New-York tribune., 1879-05-13
THE SPEECH OF MR.. WINDOW
HE sAIIRIZEs SENATOR HILL AND THE DEMOCRATIC
POSITION EFFECTIVELY,
POSlIlON EfFECIlNEL1
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POSITION EFFECTIVELY.
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WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator WINDOWS speech
to-day was one of the pleasanest to listen to and
will make one of the most readable documents of
the whole series of speeches in connection with the
present political issue.
The Senator has the happy faculty of saying
sharp things and hitting hard blows without pro-
voking the personal animosty Of his opponents.
vein of sarcasm which must be wholly sacrificed in
any synopsis ran through his whole arguments and
really proved its most effective feature. He pictured
Senator Hills position the patron and sOother Of
the Northern Democrats in most ridiculous light
Senator Window was especially pointed and severe
in his reference TO the dictatIOn Of the Democratic
CAUCUS and dwelt at some length upon this phase of
the new departure in National legislation, declaring
that history would be searched in vain for prece
dent. In this connection 1t Is noticed that the
Democrats have ceased the denias which they
began to make the end of the debate upon the
Army bill, and which were to the effect that the
caucus had not dictated their course upon that
measure. Senator Window quoted from the
speeches Of Senator Beck and Senator Thurman to
prove that the coercion Of the Senate by the House
during the late session. and the coercion of the Ex
ecutive by Congress during the present session,
were foreordained by the caucus, and that the pres
ent movement was only step in a comprehensive
revolutionary scheme.
Mr. Window then said that in private CONVEX
sation with leading Democratic member OF the
other house toward the close Of the last session. Mr.
Window had asked why the Democrats demanded
an extra session. why the issue might not as well be
postponed until the regular session. To this the
Democrat had replied that if the appropriation bills
were passed the Government would be provided for
until the LIST of July $780, and there would then be
only four months, which the Government couldtide
over i'm some way between the end of the fiscal year
and the Presidential election; on the other hand
if the issue was made on the appropriation bills
now pending there would then be sixteen months IN
which to cOerce the President
Senator Morgan asked for the name of the Demo-
crat who made that admission.
Mr. Window expressed willingness to give his
name privately to the Senator from Alabama
Senator Morgan said il was a private converse
ton and should not be made public, or, if so, the
name should be given.
Senator Window then, with great emphasis, said
II was Mr. Atkins of Tennessee, chairman of the
House Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Morgan had nothing further to say
Senator Window quoted from Senator Hills
speech the declaration that the was the result
of a collision of ideas and interests between the
extreme Federalists and the extreme Nationaliss
allied it; after the war arose the Union became n
volyed. "Yes, slightly, l should say said Mr.
Window. He continued:
Now what Is the exact case as he states it State
rights and nationality the causes OF the war and
the real ntagonists. Slavery mere incident. Sc
cessiOn the instrument employed by state rights IN
the contest What was the result OF the war; Seces-
sion crushed ont, utterly crushed out He Is par
tlcularly anxious for the country 70 understand
that" Bat what mas become & Gi 6u 1nS
a. he calls 1ti lie evidently does not think that
crushed out for Then speaking ar OF tue
left us, and lett us as you Thought bound
with your cords and whips, 1t was then that the
sampson state sovereignty. stretchea hin'eL MN ana
was crushed out" though presume he would be glad
10 have country understand that also. After all,
then the only destroyed the incident slavery, and
the instrument secession but the guilty cause OF all our
Woes the Sampson OF states ghts stu lives III all
Its vgor aud is ready employ any other incidents
the next conflict with nationality.
Senator Window said the climax of Senator HIPS
comic satire was reached when, turning to his asso
ciates with mock serious air, he exclaimed:
Eouy good Northern Democratic brethren you saved
the country at last You saved the Union iu the hour Of
its peril, not the Republican parry. lou, h0u VINO had
showed devotion 10 your nag saved the Uuon ana now
il is for you before your peopo ana tell tnem that
ite Solid North must never become fact against the
Solid South; II so, disunlon VIII De accomplished IL Is
to you that VIC look
Mr. Wlndom said this was quite too much for the |
good Northern Democratic brethren. He had
watched them and seen " a secret smile of satsfac-
ton playing upon their radiant cOuntenances, and
n blush soft and rich as that which paints the |
,naideus cheek when she listens to her first tale of
lovep
The Senator was replied to by Mr. Coke, of
Texas