The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-04

OF that veto power, Cor which fhe
House voted those articles OF inl-
!peaesiment Fourth - g In tbat he has
corrnptsy disposeI OF public proper.
mat Was mere formal count in
the indictments. Fifth. In that be has cor:
ruptly interfrred withthe elections" Those,
were the two counts In this indictment on
which 1t was proposed to impeach the Ex-
eeutiye., One was the exercise OF the vet o
power md the other his interference. not in
elections, but To prevent the interference OF
armed tnower in elections. These counts
had been voted upon more than once, and
the gentleman from Ohio was IN the record
every time as voting in their favor, and he
had been supported in his action, and had
standing by him. voting side by side with
him, to impeach the President for the exer-
else OF The veto power. one then comparative.
~ obscure. andwho but for combination OF
accidents would have remained to this day
and until his dying day IN that obscurity
for which nature and bis Creator seemed to
have designed him. Side by side with tie
gentleman from Ohio had stood and voted
-Mr. Hayes, CT the same State. [Appause on
the Democratic side and in the galleries.
And now by " hat sort OF authority had the
gentleman from Ohio come to threaten the
House with probable and possible action
OF the Executive? What provision Of the
Federal Constitution undertook to clothe
|'anybody, either the President him
self or =. one. OF his privy council,
even including his premier, the Secretary OF
State. to sit as he had done on the floor of
the House last Saturday, and by his pres
eDce and approval seem to intiElidate, over
awe, and browbeat the American Congress!
[Derislve laughter on the Republican side
Who had commissioned the gentleman from
Ohio to tell the House that it had better he
careful, because the Issue was made, and
the President would not be coerced into Il
message II approval? Did the gentleman
from Ohio, or any other gentleman, put
such low estimate on the scll-rcspcct, the
integrity, the courage. and the manhood of
the Housc, without regard to party, rs to
believe that such II threat, so Haunted, was
10 intimidatc the law-malling branch OF the
Government and shape its action or mea-
sures OF legislation
Mr.. Blackburn proceeded to quote from
Mr. Galted'S speech 10 the effect that no
petition had been presented to Congress for
The proposed repeal. Did the gentleman
mean to stand by that dcclarationS Did
he not know that the Congress just eX-
PRED bore upon its files petition after Pc
ton in conteSted-election cases protesting
against the presence OF military at the
polls, deEouucing the usurpation, aud de-
| handing the repeal OF this law? Did he
| fail TO remember that the State OF Louisi-
,ala, a sovereign State, had sent her memo
rial, in which in thunder tones she anathe-
malized. The present law? But the gentle
man went further, and, if possible, did
verse. 1t Is generally true thas The grave
silences the tongue OF detraction. but the
gentleman from Ohio, forgetting himself in
his sreech. forgot also to observe that rule.
Continuing, Mr. Blackburn saiG: LET
one take the darkcned pages OF his conn
try's history for the past fourteen years and
read it carefully, and tell me then whether
| it lies in the mouth OF this leader OF a once
| great but now waning party to read lee
lures to anybody. either on the score OF
revolutionary legislation or eXtraneouI in
PRODUCTION OF legislation on appropriation
bills. Better, far better. in the face OF the
record which they have made, to listen pa.
iicntlv to. the confirmed iHebra.c as III
deals on the virtues Of temperance, or bet
ter let The queen OF the dcini-7aonde clabo-
rate OIL the beauties of female virtue, or
| let the devil pirate OF tie scheme Of uni
.versal redemption. than FOR h0miIie,
Ion GOOD morals and lectures on rcvo.
| lutionary legislation to be delivered from
such source" [App,ausc Oh the Demo
cratic sjdc.l Having read the act OF George
| RI. he continued: From that day TIL now
| do declare that it is not within the power
! OF anv man to find scion OF the Saxon
race that has ever held in utter contempt
| the effort Of him or them who sought To
control the freedom OF the ballot by the en-
pioyment OF the military power. ZAP.
plauSe on the Democratic Side.] The very
| army OF this country protests against such
| prostitution OF it. | see before me the
| distinguished Geucra.i Chief Of the Anne.
! rican army General Sherman was occupy
| ing Mr.. GartieiGs seat], and do not
| believe that | overState the fact when
| say that from him down to the low.
est subaltern it is difficult to find
commissioned officer who has not re-
pugnance for the service which under this
prostitution of the army he has been called
on to perform. 1t is this question that is
before us. We arc declaring the ballot shall
be free. We are denying that it is either
constitutional. legal, just, fair. or decent tn
subject the sovereign to the SUI VIGILANCE OF
the servant. We are willing to discuss the
question, and for my part shall oppose any
| limitation to be put on this discussion. Ii
we cannot stand on an issue so broad,
so constitutional, SO catholic, so free.
| and so fair rs this, then tell Inc
! in Heavens name what earthly battlements
are strong enough to get behind? Tor the
first time in eighteen years the Democracy
| is back in power in both branches Of Con-
greSs. We propose to celebrate her return
to power by wipin9 from tie siatutc-books
those DEGRADING resolutions on frcemcn,
and by Striking away the shackles which
| partisan legislation has imposed. II the
gentleman from Ohio (GarlielD is to be
| excused. for certainly he cannot be jus.
titled, for parading before the House the
! orqunenturn in teTr0rem OF q veto that l.
cut and dried to be put upon bill which is
not yet passed; and il he is to be pardoncd
for warning the House that the Executive
will never yield its assent TO this measure ID
its present. form, l ask whether may not
| be warranted and justified in employing
equal candur in assuring that gentleman and
bis associates that the dominant power in
this Congress, the ruling element IN TINS
body, is also equally determined that until
Its just demands, sanctioned by all laws,
| h1Ir,,uo and divine nrotoctod and lcdgeu