The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-17

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military record of General Maaone. n
one denies ii /; but sha: is only an addition:
reason why he should to-day be staudin
| side by side with his old comrades, and no
where he is. When be departs from tha
| line OF duty, our duty is to depart from him
Mr. NTcoL bad spurned all idea of com
bination whereby Republican should b
sent TO the United States Senate from ,h
State Of Virginia. He thought we were en-
titled 10 be represented By Democrat. 81,
called upon the gentlemen OF tee other sid,
to say il General Malone goes to the Sen
ate will be go there 10 act with she Repub
!,eans or te act with the Democrats.
+ 4 pause.
Mr.. BAILEY: II rs Democrat, will yor
vote for him?
Mr.. NICOL answered substantially that be
would not. That in his opinion Esenera
Mahore's course had not entitled sim tc
that distinction. But Mr. NICoL an the
same believed it was their duty to send tc
The Senate man of decided convictions
and uudoubted party standing, and in that
view he proposed to support Colonel Bob
ert Z. Withers.
Mr.. GIBSON on THE sPolLER AND sPoILED.
Mr.. GIBSON. OF CuIpeper. said he arose to
advocate the election OF Robert E. Wlthers,
and to repeat the question asked by the
but not answered: If General 4Mdh0ne goes
to the United States Senate, aciu 1t be as q
Democrat or as a RepRblicaa7
The gentlemen from Prince William asked
this plain question, and the gentleman tMr.
BAILEY, instead OF answering in plain Eng
lish. answered as Il patti lotto Mabore Irish
man-by asking another. - say he repre-
sents no party: no people. The time was
when he was Democrat, Confederate sol
der, Conservative. What is he now? Is
he Democrat, Republican, 4 Readiu>ter,
a Repudiator. or combination Of all these
His present status is most remarkable: cur
present condition Is most remarkablc-so
much so that don't believe ST. John OF
Albemarle could have foretold IT,"
Mr. GIBSON had understood that during
the last campaign the people were divided
on the debt queStion-Funders or Read.
justers !-and yet since he came here he bad
never seen that made Il test. Mr. GIBSON
was elected as supporter OF the McCul.
loch bill, and was voted for by both parties.
and even By few Mozartcrs. Laughter
In his county they equally ignored the Mo-
Zart organization and dictation OF the Com
mttee OF Thirteen. He came here willing
to combine or coalesce with that wing OF
the Conservative party known ~ the Read.
1usters. No oreTtureS were ever made, and
polite courtesies were scorncd.
THE SABLE SONS OF SAHARA.
And" asked Dir. gibson, "what did
they do: Why, they made a combination
with body OF men hitherto looked upon
as enemies. They made an alliance 10 se-
cure and divide the spois. IL was IL combi.
nation Of the yahoos Of YnZyo and the sable
sons OF Sahara. Great laughter and warn
ing raps from the SPEAREK.] The coalition
is triumphant in numbers, but utterly want.
ing in those elements upon which party
can stand the test OF time. We don't at the
present time hope to break up that unholy
alliance. We would have to appeal against
their interest, and OF course they would be
deaf to principle
Mr. gibson did not expect TO stop the CO.
altion here; but il the principal officers are
dead, they at least ought to have Lhe right
10 preach their funeral. Now, he would
say, without meaning 10 be offensive, II they
were obstructioni>ts and towards, as bas
been intimated by gentleman on the other
side, they were, nevertheless, not 10 be de-
TERED from the performance OF their duty
by bulIies and blacklegs. In his judgment
q good dog was ut leust equal 10 sneak
thief. ..,
MAHOSE'S CHARACTER AND PARTY.
Mr. GIBSON did not propose to attack
the private character OF General Malone
though the other side had seemed TO think
1t necessary to bolster 1t up. He wanlcC
General Malone to think that he Malone.
had 4 character to sustain as well as State
to represent. But they had the right to criti
cize the political eccentricitieS OF the Gen
cral, whose course had been us frratlc as {;
Jack O. Lantern, and whose doctrines were
as aqueous aud ncbulous as comets tail
And Mr. GIBSON differed from the gentle
man from Nansemoud [Mr. tRoSSl; he
thought General Malone had been about
the best rewarded private man that ever
lived in Virginia. For several years he had
been in the receipt OF salary OF $4,000 4
year, with Il bonus OF $1,000 thrown in rs
pin-moncy. daughter and gavcEraps..
And now it is proposed 10 make him United
States senator.
And now, before voting for him. said
Mr.. GIBSON, "we ask what party he repre-
scnts? say that he has been elected by no
majority. l deny that be represents The
Conservative party Of The State OF Virginia.
Hardly one half OF the 10000 wliiie votes
were cast at the late election. He is CO.
alition representative, and not the repreSen-
tatiye OF the Conservatives and those who
have nominated him miSrepreSent their pco'
Dlc." Mr.. GIBSON next spoke OF the turning
out Of the three manned soldiers, expressed
his admiration for courage and honor
wherever shown, and declared that had
these mcn been Union soldiers he would
still have voted to retain them. He init
mated that in driving them FROM their posi-,
tio1s the other side had more bravery thar
himself, unless. indeed, it WAS that they be-
long TO that class that rush where angels
fear to tread. daughter and rapS.l
THE SON OF YORK N ECLIPSE.
Mr.. GIBSON next proceeded to pay some
attention TO the colorcd brethren and 10 cN-
press surpl ise that they had sold them
selves 50 cheap" Lalluding TO the petty
offices given theml.
Mr.. MORTON: Ii The gentleman vii! allo"
me -.
Mr.. GIBSON: Certainly.
Mr.. NcRTOX I VIII say that il we were
sold we could have been sold at higher
price. [Appiausc from Readiustcrs' side
and gavel-raps.l
Mr.. GIBSON: am giad that the gentle.
man interrupted me with that explanation.
II shows that n: co,ored friends are still in
the market. The gentleman said that they
could have been sold 10 our side for higher
prIce, | know nothing OF that. We As .
BODY have never made or received IN offer
But | don't condemn my coioreG friends
harshlv, because fin slave davsl they were
bought and sold so often By us they have
NOT the same conscientious scruples--
Mr.. HAMILTON tcoIoredj excitedly: What
is it the gentleman says about the coIofee
members being bought!
Here the SPEAKER said that he would
have to call the gentleman from Cuipepe'