The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-01
STALWART zACHARIAH.
The Venerable Patriot Fires a Part
Ing Shot.
Ever Equal TO the Occasion, He Eelipses
HIS Former Efforts In HIS ArFaign.
ment OF the Democratic Party.


WASHINGTON, June SO.-1n the Senate
today Mr. Eaton reported back the reso
luton for the final adjournment Of Con
gress this afternoon, but on motion Il
went over until tomorrow. Senator
Chandler then arose and made speech
in which he arraigned the Democratic
party for the course Il has pursued in Con.
gress.
He said we have now been three
months and hall in this Capital, but not
without certain results. We have shown
to the people OF this nation just what the
Democratic party means. The people
have been informed as to your party's
ends and aims. By tra'd and violence.
by shot gun aad tissue ballots you hold
the present majority in both Houses Of
Congress, and you have taken the early
opportunity to show what you intend to
do with that majority thus obtained. You
are within sight Of the promised land, but
like Moses Of old, we propose send you up
into the mountain TO die. [Great laughterI.
MIR. President, We are approaching the
end OF this extra session, and It's record
will soon become historic. The acts Of
the Democratic party, as manifested In
this Congress, justify me In arraigninp Il
before the loyal people OF the United
States on the political issues which It has
presented as an enemy Of the nation, and
as the author and abettor Of the rebellion.
MIR. Chandler proceeded to arraign the
Democratic party asfollows;
First, For having resorted to revolution
ary measures to carry out their partisan
projects by attempting to coerce the exec.
utiVe by withholding supplies, and thus
accomplishing by starvation the destruc.
tion ol the Government which they had
failed to overthrow by arms.
Second-For having injured the bust.
ness interests Of the country by forcing
the present extra session after liberal com.
promises were tendered them prior to the
close Of last session.
Third-For having attempted 10 throw
away the results OF the recent war by
again eleVating the State over National
sovereignty. We sacrificed more than
SOC, 900 lives and expended over 5000.
600, 900 to put down this heresy, and to |
perpetuate national life they surrendered
this at Appomattox, but now they attempt
to renew this pretension.
Fourth-For having attempted there are
honorable exceptions, and long may they
be remembered, to damage the business
interests Of the country by forcing silver
coin into circulation OF less value than Il |
represents, thus swindling the laboring |
man and producer by compelling him to |
accept eighty.fve cents for q dollar and |
thus enrich bullion owners at the ex pense
Of the laborer. One billion two hundred |
million dollars are paid yearly to labor
alone In this country, and by forcing
eighty-fve cents on the dollar on the |
workingmen you swindle them out OF
Sls0, ,0O0, 900 yearly.
Fifth-For having removed without
cause experienced officers and employees
OF this body, some OF whom served and |
were wounded in the Union army, and
with appointing men who had been in the |
rebel army and attempted to destroy the
government.
Sixth-For having instituted a secret and
illegitimate tribunal, the edicts Of which
have been made the supreme governing
power OF Congress, in defiance OF the fun.
damental principles OF the Constitution.
The DEGREES Of this Junta are known, al.
though its motives are hidden.
Seventh For having held up for public
admiration that arch-rebel Jefferson Davis
(great laughter on the Democratic side), |
declaring he was inspired by motives as
sacred and as noble as those that animated
Washington, and as having rendered ser.
vices in attempting to destroy the Union
which would equal in history Grecian
fame and Roman glory. Laughterl You
may lfugh-the people OF the North will
make you laugh on the other side OF your
faces. Renewed laughter.1
Eighth-For having undertaken TO blot
from the statute books OF the nation tho
wise laws rendered necessary by The war
and its results, and insuring lie, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness TO the ema,
cipated freedmen, who are so bulldozed and
kukluxed that they are seeking peace in
exile, although urged to remain by shot
guns,
Ninth-For having attempted to repeal
the wise legislation which excludes those
who served under the rebel flag from
holding commissions in the army and |
navy OF the United States.
Tenth-For having introduced a large
amount oil legislation for the exclusive |
benefit Of the States recently in rebellion, |
which, il enacted, would BANKRUPT the
national treasury.
Eleventh-For having coaspired to de-
stroy all that the Republican party has
accomplished, many Of them breaking
their oath Of allegiance to the United
States, and pledging their fortunes and |
their sacred honors to overthrow this
Government They failed, and thus lost
all they pledged. Call halt. The days OF |
vaporing is over. The loyal North Is |
aroused and their doom is sealed. lac.
cept the issue on these arraignments dis. |
tinctly and specifically before the citizens
Of this great Republic as Senator Of the |
United States and as citizen OF the United |
States. ] appeal to the people. 1t is ior
Those oitiEens 10 say who Is right and who |
is wrong Igo before that tribunal conf. |
dent that the Republican party is right
and that the Democratic party Is wrong.
They have made these issues, not we, and
by them they must stand or fall, this plat.
form which they have constructed. moi
only for 70 but for 80. They cannot
change it, for we will hold them to il
They have made their bed and we will see