The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-11
GOOD OLD TINES!
BOSS SPEECH BY CHANDLER.
The Brigadiers Rear on Their Hind
Legs and Howl-A Spicy
Colloqny-Exciting
.... Scenes.

| Washington, May 9.-On the bill to
prevent military interference at elec-
tions, Mr.. Chandler said: This question
has engaged the attention of the Amer
ican people just about fifty years. 1t
has had its ups and downs, its victories
and defeats. 1t was strangled for q
time by Jackson. 1t was dallied with
by Van Buren,. 1t rose to full strength
under Polk and Pierce and Buchanan.
1t marshaled itself for deadly struggle
under Breckenridge, and if mistake
not, a majority of senators who sit on
that side of the chamber, supported
Breckenridge when he embodied that
deadly heresy. In whatever there was
in the issue between Calhoun and Jack
| sou, that side of the senate represents
Calhoun. Whatever there was in the
contest dividing the Democratic party
between Breckenridge and Douglas,
that side of the chamber represents all
the evil there was in the policy of
Breckenridge, and 1 desire here to
affirm and point out that the doctrine,
this heresy of state rights, finds you
where they were from 1857 to 1861.
You proposed to pension jefferson
Davis, and every single one of your
northern allies voted to pension him as
patriot to be compared side by side
with Washington and all the patriots
of the revolution, and every one of your
northern allies voted aye. After the
close of the rebellion you claimed you
were poor and suffering, and we found
you poor and suffering. We found you
ragged and poor and we clothed you.
We put upon you the robe of Amer
ican citizenship, which you had for
feited, and we killed for you the fatted
calf and invited you to the feast, sup
posing you, after being clothed, were
in your right mind, and when we in
vited you to the feast you said: eve
have always owned that calf, and you
have no interest in it," Laughter.)
Now you inform us that you are going
to repeal all republican measures.
What is the job you haye undertaken?
You are going to undo all that the
republican party has done. Where do
you beginp Do you begin at Apo.
matox, or before? 1t is very impor-
tant to know where you commence, and
then to know where you propose to stop?
You have undertaken very large job
for party of your size and with the
people who are to sit as judges upon
your acts. You have undertaken to
unseat man in this body, but you will
deny that you have undertaken the
job. You have simply undertaken to
investigate the case of senator on this
floor that has been decided by the
highest tribunal that could act on that
question. Sir, there are twelve sena-
tors OH tina. side that every man on
this side believes have poorer title to
their seats than the honorable senator
from Louisians has to his. By fraud
and violence you occupy your seats.
Now, show us the road how to vacate
seats in this body, if you dare.
Eaton-I call the senator to order.
The senator is entirely out of order
when he says twelve senators on this
floor hold their seats by fraud and
violence.
Chandler-I did not say that, l said
they held their seats by poorer title.
Eaton-You said fraud and violence.
Chandler said we believe it, and
so do believe it, and so have II right
to believe.
Garland asked that the exact words
be taken down.
The official reporter read the words
as taken down by him, and as given
above.
Beck called upon Chandler to name
the men who held their seats by fraud
and violence.
Hill hoped the question would be
dropped.
Eaton said the remarks of the sena-
tor from Michigan were insulting and
out of order, and called for ruling by
the chair.
The president pro TEN. overruled the
point of order.
Order being restored, Chandler reiter-
ated his ideas regarding the titles of
the democratic senators. He said:
But, Mr. President, did not rise TO
dismiss this question; l simply rise to
say to the other side, you have your day
in court; make the most of it; your
time is short. The people of the north
have taken this question in hand,
and from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and from one end of this land to the
other the people are aroused and alarm
ed at the statements that have been
made and the actions that have been
taken in this senate chamber and in
the other house within the last sixty
days. Let me say to you gentlemen on
the other side of the chamber, that
meme, meme, tekel, apharsin is written all
over your brows. (Applause in the
galleries, which was promptly checked
by the chair
US. Marshal Released.
Louisville, May gu. S. Deputy
Marshal F. n. Ramsey, who killed one
Lightfoot, and who was removed from