Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-25

lIOiu NOlILS " tiiC liCSch'c VI a. niOu
ruffians at the polls, in support of
which assertion many official docu-
ments could be produced This chal-
lenge and it's accompaniments have
been exceedingly troublesome to the
Democrats, and q number of Demo
cratic Senators have at different
times essayed to wrestle with it, al
ways, however coming to grief.
TIE Senator from Kentucky pre-
pared himself to-day with great care,
and fortified himself with large pile
Of newspapers and records, to de-
molish the troublesome obstruction
which Mr.. Blaine had erected in his
political path. Mr. Becks materials
were wholly drawn from events which
occurred in his own State in an cleo
ton which took Place in August, 1865.
Even if they had been convincing IN
themselves they were presented IN a
tumble, in such shape as to carry no
weight at all, owing to the Senator S
unfortunate manner of mixing per
sonal opinions, vituperatioD, apollo
gies, retractions and explanations all
up together. After enlarging upon
these events for an hour and half,
and mixing in with them incidentally
almost every topic which has been
referred to in political debates Of the
last three months, he gave way.
Senator Blaine made a characters
tic speech in reply, occupying about
an hour, and as usual, distributing
his attentions very generally over the
Democratic side of the chamber. He
showed, in reply to Mr.. Beck, that
there was martial law N Kentucky In
1865, and that her quota in the rebel
army had then just returned home.
the arrests of Mr.. Beck had com
planned were made by order Of Gen
eral Palmer, who acted in compliance
with requests of Governor Bramlett,
the Executive Of the State Turning
to Senator Voorhees,, Mr.. Blaine ridi-
culed the story told by the two 1ndi-
ana Senators yesterday, that hlas-
sachusetts regiment, al an election
during the war, had surrounded the
polls in Indianapolis, without arms,
and driven away the Democrats who
attempted to vote there. MIR. Blame
said he had referred to the records
since last night, and was surprised to
find that on the occasion of that al
legged outrage Il heavier Democratic
vote had been cast in the city OF In
dianapolis than had ever been polled
previous TO that time. Mr. Blaine
then took up the story of the Peters
burg election, on which occasion, ac-
cording to Mr. Withers, Virginians
had been outraged and intimidated to
such an extent that many of them
had not ventured to approach the
polls. He showed that every soldier
remained all day in the Custom House,
a long distance from the polling
place. Mr. Blaine then introduced
lie subject OF the Southern school
lite, ature. He showed that htera
ture on a novel character exists, by
producip.- copy Of new work just
from the pr, rs, of which the author
was a dist;ng1, shed teacher in Texas
the book itself Icing entitled THE
| Southern Student : Handbook o.
Selections for Reading ana Oratory.
Mr.. Blaine, in bis inimits. 'le style oi
running commentary, reaa The list oi
authors from whose speec. les OF
writings selections had been l, ,de
and emphasized the fact which h;
pointed out, that every selection con-
tained in the book had been taken
from the period of the rebellion,
Nothing, he said, from, the pens or
lips of eminent Southerlers of other
days or from the great lights OF lit
erature from other lands had been
found worthy of Place in this work
Senator Voorhees, then made a
speech of two hours In length, care
fully prepared and designed exclu-
siveiy for circulation IN country dis
tricts as campaign document. He
set up men of straw and with tre-
mendous force tilted at them until
their remnants were scattered by the
whirlwinds which his own stormy
eloqdence created. He assembled
above the mountain tops for his met
aphors and descended to the lower
depths for his terms of kissing re-
proach-
At six o'clock Senator Conkling
called attention to the fact that Sen
ator Beck and Senator Voorhees, had
consumed the greater part of the day,
and that several Republican Senators
wished to make speeches on the army
bill. He expressed the hope that a
night session would not be forced
upon the Senate, and he moved to
adjourn
Mr. Withers. in charge of the bill,
EXPRESSED his willingness to adjourn
if unanimous consent could be given
to take a vote at some fixed hour to
morrow.
To this proposition Senator Conk-
ling said he would not assent, and
threatened that If such an unfair pro-
cedure should be attempted the Re
publicans would stand upon their
reserved rights.
Filibusterirg thereupon began. and
scene of confusion. of roll calls and
points of order, OF decisions and ap-
peals, and more points OF order fol
lowing in rapid succession, continued
for hours.
After spending half the night In
fillibustering. Senator Conkling, at
midnight, made one of the most
scathing arraignments of the Dem
ocracy for hypocrisy and unfair treat
ment ever heard in the Senate 1t
created intense excitement. Incl
dental reference Was made to Mr.
Lamar.
The latter arose and denounced the
statement rs q falsehood.
Mr.. Conkling replied as follows {: