The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-04-10

/ SuOiAtl ddu N4O SSHttCAiANu AEplu OH.
to come to the theatre house with 4n
impossible aud improbable action ofl
the executive. What provision OF shs'
Federal Constitution undertook
clcthe anybody, either the Preside
himself or one of his privy counsello
even inclnding his premier, the Sec
tsry OF State, to sit as he had done
the floor of the House last Saturda
and by his presence aud approyalE1
10 intimldate overawe and browbe
the American Congress7 fDefisi
laughter on the Republican sideI
Who had commissioned the sentlemn'
from Ohio to tell the House hat
had better be careful because the issuc
vss made and the President would noi4
be coerced into q message of approvslf
Did the gentleman from Ohio
or any other gentleman put such q low
estimate on the self-respect and IN
tegrity, the courage and manhood Of
the House, without regard TO tbs
party, as to believe that such threat.
so filunted, WAS to intimidate tha laEs
making branch Of the government and
shape its action or measures of legiala-
ton. He proceeded to quote IRON
GsIield's speech to the effect that No
petition had been presented 10 Con-u
gress for the proposed repeal. Did the
gentleman mean to stand by that dec
lsratIonq Did he not know that
the Congress just expired bore
upon its files petition after
petition in contested election cases
protesting against the presence Of the
military at the polls, denouncinR thU'
usurpation and demanding the repeal
OF tins law. Did he fail to remenbef
that Louisiana, sovereign State, had
sent her memorial, which in thunder
tones, she snathemstized the present
law, but the gentleman went further
and, if possible, did worse. It Is gen.
orally true that the grave silenced the
tongue of detraction. But the gen.
tleman from Ohio, forgetting himsf n
in speech, forgot also to observe TIL
rule. Continuing, he said, let one
take the darkeped pages of his ooun-
try's history for the last fourteen
long years and read it carefully and
tell me then whether 1t Lies in the
mouth of this leader of our great bu1
now waning party to read lectures %
anybody, either on the score OF revos
lutionary legislation or the extraneons
introduction OF legislation on appro-
pristion bills. Better far, on the fame
of the record which they have made,
better to listen patiently TO the con-
frmed inebriate as he praises tho vir-
tues of temperance, or better let tho
queen of the deui monde elaborate.
the beauties OF virtue. or let the devil
prate of scheme of universal redemp-
tion than for homilies on government;
and lectures on revolutionary legisia-
tion to be delivered from such a source. :
Applause on the Democratic side
Having read the act Of George IL. be
continued: From that day till now
declare that 1t is not in the power Of
any man to find scion OF the Saxon
race that has never held in utter con
tempt the effort of him or them who
sought to control the freedom OF the
ballot by the employment Of militalg
power. applause on the DemocfAtic
side.) The very army OF the country
protests against such prostitution Of
it. see before me the disunguished
General-in-chief of the American army
(Gen. Sherman was occupying Gef-
fields seat, and do not believe
that / overstate the fact when
/ say that from generals down to The,
lowest subaltern, it is difficult to End
commissioned officer who hNDP
repugnance for the aefYies,. "
der MISREPRESENTATION OF the 49,
has been called upon TO perform. Il
is this question that is before US. We
are declaring that the ballot ahalI
be free. We ere denying that
it is either constitutional, LEGAL, Just,
fair or decent to subject the soyereiRn
to the surveillance CT the servant. We
are willing to discuss the questin, and
for my part shall oppose any limita,
tion to be put on this discussion
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The HousI
meet an hour earlier than the usuAz
meeting so as to give that extensioa {,
the general debate which closes 1t 3
o'clock to-day. The first to address
the House was Singleton, Of Misa'Ssir-
pl, who stated that the question to be-
whether the House had courage and
determination to repeal the election
laws or whether it would falter and
fail IN its duties to the country. Ho
admitted that under the present sd
ministration no troops had been sta
toned at the polls, but no one could
foretell whether the course Of the last
administration in that respect might
| not be followed in the next. -
thought that the return Of eaft ain
gentlemen to public life (peaning peE
| haps Senators Cb4.-ner and Logan !
did no good~-he Republicans il
the face OF tlse0 0disgraceful law which
1t was proposed 20 repeal, and
the boasted freedom OF Americans
was mockery and lie.
10 conclusion. Singleton stated, 10
reference to the supervisors law, tbht
party fealty taught HIM to submit %
party dictates. He therefore accepted
partial repeal of the superyisoFa' Ian
with notice to all concerned that ho
accepted it only as the first instalIment
of long delayed Justice 10 an oppressed
! people, and that he should In ell time
to come labor, in season and out Of
season, to secure the repeal OF evan
line, word and letter Of that law.
The next speech was made b
! Weaver of lows, one OF the Greenback
! Representatives. He deprecates keep.
ing open sectional animosities. -
ridiculed the pretensions put forward
yesterday by Knott of Kentucky as o.
Providence guiding the Democrstic
party as of old chosen people threoe1
the desert and, ssnggested tbst tne'
gentleman confoupded the tH0 things
and that it was to the arrD5 cf Pharaoh
that the Democratic party was 10 3e
hkened. He prp@fcscd that IN 1880
the Democrs4ic candidate for Pfcki-
der, -.ould, instead Of reaching fhsI
goal, meet bis 6oonr-u -sfvses un1 I1s1''
his on Mount Nebo. Unsess that party
would give relief to the country =
financial measures IL would have -
forfeit its opportunities for victory -
1850. he raised laugh By describing
now the two political parties IN tbs
House, after waging bitter pafiife4
war during the week, meet 70
gether every Saturday and Yoke
ike brothers to carry over the
session till Tuesday, so ns 70 prevent
the party Of the centre from introduce
ing measures OF financial relief. Ii.1.
old parties, he said, had been poafE
Icss 10 give relief. Tie power was Ia
parties Of blood, and a. David, beine
4 man Of blood, was not permitted -
buld the temple Il JeTuseicm, the4
would not be permitted % bald fbe
temple Of Amencan liberty nox. The
party, which was the only healthy ard
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