The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-26
SENATOR INGALLS,.
His speech i'm the senate ON the
ARMY Bill.

HIS speech i'm the senate ON the
Army Bill.
The Senate being IN committee Of the
whole for the consideration of the army
bill, with amendmonts, Mr.. Ingalls, spoke
as follows, as reported in the Congressional
Record:
Mr.. ING ILLS. For q while, Mr.. Presi-
dent, it appeared that the degraded de-
vice known TO history as the electoral COM
mission, which was accepted by each party
with the hope that it would cheat the -, her,
had resulted in defrauding both. Bu, the
events Of the last two years, and notably Of
the present session CT Congress, have unex-
pectedly vipdicsted the wisdom of that
policy which, when il was adopted, was re-
garded by many as surrender Of priuci.
pie, an abandonment Of friends, and falsi.
fication of history.
President HAYES has been the object of
much assault during rhis debate; but he
has at lsst rendered one signal and ines
timable service to his party and his coun-
country. He has shown that the Democ.
racy in their professions and pro,estations
are insincere and implacsble. If he de-
ed, he lie a consummate master OF political
strategy. Ii the end has been attained
through the inexorable logic of events, our
debt to him is no; less. Whether he made
the opportunity or the opportunity made
him, is immaierIsl low.
Immediately upon his accession he began
the labor of reconciliation. lie announced
that he was President OF the country, and
not Of a party, and that he served his party
best who served his country hest. Sur
rounded by political vi-ionarie. and dream
era, sycophantic mercenaries and spoststes
from both parties, ard subtle enemies il
the disguise OF advisers and friends, be
yielded promptly their suggestions that il
was his mission to restore to the Republic
the halcyon days of concord, harmony, and
peace. He aliebated the great body of hi,
supporters by undisguised and fu
tile efforts to propitiaie his
adversaries. Though Packard and
Chamberlain received more votes in their
States than the Republican Presidential
electors in their respsctative States, yet he
recognized Nichols and Hampton a. the
lawful Governors of Louisiana and kouth
Carolina. He withdrew the soldiers from
tuc " 'hSA coAAo~ns
and garrisons.
He place a representative southern Dem.
ocrat in his Cabinet; he appointed Demo
Gratis to many important ofhces In Southern
States; he extended the olivebrancb; he
preached the gospel OF reconciliation, oi
forgiveness, of foI gelfulness, and OF love
rather than tina: of hatred; he famed nc
diving embers; he revived no dead issues;
he appealed to no sectional animoslty; hs
boldly recognized the courage and sincerity
of the southern soldiers in their attack on
the Union; he ceased to consult with the
aggressive stalwart leaders of northern
opinion, and forfeited their confidence by
his apparent concessions to the South.
Under his ADMINISTRATION there has been
DO military or civil interference with elec.
tions in the South or elsewhere in this
country. There have been no bay onets al
the pollr; local elf-government, SO called
in every State and locality has been re,
stored: the last vestise OF national inter.
yep,ion has been withdrawn; every com.
plsint has had an attentive ear; every
wrong has been redressed, and the "iror
heel of depotism," about which We have
heard so much, has been lifted from the
PROSTATE aid bleeding liberties Of the feo
pie.
But what has been his recompense? How
have his advances baea met? Whist re,
sponse has been made to his appeals fol
reconciliation? This debate may answer
The history il TOO recent to need rehearsal
When proceedings were instituted with
the avowei purpose of imPeaching his title
to the presidency, not Democrat, with
perhaps a single exception, N either
House of Congress denounced or voted
against them. No cepsure has been toe
extrayagant, no epithet too cosrse, no COM
parison too degr aiding, no insult too intoler.
able 20 be addressed TO him. And now when
he presumes 10 exert an Ut dsniabie constr
tulional fupcti n in returning bills wi,hou;
his approval ne is courteou.ly descrlbi d iu
debate and b. the press a. a fraud, de
facto President, that man, Ru .herf1rd the
First. The m an at the other end OF tine Ave.
nue., and threatened with the nou-psymen'
Of his salary if he refuses TO surreEder hi:
convictions.
Congress has now ben in session fol
nearly three months having been summoned
by the President for the single purpose o.
making appropriations for the support o'
the army and for the payment Of the legis
latiye, executive and judicial expenses oi
the government for the year beginning July
/, 1879.
These bills we're allowed to fail at the
previous session, not Tor want II time-fo,
there WA an abundance Of that-nor be
cause there was fsctious opposition by Re
publicars But it WAS necessary upon
some plrI-ible pretsx xt to profit without de-
lay by u eopportuni,y offered to the Demo
Gratis to control the organization and pat
ronase Of the two Houses Of Congress for
the first time iu eighteen years. They
could not wait until December So it was
suddenly i scovered that the liberties and
rights OF the isople were In Imminent
danger and peril; that sundry despots and
tyrants, notably, X. b. Hayes, Charles
Deyens and John Davenport, were abroad
in the land, traupliug down the liberties Of
the people, destr pying Stste governments,
corruptiny the ,lntsins Of justice, consoli-
dating and c. utrslizing our political sys-
TEN and paving the WAY for despotism.
There was much parade tf English history
in search of precedents, and the Senator
from Ohio finally formul xted the situation
.y declaring that appropriations should
not be granted unless grievances were re-
dressed.
The grievances finally selected for re-
dress were three in number, and found in
certain provisions of the statutes OF the
United states-permit,ing-
First. The challenge of jurors who
aided, abetted, or sympathized with the re-
beIliou under the discretion Of the court, in
cases where justice would be promoted by
their rejection. This grievance was formu-
lated as the Exclusion of intelligence from
the jury-box."
Second. The constitutional employment
bv the President of the armed forces OF the
United States TO keep the peace at elections,
whenever their use was necessary and law
full. This grievance was denominated as
as the use of the "bayonets st the polls"
Third. The supervision Of elections for
members of Congress and presidential elec-
tors by the civil authorizes Of the United
States for the prevention of fraud and vio-
lence. This grievance was denounced as
IAN invasion OF the sovereignty Of the
Safes"
Those who have insisted upon the repeal
of these provisions contend that they are
irritating remnants of war legislation; that
they have been perverted to partisan pur-
posts and have been used to thwsrt rather
than promote the expression Of the popular
will.
But it is evident, and the country will not
fail to observe, that even were all these al
legations true TO the utmost that has been
claimed by those who have sought to justi-
fy their attempted defeat Of appropriations
unless these obnoxious statutes were an
nulled, yet that the issue rs presented at
this time has been feigned and unreal be-
cause there are no elections at which either
the military or civil forces of the Govern
ment could be used during the period over