Daily Republican., 1879-04-02

yesterday.
Yesterday when the House went into
committee Of the whole, Mir. Springer
IN the chair, on the army appropriation
Hill, q very exciting debate occurred
which continued throughout the whole
session.
Mr.. Belfrl, Of Colorado, characterized
the action of the Democratic party, in
placing upon appropriation bills the
legislation which it was proposed to
place there, as al attempt TO force Mr.
Tilden into the White House in 1880.
In the present great struggle the Presi
dent might yield; the Republican party
never. The nation could not endure
Il sectional bitterness was perpetuated.
He warned the South that it had
nothing to hope frcm the Democracy of
The North. That Democracy was cow
ardly. 1t would incite its Southern
brsthern on to mischief and abandon
them when the crisis came. During
ate years the pendulum Of power had
been swinging toward the South, and it
might ha that the statues of Lincoln and
Grany would give place to those CT Jack
son and lee. Bat it would swing back
again, and when 1850 came around
and the millions III the North who had
fought for the Union had rallied under
the leadership OF their great captain,
the revolutionary purposes Of the Dem
oeratic party would retire to the rear as
they had retired in the past.
Mr.. Muldrow, of Mississippi, express
ed his astouishment at the means em-
pIoyei by the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Garlield) the pending question.
The resolution was to repeal bad laws
and make good laws. 1t was to re
store To the country that Constitutional
liberty of which had been deprived for
the past fifteen years. If that was the
3lind of revolution to which the gentle
man from Ohio had alluded, he was in
favor Of going forward on that program
nr. II the attempt to break the chains
of tyranny from the people was revolu-
ton it was revolution which the peo-
pIe would applaud. But he hoped that
the President would not attempt to
ooerce Congress. He hoped that in re-
publican America the spectacle would
not b. presented of the highest officer
in the land putting himself between
the operation Of the Government and
the people.
Mr.. Chalmers, Of Mississippi, reterr-
ing to the remarks made by Mr.. Gar
field on Saturday, to the effect that
Congress had no power over religion,
called attention to the fact that power
had once been given to provost-mar
Ehals to remove ministers and resort
them to that pious individual Deuja-
min \. Butler. The gentleman was as
far from the truth Of history when he
,nade that statement as he was when
iie charged the Democracy of 1864 with
having advocated the clause in the law
which it was nov proposed to repeal.
The South had claimed the right of
peaceful secession ami had attempted
to peacefully secele
The south had not only made no
threat 70 shoot til. Union to death, but
ii hal said wnat Abraham had said to
hot: ''Le. there be no strife between
us, l. you go to the North We will 20
to the South" 1t was the North who
said; "iou shalt not CO." You sent
grand armies after us. You he nmDd
us III by lanl and SEA. You not only
Threatened to .hoot, but You shot us to
death. With the battle cry Of ''Ihe
Constitution a. it il, and the Union as
il was" yon rallied tae whole North
without regard to party in defence of
the Old nag
Mr.. Price ,of Iowa-iVhere was the frat
gun trrd' Applause on the door and
IN .nr Galleric-.
Mr., Champrs-Thp first gun was fired
n"ar Larper's Ferry, when Southern
blood was shed on Southern soil. Loud
appIauS. on the D4lnGnra'ic side and IN |
Tie galleries.
The Chairman gave u0tiOe that, il
such demrns.rA ions w.r,. rtppa,-i, he |
w0ul'i crlel til" g,i!r,i"s to b" cleared |
Mr.. Prire--Th" gDntl"man must
rnow that John Brown ana his slXte Il
.nen Wprc not fighting to destroy the
Union: and that the first gun fired |
against The Uhion was at sumter.
Mr.. Chalmers, continuing in his
speech claimed that ne mad struck to
the ground the declaration Of the -"n-
tlemau from OAio (Mr. Gari"li) that
the Democratic party was inauguratine
revolutionary methods of l~gitlatlon,
and showed that it wa. tn" purpose OF
the Republican party to starve the
Government unless it was permitted to
strangle the freedom OF elections at tnr
polls.
Mr.. Belforl-Iou say that the Re-
publican party has been r-pudiatrd.
Mr.. Ghq lmers-I do; and thank God
1T is true. [Applau,e on the Democratic
Mr.. Brltord--ln the las. House you
had seventy ma ority, AMI to day you
have but one.
Mr.. Chalmers proceeded with his
speech, and asserted that on this 4u.s-
ti"a the Republican party was standing
tW mere punctillo, with a chip on its
while the Democratic party
was standing on one Of the vital princl
pie, Of liberty. II, said he, this Gov
1rnment must die, and die at the hands
Of such President, then the Democrat.
jc party can look in the face of the lying
OF Liberty and say, "shak. not
thy CORY locks at Inc, thou canst not say
J did it," LAppIause on the Democratic
and jeering laughter on the Republican
side. Thc name of revolution has no
terror for us. Sneering demonstrations
on the Republican side We learned to
owe il in our childhODd.
It brings back to us that grand s:ruy
: j.. f,r freedom when our revolutionary
an RS left their foot. prints .tampri