Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-04-18

day read from his speaeh IN tone voice
and manner which had alarmed nobody.
Beck-Reat it again Ii is q good speech,
| and you can read we'll
Hoar-The Senator was speaking OF the
purpose Of the House IN case q majority. OF
the Senate refused to accede - certain pre-
visions Of the House -
Beck And the Senator SAID was speak
ing of the purpose of the democrats in case
Of the President refusal to approve our
bills
| Hoar said he would not extend u the Ssn-
ator the same treatment lie did TO hin, by
asking him to sit down. The Senator had
said it was for the President to determine
whether the wheels of the government shall
stop. Did the Senator from Kentucky mean
they had a right nnder the written eOnsti-
tuition to wrest the veto power from the
President? lie (llOar) had read the Ian
guage of the Senator and had asked the
Senator. III the position he took at the former
session had been abandoned OF was it his
purpose to abandon it?
Dawes said the measures under discussion
were not the cause bu. an incident OF great
popular feeling now felt among the people.
The present administration had taken the
south at its word, aud, upon the promise
that if lett to itself it would restore peace
and harmony within its borders aad protect
colored men in their rights, had adopted
new plan Of reconstruction and recon-
Citation. The promise made by the south had
been broken, and the eolored men, tc-Iay,
had not single representative in the other
House. The south had obtained exclusive
control OF affairs within its limits under
false pTetencs, instead OF seeking to har-
monizs the relations OF the races. The
ultimate object was to deprive the negroes
OF the right OF suffrage, while taking every
advantage CT their numbers 70 secure for
the south representation in Congress s1f-
fcientlg large to control the policy of the
dominant. party, and gradually bu. sursiy
bring back the state Of affairs existing be-
fore the war Dawes referred &c the theory
OF state rights which could he seen under
lying these attempts to deprive the general
government Of tia right given il by the
Constitution to regulate the elections for
representatives.. lie denounced that theory
and upheld the idea that We are a naiiin,
not confederation Of states.
Eaton inquired whether Daniel Webster
had not called this confeieracy of states.
Dawes replied that he was not aware that
he had, bat be kDe~ tho Constitution called
it a nation.
At this point wade Hampton was sworn
in. lie moved on crutehes Is the desk and
took the modified oath
Dawes, resuming. said bis friends On the
other side ought not to prate about the
purity Of the ballot-b box until it was forgot
ten how l6.G00 republican voters 10 the
state Of New York were wiped out in 1868
in accordance with circular seul outbeiOre-
hand IL the name Of their chief, s. j. Tilden.
who pretended that he did not know any.
thing about il, gust as he does rot know
anything aboute every other political iniauity
that has been transacted in his name and
in his house.
At the close OF Dawes remarks a lively
passage took place between Blaine and
Eaton, in which the former quoted speeches
of Webster in which he said this is not
eontederaey of states but a nation
Withers said he yOuld ask the Sonata r,
insist On longer daily sessions, unit! the
army bill is disposed Of, and also stated
that it was desired that vote should be
arrived at before the middle Of next week.
The Senate then went into executive
session and afterwards adjourned.