Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-15

dGlcS Els Culy sQoQlu DC put iutu itepuoiieAu
Cabinet. General applause and clapp!Dg OF
Lahts on the democratic eide.
Dir keifer remarked that The fair intsraoee
from wha. Mr. Buier bad said was that he
vas il favor o.; putting Confederates iato the
cabinet.
Mr.. Butler. [ have not said that | was 10
favor Of il, cor do think that tie country has
yet come up to II; but when we have withdraw
all Causes of difference, nobody from the North
will object TO Confederate being 10 the cabI'
net aoy more than from humanity to perSIon
Confederate soldars.
Mr. Keller Then the gentleman underte kes
to say, at least that is the fair Inference, that
the present administrator il only step in
Advance CT him. lie hss pot yet come TO the time
ahcn he Is 10 favor tf putting Confederate
generals ic the cabinet or OF peIsioping Conted'
crate soldiers.
Mr.. Butler. Neither on, nor the other
Mr. ksittr. Not vel; but the gentleman
thinks he very nearly there. lie is almost
persuaded.
NJ Keller went On 10 justify bis opposition
to the bill FIR tie relief IF the William and
Mary coIIege, ou the grtu,d thst secessionis5
doctrines had been taught in tha. seminary.
Mr. Aiken reminded lin that the leading
men Ct the Conf derate army had been
graduates OF West Point, and that the sauo
OF .etioD would therefore DC agaosi that AGA
DENY.
MIR. Blackburn said that if the ghost of tho
rec Mt struggle would not d0Wo, aud itthere
| waa 90 pabuum on WHICH certain sta!8art pa
!Eio:s could feed czo,pt that restless shade. be
! aan,cd the gentleman from Ohio TO state what
tie meant IN the shape OF Southern claims, by
1hicl he was accustomed to alright the coun
lrg. The precedent Tor them had been esiao
| iihel by inc republican party. Who bad ever
asked Congress to pay dollar 90 any Southern
c'a!m that was not Ter the bench: ti one who
| bad rs Il cindi!ion prtc :dert, pr0yau his 10y
ally 10 the Uniou aa1 his dl:loyalty 10 ihc Con
fedtr.cy? Who had ever asked for the pen
| sia; lug ii Confederate soldier?
! M:. Keller. The geo!lcman from Mas:achu
! sets.
| Nj. B.ckbuco The gentama1 from hlsssa.
| oiu:c,!s, cravicg your psrdoo did no such
thias. Who has aver undertaken to elevate
| a Coulel>ra;c soldier TO the Cabinet? Not
The South. Not The democracy. 1t is q
| hyb7id administering that hss developed this
! isclql..
Mr. F,st,r. Who i3UsnS &c c!svas Conied.
ura:c (lcauirg Blackburn hilself) TO the
SposkeIstip CT this House.
| Sir. Blackburn. hops the gentleman hin-
self vii. -hcW that gooi tas!o. Laughter |
! Passing Gntohe qu s;!oD Of the alleged 6i5!oga
| ty Of Southern scminsrics be ssk3d who had
.hcd Iuslra On the American arms before tho
wa. broke CUT who had DOT been graduate Of
| Yves. Point, and had MOI there learceG, from
| Hoaic's Commentaries 90 the Constitution.
everything that he ever knew Of the Limitations
| ti the Constitution That hero book o! the
u.Iian" was ceriaialy the most advanced adVo
GO: o! the hight Of secession.
H. e1tercd his pr0tGs! ogaiGs! thu iojus!loa
done to The Sjuh in imnuiIDg to II any re5pau.
I s!b.Iilg for these war Claims. The South did
n0i asNS pr The nclsi0niog OF her crippled sol
,i&7s. She had slaked her all on her conVie
| tons, AID had lost. Sho had not complaioeG,
| aud would never in the future complain. She
| bcr3 her ltsjcs, AID sim2y protested that II
was neither generous, nor kind, ror manly, nor
uIcfcii1i to drag her into this gus ion and 20
yl4l:o her the football CT the pas,iOGs OF m:u.
| p ha scama! to have al hear: tic seTvi0g OF
partisan purposes rattle: than the advarc2-
| men. OF the COMMON goyd. Applause ca the
democratic side.
Mr. Reagan expressed me Tlsh tnas INC
means should u adopted either wholly to cx
cildc ali such c'aims or to refer them all to
! ;ribunal where tncy cru!d DC passed up2u Gu
th.r uerits. IL regretted that his lriepds ou
| he democratic 81 ia saCud hare allowed them
s.ivis to be PLACED in the attitude Ct t,Vo!lpS
c:a;gs f.! which they had no sympathy.
Without &C ion Oh the bill the Committee
.on aDd the HOUSE took T recess.