The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-26
Blaine ard Vance.-Conkllng ana
Lamar.

BIalHC TOOK the HDti anu dc"hi
up the subject of Southern school books.
Since Souther,, Senators denied some time
apo that there were any such school books
IN the South IS he had described. he had, he
said. been examining the Congressional
Library aud found the facts even worse than
he supposed. TO illustrate that children IN
that section were taught sectlona!lsm and
unpatriotic notions, he quoted from a scnool
reader made up exclusively OF extracts from
the writings OF Southern men. Among the
names OF authors he read those OF George
y. Racby. Il. VI. T. Hunter, Moses ID.
Hoge. ID. ID, I. II. Logan, H.. b. vance, j..
/. kemper. Stiles. Holcombe, &c., from
Virginia, and others for other Southern
States. After commenting upon the 40
sence of the writings OF gIea men OF the
North and Of the old-time great ones OF the
South, he pronounced 1t a pernlcloas book,
and took up another for criticism. ancc
got the floor, and in a few words showed
how utterly unfair and puerile were such at
tempts to malign the South. lie SAID 1t
would he no more just to hold the whole
South responsible for any bad book gotten
UP By individual enterprise to make money,
than it would be to enCun the North Tor
the mass Of bad books and obscene literature
published in that section. This book he
had never seen, but he had no doubt 1t was
a good book because his own production was
among the selections.
Later on in the running debate Blaine got
the laugh on Vance by reading an Isolated
paragraph from Vance, contribution to the
book, that sounded like a high-sonndlng
tumble of big words.
A HYENA AMONG f
From another book Blaine read an extract
that represented that an Indiana regiment
behaved badly at the battle of Buena Vista,
and that Jeff Davis caused his Mississipplans
to open ranks and let the frightened Indian
ians fly to the rear, &c.
Voorhees, afterward made a brilliant speech
in reply, in which be scored Blaine unmerci-
fully. He said he was among men as the
scavenger bird among birds, and as the hyena
among beasts, digging up and preylng upon
the rotten and buried things of the past, &c.
He eloquently defended Indiana volunteers,
and declared that all New England did not
send to Mexico one thousand volunteer
troops.
The debate continued until near night,
several senators taking part, and at length,
it being evident that the Republicans did not
intend to allow a vote until two or three of
their number had relieved themselves of set
speeches, Senator Wlthers arose and moved
to adjourn. Conkling rudely called him to
order, though in order, and jeering remarks
were heard from the minority side. Withers
withdrew his motion and settled down to
fight i: out if it took all night. From 9 2.
NJ. until midnight there was nothing but a
series of roll-calls and discussion of points of
order, the Republicans tilibustering to pre-
vent the passage of the bill, aud the Demo
Gratis not having quorum of their W party
present.
BITTER AND INSULTING ATTACH.
salisbury about that hour made some re-
marks about the unseemly proceedings of the
minority III tilibustering to prevent the pas
sage OF an appropriation bill, which pro-
voked Conkling to one of his bitterest and
most insulting attacks upon Democrats and
the South. He charged them with present
ing a bill to throttle the President in the ex-
ercise of his lawful authority and duty to
protect the purity of the ballot-box from
redshirts, rifle clubs, night riders, land
other demons with which the South abounds;'
that the Democratic majority brought in a
bill that was but a contemplate trick, a Jug
gle of words, and attempted to force it
through rough-shod over the minority. 1t
was a pitltul attempt to cheat and deceive
the people and the President by introducing
in the bill the words, 'as a police force"
because the majority well knew that except
as a police force troops could not be used
at all to keep the peace at the polls. Walk
ing across the aisle and shaking his fists to-
wards the Democrats, he declared that he
meant to teach the proud and domineering
majority that while he held a seat in the
Senate they should not run rough-shod over
the minority. He declared that they at
tempted to stif1e debate, and not only did it
lnsultlngly, but had acted in bad faith: that
he had consented to allow the Lamar's Levee
bill to be finished before taking up the Army
bill with the understanding that time would
be allowed Republicans for debate, and the
agreement had been violated.
o RE A o RE ANOTHER.
More than one Democrat was incensed at
Conkling gratuitious insults, but it fell to
Lamars lot to the floor first, and having
been specially alluded to in connection with
the charge of bad faith, he mildly denied
having entered into any agreement. Then.
as if by a sudden impulse, turned toward
Conkling, who was pacing the floor in rear
of the desks, and said: Il return to him