The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
,..,oo, Sneeebes In the Senate.
diving the Democratic View Of
State Rights.
! .16,os DispIay---Savage Assault on
Voorhees,.
SENATE

- .aurygTGN, May 16.-Mr. Maxey intro
wa bill to authorize the Secretary Of
l nv 10 purchase site Tor fort aud post In
~ state OF Texas.
tl B. DM M. Allison--A bill In regard to site
~ rnstgffice In Washington, ID. g.
~ Tsa Chair laid before the Senate message
..l 81 the President In response to resolu-
a uiu ~ the seventh instant In reference to the
wv saa ~ occupation OF the Indian Territory,
s sad finciosing proclamation In regard there
- 81 April 10, 1879.
Nh. ingalls, introduced resolution, which
40 agreed to, asking the Secretary Of tne
treasury to report to the Senate the amount
Il legal tender notes Of the United States that
n Ss u, been redeemed Ia CON since January \
T19. and also what amount Of gold coin he
anslders himself authorized to keep IN the
treasury to maintain specie Tesumpeioh'
under the act of February a. ls 81 .revent the
Mr. Harris called up hts bill 10 prev.eng, ems
tdtroduction of contagious and ln1ectlous
aiaeasee, but withdrew in favor q me le9is.
I VIVA appropriation bill, consideration q
hitch was resumed
IN. . III the committee adding the commits
.aoners OF private land claims, pensions and
sMJtitary affairs to those who are allowed per-
manent clerks at o salary Of $4,000 per annuIn
Tr Eaton addressed the Senate on the re-
ling clauses OF the bill. He first referred 70
I'M sneech III Dawes on the sixteenth 81 April,
cvbich he Eaton) asked IL Webster had not
IA that the government was not a confed-
sssev After reading from the Record OF
thst date what WAS said by Dawes and him.
III VII he said he now believed that Webster had
nsysr spoken Of the nation as . confederacy,
m md spoken Of 1t as compact. he ought
b."haye noticed the matter ut the time, and
Nh intend to speak OF IL the next day, but
ths absence Of Blain, who had taken part
n s' the debate, prevented. it. Since
Than he had esuffered from attack,
h svVA il.humored newspapers. He
ssnnsnected, In saying that Webster called the
Iinlcn compact, and that Ia reaf1lrining that
stataInent Hi should he branded by the news
nsners as Id sympathy with slavery. Mr..
Hawes had said that those who held the
oninion with him In this regard bad come
hack here to accomplish by legislation what
thew had failed by rebellion. He wanted to
aav that be acknowledged the results OF the
War. but the war had not settled anything
Tha emancipation proclamation did not
irea the slave. The government IL
handed on the constitution, and only
/ by making changes in that instrument has
anything been changed, but the constitution
ras changed not by war, but by the consent
Of the sovereign States. Ii any gentleman
wanted to deny this proposition he might
/ have an opportunity here. The emancipation
prOclamation did not abolish slavery. II was
the change In the constitution that did 1t. The
late struggle was d war OF sections, and the
present unstinted denuDciatiOn OF South
ern men on this floor was unwise and
wrong. Let the dead past nury US
dead. Let us 60 hereafter, ~
y band OF brotners. No Hna'l ouRnI " n. ~
the Judge 81 the motives 81 III pfptner. L.
again and again OF this government az com
pact ana confederated onloii, anu III ,oa ,ti,
ierson called It "a confederate republic; III
lS5l webster haa ealien ~ a eotieu.ia.eu Ia
public Ulay hau chi.u - a,1ll'. M, a..a
republic, yet lhe penhloIs WEIR 10y panG Il.
ior using similar language. , LIZ naIion y
4compact Of States, anu the litoie oCLss ~ ~
U0nnectlcut OF DeiaWare mas ihole power ~
one dlrectlon thah ~ t,s oeheI I'M Wy "a
e0mDlhed nnas ~, lhe otta.e iahi tti oe we.
pnved OF IT'S FepresenIalioi III aniS oem,
Ne WlInouL ~ own cpn 7. NJ oy Nv
though ali other States pressed y. ne con-
aalutioli iCssn Whs in1, ,a ~ My MI
tlates aI ilTst. hnoue ls'anu a''u H. H. - MI
0ilna remained ouI ~! .inie. Ino ~ a n
miled ltS nag on eVeIy seh 81 q ys.iI, a o.,
mdependeDt state, ana Ihae otase was pun a..
independent comnlohWealtn. Inc , ,IenaVo -,
nom Maine Wouiu, ne pech'ns q ele,as. - -,
connecticut be ASKED " sWea1 - li t y!
the constitution 81 IhaI oIalr - iIee au -,
oependent one. IoTs uo ,,.d th ~ y IL M
under consideration, EATON saiu tnaI ne M
believed all along that these repeating oiils
ought 10 have been presented s'pa,
lately 10 the ffesldehl, out no hau
/ Yielded to the wishes OF treeman, DuG now
Congress was at lDggerheads Win the fTeSi-
dent, and the latter had put ms 1901 Twice
upon the Dill passed Dy Congress 70 Tepeal
odious laws. The second OF these was 9 SIM
pie Dill ana vas not rloeT upon tne hppIo-
pratlon blil'yet that Was vetoea upon reasons Wls
which, to SAY the least, were RENAL kaDie. Iel
be had thrown the gage Of battle not In the
courty manner Of knights Of old, not as
rnnce Rupert, OF King Gnaries time, Woulu
nave done, by throwing down glove, wv ~
TRUSTING his gauntlet into the face q Con.
gress, For himself, ne would accept sne gage o.