National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-05

The House met at eleven o'clock, In continuance
of Tbursdays session, and Immediately went into
Committee of the Whole Nfr Springer in the chair
on the army appropriation bill.
Mr. SINGLETON (NIiss) addressed the House In
support OF the amendments to the amy bill. In
the course Of his speech he alluded to the fact that
there were but very few intelligent white men in
tho South who did not belong to the Democratic
party.
Mr. WHITE. Is itnot respectable for white man
TO be Republican in Mississippi?
Mr.. SINGLETON. Yes sir If he comes there and
Intends to be Republican, without showing him
sclfto be unworthy of citizenship
Mr.. WHITE. Would not the social ostracism
make u very unpleasant to be a Republican?
Mr., SINGLETON Not at NIL, he was a respectable
man. But respectable Northern men as soon as
they reach the confines OF the state become Demo
erats, because they sec at once that all rcspecta-
Mr.. WHITE. Was not Judge Chisholm, a respeota-
bic citizen OF your State killed on account Of poll
Mr.. SINGLETON Judge Chisolm was not killed on
account oil blspolilics, but on account of a family
Mr.. WHITE. If he had not been Republican
would he have been killed?
NJ. WHITE: MoalS his murderer not have been
Mr.. SINGLETON. I cannot tel what might have
happened. He then proceeded TO argue in support
OF the repeal of the jurors test oath
Al this point the committee rose, and the session
OF Thursday was closed, and TINT of Friday COM
menced; and the House again went into commit
tee, and Mr.. Singleton resuming concluded his
speech; -
Mr.. WEAVER was the next speaker. He said that
the people of the country had listened for many
years with impotence to the discussions of this
sectional strife. II had become disastefu to them
IN every part Of the Union. During the Forty:
1onfth congress this sectional bitterness had lasted
from the beginning TO the end of Congress- and II
ought i to be rec9ected how perfectly fiat that con-
troVcrsy had, fallen upon the public mind. All
through the Fortyfnh Congress tho same eternal
tlrlic was Kept up, and now, In the very first
,rasordiinary session Of the Fory.sixth Congress,
Nhen inc people were looking with confidence for
relief the same old differences were introduced,
and The precious hours were wasted in the discus
sion of this question.
He had been Republican for twenty.one years (:
he had fought at home and in the field to ongraft
on the laws of the country the measures rightly
terna remedy could give the people permanent re-
lief The cause of the disease must be removed,
and Tor that IL was Necessary 10 change physicians
He had been amazed at the gentleman from Ken
lucky (Alr blackburn when he had alluded to the
hereditary right of the Democratic party to rule
lhls country, and had compared that party TO the
children Of Israel in their wanderings from Egypt
10 the Promised Land. Perhaps there was some
similarity in it, but the gentleman had mistaken
iuded to.
That party had got their Joshua in the Senate
and lhsr canaan in the House, and ell the Others
had fallen in the wilderness and their Moses in
1850 would die on Nebo, particularly If he was q
,ha, in1pi,,ey man. me ancient Moses had diedon
that celebrated mountain because he had pre-.
sumed in his own name to strike the rock that was
TO give forth the water to refresh the weary cara.
vans oil Egypt and the new Moses If he represent.
en- MS sectional strife and the financial views that
were now killing the people of the country, would
perish perish also not because he struck the rock from
which the waters were to flow, but because he
Joined hands across this aisle with hard money
men OF me Republican side to dry up the fountain
Gentlemen on!both sides could fight on this issue
ana Then IN two minutes stand up on Saturday
iiIE os ae i9Xmg 6rohGs and vote to carry Tho
Grecnbackcrs from Introducing measures for The
Ised of n the PeoPc L;Hughtgr And he told
gave the people relief they would forfeit their Oh
portnnnity for victory in 1850 by great parliament
airy oiunder Inc gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Gar
held( mad talked about revolution in the mos
adroit and iorcible manner.
He (Mr. Weayer) could tell the House that It. b,
me continuation of this sectional strife II forced
the people into period of idleness 1t would not b,
long until they would thirst for the wine of vic
renee ~ inns country. There was the danger o
Coniederates, but from the uneasy masses wht
were out OF employment to-day, and through who's,
more money per diem than it had cost to put dow
the rebellion. Cotton was 10 longer king nor wa
goidi tine laborlng men were king and thei
behests must be obeyed, and obeyed speedily.
used TO be said during the war that IL was all quc
along the Potomac" Now history was reversed
The only he knew Of was S t on ths sec &c
uonal matter, and by the Congress which SO sadi
misrepresented the public sentiment
The House had had John Brown, and Harper'
Ferry, and the entry of Federal troons into Boston
and the riots in New York and even some gentle
men had spoken ON the Invasion of the sacred sol
the whisky riots, He had heard the bugie cail Q
the gentleman from Ohio, to his skir1nislers, an,
that chip might full Off If some Democrat did no
knock II Off and he had heard the gentleman iron
Mississippi lNr. Chalmers) say regTetfully that III
Coniederqcy had been shot to death, and fire hi
parting shot at John Brown as the soul of tina
duSky palIiot went marching on. Whom he ha'
looked on MS right and behed the gallant com
grand march In thp gpn in
rear he had seen one OF the leaders of the grea
toniederNcy (dudng TO Mr.. Johnston, of Virginia
ana II was the ilst time he had ever seen him oil
his rear.
lilo confessed that he had felt the marshal splri
rising IN his breast but he had suppressed the feel
ing He had reelected that the commander of III
grand march TO the sea and the gentleman from
Virginia had taken anew tho oath Of allegiance :
the Constitution and that both were drawing larg
salaries under the same Government, ana lie ha
thonght Of that other quotation, How good an
pleasant II is for brethren 10 dwell together i
unity" From The action OF both sides of The Iious
over the centre he had discovered that the old pal
ties were powefless to give relief to the coultr,
the campaign 1880.
Referring to remarks made yesterday by Nj
Houk, TO the effect that the efforts of the PreSidcr
at Cancellation had been opposed by The Sonth h
said that the truth Of the matter was that the Pre-
ident had been opposed by solid North and
Solo So.ih because partisan press and the e9t
Executive to restore peace to the country. IL Ia
been said OF David after he had collected materlo
should not build that temple, because he was
man of war, ana now II had been said on hig
that these old parties should not build anew Iii
temple OF liberty in this country because they WEI
parties OF blood ana q new Solomon must be err
nted to build II up, ana the Lord was raising thi
party now.
The National Grcenback party wanted no SO
diers at the polls. Applause on the Democrat
sde'l Nor did they want the presence of al
armed men when elections were being held, an
he would offer NJ proper time an amendmel
making IL unlawful for amy person whatever, o!
oept police and Other civil officers to have in the
possession at The polls any firearms or other dead
weapons. lie hoped that amendment would |
adopted, Neither did the Greenback party wai
the test oath for jurors. There was force in n
remark, that II men We're worthy TO make laws Il
me people lhey We're worthy TO sit In the Jun
box. Nor dd the National Grccnbacli party Wal
amy maIShals At elections unless the history
elections Qiter The experiment should have bee
tried would prove that the country could not q
along without them. But he had not Inc Ion
doubt OF The constitutional power of the Cover
ment to protect citizens at the polls N'N'
II was only the question of policy and neooeist
As TO Supervisors that feature ought TO be retain,
in the law with the modification that thew shnW
bc chosen not nom the two parties, but from ii
parties having Congressional tickets in The ne
That would give the Greenback party Il chNnC
Mr., CARLISLE reminded the gentleman that s
pCrVlSolS We're required 10 be selected nom din
ont political parties, and II his friend belonged Ia
healthy organization he could procure supervise
rs well rs the Democrats or Republicans
Mr. WEAVER 1 am glad 10 be corrected O
party Is decidedly healthy, and the only marty IN
Is growing in tho country, lLOughterl
Continuing, he said that The National Grcenha
party was IN lnNOr OF constitutional amendme
allowing Me Executive TO approve Of part OF II b
and veto that To whiCl; he Objected, biIt n was
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