potter's mob"
Ny comment upon this extract
from his letter are as follows:
First, if there was any gross mis-
| take in this matter it was by
MR.. POTTER AND NOT ME.
SO far as his statement is calculated
to convey the idea or impression that
| had given the Republicans list of
any names who would follow me in
any motion to prevent an invests
cation it is entirely without founda,
ton. As a matter of truth it has not
shade of the shadow of u fact to
rest upon. | had not conferred d.
rectly or indirectly, with Mr.. Hale,
Mr.. Garfield, or any other Republi-
can upon the subject. | had not spo.
ken directly or indirectly, with Mr.
Hale within the last two weeks be-
fore upon any subject, nor had | any
words with Mr. Garfield upon this
matter except what We're made some
weeks before, when he objected to
the reception of the Maryland NOM
orial, at which time l urged him in
the House to withdraw his objection
and let this memorial of state 90 to
the Committee on the judiciary and
be reported upon with a view of
quoting all questions attaching to
the Presidential title Ny speech on
that occasion, and my appeal to him,
were duly reported in the Record.
Nor had | at any time any confer.
ence with tho President, as | have
seen alleged in some papers upon
this subject.
On the Monday that Mr.. Potter's
resolutions were offered | had an
peared in the House solely with a
view of getting suspension of the
rules for the purpose of having pass
ed the bill of the Committee on
Coinage, providing tor the retire.
ment of the 3 and 5 cent silver pieces
and having them recoined In other
denominations, as, also for making
debased or subsidiary coins legal
tender when they are presented in
amounts of $40 and upward, and
have them redeemed when present.
ed in the Treasury in like amounts
This bill, upon being read, was al
most unanimously passed. | then
got leave of absence for one week
on account of my health, with a'pair" |
with Mr.. Harris of Massachusetts. l |
was told that | had hardly gone out
of the Capitol when this eylone burst
upon the House. | bad no in,ima-
ton Of it before. On reaching nv
room l was confined to my bed and
it was not until the next day that |
knew OF what had occurred in the
House after left. Mr.. Potter him
self was one of the first whom con-
ferred with on the subject. On Wed
nesday, the 18th, after the House
had come TO deadlock, from sick
room l
ADDRESSED To MR.. POTTER THE FOL-
LOWING NOTE,
of which General Knott furnished
me copy to day. 1t is in these
words:
National Hotel,
Washington d. c. May is. ISIS,
The Hon. G. N. Potter, House of Represen tatiyes:
.'MYD DEAR SIR: am still confined TO my room In
this CITY greatly regret that cannot 90 ard 80