Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-26

raneateJ CONCESSIONS made to the sane. lie
said it reminded him CT the story OF the hardy
fronnersman. who. lille with lis Vile and
chitd.ei 10 the forest, was pursued by "o'Ves.
The ;u>ban3 suggested 10 the vile that, 70
keen of the wolves for while, she should
throw cut 10 them child. The woman,whe
relating the story, said, that although they sac
ri6ced all their chlldreo. she and her husDanu'
| thank God, got off safe.
Mr.. Hove alluded to the scene in the House
| of Representatives when Mr. Ssade, Of Ves-
mont introduced q resolution, relating to
slavery 10 the District Of Columbia, in the ds-
cussion concerning which be Incidentally al
loded to slavery in Virgins. Henry n. Wise
said that slavery 10 his State had been alluded
To-. and requested his colleague to withdraw
from the hall, and further, that all members
representing slave holding Interests should
meet for consultation after adjournment. On
the following day Mr. Patton offered rrs'
oution that all Petitions, memorials and reso,
lutions relating to slavery hereafter introduced
in the House should lie upon the table and not
&c taken up for action. Mr.. Patton said that
this resolution was offered 10 the Interests CT
peacc and harmony, aud it was passed ty
vote of l2G to II. This was, perhaps, the
only concession Mr.. Patton aud his colleagues
ever made to the cause Of national harmony,
Mr.. Howe, ia reviewing the history of slavery
and the aggrcssivcucss Of the slave holding IN.
tcrcst and the acquisition of territory ter It's
nurpnscs. referred 10 the Missouri Compromise,
the Kansas troubles. the expulsion OF MIR.
Ioar 1.-THE Senator'S tsthcr) from South Caro-
lima, whence he had game clothed with COM
mission from the Governor OF Massachusetts
10 sec whether any of her clzans were In
prisoued without specific crimes being charged
against them, and said that person must
have strong faith indeed to believe in the H..
tentiou of the democratic party, 10 the face OF
these facts to do anything in the Interest OF
national harmony. He related the story OF
Jesus and the Centurion who came to the Sa.
vior aud asked Him to speak but the word and
his servant would be healed from sickness.
Jesus said "Very | have not seen such
great faith as this no. not IN Israel Ii Is
evident that Christ had not seen the Senator
from Massachusetts, Mr.. Hoar.) Laughter !
Mr. Howe, continuing, referred to the as
sault made upou Sumner by Brooks; to the
ant, and contentng ITSELF by spa1cc major
ity, to declare its disapprobation of the assault;
to the resignation of Brooks, and his unanimous
re election and to the donation by his consl
tuents of the foe imposed upon him by the
courts Of the District Of Columbia. And yet,
alter all these sacrifices to the dominant inter
est natioual harmony had not come. lntoler-
ance now burst all bounds. John Sherman
was prescribed and ccnsured for commanding
an obnoxious book. William II. Seward was
accommodated for maintaining that law
existed higher than any constitutional law
Stephen a. Douglas was removed from the
Craftsmanship of the Committee on Territories
because Jefferson Davis said that his Doug.
lss) views we're not 10 harmony with the ad.
vapced theories of the Democratic party
Mr. Howe said that this party was now
again in the ascendant. The Republican ma
iorlty ia this Chamber at present was merely
nominal, aud 10 few months would entirely
,, disappear before the majority on the other
side created by the will OF the people. lie ap'
peaIad to Senators on the other side to be
,, imcrciful: He begged them to remember that
within the past 1000 years many saVlors had
beco crueiied, aud in every Instance the
heaviest stone has been rolled against the
sepuchre, but 10 Do case has it been an obsta-
clio against resurrection.
Referring to the appointment OF Democrats
to office, Mr. Howe said that there had either
been too many or too few But if the shep-
herd expected that flock to follow him he
would need great deal Of salt to strew 90
their tails II would be found that in this case,
as 10 every other. the tails did not Wsggle the
dog, but that the dog waeglcd the tail. 1t
would be seen that the Georgia marshal did
not uaggle the Democratic party, but that the
party would wagele tae marshal. lie com
mepded the Judgment Of the Democrats who
say that they do not want Democrats appointed
10 Office. bu: lead to the White House Rsrub
licaus Of their own selectiou
What the effect of this is can be clearly seen.
The Republican party IS dead 10 the South; 1t
is still visible 10 the Morrill, but the hills do not
rasourd with the watchword Of its sontluel.-
And from the Whitc1cuse floats 20 longer the
flag with the proud motto, Equal rights to
ALL" but the Other less noble inscription,
Specification of the South.
Mr., Howe said that he did not wish to enter
into defense of Senators Blaine and Conkling
who had been accused OF Incorporating
hostility to the South. They wera quite able
to defend themselves. His name in this con-
nection had been associated with theirs Ho
desired to say that any person calling him ell
enemy to tho South, utters Wanton cslumny
He voted to emancipste ell her slaves and to
anlranchise all her citzons Those acts wero
not malignant in intent, no did not think lacy
Werc Injurious in effect.
President Hayes had not only offended re-
publicansm, but universal citizenship, and hsd
done things which Mr. Tilden would never have
attempted. He had abandoned the judgment
seat to tho rifle clubs, ana hsd allo"cd procia'
nation to be made thu! whom the rifle clubs take
the field against An election ticket II is best TO
submit to their judgment.
Mr.. Howe denounced the trial Of Anderson
as an vet not less insulting to the President
than strocious in itself. lie did not complain
because Anderson Was tried for a political Of
fonse, but bscsuse the prosecution was not in
the name of public justice. but IN partisan MAJ
| ice Hero Wss men known to be Innocent
tried in court commissioned by NICHOLS,
WHO wero ia turn commissioned by President
Hayes.
Either Louisiana allowed him to 60 free, and
holding an important position all summer, know
ing him to be guilty or they prosecuted him in
the fall knowing him TO be innocent
Unless he was misinformed the answer to
his resolution would show that this Whitaker,
who perched him1elf on the. judgment seat
and assumed the judicial ermine' had under lei
the administration of Andrew johnson de-
trsuded the Government Ct over half million
dolIsr,. On the 18Th Of April about the time
the government OF the State was transferred to