Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

the United states was not electe(
President by the people at all, bu
further, that there was plot to fois
him into that Office by disfranchisinl
a State through the instrumentality
of wholesale falsehood. He has neve
recanted this truthful statement tha
know Of ] suppose he has agreed
to vote the Republican ticket, ant
doubtless he does so. presume i
was on that condition that Republi
can Senate confirmed the Coniederat,
Brigadier with an additional handicap
in the shape OF the speech ! have reaC
from.
Mr. Conkling. How does the Scna
tor stretch my charity over that?
MIR. Voorhees,. Because ] have
heard that ringing voice which Goo
has given the Senator from New York
in denunciation of that appointment
| therefore supposed he had condoned
the offense enumerated by me,
think the word "condone' fittei
word in this connection, all things
considered, than "forgive.' The Sen
ator has been unsparing in his assaults
because of our afliliation with the men
Of the South, while the administration
of his party appoints not merely q
Confederate Brigadier, but one who in
this presence said that your President
never was elected by the people, that
his claim to that great officer rested
on wholesale falsehood and threatened
the djsfranchisement of a State.
Passing on, however, invite Sena-
tors to take walk with me through
the South, starting from the Potomac.
will promise still further to illustrate
the shameless, bare faced, false preten.
sions Of the Republican party on this
subject. As soon as we cross the Poto-
mac we at once find Federal Judge
holding an Office for life in Virginia.
shall not seek to disparagc his ability
or his character, bit he was an origi-
nal Secessionist and the editor of a
Secession paper when the war broke
out. ! allude of course to Judge
Hughes. He is now where be con.
strues the laws of the United States
throughout wide expanse OF country
and over large and intelligent popu-
lation. He was appointed by Re-
publican administration, confirmed by
a Republican Senate, confirmed by the
voices Of those who have since hurled
their anathemas in our ears because
we welcomed you, and you, Southern
Senators, TO this floor. They have
welcomed Confederate officers to the
bench and to tho cabinet; they have
welcomed them to foreign missions ;
they have welcomed them to official
positions Of every description, on the
one sole condition that they would
vote the Republican ticket Party
politics controls this whole matter
When they vote the Republican ticket
they are your Brigadiers; when they
vote the Democratic ticket they are
our Brigadiers.
My purpose must not be misunder-
stood. l am not producing any OF
these names here TO assault them; /
am simply using them to illustrate a
policy so crooked and so outrageous
that it deserves exposure, and shall
have it.
Here, next, is another Virginian,
John s. Mosby. Who was John S.
MosbyH know him well. speak
no unlSInd word of him, yet can re.
member when il was a question wheth-
er his surrender would be received,
whether he would be accepted as a
prisoner Of war or whether he should
be outlawed from the general amnesty
which the government was then ex-
tending. There was time when the
name of Mosby shook the fears of men
in this capitol. There was a time
when it was supposed he fought under
a black flag and that it could some
times be seen from the dome in the
soft sunlight Of an afternoon. Il was
thought that his warfare partook of
the nature Of the guerilla, and such
belief largely prevails to this hour.
But all is forgiven now not only Tor
given, but verify this most offensive
Confederate warrior has his rich re-
ward. lie embraced Radicallsm, and
1t IN return embraced him, Instead
OF some wounded Federal soldier oc-
cupying the position this Republican
Senate has confirmed John ). Mosby
as counsel at Hong Kong, and he is
now an American representative TO
the oldest empire on earth he Is
among the Oelestials.
The traveller in passing through
virginia naturally visits North Caro-
lima aext We Will do the same
Thomas Settle, OF North Carolina, is
now District Judge Of the United
States, life Office OF rank and impor-
tance. 1t is doubtless true that Judge
Settle is competent man am told
be is by both the Senators from that
State, but he was an officer OF the
Coniederate army. He was Seces'
sionist he fought the battles OF Seces-
sion; he turned to be Republican,
ard was made President OF the ke'
publican National Convention which
nominated Grant IN 1917, at Phlladel-
phia. Aftciward he was made Minis
ter to Peru, and hc now occupies o
high judicial station proclaim here,
as far as my voice wlil 60 that the
most profitable speculation a man VINO
fought In 'he Confederate army can
now engage IN IS TO advertise hlmseii
ready TO enter the ranks OF inc ne
publican party at iair compensation
Governor Holden, oi North caro-
lima, was an original oecesslonist ana
a slgner OF tho ordinance oil Secession
which look Nortp oarolina out Oh inc
Union. Inc hePuollcan party as