Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-04-23

into its psflor. what good did it do him
| say here to your Massachusetts, We!,ters
TO your Massachusetts, Lorings, to your Msssa-
chusetts Hosr family Shouts of laughter that
when Virginia has used you she will cast YOU of
as an unworthy thing. "Ah, but" says nv learn
ed and eloquent friend from Massachusetts Lor.
ing, 1--WE had a centennial" Yes. was here and
saw the preparations for the centennial We
wanted 81 100000 to be loaned by the govern
ment on good security,-security VIII lch has re-
turned TO us every dollar, T. celebrate the l00th
anniversary of American md, pc ndence, and find
that virginia, Tor which we are now to have a
new Fourth OF July, gave in the negative votes,-
Cabell, Douglass, Goode, Terry, aud Walker
and Virginia gave but one vote III favor of the
Fourth OF July of the 100 years, aud that vote
was the vote of "a catpet-bagger (slludng TO
StoweI, who was man whom | heard a gentle
man hon Virginia in this House, bearing the
name oil John Goode, taunt with being a native of
Vermont, and address him as member from Yer
mont. My Northern friends, democratic and re-
publican, Lay not the halteting JUNCTION to your
souls. If you are fooled, YOU are fooled with
your eyes open. | do not stand III the way Of
Virginia. II she will build cotton factory to
morrow Will vote for tariff to protect her indus
try; if God, il Hs-proyidence, would lead Vngiu-
Ia to build ship, viii vote for a subsidy to that
ship; II Virginia Will do anything IN order to pro-
tect-the prosperity and happiness of her people,
except talk democratic politics, laughter, | am
with her. Oh, but Virginia loves Massachusetts, !
| had forgotten how much she loved her.
Mr. Davis, of North Carolina-Will my friend
vote TO take the tax oil Virginia tobacco, winch
Expresses her peoples
Mr.. Townsend emphsticslly No. A man
who IS not willing TO pay for the tobacco he chcws
does not deserve any. Shouts of laughter and
applause We have had specimen within two
weeks Of now much Virginia loves Massachusetts,
l shall never forget how "the wind blew and the
thuudels rolled, and the storm came and beat upon
tins House., when the gentleman from Virginia
beside me Mr.. Harris blew tue party horn and
tlnt frn
seat TO which he was lawfully elect, d, una from
Massachusetts Mr.. Field, man equal in ednca-
uon, equal in capacity, equal in social position to
any man whom Massachusetts raised the
equal OF any man whom Virginia ever raised since
the landing OF the pilgrims at Plymouth, when my
ancestors came laughter and Virginia walked
up ike a little man and showed her love for Mas
sachusetls. laughter Individually have no
quarrel with tue gentlemen from Virginia. they
most able set ol Representatives. and very
aulabe and excellent gentlemen, but they are
trained ia the old Virginia school of politics, and
that Is a complete perversiOn Oi the Assembly,
Catechsm. The CAtechism which has been taug
Tor the last hundred years ia Virginia lie Question
-Wha Is the chief end of man Auswer-Io
promote democratic harmony Iphous OF laugh
tel. That is all that Virginia has been attending
10. viii not fluid fault with Virginia farther THAI
| am obliged to; bat Virginia, after II hundred
years " lth little industry, is found backing up
her little wagon to the rest of the world, aud ask
ing the rest OF the world ifil will not load little
prosperity into her wagon, Laughter. She Is
state which started ahead with better education
than any state, except Massachusetts; with more
wealth and more power aud III 1uence than ANY
other state. And now, even New Jersey, which
God made last OF all things that was made au,n-
ter Tor II Is said that When God Competed The
work Of creation he had load OF SAM over, and
dumped II down on the shore Of the Atlantic, and
called II New Jersey continued ituguttrI even
New Jersey went To wOlk with heI III idsiI,, while
Virginia went into politics, aud now the Yankee
notions Produced III Newark would buy out the
Doiy and bretChes vi ant Democia'ic state ia the
Union laughter. 1t Is too late ior me To sci up
tor popularity. OF to say that. though | auu au olu
man, am not afraid to be called demagO,uC. |
am too old for tina. some men may succeed in 1t
but cannot. 1t will aot do lur me.
Mr.. Weight OF Pennsylvania, who considered
himself u luded TO III the last remarks OF Mr.
Iewnsendl rose ON the Democratic side OF the
hail and a,k,d Mr.. Townsend If he under stood him
to say he was not AFRAID 10 be called dena-
gogue'
Mr.. Townsend-Oh, yes. am too old for that
Mr.. Wnght-llere Is young gentleman laugh
Tel VINO Is not AFRAID to be called "A dcmagOgue.
MIR. Townseud-l said that | was. There is
nothing in my history or in my associations To lead
me TO believe that man without property Is better
than msn with property. But do believe that
man, in any walk of life, who labors dllgcnt-
ly III his calling, Is worth a huudIed politicians.
daughter aud applause. Every day listen with
profound admiration 10 my friend from Georgia
blunt, Of The Committee on Appropriations and
| believe in very mucn that he says about the i'm
propriety OF putting another burden the backs
of the overburdened people OF this country, and |
hear occasionally from the gentleman from Penn
sylvania, who has just hOnOred me with his beau
uful couDtenance that always cheers and never
inebrates laughterI, about keeping the burdens
Oft the people. Now what is proposed here 1t
Is proposed 10 cut the throat OF the laborlng peo-
pie OF this country with silver knife with Jew
elled handle, presented to us by the gentleman
from Massachusetts, Loringl. Cut away, gentle
men, turning his back the char aud walk ing
to his seat, but you will not have my throat
daughter anu appliusel