The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-12

the ISL Of MRfcn, l6IY. Slf, thepeople af
more thoroughly aroused to-day aeainl
this doctrine, this heresy Of State right
than they were from 81 10 '6l. You pre-
posed 70 pension Jefferson Davis, and ev
cry single one Of your Northern allies vote,
to pension him. You eulogiEed him as
patriot, To be compared side by side Will
Washington and all the patriotsof the rev
olution; and every one Of your Northern
allies voted AYE" Alter the close Of III,
rebellion you claimed that you we're poor
that you were suffering, and we found you
poor and suffering. We found you Jagged
and poor, and we clothed you. We pull
upon you the robe Of American citizenship
which you had forfeited and we killed fol
you the fatted calf and invited you TO the
feast We supposed that after being
clothed you were In your right mind; but
when we invited you 10 the feast, you
said: 1--WE have always owned that cali
and We are not grateful for the feast"
And now you inform u hat you are
going to repeal all that the Republican
party has done. What Is this b that
you have undertaken? You are going ~
undo all that the Republican party has
done. Where will you begln2 Will you
begin Of Appomatox or betIre2 II IL very
important 70 know where you will com.
mence and then 10 know where you pro.
pose to stop. You have undertaken 4
very large job for q party Of your size, and
what will the people say who are To sit a.
Judges upon your acts2 You have under.
taken TO unseat q man In this body, but
you will deny that you have undertaken
the job. You say you have simply un.
dertaken to investigate the case OF a Sena-
tor on this floor, that has been decided by
the highest tribunal. Sir, there are twelve
Senators on that side Of the House that
every man on this aide believes hasa
poorer title TO his seat than the honorable
Senator from Louisiana. We believe that
by fraud and violence you occupy your
seats IN this body. Now show us the road
70 vacate seats by q bare majority In this
body II you dare.
At this point signs Of intense excitement
and anger were manifest on the Demo.
cratic side. Senator Eaton called the
speaker to order; aud in q voice which be.
trayed the utmost passion, he said that his
point Of order vas that the Senator from
Michigan was entirely out Of order when
he said that twelve Senators on this floor
held their seats by fraud and violence.
Senator Garland demanded that the
words be taken down aud read from the
Clerks desk. Loud murmers were heard
from oil sides.
The words were readbythe stenograph.
or.
The Chair Senator Thurman) said It
not for him to- decide whether
Senators had been elected by fraud and
violence, and that the Senator from
Michigan was not out Of order.
Mr.. Chandler resumed:
intended to say, and I stated that II
was the belief, and 1t Is the belief OF every
Senator on this side Of the chamber, that
there are twelve Senator'S on that side who
hold their title to their seats upon a slim
mer and poorer basis than my honorable
friend from Louisiana, and that It was our
belief that those seats were obtained bNI
fraud and violence. That IL what l intend.
ed to say, and that is what | o ray.
But, Mr.. President, I simply aroSe 10 say
10 the gentlemen on the other side, yon
have your day in court. Make the most
OF it. Your day is short The people OF
the North have taken this question in
hand, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
from one end of this land to the other, the
people are aroused, aud they are alarmed
atthe action that has been taken in this
Senate chamber and In the other House
within the last sixty days; and let me say,
gentlemen on the other side Of the cham.
Der, that Meme, meme, tekel upharsin"
is written all over yourbrow.
The bill vas put upon its final passage
Immediately on the conclusion of Mr..
Chambers speech. 1t was carried by a
strict party vote Of So to- %.