Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-04-03

~ithous measure. 1t was TO boSeSpeotcd,
therefore, that the galleries would bs crowded
this morning to listen to tho debats Their
occupants took u lively and sometimes noisy
interest in what passed, Gen. Garfield being
several times appaudcd.
After Mr.. stephens had spoken, and the
point Of ordor was settled, Con. Garfield made
what was acknowledged by both Democrats
and Republicans to bo powerful speech.
Indeed, the Republican members thought it
so effective thoy subscribed for 100000 copies
of it at onco for circulation through ltt counS
try. Nevertheless, it must be sdid that Con.
GarGeld's eioft was not IN argument, but O
harranguo. Itdd not discuss tho morits of
tho question ut issue, except incidentally, but
dealt largely in denuncation. IIo asserted
that tho purpose Of tho Democrats was to
forcc Tho Executive to approve of measures to
which ho is opposed or Of starving tho govern
ment. But Gen. Garfield cannot bo supposed
! to know either the Presidents mind or tho
intentions Of tho Democrats, and for all he
knows the President may be ready to approve
| tho bill and tho Democrats may intend to
, , withdraw the legislation if he objects and
yetocs. When, therefore, he denounced the
Democrats rs revolutionary he was not argn
ing but harrangung. When he asserted that
the Democrats themselves had voted in 1865
for the measure thcy wcro now repeating he
wao corrected by Mr.. Wool and others, who
explained that tho Democrats then supported
this rs choice between this and q worse
proposition, and it seems that Mr. Garfield
was here led by his feryor beyond tho clear
region Of facts. lie recalled tho old slave
catching times before the war, he recalled
tho days Of 1861 tho results Of the war, and
tho folly and iniquity Of the men who forced
tho war. In fact he made it ugly" for the
South md the Democrats. lie made an cx-
trcmely effective campaign speech, very
damaging public document for the Democrats,
and one which must have made them regret,
rs they sat and listened to him, their folly in
forcing an extra session. But he did not use
an argument from beginning to end, and left
tho right OF wrong If the question precisely
where it stood before ho began.
On tho wholc he did wisely for his party
aud himself for it is very well remembered
than ~ month ago, Gen. Garfield declared
himself content to give up The vcrtpmutr,r he
is now so vigorously fighting for, and that
which he now declares revolutionary, the
appending political Legislation on appropria,
ton bills, has been dore and defended by
Republicans when they had the majority In
one Of those instances they deliberately sent
an appropriation bill thus burdcncd with
political legislation to tho President with the
ltt> 81, I, ~ 4 a
bill fail, and the President signed it under
compulsion, "lest by Withholding his sigma
ture the necessary appropriation be defeated"
that is to say. that which they now imputc
without ground to tho Democrats, aud which
is undoubtedly revolutionary, they did in
President Johnson's day.
Mr.. MacNlahon and Mr.. Wood followed
General Garfield. They rc(uted some Of his
statements, but they could not meet his arsu-
mcnts, for ho had not used 9ny and on y, 1hSs &
him. llo had for listeners Secretaries Evarts
and Sherman. Senator ConklinS and other
prominent Republicans, and he certainly gave
tho Democrats reason to regret their stupidity
in insisting upon legislation Of no Importance
and putting themselves in what many cf then,
now sec is fatally compromised position
at the close Mr. Ewing, having in mind
| the morning honr Oh Monday, which is tho
one honr in the week when general business
can be introduced innoccntly moved to nd,
journ lie thonght it good way to secure :,
chance to introduce his imitation bill; but Mr.,
| Sparks, Democrat. ut once exposed MIR.
EwinS's purpose and movcd TO adjourn until
Tuesday, by which means the morning. hour
is avoided. and this motion received such i'm
mediate and prcponlcrant support from De
mocruts and Republicans that not enough
men were found even to demand the yeas and
nays on it, and 50 tho week closed.
WAsmINGToN, March 3l.-SENArE-
| Harris called up the bill authorizing III,
Secretary Of the Treasury to contract with
! John Gam 90 for the construction Of IL refrig
Grating ship for the 1.::22!!n fcction of vessels
and cargoes, to bo used a, sch qnarantines
as may be designated by the National Board
of Health, and appropriating 100000 for
that purpose. Considerable discussion fol.
lowed, after which the bill was postponed
! till to>morrow. Without further business of
Importance, the Senate adjourned.
FIRE IM GREENVILLE.