The Worthington advance., 1879-05-22
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-
Extra Session.

FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-
Extra Session.
The Senate.
TREASURY RESERVE.
WASHINGTON, May IA communication
was received from the secretary Of the treasury
in response to the resolution of the 10th inst,
by which he was directed to report what
have been redeemed in coin since the LIST Of
considers himself authorized to retain in the
treasury for the purpose of maintaining tho
resumption of specie payments, under the pro-
visions of act of January 4, 1875. Secretary
Sherman writes: There has been redeemed
in coin since January l, 1879, of legal tender
notes an amount Of S4.l33,5l3. As to the
amount Of coin authorized to be
retained in tho treasury for the purpose Of
maintaining resumption Of specie payments, ]
have to state that under the pro-
visions Of tue resumption act authorizing the
secretary Of the treasury, in order to
provide for the redemption "f United States
notes, to use any surplus revenue in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, and to issue
certain bonds Of the United States therein, the
reserve of the treasury has been increased to
$l3S, 900, that being about 40 per cent. Of
the notes outstanding to be redeemed, and be-
resumption could be prudently commenced and
successfully maintained. As fully set forth in
my last annual report this reserve arose from
the sale of $95 500, 900 of bonds, AID from the
surplus revenues rs authorized by law. and it
must, under tho existing law be maintained
unimpailed for the purpose for which it was
created.
Consideration was resumed Of the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.
Senator Blaine said attempts were being
made to show that Webster recanted and changed
his views on the nature of our government in
his closing years. The chance wGrds used bv
different men to describe our governmental
system need not be taken too literally. The
important fact is that, as between nationality
and State rights, Webster threw his influence
in favor of the former: He quoted Webster's
own comments on the Capon sprin.. speech,
showing he had been misrepresented by the
construction placed on that speech in the south.
senator Blaine read from Webster's COM
ments on the constitution to the effect that
the very first resolution adopted by the con-
stitutional convention Of 1857 declared that
the government should be national and not a
mere compact between the States. Webster
used the word compact when he said the gov
ornment was the result Of q compact between
nix people and not between States. Senator
Eaton had evidently got his inspiration for
"
mischicvous book, the more III it is writ
ten by u sincere man, fact making its mis-
representations doubly dangerous. Another
Of Stephens misstatemcnts was that Webster
declined to vote against Calhoan's States
deliberately denounced these resolutions yet
Stephens said Webster ominously refrained
from putting himself on record against them
senator Blaine quoted further from Web
ster's views, alluding to Senator Hills asser-
t'on that he assented to secession as he would
to the death Of his father-with sadness of
heart. Blaine showed that in the Georgia con-
vention that voted for secession, 50 voted
against it and 208 for it. 1t seemed, said
Blaine, that as 2OS voted for it, Hill thought
he wonld consent to the death of the old man
from Georgia, Hill, said the Union was saved,
not by the Republicans, but by the Democrats
In Connecticut, it. was not Buckingham and
lloolcy, it was Senator Eaton who did it, In
New York it was not Seward, but Gov. Sey-
mour. In Ohio it not Chase, but VAL
landingham. But President Lincoln did not
think the Democrats were helping him along as
rapidly AS the Senator from Georgia thought.
Senator Blaine referred to the Democratic
committee who came to Washington to effect
the relcase Of Vallandingham, but who would
not sign paper pledging their loyalty which
was suggested by President Lincoln as a pre-
liminary of the revelation Of the military order
that held Vallandingham in arrest. Blaine
spoke of u recent discussion about the use of
troops in Maryland and Delaware during the
war, and said the oath to be required to he
taken by voters was only what every Senator
had to take.
Senator Bayard rose and warmly defended
the loyalty Of the people of Delaware. He
said Blaine could not mention one unpatriotic
act of that State. He had always personally
resented any imputation of dsloyalty. The
oath required was an insult to a people who
needed no Indictment to loyalty.
Senator Blaine thought Bayard unduly SEN
sitive. He had only quoted the resolutions Of
the Delaware legislature. The Schenck orders
wore issued on proof that sedition existed.
He then argued that the Democracy of to-
day were seeking to carry out the principles of
Calhoun and Breckinridge, not those of Jack
son and Douglas. He then spoke of the dis
tinctlvc character of the school books Of the
South, in which principles hostile to the gov
ernmcnt were incu,catcd. and he gave the fol-
lowing from one of the Southern arithmetics
as q case in point: IF ten cowardiy Yankees
have to run, knowing that the confederates are
following, how long would it be before they
were overtaken,' and he referred to the address
Of John s. Prescott, of Soath Carolina, at the
university Of Virginia, in which the
was filled with horrors and crimes,
the Jamestown with freemen loyal to their
country and to God and saving other things in
denunciation of the Mayaower, and in praise
III J1HlcAtO"n eWlhFa0t1.
Senator Morgan said he doubted if such
school books were used in the South. If 30 he
would have heard of them. There were some
other literature which ought to be made known
He read from the minutes of the twelfth annual
session of the African Methodist Episcopal
church held in December, 1878, in Alabama, to
show that one OF the members was charged with
voting the Democratic ticket and the confer
ence upon considering the cause decided that
Jurisdiction be lodged with the North Alabama
conference. uaughter.)
= Senator Blaine resuming, read an extract
1t that meant anything it meant great deal ;
It meant preparation for another conflict, or it
WAS idle rhetoric. Such was the character Of
the literature throughout the South.
senator Hampton replied the worda quoted
by the Senator did not mean another rebellion.
If language was idle rhetoric it was not such ~
tho Senator poured out. Peace had her VIC
tories not less renowned than war.
Senator Blaine replied: Yes, but peace did
not prevail at the battle of Waterloo to which
the Senator alluded. He repeated the Ian
guage was either idle rhetoric or a prodigious
menace.
In conclusion, be said the laws to secure fair
and free elections ought not to be repealed
The only object in repeating them was to grasp
political power. Every step taken by the
Democrats was in the same direction. They
want to strike down the federal to exalt South
ern power. Other measures are to follow.
What they were he did not know, but the Re-
publicans would resist them by every constitu-
tional means, and the Democrats, despite the
threats Of the Senator from Kentucky (Beck)
and the Senator from Connecticut (Eaton)
would be obliged to submit in the end. The
power of the government WAS not to be put
down by threat compulsion by political
party.
Senator Vance stated that he was reqnested
to state a fact, which was also within his own
knowledge, that the partisan school literature