The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-03-26
MISCELLANY.
z4cR CHANDLER on JEFF DA us.

The liveiest time the Senate had dur
ing the last session was when in discussing
the Arrears Of Pension bill, JEFF Davis came
up as the piece de resistance. He the SUBJ
ject of great eulogy on the part of Southern.
Democrats. Senator Lamar taking the lead
with more violence than good taste, compar-
ing him to Washington, but it remained for
Zach Chandler to put on final extinguisher,
which he did in the following words
Mr.. PRESIDENT Twenty years ago, l, in
company with jefferson Davis, stood up in
this chamber, and, with him, swore by AL
mighty God that would support the Consti-
iutlon of the United States. Mr.. Jefferson
Davis came direct from the Cabinet of Frank
lin Pierce into the Senate of the United
States and took The OATH with me to be faith
full to the Government. During four years l
sat in this body with jefferson Davis and saw
the preparations going on from day to day for
the overthrow of this Government. With
treason in his heart and perjury upon his lips
he took the oath to sustain the Governmel
that he meant to overthrow. Sir, there was
method in his madness. He, in cooperation
with other men from his section, and in the
cabinet of Mr. Buchanan, made careful pre-
parations for the event that was to follow
Your fleets were scattered wherever the winds
blew and water was found to float them,
where They could not be used TO put down
rebellion. Your armies were scattered all ov-
or this broad land, where they could not be
used in an emergency Your Treasury was
depleted until your bonds, bearing per cent.
interest, principal and interest payable in
coin, were sold for IS cents on the dollar, TO
pay current expenses. and no buyers. Prepa-
rations were carefully made. Your arms were
sold under an apparently innocent clause in
an Army bill providing that the Secretary OF
War might, in his discretion, sell such arms
as he deemed best for the interests of the
Government to sell.
Sir, eighteen years ago last month, sat in
this hall and listened to Jefferson Davis deiv-
or bis farewell address-inf informing us what
our Constitutional duties to this Government
were--and then he left and entered into re-
bellion, to overthrow the Government that
he bad sworn to support. l remained here.
Sir, during the whole of that terrible rebel
HOU SAW 0Hf DfdVe SOluicrS, by buOuShnuS, L
might almost say millions, as they passed
through here to the theatre of war. | saw
their shattered ranks returning. I saw steam
boat after steamboat, and railroad train after
railroad train bringing back the wounded. |
was with my friend from Rhode Island Mr..
Burnside1 when he commanded the Army of
The Potomac, and saw piles Of legs and arms
that made humanity shudder. | saw the Wild
ows and orphans made by this war, and heard
them wall and mourn over the deaths of their
dearest and best.
Mr.. President, little thought at that time
that should live to hear in the Senate of the
United States eulogies upon jefferson Davis
livng-a living REBELLION the floor of the Sem
ate of the United States. Sir, | am amazed
10 hear it, and can tell the gentlemen on
the other side that they little know the spirit
of the North whom they come here at this
day. with bravado on their lips, uttering eu-
lngies upon him whom every man, woman
aud child in the North believes to have been
donble.dyed traitor