New-York tribune., 1879-03-31

healed and that the grass that God plants over tho
grave of our dead may siRnalize the return of the
Spring OF friendship and peace between all parts OF
| this country. But am compelled by the necessity
| OF the situation TO refer for a moment 10 a
chapter Of history The last act Of the Drmo.
! cratic domination IN this House, eighteen years
ago. stirring aud dramatic bot It was heroic and
high sOulcd Then the Democratic party said II yCa
elect your man President OF the United States wa
VIII shoot your Union to deatb" and the people OF ths
country, not willing TO be coeTced. but believing they
did elect him lawfully President vor lead.
ers in control Of the majority Of the other wing OF ts
Capitol did the heroic thing Ol Withdrawing from t4cr
seats and y0ur Representatives withdrew from Their
seats and flung down to us tho gage OF mortal
that it honorable, that was courageous and tnst
it noble to give the fell gage Of battle aud mt
t ont IN the open hcld maj c6uuct and what followed
We all know roo we'll and to-day, after eighteen Years,
the book Of domination opened where yOu turned
uo"h your leiFca lh l1Oo ana you are slsahzhE your
return 10 power by reading the second chapter-n0t
tins time heroic Onethat declares that n do not
let you dasl slatuie out OF tne 60Ok You WlI-not
shoot the Union TO death. as in The first chapter but
starye it to death by refusing the necessary aDprOpa
t0ns. Applause on the Republican sdel You. gentle
mea. bayo 10 In your power 10 KIN this movement.
y0u have 1t IN your power by Withholding these Two
bills. 10 smile the nerveceBtres or Constitution 10
toe stiffness OF death and you nave declared your pur.
pose 10 do it, you cannot break down the elements OF
free consent that up TO ts ulne nave always ruled in
Mr DAVIS Dem, n. C)-Do understand the gentle.
man 10 state th2 refusal to admit th' Army az The polls
WIZ he the death u this Government That Il the logic
of bis remark II II means anything, We say it viii be
the preservation Of the Government 10 keep the Army
from DESTROYING liberty at the polls.
sptc Tor te lteulSchce Oh the Genuenan from North
Carolina TO believe that be thinks that that my
argument
Mr. Garfield then went on to show that the Demo.
Gratis IN 1856, In Cilcinnau In Tie National Democratic
Convention, and stl later in 1850 affirmed the right Of
me veto IA one 0f inc sacred rights OF oar Government
lie cOnciuGcd bY saving that the Rcpubleans
lawfully IN their right and In their places here picked
up the gage OF battle which the Democrats had thrown
down and would appeal 10 their common sOvpr0gu-the
omuipocnt uublic opinion of Amelira-thc Democrats
should Dleak down t-c principe oI free consent III rgs
LIon az the price OF starving the Government DEATH
As Mr. Garfield resumed his seat he again loudly
MI MCMAHON Dem, Ohio) said that the gentleman
the gentlemen on side lecture rs 70 their pa Il and
prceent conduct. The Democrats want the jury box
L.5ited' and the repeal Of the most infaniou5
O. all measures wDich put 30 IN the power
Of marshas and their deputies 10 corrupt the
baI!otbox and utm.date honest voters. The statute
books were iu OF infamous laws placed upon them by
revcal tue present time Other tb 0Uld repca
some future lime (Which, he thanked God not far
were IN the hands hr democratic then the gentle
man from Ohio Cir Garfield would witness tlat rcvo-
luton Inch Wa5 always gong on When "A RrpuDhcan
official was 70 9e put out ol ouee LLinsAtcr On the
DR. MCIAHOS was arguing q eainst the ne Of troops
o. qucl siGl disturbances when lie Wa5 u ruptcd by
. Mr. WHITE Grp, Pelu), VINO remarked thai during
the John Brown raid dstuy yuishcd officer had been
srlI Hg W.,4 @ I2 'Il @ & DI 9esfns o., D%.cGs ICES
u arrests, That officer Lad been 10 less person taan
Sir. N-IiIiON-Ioln Brown had lntrauclcd himself
Hr WHICI-Jo'u Brown was iu Jail in Charleston at
SIR. MtNiHoN-I In 10, so VOL acauaiutc1 with tho
JOHN Brown aIdr 81, Tie GENT. m.n aad his party
whose political pabulum j; fuIu-sAec Tor many years
Nr. WHTfE-Thcre was 30 call 'og ail, but Robert E.
Lee went into MARYLAND 90 make arrests.
Mr.. NCNAHOS-ILc same cIs. .lU2usled g'nt .nlan
once mao hed into tno ge2'l"Wa s. own -iAt- and tho
Le-lsIalnr. ever iHTi reg him either
Mr WHITE GcE; auu tAe furuos WnO arc working
IIr. NJ 3EiE Dem. O.s.l-i aos paraoa Therc ora
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