Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-05-15

mere 1Orty'1our Democrats, twenty Re-
publicans and two Independents. Of
those Democrats, twenty-eight were
from southern states, sixteen from
northern states, and the two Independ-
ents, then as now the Independents in
this body. upon every question connected
with slavery voted with the south. You
in caucus then decided that Stephen A.
Douglas, because he asserted that he
did not care whether slavery was voted
up or down, should be degraded from
the craftsmanship on territories, and
there were but three northern men out
of sixteen who dared to resist the caucus
dictatiop, and you did degrade him and
put him off that committee. Then you
crowded your men off the bridge, and
they sank to man in the waters Of OBJ
livion to rise no more for ever.
Sir, of the sixteen members, not SOL
itary man from the north ever came up
to the surface of the waters of oblivion.
You crowded them off the bridge. You
compelled them to vote for measures
which the north could and would not
submit to. Sir, you are doing the self
same thing to-day. We have in this
body forty-one Democrats, thirty Re-
publicans and one Independent. To-
day, as % years ago, on all questions
connected with state rights, the indie
pendent party as unit votes with
the Democratic party. To-day you
have, as l said, forty.two members
in this body, forty-one leaving out the
independent party. You have twelve
members from the north, and they are
arrayed thus: From California one,
from Indiana now as then two, from
New Jersey two, now as then. From
Ohio you have two; you had but one
then. From Oregon you have two now
and you had two then. From Pennsyl-
vania you have one now; you had one
then. From Rhode Island you have
none now, but you have one from Con-
necticut and one from New York. As I
said, history is to-day repeating itself,
and you are to-day repeating what you
did in 1857. You are crowding your
men off the bridge, and the men of to-
day, as the men of 1857, will sink into
the waters of oblivion to rise no 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 proposed to pension jeff Davis, and
every single one Of your northern allies
voted to pension him. You eulogized
him as patriot to be compared side by
side with Washington and all the
patriots of the revolution, and every one
Of your northern allies voted "aye."
After the close Of the rebellion you
claimed you we're poor and suffering, and
we found you poor and suffering. We
found you ragged and poor and we
clothed you. We put upon you the
robe of American citizenship, which you
had forfeited, and we killed for you the
faLteu Calf anu Invited you to the feast,
and when we invited you to the feast
you said: "We have always owned that
calf, and you have no interest in it,
[ Laughter.
Now, you inform us you are going to
repeal all Republican measures. What
is the job you have undertaken? You
are going to undo all That the Republi.
can party has done. Where do you
begin? DO you begin at Appomattox, or
before? It is very important to know
where you commence, and then to know
where you propose to stop. You have
undertaken very large job for a party
of your size and with a people who are
to sit as judges upon your acts. You
have undertaken to unseat man in this
body. But you will deny that you
have undertaken the job. You have
simply undertaken to investigate the
case Of a senator on this floor that has
been decided by the highest tribunal
that could act on that question. Sir,
there are twelve senators on that side of
the house that every man on this side
believes have poorer titles to their seats
than the honorable senator from Louisi-
ana has to his. By fraud and violence
you occupy your seats now. Show us
the road how to vacate seatsin this body,
if you dare.
Eaton-I call the senator to order.
Chandler-Very we'll, sir. Twill take
your point of order.
Eaton-My point is that the senator
from Michigan is entirely out of order
when he says twelve senators on this
floor hold their seats by fraud and vio-
lenct.
Chandier-I did not say that. I said
they held their seats by poorer title.
Eaton-You said fraud and violence.
Chandler-I said we believe it, and so
1 do believe, and so have right to be.
lieve.
Garland asked that the exact words be
taken down.
The official reporter read the words as
taken down by him and as given above.
Beck called upon Chandler to name
The men who held their seats by fraud
and violence.
Mr.. Hill hoped the question would be
dropped.
Mr.. Eaton said the remarks of the SEN
ator from Michigan were insulting and
out of order, and called for ruling by
the chair.
The president pro TEN. overruled the
point of order.
There being considerable confusion in
the chamber, Mr.. Davis wv. Va asked
for the enforcement of order, both in the
senate and gallery,
Order being restored, MIR. Chandler
as follows:
I think every senator on this side of
the chamber believes that there are
Twelve senators on that side who hold
their titles to seats upon a simmer power
oasis than my honored friend from Louis
ana. That is what l intended to state.
That it was our belief and it is my be-
lief that their seats were obtained and
ire held by fraud and violence. This is
what now say. But Mr.. President, I
lid not rise to discuss this question. I
simply rose to cay to the other
tide: You have your day in court.
Make the most of it. Your time is
hort. The people of the north have
AIKEN the question in hand, and from