Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-24
THE BEST SPEECH.
MADE IN THE NEW CONGRESS-A A
NEW HAwKEYE ORATOR.
Weaver of Iowa Tells the Truth About the
Political Situation.

The recent speech OF Mr.. Weaver, the
Greenback Congressman from Iowa, has
attracted much attention in Washington.
He began his remarks by declaring that
the people were tired of the sectional strife
in Congress. He predicted that the pres
ent attempt to revive sectional animOsities
would fall as flat as did the discussion in
| 1875, in which Mr.. Blaine and Ben Hill
took such a prominent part. He said this
disturbing source of discussion could only
be removed from our politics by constitn-
tlona remedies, and a change Of physi
clans was also necessary. Continuing, he
said:
was amazed yesterday at the dstin-
guished gentleman from Kentucky Mr..
Blackburn when he alluded to the hered-
itary right of the Democracy to rule this
country, and compared that party to the
children of Israel in their wanderings from
Egypt to the promised land; but upon re-
hection, ! thought there might be some
similarity, but did not know but he had
mistaken the army of Pharoah for that of
Israel. Laughter Letus, however, no.
tice the similarity between the children of
Israel and the Democratic party. the
Democracy have succeeded in getting their
| Joshua INTO the senate and their Caleb into
the house, but thousands Of their careSses
have fallen in the wilderness on the way
to the Canaan Of their hopes. And | say
to him and to the gentlemen on that side
of the house that their Moses in 1880
will die on Mount NebO, particularly if
he should be hard-money Moses.
[LaughtcrI l. That ancient leader in lsra'
ell died on that celebrated mountain In
sight of the promised land, because he had
presumed in his own name to strike the
rock that was to give forth the water to re-
fresh the famishing caravans OF his people
and the new Moses, if he represents sec
tional strife and the financial views which
are now starving and numbering the peo
pie of this country will perish also without
realizing his exalted hope; but not be-
cause he struck the rock from which the
water was to issue; but because he and
his friends have joined hands across the
aisle with the hard-money men on the Re-
publican side of the house to dry up the
fountains Of the prosperity OF the people.
| have not been unmindtul, Mr.. Chairman
of the fact that these gentlemen on the
fright and left can fight over this sectional
issue like maddened gladiators.
BENT on MORTAL COMBAT,
and then in two minutes on Saturday
evening stand up like loving brothers and
vote to carry us over Monday, which is
bill day, and thus prevent the Green.
hacker" " from introducing measures ofrc-
lief for the people. Laughter and ap-
plausc on the Republican side And |
say to the gentlemen on the Democratic
side of the house unless they give the peO-
pie at this session Of congress relief, they
will have forfeited their opportunity for
victory in 1850 by great and deliberate
parliamentary blunder. Sir, gentlemen
talk about rcvoluton-the eloquent gen
tleman from Ohio Mr.. Garfield did so on
last Saturday, in the most adroit and
fOrcible manner. | say to this house shat
If by the continuation of this sectional
strife, and the withholding OF substantial
relief, you force the people to much longer
"eat the bread of idlencss, it will not be
long before they will thirst tOr the ''winc
of violence" There is where the danger
of revolution is to he looked for. 1t does
not come from the defeated conicdcracy,
it does not come from the gentleman on
my right, primarily; but it comes from
the uneasy masses who are out OF employ
ment to-day, and out Of food and desti-
tute of raiment 1t comes from those
through whose enforced idleneSs the cOun-
Try is now losing more per diem than 1t
cost to put down the rebellion at its most
expensive period. Sir, want it distinct
ly understood that cotton is no longer
king in this country, nor is gold, but that
the laboring man, the industrial classes,
are king, and their behests must be obey
ed, and be obeyed speedily. 1t is the un'
questioned duty Of the industrial classes,
by means of the ballot, to speedily take
the government into their own hands, but
in doing so to do justice to all. But to
return to this objectionable sectional
strife. We used to hear, sir, during the
war, that it was "all quiet on the Poto-
mac" Now we have the reverse order Of
things, and it is all quiet
EXCEPT on THE POTOMAC.
For the only controversy that know Of
on this sectional matter emanates from
this hall and from the congress of the
United States, which to-day am led to
declare is sadly mlsrepresenting public
sentiment. We have had in this contro-
: versy everything thatis nauseating, every
thing that was sickenfng to the public
taste, brought in and narrowed up by the
discussion; the invasion Of bleeding Kan
sas; John Brown and the capture Of Har-
. per's Ferry, the entry of Boston by federal
troops to capture Or kidnap Burns; the
riots in New York; the destruction of the
orphan asylum, and Governor Seymour S
: speech to his friends: and some gentleman
, spoke, believe, In seriO-comic way, OF
the invasion of the sacred soil of Pennsyl-
vania by George Washington to suppress
the whisky riot would suggest to my
venerable friend from Pennsylvania (Mr,
| Wright that when an appropriation is
proposed for the Washington monument,
= he should not let that pass until he has
George Washington conduct in the mat
ter fully investigated. When heard, Mr..
/ Chairman, the bugle call of the gentleman
, from Ohio Mr.. Garfield to his "skirmish-
ers, and when saw him gracefully bow
: his shoulder that that chip" might fall
9 off, if perchance, some Democratic cham.
4 pion did not knock it off, and when heard
q the gentleman from Mississippi Mr.. Chal'
| UleTsJ Ill IL Gegrellul Hldnncl Culllpldlll lllil
the confederacy had been shot to DEATH
+ and saw him gallantly fire a parting shot
: at John Brown, as the soul OF that
A dusky warrior went marching on; ther
when looked to my right and saw the
gallant commander of that grand march
to the sea sitting on this floor, and on
n hastily looking around saw sitting in
n my rear the greatest living commander oi
n the late forces of the coniederacy-it was
:. the first time that he was ever In my reai
III laughterl-l confess to you | felt the
= martial spirit rising again in my breast
!, | could almost hear t1e shout Of the victor
e and the roar of the musketry. 'felt
q that stern Joy that warriors feel in foemar
worthy of their steel" But | controlled
y my feelings, Mr.. Chairman, and reflected
: that of late years the distinguished com.
n mander who led the Union forces to the
n sea- and the distinguished gentleman
from Virginia Mr.. Johnston have botl
taken anew the oath of allegiance to the
: constitution and are both drawing hand.
: some salaries under the same government
Q payable in greenbacks. Then that blessed
Quotation came into my mind, "Hov
y good and how pleasant it is for bretherer
o to dwell together in unity" Applause.
l. But seriously, Mr.. Chairman, when
look at the courses taken here by the lead
ers on both sides of the house, | conside
it unpardonable as keeping alive in thu
breasts Of the American people.
,fl SECTIONAL ANIMosITIEs.