The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-14
VOL. p.
WHOLESOME TALK.

sold Zarh" Comes TO the Front Again.
On the night of the close of the session
of congress, the senate was electrified
with some old-fashioned Republican talk
10y the Hon u. Chandler, who has just
re-entered the senate from Michigan.
The proposition was for pensions for sol
diers of the Mexican war. An amend
ment had been offered TO except JEFF Da-
Wis from the benfts of the bill. This
called the confederate forces to their feet
to bclch good deal of rebel foolishnesS.
Mr.. Chandler got in his work in the fol-
lowing brief and pointed speech. II will
meet with hearty response from Bepnb-
licans:
Mr. President: Twenty years ago
I, in company with ! Jefferson Davis, stood
up in this chamber and with him swOre
by Almighty God that j would support
the constitution of the United States.
Mr.. jefferson Davis came direct from the
cabinet of Franklin Pierce into the sen
ate of the United States and took the
oath with me to he faithful TO this gov
eminent During four years | sat in
this body with Jefferson Davis, and saw
the preparations going on from daV 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 government thai he meant to over
throw. 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 prepare
tions 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 Ia
put down rebellion. Your armies
were scattered all over this broad land
where they could not be used in an emer
gency. Your treasury was depleted I'm
I'll your bonds bearing @ per cent interest
principal and interest payable in coin,
were sold for 80 cents on the dollar to
pay current expenses, and no buyers
Preparations were carefully made. YOm
arms were sold under an apparently in
nocent clause in an army bill providing
| that the secretary of war might in his
discretion sell snch arms as he deemed
| best for the interest of the government
to sell. Sir, eighteen years ago
last month I sat in this hall and lis
farewell address informing us what OuI
constitutional duties to this government
were, and then he left and entered into q
rebellion to overthrow the government
that he had sworn to support. | remain
ed here, sir, during the whole of that
terrible rebellion. ] saw our brave sol
| diers by thousands, and l might also say
millions, as they passed through here e
the theatre of war. | saw their shatter
ed ranks returning. / saw steamboat
after steamboat, and railroad train aftel
railroad train bringing back the wound
\ ed. was with my friend from Rhode
Island (Burnside) when he commanded
the army of the Potomac, and saw pile
| of legs and arms that made humanity
shudder. ! saw the widows and orphan!
made by this war and heard the wal
and moan over the death of their deares
and best. Mr.. President, / little though
ut that time that should live to hear in
the senate of the United States eulogiei
| upon Jefferson Davis, living-a living
rebel. Sir, / am amazed to hear it; anC
| can tell the gentlemen on the othe
side that they little know the spirit o
the north when they come here mt thi
day with bravado on their lips, utterini
eulogies upon him whom every man
woman and child in the north believe
to have been a double-dyed traitor.