, 1879-04-25

nnaer TIN Conietssraey, making eighty eight
out Of ninety ytlrcc. There wcrc but ioue Selt'
asots hern who fought in tf'e Union Al army: n
Twenty scnatosa snt here who lnuEM T.. ~ LIE a,'c
who held high Offices IN the Enn.cageasy.
= soldiers tom s tvsa,y..eysn States, s ,tl and
coestq:e s snaefs '9q e'SVSs III is
horicrs, Thero are only two Renabsieans hesc
from, tho SOUTH tl'rncc mud RcltorE), and II 10
whispcrel TINT there - MI enterprise on foot to
lcre!vc ono Of them (kelioGG) u his scat.
TIE aourn Is MAy1rEsrLr SOLID.
Cau you ron,lcs, Mr.. ConkliaC asked, II the
NoFth should presently become aollda DO YOU
not see that tic aaofngs nuw IN the Two Houses
titl the country with Rlarm and dlstrust na 70
the patriotism of the men from ihe SOUTH
furtv-lhrec, II you nl tle Senator from !'i'nnt+
ind he docs not helnnr 10 the Democratic party
although l say tl'at any Democrat "''o asks
anything norc Of him is an iasatIatc nunst.r: t;,.
[Laughtcr.1 Twenty-thrce Is clear iHa10rity
of ali, and twenty Jour happens TO b. cxacti5
nnd leaders ] n tho mi, late TIN Rs1s,'on; senst:
sssst"q t"sSy trss ss0'afs rSs to a' e.,,cus a
msiority rulo The Senate and tho caicus rules
Tic majority. There Ia The same thing In tl'a
uousn where assaults are made upon tho Con.
stton a III c Vne rat o KINGS, but on
M enc .s'pais ptp =" OF ot o1s lis people, Il Would
toover have been iaauRurated without
The aclnn OF tho twenty-thsec Southern Sen
ts Ctr ouse s1s aug ra ' Soahetn nseas ko and
they AGO tho 'eallng control Of the Democratic
pariy In tho South. ''By theis fruits ye shall
hnow thcm.n
ho preferred that Democrats from, ihc North
sbou,l 20 forward In lhe 1ebnte. Il wan the
scl1eme Of an experienced politician. lie would
employ Northern men rs bappors md miners ~
nakp them food for powder TINT he placed them
iii the front OF The battlc. II Vas thought batter
that they should 20 forward
70 TUNNEL THE CITADEL.
Putting tho tall In front and tho. head In Tic
sand only apoke OF tila spcc!es and habits uf the
bird iLauglltar.J We were told tlint events
buupd tho South. Perhaps tic tnnn who nlnde
tits arrangement bu.tlcd butter than ho knew.
Il l would, snid Mr.. Conkl!ng, tell Tho Demo
sats s ssasa ses. to eFT iii I'm % e m ncNa. N1t
bill clause providing for thy rcttrcmont ot
paY but he supposed, with other things, tflat
this WAS All ATTEMPT to cnnx officers now ID TIE
Concluding his remarks, occupying -thrra
hours, Mr. Conkllng said Tint what tic Demo-
Gratis ers now aonE w2nla ,eSnt nt to ,s
inE % tha we,fsre Of ti,u souib, ID believed their
sst;on on. w"s ve, aaeFnnty ~ st "Tso nesc sS 'o
j: hcnl tho rounds Of tho War WIS 10
plant. SOW; IN short, 60 to work; 1n1Lto
labor, cherish IT., and bnnist' prescription for
opinions md color. Reform it altogetlcr: Drop
sentiment, aud let nlatertal prosperity advance.
Do nut attempt TO obtain possession onco moro
Of tho Government nrnl dominate the coitntry.
There 10 room enough at the national board,
and 1t is not lacorous tliat the
South snonid ho q MacGrrGnr at ,hc hcatl
Of the table. Onr Of Rorne's famous 1naxlsns
was, "Let what zach man thinks ot the lscpuhlc
be written on hfs brDw.r. =,
L baYo spoken In this spirit, holding no III
toward any man bccallso ho comes from tl,e
South. ! have snoken frankly, but with
malice touard none; but the point In
this Is partlsnn political enterprise. Tho de-
butte nas hegun after tU actton Of Il caucus. II
wns raised to lro the Democratic heart, to fire d
blast q. tho cohorts Of thu party, to lcat tl,e
long roll, and got the sQua1rons Iii tllu field
The obioct, It Was plnin to be seen,
was to overthrow tho fnwe. II thli
could be- done. Political speeches having bue,
delivered, I have thus planly. nnd. repeat,
without malice, spokcn somewhat 0f III,
thoughts as 10 tho duties uni dangers OF thu
hour
At tho close OF his remarks Mr.. Conkllng was
warmly congratulated.
TIE AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Blaine moved to strike out the st1tt
SECTION Of ihe bill. Motion 'ost,-ycAs, 25t
nays, o5,-n strict party vote, as follows;