The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-28

ERAl; r. II. ANDERS0N-THE FALL RIVER
MILLS IN oPERATlOE-DE STRUCTIvE
FlREs-A NEGRO EXECUTED IN LITTLE
ROCK. ARKANsAs-A TRAGIC AFFAIR AT
CALIFORNIA CrrY-yARI0Us FOR EIGN
CHINESE AND JAPANESE ,AFrAIRs, &c.
Washington. ..s,s r. &
MR.. GARFIELD's HALF-HouR SPEECH ON THE
APPROPRIATION BILL.S-NR. HURD, OF OHIO,
! ON TIE FLO0R-HIs SPEECH CONCEDED TO
BE A GREAT EFFORT--oruER. SPEECHES US-
DER THE RULES-THE JUDICIAL BILL IN THE |
SENATE, &C. ~ -, =. ,s''''.j.j -
IFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 27.-Mr. Garfield was |
given the half hour allowed the Republi- |
cans In The general debate on the marshals |
bill to-day. and his patty was wise in |
putting him forward, because, in spite of |
Conkling's attack on him, he has CON- |
plete Republican following in the House,
and is one Of the best political speakers in
this country. His effort was intended for
the Ohio campaign, and was full Of the eX-
trcmest Federalism. He quoted at the out
set brief extracts from the speeches Of Mr..
Carlisle and other Democratic leaders de-
livered during the protracted debates on
the appropriation bills to show that they
believe in the doctrine Of State sovereignty.
| Commenting on these extracts, Mr. Garfield
declared that the Democratic leaders an.
nounce that there were States before there
was Union, and that this is not nation.
| On the other hand, lie anu his party maintain,
be says, that the Constitution was adopted
by the sovereign people, and that itapplies to
the States and individuals. To illustrate
his views, he said that prior to July 4, 177G,
the Colonies were part OF Great Britain;
that then the Continental Congress was in
vested by the people with sovereign power.
When the people framed the Constitution,
they invested it with their sovereignty. He
rdicnled the idea OF the States being SOW
ereign, because to be sovereign is TO be Sill
preme, and the States can neither declare
i war, make treaties, coin money, norregulate
commerce. Then, again, he said, to cap the
climax, these soyereigntes-these so.called
creators OF the Union-haye no rights eE-
cept the rights OF equal representation in the
Senate, which cannot be taken away from
them by vote OF two thirds OF the States.
This will serve 10 show that the speech of
the Republican leader was as intensely
Federal as any that has been delivered in
Congress during the series OF debates on the
political sections of the appropriation bills
this session. He is able and ready, but he
has not made constitutional law the study
Of his life, nor was he in politics when con-
stitutional questions were matters OF daily
discussion. This accounted for his assump-
ton of such utterly untenablc positions,
and in this he reminded me of Blaine, who
is much more deficient in knowledge OF the
Constitution, and who is regularly taken
i. down by Mr.. Eaton when he undertakes in
the Senate to talk constitutional law. Mr..
Garfield, however, spoke well, and was loud
~ applaudcd by his neutrality-suspicious. es-
pecially when lie declared that the House OF
Representatives being Il national body all OF
the people are interested in having its mem
bcrs properly elected.
THE GREAT SPEECH OF MR.. HURD, OF OHIO.
There had been a change in the pro-
gramme since last night, and Mr.. Hurd was
assigned the duty Of replying to his col
leagues speech and no one in Congress
was better qualified for the task, because.
in addition to being splendid speaker, he
is a constitutional lawyer by inheritance rs
well as study, for he edited the works Of
his father, who was 4 great constitutions
lawyer. With readiness that was remark.
ol.1 t,o ta1 itati 10
; authority and extract requisite to contro-
: vert the hcresies of Mr.. Garfield, and con.
C WINGED even the galleries that he was mas
S ter of subjects over which Mr.. Garfield
, had only been accustomed to skim
J. A contest between tyro i'll theology anC
/ Mr.. Jeter on baptism, in fact, would not be
> more unequal, and yet upon many ques
& tions Mr. Garfield is able to meet any man
' in America. Mr.. Hurd, in reply to the de-
claratioa that there were no States before
the Union, read, with smile, from the Con
stitution to show that it was provided that
there should be no Union unless a certain
number Of States ratified that instrument.
Mr.. Hurd then proceeded with immense
effect to give in detail the issues made a
this session, including honest iuries and
G free ballots, and declaring that the Demo
+ cratic party would with confidence go before
+. the country Oh them. lie pictured the ten
Gency OF the doctrines maintained by che
Republicans, contending that they in.
y creased the one-man power, and would, i
$ pushed TO their legitimate result, end in an
empire. He called attention to the fact
!. that while during all this memorable de-
II bate the Democrats have argued the ques.
), tons at issue fairly and logically, the Re
c publicans, with few exceptions, including
Messrs. Robson Of New Jersey ant
HawleY Of Connecticut, have met these
:, arguments with taunts about Confede
rate brigadiers and the horrors OF
the military prison at Andersonviile
The Democrats were loud in their ap
plause when he showed that, while the Pre-
sident is directed to call on the militia OF
the States. tie army is the army OF Congress
and was intended to be by the trainers oil
the Constitution. Congress, he said, makes
: rules and regulations for it. and cannot
!, make appropriations for more than twt
years at tine to keep it up. The closing
i of his speech was thrllingly eloquent, ant