Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-04-15
FRYES REPLY To CHALMERS.
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WASHINGTON, April 1.-The grca, speech
of thc day, perhaps of the present Congress.
was made in the House to-day hy Mr. Frye
" Maine The House had passed from
the condition or strict attention under
Chalmers speech through the half attcD-
iiou TO NcM1hou over 90 thc indifference
with which 60 heard The noise OF Bedford
talking. when Mr. Frye brought B; back py
stroke att.r stroke of his strong sentences.
which caused The early guns OF rebellion
to sound la many ears again. /, was the
irv-clGu. tauntlu2. Insulting speech OF
| tnlmcr, OF Fort Pillow that reused him
60 huri back the imputltion OF this rein
stated rebel that the administration OF the
national goycrnm .ut for eighteen wears had
! been only drunken dcsp,ti~m. Running
rapidly over the points OF dcgUUclt.on
Iullc by Chalmers and Mullrow. De- au-
u,uucri third WitncS, from Mississippi.
and sent q, the desk au editorial OF ap Ok
! al1ul paper which has been widely copied.
opening with. Thank God. We have cap
/ tur,d the Capitol
With this rs % text Nr FRYE recalled the
! times when the South supposed 10 had cap
turvl the Capitol. first m l-l2 when south
/ Carolina dehri thr government mud thought
she had destroyed it only 70 encounter
Jackson and Dee ground 90 powder This
| Is followed with graphic sketch co.. the
capture OF Burns I'M Boston. the parade of
/ the s1iiicry the shOtt-d guns turned on
i the citizens of Massachusetts, and beer halls
LOT Justice under the bayonrt AMI the old
Commonwealth Inundated and di~swcrd
| Pos the enforcement OF au iuiuuou, Laws that
made northern citizens dog, 10 ,lo the ne
gru huutu. uf the South. From this he
Ip1>,rl % bonfire, in Virginia and general
/ acclaim throughout thc South. and then
again. said Mr.. Frye, The South supposed
/ it was ou Oh" point Of capturing the Cap
| itpl The reaction 80 the North would
prevent this. They were nearer to the
| Capitol many times during the War than
/ they were now, even with both houses Zoo
/ their control. The South had stood la
arms I'm sight pt tho Capitol. aul again uu .
again They supposed they bad captured the
| Capitol bur Cod rules m the affair, OF men,
| and their rebellion failed Then Barns
was free nnd not only free hu, citizen,
( Il voter.
Then. with the ku.kiuN and White Lin
,r- tines negroes had been slaughtered hy
thousands and tens Of thousand, tin the
record OF these deeds OF blood, written
/ with pen OF iron. were stacked up Zoo The
/ Capitol bs tons, aud now they were stretch
! iUg ont their hands % capture the Capitol
again with all Tho laws for honest elections,
aside. and New York carried nv fraud
With e solid South. they would surely Win
/ the Capitol; hut. said Mr. FRYE To- the
! Democrats. 'Aou have not vet repealed
! these laws; you never H,ill repeal them till
Nou lind some means uf removing the pres
cnt Executive This WAS said with sol
emu manner aud al carncStncsN that CaHs-
cd q general aud very deep impression.
IL WIS only giving voice 90 what many
Republicans, know, and in the words the
Democrats SAW the battle that is before
them. lie declared that the hand stretched
olt now through these iuiampG, measures
tocapttirc The Capitol would mll poWerlc>>,
stricken by au angel OF God. But 10 brief
account can give m idea OF the strength
and imprc>siycne>> of this imprisoned
effort OF Mr. FRYE. The Democratic side
sat under portions OF IL a> il the lightning
were PLAYING over them. and on the Repub-
lican side there came back the thrilling
sensation of the days when the government
which Chalmers denounced IL "a drunken
dc~pouSm was waging war FOR freedom
and nationality