The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-13
RADICAL TRUCULENCE.
- ATTEMPTS OF CONKLiNG AMI
RLAINE TO PROVOKE SOUTH
ERN SEN ATORa.

WLANEE ~ vhshs SS - =
ERN SEN MAJORS.
=. n.rerum or the senate-H0w 1t Has
s.en violated by Conklink, Fessen-
/ den ana Zach Chandler.
,s.aoial Correspondence Of the Democrat
WASHINGTON. May 3, 1879.
thave previously. on one or two occasions,
nad the peculiar
| TRuGuLEEGE OF THE RADICALS
!. III House and Sehate; but have been In
S,lh whether to attribute 1T to the natural
s,,naance of long continued power or to
.tadId design of provoking retaliation
comatmpg when / have seen Conger or Bur-
.owa 81 Michigan, In the House, and Conk-
! Mn n Blaine, In the Senate, behaving with
ss|ferata ingoIence toward gentlemen OK
confederate antecedence / have been tempted
4 belieye that 1t was their deliberate pur-
~ 10 provoke an assault to get themselves
sIeked by Confederate brigadier, as | have
sometlrnes phrased 1t, with view to subse-
1uaut posturing as martyrs before the gaze
. 4 the asoid North
This impression sustained confirmation to
| day BY b curious coincidence, In events hap
| benlnQ simultaneously at both ends Of the
ceplto building. On the Senate side the
Salisbury resolution was under considera-
ltd, and In the House
GEN. CHALMERS
Ind the floor on q question Of privilege grow
lnr out Of the assault made on him some
time ago by Burrows, Of Michigan, In rela-
loa 10 the Fort Pillow affair.
III the Senate the Radicals were combat
lid The Salisbury resolution reopening the
SpofYord ease on the ground Of "rea udjudicn-
hn nd they call 1t, and, as a matter OF course,
Mere was some warmth In the debate. Gonk-
Bng, as ID well known. is generally offensive
. lnhls manner towards
SOUTHERN SENATORS,
ibid particularly 50 whenever be encounters
&Gordon, Butler or Ransom He seems to
Ihaye selected those three as his special OBJ
hts of discourtssy. possibly because they
ARE or because he supposes them To be-men
il more fiery temper than the average Of
6outhern Senators and hence more likely to
shord him the row he seems determined to
muvoke. BIZ this MS 1t may, his discourtesy
lid arrogance toward these three has long
hen subject OF special comment, not
my among habltues OF the gallery, but
tmong Senators themselves. Recently he
hN added d fourth to his list OF pet aversions
lhrraf ftordn
,rr.,or.
WlhhtAms' ~ hhN o.ht.
Villains, as everybody knows, is o veritable
tue grass giant, the only man on the Demo.
aatc side, In fact, who is FULLY the equal q
tMkling In lofty stature and muscular do.
sapement. Well, the first time Conkling
VI bib eyes On Williams he seems to have
as'd 10 himself, Here is my man will tor
hlIe him into an assault upon me, and then
Mn for President on my gaping wounds !"
conklings behavior towards Williams on
ma Or two occasions has been modulated
upon q key OF annoying superciliousness and
tzasperating discourtesy which has not failed
naeMact nslsa we alIenIlon ol lne spl,llea Mel
rastIn,o - raamlts = ~, " villa ne thnmgh nne
II tha nsh1aat na -" ,ast .,n,,a,',,s - .n an i
temperament ri ,,n,a,,ai infiammahilitv and
isas sviit and hitter IN bia resantmenta aa he
n ID true and mani, in hia friendahina Tbia ~
Il Way II I|luatratinm
Returninr n the mattar IN hand when tho
debate IN III Snrffnrd. L aIInrn aaa. had nrn.
ceeded ID 4 certain stage fankljnr Min ron rose d in
hfs most lordiv manner Iagan not IL djaeuaa
e era n thn a.e ann, nag ht t - - rnte
asredtabla motives to Senatnrs far their
sdlon III tha nramiees The custom In the
Sanste from tima imnannrial has haan To 10
asdd thia aort | ~ thiny Tuen rharlas % E snm.
I'LL stung as he was H. his treatment at.tha
hands Of Simon Cameron eiyhf Years auo
ldfxtned from nersnnal ailnainn and when
kkd him how he eontrived tn eurh himsalf
fnm PERSONAL attack unon sucb heinlesslv
vulnerable antagonist, he told me- that how.
hT little respect he might have far the ner-
ta Uf Simon Cameron he had an intinita "a
ftdfor the traditions Of the Senate
d Aiact. to such an extreme has the decorum
Ae Senate been carried that Il has come 10 ta
nsl the British House OF Lords in tha
gFsty OF It's dignity OF procedure and the
aatness Of its controversial courtesy Prob. oh
iy the greatest excitement ever Witnessed
aa IN 1868. when
rraerrnrr
ii. IT,. fh"'oh.' D'''
N III ,otterest ttongued man that ever
nort Ii Iaoh ps rhsa,nd,nr Eaasendnn 9eb, ~ =
\ eaass a. speech, and when Zach rose to reply
NH msaeed WV hls remarks with The Senator
ystsaa ysa maine, who testlfies his patriotism by
rrsaue against the impeachment OF corrupt