Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-05
Hon. JEFEERsON DAVIS.

The amendment, offered In the senate on
Monday by Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts,, pro-
posing to exclude Hon. Jefferson Davis from
the benefits OF the pension bill, occasloned On
animated and interesting debate. The
prompt manner in which this insult to fallen
greatness was repealed, shows that there sis
life In the old land yet, ," and that there are
men in the senate who have the courage TO
do justice to an honest man. Senator Gar
land, of Arkansas, was the first to rebuke the
malignant fanatic of Massachusetts. He
showed that the Republicans had pensioned
such rebels as Orr, Longstreet, and the bush
whacker Mosby, and paid a high tribute to
the integrity of Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Maxey of
Texas, and Mr.. Bailey of Tennessee, came to
the defense of the rebel chief Ohio's
noble senator-A. G. Thurman-whose
utterances always have the ring of
genuine Democracy, was whitening and over
whelming in his denunciations of this at
tempt to insult the people of the south by
insulting the man who had been guilty of
the csime of being true to his section. He
said "the amendment asked him to single
out Jefferson Davls's punishment, when other
men who went as far as he did were not only
not punished, but have been appointed to
the highest stations in the government; and
in this connection he might mention the
names of Alderman, formerly United States
attorney-Reneral; the present postmaster
general, Key; General Longstreet, postmaster
at Gainesville; Mosby, of guerilla fame,
all and many others of the same class
being appointed by the Republican admin
lstration; he saw on the bench men who
were just as guilty as Jefferson Davis
The proposition before them came from the
senator of the State of Massachusetts, whose
treason had been more violent and longer
than that of any othef State in the Union
Mr.. Thurman did not want to pick out JET
ferson Davis as a martyr, when all others
who acted with him walk the earth unchal-
lenged." Mr.. Hoar writhed under these re-
marks. They were so truthful, forcible and
pointed that the Massachusetts senator in
voluntarily sprang to his feet Evidently
laboring under great Indignation, Senator
Lamar rose to defend the cherished idol of
the south, and particularly of Mississippi.
He characterized the insult as wanton and
unprovoked. Mr.. Edmunds was in the chair,
and to save his partisan friend from the mer-
CHESS castigation which he knew was coming,
called Senator Lamar to order for this Lam
guage. The senator said it seemed
to be in order to fling insults, but cut
of order to hurl back the blow,
and appealed to the senate to correct this
unjust and partisan decision, and Mr.. Lamar
was sustained in his appeal by a vote of
twenty-seven yeas to fifteen nays. The de-
tense of Mr.. Lamar does justice to his heart
and his talents as well as justice to Mr..
Davis. After running debate Mr.. Davis |
was excluded from the benefits of the pension
bill, by a vote of twenty-three to TWENTY-FIVE.
This unjust and insulting reflection upon
Jefferson DAVIS will yet be repaired. When
the congress of the United States voted reso-
lutions Of censure upon Andrew jackson, the |
Democracy Of the nation resolved that the
resolutions should be expunged from the pub
lie records. SOLITARY and alone" Thomas
II. Benton, of Missouri, "put the ball in mo-
ton" and after several years of agitation
the unjust partisan resolution was ex-
plunged by drawing across it lines
black as q widows mourning weeds. !
his insult to a soldier who fought and fell
IN the Mexican war must be repaired. The
idea OF placing seventy-fve Confederate gen
erals IN the congress Of the United States, |
and then denying to Jefferson Davis the same
pension given his comrades-1n-arrns. because
he too was Confederate, is shameful. scan |
dalous, disgraceful. Mr.. Hoar predicated
his amendment upOn the groand that Mr..
Davis mad not repented of his treason.
Neither has Garland, nor Chalmers, nor