Daily Republican., 1879-05-12
ZACH CHANOLERs SPEECH.
.. Creates q Sensation In the Sen.
ate. Predicts tho overthrow OF the
Nsrlueru Democrats aud Dares
snsm IN Unseat Ke1lOgE.

Ho Creates q SenDotsOn IN tno "S"
.ss. Predicts tho Overthrow Of tho
Nsrlherm Democrats aud Dares
them to Unseat Keilogg.
The New York "Times" correspon-
dent of yesterday says that Senator
Blaius had finished his speech on the
army bill. and received applause from
the galleries, the President pro tem.
was inst on the point OF calling 1or
vota on the bill, when much to the sur
prise of every ene in the Senate Cham'
ber. Zachariah Chandler, pale, trem'
bling and very much excited, rose 10
make speech. At once there was the
utmost silence in the chamber. Inc
Democrats hurried in from the CLOAK
rooms, Senator Chandler made a most
remarkably speech, and, evidently
without any previously conceived IN
tention. succesded in creating more ex-
element than Las been witnessed III
the Senate during the present session.
He began by tho declaration that ms
tory was repeating itself, ana taxing
this statement for his text, went on Tor
Is minutes to show that the same IN
Auence. the clique, and the sam' SEC,
tion which controlled the Democracy al
the outbreak Of the rebellion controiieo
1t to-day. ,oa
Even Stephen A. Douglas was crowd
ed out of his party because OF his lnde'
nerdept utterances and action, and de-
graded from his position as Chairman
of the COMMITTEES on Territories. lie,
like every other Northern Democrat
was crowded off the bridge and into the
deen waters from which none OF them
have ever since risen. Mr.. Chandler
declared that the same fate awaited the
Northern allies of the party which was
now in control of the legislative branci
of the Government, and to prove thl'
assertion read from the "Record, u
show the number of Northern Demo
Gratis who were in the Senate Just De
fore the war and the number which
in ths Senate at the present time.
; Mr., Chandler said that the North
) ern Democrats were being again crowd
, ed off the bridge. They were beln
; forced into position which their con
: stitaents, without regard to party
: cou,d not and would not approve, am
a like their predecessors, he believed th'
g they would shortly sink out OF sigh'
=, never to Le heard from more. The.
we're asked to vote for bills which mad
S the war mockery and a reproach
!. and they tamely did as they were dI
o rected. They were ordered 10 'o''
pension to jeff Davis, and they SUI
l. mitted without word. Leav ne tn
! Northern Democrats tor momen
> the sneaker referred to their souther
, brethren. =
Il For these men of the South, tt
these men who had been in war agaln'
d their country, he said the loyal peopI
Of of the nation had killed the tatted css
(, This they had done in their great mas
= nanimity, but instead Of thankan
e them for their kindness, the gentlesne
of the South had, ever since they ma
:e the power to do SO, acted as II tha' Cd
,r had ALWAYS been owned by them.-
y This sally caused a great deal OF nierr
le ment. and then the Senator went on.
l. Referring to the efforts whicl al
being made to unseat Senator kellogI
+ Mr.. Chandler created the most dnten'
a excitement by declaring that, in II
4 opiniou, there were IL grHtlemt
"a. among the Notwithstanding,
"a course. to the Southern Bourbons--Wl
IT hold their seats upon much sl,sht
ID basis than the Senator OF lonlslal
Il. did: and who, in fact, owned their rie
m tion to violence apl fraud. Upon TN
Mr.. Eaton, who was even more exclt'
than Mr.. Chandler, jumped to MS le
and demanded that the gentleman
n called to order. A most exciting see
in ensued. Mr.. Chambers words we
al read by the official reporter, and me-
Mt srs. Beck, Houston, who was III |
ch chair, promptly and much To- the $,
ed prise of every one present, decided :.
IN point of order not we'll taken, and N
A Chandler went on with his speech,
tn peating, with aggravating del'beratlo
ng his former remark in regard 70 the
N, tie by which certain Democrats he
their seats. He then dared the Den
81. Gratis 40 remove Kellogg, and conGludl
,e, and declaring that every n,g had
is day. that the days of the Democra
mt majority were numbered; that NC
OF Meme, Iekei Uphrsin was written
de over their brOws.