Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14

The Democrats In Congress, 1t ap-
pears, are determined TO unseat United
Stetes Senator kellogg, OF Louisiana.
A dispatch from Washington, last " ed
nesday, said in regard to the ease:
The initiatory step towards ousting
Senator Kellogg from his seat n the
Senate has been taken, aud at O'Clock
this evening, after debating the subject
since noon, the resolution conferrSg
upon .be Committee on Elections power
10 conduct an inquiry INTO the charge
of obtaining his aeat BY bribery, pre-
ferred against Kellogg by the contest
ant Spoford, was passed by strict
party vote. The speech Of Senator
kellogg in his own defense was the prin-
cipa! one of the debate, and produced
a profound sensation. His strongest
poin: vas that although each and every
allegation contained IN opcfford's men,
orisl was an indictable ofense unqe.
the laws Of Louisiana, yet, despite the
fact tnat the Democrats held full sway
over every department of that State
for two years, and absolutely controlled
its machinery of justice, and had ex-
tracted every device TO fasten some
criminal ofeuSe upon him with a vieG
TO procuring his indictment, they had
not succeeded, and be declared they
never would succeed. Mr.. Kellogg
told the Democrats IN plain terms what
be thought of the entire proceeding,
snd reminded them that the time would ID
yet come = hen the chslice would be
commended to their own lips. For
years be had walked in the valley and
shadow of death. Juries had been
packed and witnesses subpenaed to find
indictments against him, but he had
come out Of il unsmirched. In con-
olusiop, he picked up three folded pa
pers and sad that ne was prepared to
disclose some historical events which
would be unpalatable to his prosecutors
He was prepared to show that within
the last three weeks this memoralist
bad been attempting to bribe members
of the Louisiana Legislature to testify
in sccordsnce with his wishes.
The revolutionary work of the
Brigadiers, and the movement to
wrongfully unseat Mr. Kellogg, stir
red the Republican Senators to the
use Of keen, incisive, truthful Ian
guage in debate, on the floor of the
Senate last Friday. Chandler, Ed
munds and Blaine threw themselves
INTO the breach, to check the advanc-
ing movement of the new revolution.
Dir. Chandler said that history is
today repeating itself, and You are
to-day repeating what you didin 1857.
You are crowding your men off the
bridge. And the men of to-d.y as
the men of 1857 will sink into the
waters of oblivion to rise 10 more
forever. Look at the change that
has taken place since that time Sir,
the people are more thoroughly
aroused to-day against this doctrine,
this heresy of State rights, than they
were from 1857 to 1861 You pro
posed to pension jefferson Davis,
and every single one of your North
ern allies voted to pension him. You
eulogized him as a patriot TO be COM
pared side by side with Washington
snd all the patriots of the Reyolu-
ton. and every one of your Northern
allies voted aye After the close of
the rebellion you claimed tina: You
were poor and suffering, and we found
you poor and suffering; We found
you ragged and poor, aud we clothed
you; we put upon you the robe OF
American citizenship which you bad
forfeited, and we killed for you the
fatted calf and invited you to the
feast, supposing that You, after being
clothed, were in your right mind.
And when we invited you to the feast
you said: "We have always owned