The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-10

{ good morals and lectures on revolutionar
. legislation be delivered from such soUrc,
) Applause on Democratic side Let il 2
: 10 the country that one party ID this Con
gress asserts that the manacles shall fsl
, from the limbs of free men, and that tn
!. srmy shall not hold its mailed hand az III
, throat of the sovereign; and that the othe
party declares that, rather than release il
grasp, 1t will bring the country to starvs
ton, II those with whom | stand identified
are willing 10 accept the issue. Ave
more; We 60 further, and admit tha
We are the ones who make the
issue, and We are resdy for you TO
accept it, planting ourselves On this brosd
| ground. For the first time in eighteen
years Democracy is back in power in both
branches of Congress. We propose to cele-
brste our re urn to rover by wiping from
the statute book these degrading restrict
ions on freemen ant by striking away the
shackies which partisan legislation has
| imposed. We do not intend TO stop until
We have stricken the last vestige Of your
| war measures from the statute book, like
| those which were born OF passions incident
TO civil strife and which looked alone to the
infringement of the liberties of the citizen;
until We have an untrammelled election
and an absolute free right for the
citizen to deposit hi. ballot. The
Ii the gentleman from Ohio Is To be excus-
ed, certainly he can not be justified for pa
rsding before this house the argument of
the terrorism of a veto that is cut and driei
10 put upon the bill which has not vet
passd; sud ii he i TO De paIdOned for warn
ing the house that the executive branches
Of the government will never yield their
assent to this measure in its present form,
| ak whether | may not be warranted and
justified in employing equal candor in as
suirng that gentl.man and his asso-
ciatos that the dominant power in this
Congress, the ruling element in this body,
il also equally. determined that until its
just demands, sanctioned by all laws, hui
man nd divine, projected and hedged
around BY preceGenis without plumber. de- !
manded hy the people Of this land withou, |
regard TO section, clammored for not bv the |
South alone. but in Phiiadelphia as well as
IN New Orleans, in San Frsnci-co and Bos. |
ton ~ we'll as in Charleston and Savannah,
are complied wi h this side of the chamb-r,
which has demonstrated is power
never me.rs to Weld or surrender |
tue OF lis limitation. Wild applause on |
The Democratic side A principle cannot
be compromised. IL may De surrendered,
but that can only re done b. its advocates
giving proof to the world that they are
cravsEs ard towards and lack courage of
their own Convictions. We cannot
Yield and we will rot yield. Zap
plsuse and sensation. TIE gage OF
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please. and we are willing to appeal to that
-oversign aIbi,er TO which the gentleman
'rom Ohio 80 handsomely alluded 10, the
American people, TO decide between u
We intend to deny the President of this
republic the right to exercise such unc0n-
'rirutional pOSers. We do not mean TO
pitch this contest on the grounds Of otjac-
ion to him who happens, if -ot by the
race Of God, by the run Of luck, To he adj
that Ofii-e. Ii il m-de on
not on policy and il
,anEot be surrendered Standing
N such broad grounds, clothed in such u
'anoply, T, sting this case on the broadest
,rincipie OF Justice, we are content 10 appeal
o the people Of the land. There Is no tri
'unal before which We are not willing To
AIRY this csse Of conte-', and We are ready
o allow him who rules the destiuies Of
nan to jndge between u, and give the vic
DRY to the right | don't mean to initiate
be gentleman from Ohio. | disclaim sny |
utnOrify 10 state what Others may d.; but
do mean to say that il il NV deliberate ;
nnvicJion thar there IL not TO b. found
ingle man on this side CT the house who
ill ever Consent to abandon one iot or
title Of the faith that Is in him. He could
OF surrender it if be would-not if he
ould He begged the other side to believe
hat 20 be coerced by the dominant party ]
nd the intimidated party in pr yer, We are
lauted on our convictions. There We will
and III. who dalias il d@zt4rJ, and
e who denies is damned. Loud APP ;
lsu-e ,
When Mr.. BLACKBURN concluded his :
peech, he was surrounded by coll, agues,
mo cprgrarulsted him upon it. Spe, ches .
pm the legal ard constitutional questions J
involved Were made by Mr.. Gibson and Mr.
}. Turner, and the House took a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
There were not dozen members present
nd hut few persons in the galleries when
he House met at I:S0. The first speech Of
ne evening was made by Mr. Barber, who =
HIS II Ne ludi ne 4
1Ok. The present opportunity for speaking,
eceuse IT seemed probable from the pres
ut condition Of things that this would be
be last session the American Congress
-ould ever hold ard who concluded s
18th the declaration that should the PFesi
ent sign the bill he would incur the last
'g e1scraiion OF an overw helming maj ri :
: Of the LeoPle OF the North. Other
Feeches were made BY Mr. Hanks, in op '
Dsilion to the proposed repesl, and Mr.
.esgar, in its favor. Mr. Brightly, in a ;
,eech in favor of the repeal, al I
ided to the man who was under
re training of the bond holders for 4
Ext Pres Dental candidate That man
Ould land at the Golden Gate and would (
received by the shoIting of thousands I
hey would shout os5nDahs to the re-
II ing hero, and would perhaps throw up
IL HAT and bow the knee to an American
Il ~.
Mr.. HOAR-"Bullyr Laughter
After further remarks by Mr. Bright,
iIiDg the cOur-e Of which he was fire.
lentlv interrupted by Mr.. White aud Mr.. ;
oar, the House took recess uUtIl eleven
clock to morrow.