Daily globe., 1879-04-27
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intimate God was able to raise q
DAVID FOR PRESIDENT IN 1880,
meaning, I suppose, he was able to advance the
interests of the gentleman the other side
of the hall, alluding to Mr.. Wright, of Penn
sylvania, who has always written after his
name the word independent I not
here to contend that God Almighty cannot do
that for have too much confidence in his
power to dispute it, but do ask the gentle
man from Iowa whether he is not asking too
much of providence. (Laughter.) Who are
these independent men? As rule they are
good for nothing on either side of questions
and neither side of any. (Renewed laughter.)
They are half fish and half woman,
POLITICAL MERMAIDs,
too much women to be good for anything as
fish, and too much fish to be good for anything
as women. (Shouts of laughter.) 1t is sur
prising to men of business who have material
interests at stake should conceive the idea that
money can be made by legal enactment.
Then, moving to the Democratic side and ad-
dressing the Southern memb bers, he said: What
the country needs, and what the South needs,
is not more greenbacks. l am not sectional
man, but good feeling man, and l say that
what you want down there is to go to work.
Naughter.) You want to raise in Mississippi
more corn and cotton and less "cussedness"
uaughter.) You want more hogs and less
humbug. You must raise horses and
hogs
MORE AND HE'LL LESS.
daughter on both sides the House.)
MIR. Horr then changed his manner and his
subject, and spoke of the bloody shirt the
sort that was worn not by gentlemen of the
North, who, with blanched cheek and relaxed
muscles started for Canada when they could
not prevent the 'draft," but az the sort of
shirt worn by the boys in blue and he said
Southern members should not find fault with
Republicans for putting forward that emblem.
This is a question, he continued, about which
the people Of the North are in earnest. What
they ask of us is to do up these appropriation
bills like business men, and go home about our
work. There used to be an idea preached by
old theologians that God sometimes brought
about good actions among mortals by
PEsTILENCE AND FAMINE,
and other terrible expedients. It has occurred
to me that the deity never has had better op-
portunity to aid this country than to-day, and
that would be by turning yellow fever into
this House. l would want him. however, to
use great discretion in making his selections.
(Shouts of laughter all around the Honse and
galleries.
The five minute debate was continued by
Poehler and Chalmers, who announced his con-
viction that during the war the truest patriots
| and friends of the country were the Northern
Democrats, because while the Southern Demo-
Gratis loved the constitution they did not love
| the Union, and while the Northern Republicans
loved the Union they did not love the constitu-
tion. while the Northern Democrats loved
BOTH THE UNION AND CONSTITUTION;
by Mr.. Kelly, who received applause from the
Democratic side for application against Gar
| field Of the quotation from Shakespeare; by
| Mr.. Money, IN regard to the Chisholm case,
| alleging that the delays in the trial was by
reason of two continuances at the request of
the prosecution, and by Mr.. Whyte, on the same
subject.
Mr. Atkins said he would not have partici-
pated in this debate but for the fact that the
| gentleman from Pennsylvania Shallenberger,
had stated that in the election in 1861 in East
| Tennessee, majority of the voters had been
prevented by armed interference from keeping
the State loyal. He, Atkins, would not at.
! tempt to protect the South from the charge OF
disloyalty. If the course which Southern
members had pursued the past eight years was
not
EVIDENCE OF THEIR LOYALTY,
he would add nothing to the general judgment
in that respect, but he wished to disclaim nov
that during 1861 there had been any troops il
Tennessee who had prevented any man from
voting. He knew of no such instances, and b,
invited any gentleman from Tennessee to stat,
whether any man had been refused his right t,
vote at that election.
MIR. House-There is not word of truth il
ssMr. Atkins-Not word of truth. No. Il
Union City there were a thousand votes cas-
that day, and there only one cast agains
separation, and that man was now on the foo
from Tennessee whose father was distinguish
ed member of Congress. l never had wor,
; of conference with that gentleman on this sub
ject, but l am willing that the gentleman
, should rise and state whether he went to th
polls and deposited his ballot without challeng
from any one l state this kindly and respect
fully to my friend from Pennsylvania, who ha
made this statement believing it was true, I d
not doubt, but there is not one solitary wor
of truth in il.
Mr.. Shallenberger-Doesith gentleman desir
to know the authority on which l made tina
statement ?
MIR. Atkins-I do not care which the author
: ty is. do not believe word of it.
MIR. Shallenb nberger-The Democratic candida
i = te for president is my authority.
. . Mr.. Atkins-I suppose you allude to MI
= Greeley.
. MIR. Shallenberger-I do.
Mr.. Atklns-VerY we'll. l not here
6 impeach MIR. Greeley. 1t was gotten out of b
! almanac. Mr.. Greeley may or may not ha,
! been responsible for it.
MIR. White-l can give Andrew Johnson
au' hority. l can give every Union man
East Tennessee as my authority.
I'LL. OcUI1ll- 4ue clcCtlOu was oQGlrely Ial
n know it.
=. Mr.. White-I believe East Tennessee W
bulidozed out of this Union.
'e Mr.. Atklns-Here is a Union man, and
e. him state whether the people of Tennessee we
c, bulldozed out of the Union.
is MIR. Taylor, to whom Mr.. Atkins allude
at rose, but O'clock having arrived, he was n
/. permitted to proceed.
1e THE AMENDMENTs-BrLL PASSED.
- The committee then voted upon the amen
~ ments. MIR. Weaver moved to strike lout
the proposed legislation except two provisio
in regard to the test oath. Defeated witho
te division.
= MIR. Garfield offered an amendment striki
-, out all the proposed legislation. This was d
al feated by vote by tellers of yeas 1913, ma
1870.
o The committee then rose and reported t
8 bill and amendments to the House. All t
a. amendments we're agreed to without divisie
NJ MIR. Garfield endeavored to obtain separ.
ae vote upon the political clauses of the bill, a
is MIR. Bragg upon an amendment which
r. wished to offer abolishing the Southern clail
s, commission, bud both propositions were
ne fo1 T. l1,,