The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-06-27
Senators Lamar and Conkling.


The Washington Correspondent of the Netcs
and Courier, gives the following graphic acconht
of scene in the Senate of the United States
between Senator Lamar, Of Mississippi ana
Bully Conkling of New York Lamar is not the
first Senator to call Conkling liar; Senators
Gordon and Burnside made him swallow the
same pill but it don't bother him in the least.
Casting such indgnitics upon Conkling is like
throwing water upon n ducks back.
WA.miSuTOS, June l9.-Scnator Conklingwas
in his worst humor last night and attacked the
Democratic senators in his bittcrcst vim. Their
conspicuous forbearance emboldeneS him of
course, and he finally said little too much, and
said it to the wrong man. suppose your read
have been already fully informed as to what
took place bctw cen Mr.. Lamar and himself, and
there is but little TO be added, rs the passagcat-
short rs it was pointed. 1t was
apparent to everybody for some time that
TROUBLE WAS BREWING
MS those who knew Conking, knew that he would
not stop until he had personally insultcd some
senator on the other side. He selected MIR. La
mar and charged him with having acted in bad
faith in bringing in his Mississippi levee bill
and then voting against adjournment, the charge
being in effect that Lamar had brought up that
bill for the purpose of preventing the Rcpubli-
cans from discussing the army bill, and of steal
ing that much of the time allotted to its consid-
Grafton.
arose to reply and began SO quietly that no one,
and least Of NIL ConklinS. suspected what was
coming. lie first made n brief statement rs to
his position regarding the levce bill and then
slowly and deliberately said in voice hat was
heard all over the hall, elf the Senator from
New York charges me with bad faith, or implied
bad faith against him, say to him that he is
guilty of talschood, and rcpcl it with all the
contempt feel for its author
CoNKLING
was so astoundcd that he could not speak for
scmc moments, but presently arose, white and
trembling, and in an excited manner finally
managed to say that "f he understood Mr.. La
mar to mpute fasehood to him, nothing ex-
cept the fact of this being the Senate would pre-
4ent him from denouncing Mr.. Lamar as a black
guard, coward and liar" Mr.. Lamar de-
liberatcly and quietly replied: IL have only
to say to the senator from New York that he un-
dcrs,ood me correctly. | said precisely the
word he understood me to say. My language
was harsh and unpa, liamcn,ary, and beg par
don of the Senate for it, but it was such lam
guagc good man would deserve and no
brave man would wear
WHAT WILL HE DO ABOUT 1T?
,ur,,to eliuchcI the matter, and all eyes were
far as n man who is nc;,Easai again lie had gone as
to go, and his next nn, nr, soou nor brave dared
the Chair, "what /, ,he ouesl,,,, was TO ask s
senate! and there the matter ended far RI.
time, and probably for all time wv
1t Is probable that Mr. Lamar win Le stro,oIv
condemned for his words by the Radical nrrss
and II is possible that some of the Demnrra,;
papers may join Ill the ccnsHrc, and under or
binary circumstances it might be proper to con-
demn such language in such place. but it must
not be overlooked that Conkling was
TIE AGGREsson..
was most insulting to all the Democratic sena-
tors, his peers, and that Mr.. Lamar took the
only course possible in defence of himself and
his colleagues against such man. lie spoke
Tor NIL the Democratic senator's, and they APP
prove what he did and said without, perhaps,
an exception.
THE MARTYRS.
I'm view of the frequency of such occurrences
one is led to believe that some of the stalwarts
make point OF martyrizing themselves ut the
hands OF the Democrats for the sake of the par
~. Logan, Blaine and Conkling have success.
sirely put themselves in the way of q sounl
kicking from one or other of the 'Brgadicrs, :"
Tor the single purpose apparently of exhibiting
iLeir bruises aftcrward in order to make capital
for the party Next to a bloody shirt they high
~ esteem muddy coat-tan as evidence Of the
temper Of solid Southcrner.
AnItrIoNAL PARTICULARS OF THE LyNcuING
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ponlent says when Moore was fret arrested
hc bitterly denied his guilt and pleaded for
mercy, bYt towards morning he grew sulcn
refusing to answer questions, or replying to all
inquiry hy declaring his innocence. Owing
III part, doubtless, 10 his conduct the crowd de-
'ermined to finish the execution rs speedily as
possible, and agreed upon clock, which was
the hour the execution took place.
Among the crowd which collected to witness
The execution were two sisters of Fannie llcaton
and the wife and children of Moore The latter
were weeping and imploring mercy the pris-
oncr never shed tear, and showed little or no
emotion some one asked one of the sisters of
the dead woman how they should kill him
She said she would first talk with the prisoner,
and accordingly began to ask him questions
tic refused TO answer all inquiries as before
and as tho woman walked away she gave si.nnl
10 hang him.
man, who it was said was from Yorkvillc,
asked for the privilege of speaking in behalf of
the prisoner hut this refused
The work of the execution was delegated to
two of the Oldest men in the party. A rope was
Sp1 mr., MI l..