The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-05-15

courts, and the whole of this government
was under your control. You brought up
the repeal of the Missouri compromise
and forced your northern men then, as you
are doing now, TO vote for that repeal and
you did it by the same means then.
Sir! you crowded your men till
you crowded them off the
bridge in 1857. When / took my seat in
this body with JEFF Davis [laughterl, there
were here A democrats, 20 republicans
and Independents. OF those democrats
% were from southern states, l6 from
northern states and Q independent. Then,
as now, the Independents in this body,
upon every question connected with
| slavery, voted with the south. You in
caucus, then decreed that Stephen A.
Douglas-because he asserted that that he
did not care whether slavery was
voted up or down-should be de-
graded from the chalrmanship of
the committee on territories and there
were but three northern men out of six
teen, who dared to resist caucus dictation.
You did degrade him and put him off that
committee. Then you crowded your men
to the waters of Oblivion, to rise no more
forever OF these sixteen members not
a solitary one from the north, ever came
up to the surface of the waters of oblivion.
You crowded them off the bridge. You
compelled them to vote for measures
which the north could not and would not
submit to. Sir! today you are doing the
self same thing. To-day we have in
this body Al democrats, 80 republicans
and one independent. To-day, as twenty
two years ago, on all questions connected
with state rights the independent party.
as a unit, votes with the democratic party.
To-day you have, as I said, AZ members in
this body, Al leaving out the independ-
ent party. You have twelve members
from the north and they are arranged
thus: from California one; from Indiana,
now as then, two; from New Jersey two,
now as then; from Ohio you have two,
you had but one then; from
Oregon, you have two now; you had two
then from Pennsylvania, you have one
now; you had one then from Rhode
one from Connecticut and one from New
York. As stated, history is today re-
peating itself, and you are today repeat
ing what you did in 1857. You are crowd
ing your men off the bridge; and the men
of to-day, as men of 1857, will sink into
the waters of oblivion to rise no more for
ever.
Look at the change that has taken place
since that time. Sir the people are more
thoroughly aroused to day against this doc
trine, this heresay of state rights, than
they were from 1857 to 1851. You pro-
posed to pension Jefferson Davis and ey-
cry single one of your northern allies voted
to pension him. You eulogize him as a
patriot TO be compared side by side with
Washington and all the patriots of the
revolution and every one Of your north
ern allies voted aye. After the close of
the revolution you claimed that you were
poor and suffering and we found YOU
poor and sufferirs We found
you ragged and poor and we clothed you.
We put upon you the robe of American
citizenship which you had forfeited and
we killed the fatted calf for you, and invit-
ed you to the feast, suppOsing you, after
being clothed. were in your right mind,
we have always owned that calf and you
have no interest in it. Qaughter) Now
you inform us that you are going to re-
peal all republican measures. What
IS the job you have undertaken
You are going to rend all
that the republican party has
done. When do you begin? Do you be-
gin at the AppOmattOx as beforer 1t is
very important to know where you CON-
mence, and then to know where you pro-
pose to stop. You have undertaken q very
vast .JoO III Phty VI loui SIG, ona Win
people who are to set as judges upon your
actions; for you have undertaken to un-
seat u man in this body. but you will deny
that you have undertaken the job. Yon
have simply undertaken to investigate
a senator of this floor that has been
decided by the highest tribunal that could
act on this question Sir! there are 12
senators on that side of this house that
every man ON this side believes have poor
l<.,x 40 s1xnsv a..f- tIarx xh<k l.,
senator from louisiana has to his. BY
Now show us the road how to vacate seats
in this body if You dare.
EatOn-I call the senator to order.
Chandler-Very well, sir; l will take |
your point of order.
Eaton-My point is that the senator from |
Michigan is entirely out of order when |
he says that twelve senators on this floor |
hold their seats by fraud and violence"
Mr.. Chandler-I did not say so. / said |
they hold their seats by poorer title.
Mr.. Eaton-You said fraud and vio- |
lence. -. -..t
Mr.. Chandler said we believe it, and |
so do believe, and l have u right to be-
lieve. --.
Mr.. Garland asked that the exact words |
be taken down.
The official reporter read the words as |
taken down by him and as given above |
Mr.. Beck called upon Mr.. Chandler to |
name the men who held their seats by |
fraud and violence.
Mr.. Hill hoped the question would be
dropped.
Mr.. Eaton arose and angrily said |
The remarks of the Senator from Michigan |
wele Insultingly out of order and called |
for ruling by the chair, The President |
pro tenn Overruled the point of order.
There bel y considerable confusion in |
he chamber, Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia |
asked for order both in the Senate |
and in the gallery.
Order being restored, Mr.. Chandler re-
sumed as follows: think every Senator |
in this side of the chamber, believes that |
there are twelve Senators on that side, who |
hold their titles anG seats upon a simmer,
louisiana That is what it intend |
ed to state. That is our belief. |
IL is my belief that their |
seats were obtained and are held |
by fraud and violence. That il what say |
now. But, Mr.. President, did not rise to |
discuss that question 1 simply rose to say |
TO the other side that you have your say |
in the court, make the most of il. Your |
time is short. The people of the north |
have taken this question in hand, and |
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from one |
end of this land to the other, the people |
are aroused and alarmed at the statements |
that have been made and actions that have |
been taken in this senate chamber and |
in the other house within the last |
sixty days. Let me say to you, gentlemen |
on the other side of the chamber, "Mene, |
meme, tekel upharsin'" is written all over
your brows. [Applause in the galleries
which was promptly checked by the chair.
This bill to prohibit military interfer-
ence at elections wss then passed in the
precise form in which it came from the
house. yeas, 33; nays, %.
On motion of Mr.. Beck the senate took
up The house bill making appropriations
for the Legislative, executive and judicial