Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-04
greater than he deserved.

and he appealed to the Senators OF
the other side to do nothing to pre-.
vent it. The people of the Soutt
having lost all in war were poor, ,anC
they desired to restore their indus
tries.
Mr.. Maxey briefly spoke of the
services rendered by Mr.. Davis il
the Mexican war, and said he would
leave it for those who fought with
him to pass judgment On the amend
ment of the Senator from Massach-
usetts.
Mr.. Thurman said that the amend.
ment asked him to single out Jeffer-
son Davis for punishment, when
other men, who went as far as he
did, were not only not punished, but
have been appointed to the highest
stations in the Government, and in
this connection he mentioned the
names of Akerman, formerly United
States Attorney General, present
Postmaster General Key, General
Longstreet, Postmaster at Gaines
vile, Ga, and Mosby, of guerilla
fame, all, and many others of the
same class, being appointed by Re-
publican Administrations. He saw
on the Bench, too, men who were
actively engaged in the Confederate
service, who were just as guilty as
Jefferson Davis. The proposition
before them came from a Senator of
the State of Massachusetts,, whose
treason had been more violent and
longer than that of any other State
in the Union.
Mr.. Thurman did not want to
pick out Jefferson Davis as a mar
tyr, when all others who had acted
with him walk the earth unchal-
lenged.
Mr.. Lamar, replying to Mr..
Hoar, said he must confess his sur
prise and regret that the Senator
from Massachusetts, should have
wantonly, and without provOcation,
flung this insult. The Chair (Mr.
Edmunds) called the Senator to or
der for this language.
Mr.. Lamar suppose it is in
order to fling insults, but out of or
der for those who are insulted to
hurl back the blow. [ appeal from
the decision of the Chair.
The question being taken, the de-
cision of the Chair was oYerruled; !;
ayes, IS; nays, 27.
Mr.. Lamar proceeded, eulogizing
Mr.. Davis and protesting against
the attempts made to single him out
for obloquy from the body of South
ern people who had chosen him for
their leader, in cause dear alike to
him and all his followers,
The debate was continued by
Senators Blaine, Hoar, Lamar and
others.
Mr.. Chandler said that eighteen
years ago he and Jefferson Davis
came into the Senate together, and
both at the time Swore to support
the Constitution of the United
States. Davis had come from
Pierce's Cabinet, and when he took
the oath there was treason in his
heart and perjury on his lips. lie
took an oath to support Govern
ment he meant to overthrow. He,
(Chandler), considering tie conduct
of Davis during the war, did not
expect to hear eulogies on Jefferson
Davis on the floor of the Senate. He
was surprised to hear them, espe-
cially as every man, woman and
child in the North believes Jefferson
Davis to be double-dyed traitor.
Mr.. Coke said that Davis was not
worse than he was, and very many
other of the Southern people, who
selected him as their leader. He
was not ashamed to vote for Davis
any more than he was to vote for
any other man or on any other sub
ject. "I was," said Mr.. Coke, 'as
much of rebel as JEFF. Davis" b"
After a further discussion, in
which Messrs. Gordon, Window,
Ransom and Beck participated, the
last named saying that the Mexican
Veteran Amendment was voted in
with the aid of eight Republican
votes, and that the bill was passed
with fourteen Republicans voting
for it. But for the Republicans
he wanted it to be distinctly under
stood, the bill would now be the
law of the land. Mr.. Hoar's
amendment to exclude Jefferson
Davis was agreed to by vote of
% to %. The vote was then taken
on the amendment of Mr.. Shields
to pension Mexican veterans, as
amended, on motion of Mr.. Hoar,
and disagreed to by vote of 20 to
%. The bill then passed, yeas, A,
nays, 3.
Mr.. Allison then reported that the
Conference Committee on the Leg
islative, Executive and Judicial Ap-
preparation bill was unable to agree.
a