The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-20
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LII Will Dc ART6eN Dy HI, anu Uy uOu0 mOE0
heartily than the Southern people, that the
Senate OF the United States is not the place
for such scenes as those enacted there on
| Wednesday between Blaine and Voorhees,,
and afterwards between Lamar and Conk-
ling. Yet. as much as such incidents are to
be regretted and deprecated, as much as they
offend the popular sense Of the deeorum that
should maintain In this august assemblage
and derogate from Its dignity as we'll as that
Of the Senators who participated In them, we
do not hesitate to say that In both instances
the rebukes administered and the insults
given were entirely justified. The provoca-
tion In each case was OF the grossest charac-
ter, and all the more offensive because for
years it has been repeated day after day with
an exasperating and studied persistence both
by Blaine and Conkling.
The overbearing insolence Of these two
WORTHLESS had become SO uncomfortable that It
has, for q long time, been but q question Of
time and occasion as to when and by whom
they would be submitted to the castigation
they have 80 deservedly incurred, Blaine at
the hands OF Mr.. Voorhees,, and Conkling at
the hands Of Mr.. Lamar. It is hard to say
which has been more offensive d disgrace
full, the mean, haunting and coarse abuse OF
Blaine, or the vulgar ostentation, the curled
and perfumed insolence OF Conkling. The
Democrats In Congress have submitted to
both until patience has long since ceased to
be a virtue, and any further exercise OF that
arniable disposition would involve grave
doubts of their manhood and courage.
The bearing OF these men has been specially
offensive to gentlemen from the South. Taking
q eowardly advantage Of their position, which,
by reason Of circumstances, was rendered
comparatively defenseless. neither Blaine nor
Conkling has ever permitted an opportunity
to Insult and brow-beat them to pass by I'M
improved. There was but one course to take
to put an end to this persistent irritation, and
that was the course taken by Mr. Tare~---
Wednesday night. IL was to meet their In
science with direct, unequivooal. pointed
insult and contempt. A persistence Ia this
course will soon bring these DULLES, and
all others like them in Congress, to their
senses and work a decided improvement IN
their parliamentary behavior.
The manner In which MI. Lamar behaved
himself on this occasion was admirable, and
his GOODNESS, the manifest correctness OF his
position and the resolute good sense with
which he maintained bis position and reiter.
ated bis insult, thus leaving Conkling to d.
gest 1t as best he might, or to seek whatever
redress he may deem that the circumstance
require, all contributed to give him a great
advantage, while they presented a striking
contrast to the anything but admirable be
havior Of Conkling.
While we deprecate such scenes az this, VIC
cannot hide from ourselves that the time has
come when Southern Senators and members
Of Congress owe It to their own personal dig
nifty as well as to their people, to submit NJ
longer to the ~insolence, vituperation and con.
temptuous innendoes Of every Republican
bully and swaggerer who chooses to get W
III Congress and spit bis venom at them. We
have had enough Of this sort Of thing, and
we most heartily commend the disposi
tioa recently manifested by Democrats, bott
from the North and South, to have an enc
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