Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-24
WHEEIINC3 w. VA THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL "a, 1879.

/ las an answer 10 DdNlsJ TIC iam PoooNN
by Congress on that occasion authorizing
the President to issue his proclamation
and (if not obeyed) to use the whole
force of the United States TO enforce the
laws of the United States. In conclu-
sion, he said: addressing himself dl-
rectly to the Democratic side OF the
House1-My friends, ! have already
appealed to YOU on this question OF re-
sistance TO United States law. You
are here the leaders, the representa-
tive men of the opinions Of your section
and communities are acted on in masses,
and we all know how often In
this worlds history the reason Is
dethroned by feeling and passion usurps
the province of reason. But you are
better educated; you are better IN
formed; you are better instructed; you
deal more with the outside world than
the people of your districts. Ought you
not to be leaders, not followers, OF their
ideas2 Ought they not to take instruc-
ton from you? and ought you not to SO
! lead and control them that not only IN
dividual men, but the organized masses,
shall learn to look TO justice as
right-to strive for the right. You have
among YOU statesmen who in other
times and other duties have made these
| halls vocal with the advocacy OF the
| great rights. Yoa have orators In whose
blood the warm currents OF youth still
flow with manliness and power. Men
| whose life seem to have been touched
with the rod of Hermes; whose voice In
hustings and hall rings out like silver
clarion. You have soldiers as brave as
ever Wallace led. Men who have
commanded armies greater than
| those with which Napoleon swept
the continent OF Europe, on fields more
deadly than those on which were decld-
ed the destinies of the nations. You
have statesmen fit to stand by any III
| the governments of the world. VIII
YOU not listen to the voice OF peace?
| Will YOU not understand that you are
needlessly forcing upon us this PROPOSE
| ton, not the question, whether or not
the laws of the United States can be en-
| force, bnt whether or not the United
| States has any "peace" which 1t may
and can maintain? Now, ask you TO
pause on the threshold Of this question,
| and endeavor to take away your own
minds from the impress of natural as
sociations and natural feelings. You
NAV be opposed. Men may revile you.
Regard them uot, it is but the scream OF
the vulture which you scare from his
prev. You may some OF you be called
upon to sacrifice yourselves. Remem-
| ber that the highest offering OF citizen
To his country, or OF soldier TO his
| cause, is not always yalOr, but is some
Ip,,,.,,l,r thot n.hAn
the earth gaped in forum 1t was not
| fruits or wine, not gold or
| precious stones, nor Offering OF
forest or flood, not gladiator,
slave, nor rude barbarian; not client,
nor freedmen; no! not even child nor
wife, that could avert the threatened
danger, but the Roman citizen himself
-patrician, soldier, knight clad with re-
gala and armed with weapons OF the
highest type Of the citizen, soldier and
leader.
Mr.. Chairman, repeat my PROPOSE
ton. The United States is govern
ment of limited powers delegated
to it by the Constitution, but
limited only in the number and
not in quantity. The powers OF the
government are the supreme law OF the
land when organized in the form OF law
by the National Legislature, and when
they are so organized, they must be en-
forced by all powers OF the government,
or the government itself will fall to
pieces and be destroyed, and remain
Onlva derision tOthe enemies OF free gov
ernment throughout the world. APP
plause and hearty congratulations from
the Republican members.
Mr.. Findley then proceeded to argue
in favor of the proposed repeal. Though
il was true that special marshals could
only be appointed in cities OF 20 900 and
upwards, sill under the decision OF At
torney General Taft, in 1876, deputy
marshals to the number OF ii 900 had
been appointed in no less than 2,24i
precincts. Ofthose 1000 deputies TO-
400 had been placed in strong Demo
cratic or in doubtful precincts. Ot
the remaining600, 3SShad been stationed
in Philadelphia, and he had it upon
good authority that the great bulk of
them had been stationed in Mr.. Ran
dall's district.
Mr.. O'Neill-I deny on my authori-
ty, the authority which the gentleman
quotes, and should like to know who
is his authority.
Mr.. Finley said that those Republican
marshals, acting in conjunction with
1000 Republican policemen, under the
pretence that the Democrats had not
the right to vote, dragged them from the
polls, snatched the tickets out Of their
hands and committed all kinds Of out
rhsrtanV, VnarahalG haI since
| been convicted of such crimes as murder
and burglary.
Mr.. O'Neil-I can disprove that.
Mr.. Finleyproceeded to quote from his
testimony taken by the Wallace Com
mittee to show the bad character OF the
marshals appointed in Philadelph IN.
Mr.. O'Neiil asserted that several OF
the witnesses before that committee had
since been arrested for perjury and yet
| the committee had not dared 10 return
to Philadelphia to examine into the
matter.
Ine committee rose and the House
| took a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
There was a very small attendance
when the House, Immediately after as
| scmbling this evening, went into Com
mittee Of the Whole on fhe legislative
bill. Speeches in opposition to the pro-
posed repeal were made by Fort, Sapp,
Deering, Clark OF Iowa, Updegraf Of
Ohio and Humphrey, and in favor OF the
repeal 10y Ryan and AthertOn.
The committee rose and the House
| took recess till tomorrow.
Agricultural Report.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The April
returns TO the Department Of Agricul-
ture show that the acreage OF wheat is
about II per cent. greater than last year.
| This increase is due mostlyto the trans
fer ct spring sowings TO fall sowings in
the West and Northwest Unless the
spring sowings increase beyond present
expectations there will be reduced
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