The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-03-12
FTPsT BLOOD FOR BURNsLDE.

EYhIIt .A1IxGOL< a D4s -
The s2d Of February was made more
noted by the hot words that passed pc
.uoop senators Conkling and Burnside
on that day, in the U. s. Senate. Il
Gems that the appointment of some one
as Collector had been referred to Mr.;
ConLling's Commerce Committee ana
An adverse report made of it. Mr.. U
had asked several times to take u up,
hut Gen. Burnside had as often haa II
rostpoped. On the day in ques'ioh'
Mr.. Conkling moved for a prompt con
.ideration of the case. This brought
Cen burnside to his feet, who began
an attack upon the report of the com
mittee, in mumbling tone, denying
tina. he had asked for delay. Mr. oonA'
1ipg To hear what was said more clear
" crossed over near to Gen. B., and In
asliohtlv arrogant way 'What do you
.avS don't understand you = Gen e
Burnside flushed red to the eyes thihA.
inc that Mr.. Conkling was desirous OF
inferruDting him, and he abruptly rals-
ed his right hand, warning OH Mr'
CorkBpr. MS he said II decline 10
Weld. decline to allow you TO say a
1ro-a sir until / have finished what
am saving" His manner was the
height of discourtesy, and Mr. Conklng
tnrned abruptly to his seat and waited
Ell he sat down. Then Mr.. Cenkling
atood M and Immediately the Senators
,,,rneS their attention to him. A few
crossed over to seats near him. MT
Conkling was perfectly cool ana sea-
,,o.sossad q His manner dad not betray
the slightest irritation. IN his most sar'
csstic tones he said that he had general
w believed that the Senators observed
in their ordinary usage the courtesy tha'
was due between gentlemen. II was
0ubtect of deep, heartfelt regret win
him that the Senator from Rhode lslan0
had forgotten to use even the courtesy
of a gentleman. However much OF .
struggle it might have been over his or
dinaIy nature. he had approached the
commemorative of the proud and eultf
waited intellect of Rhode Island with
what he had thought was the proper
amount of Difference. The gifted sen
ator,s discourse, he said, was uttered III
that kew that had made his valued Ut
teranees unintelligent to his patient al
mirers. He, the humblest of his ad
mirers, had presumed to timldly ASK
what train of thought, or what state
ment of fact, had been presented by the
gifted Senator, and when repelled by
boorish brutality he could but charita'
bly, hope that the gifted Senator was moi
really himself He would add that The
gifted Senator from Rhode Island was
AZ much mistaken in his assertion OF
facts as he was in his lack of manners
He had asked In season and out OF sea-
son that this nomination be postponed
and il had been out Of pure courtesy to
the gifted Senator's request that this
nostponement had been made. Such
taIk "a this aroused the combatiYeness
of the Senator from Rhode Island aud
he is reported as having Immediately
responded In this awfully strong and
uneuuivocal language :" say to the
Senate and TO the Senator from New
york, with whom have served on com
mittees for several years, that / speak
frona personal knowledge when ! say
that know of no one who can, with 90
much readiness and aptness, equivocate
aud falsify matters to suit bis views al
arc senator from New York. "