Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-03-13
senator Chandler ON len. Davis.

The following is a Uerbatiu report of the
speech of Senator Chandler, delivered
about five O'Clock Monday morning, on
the Arrears of Pensions bill:
Mr.. PREsIDENT-Twenty-t y-two years ago
tomorrow, in the old hall of the Senate,
now occupied by the Supreme Court of
the United States, I, in company with
Jefferson Davis, stood upand swore before
Almighty God that would support the
Constitution of the United States. JEFF
ferson Davis came from the Cabinet of
Franklin Pierce into the Senate of the
United States, and took the oath with me
to be faithful to this Government. Dur
ing four years I sat in this body with JEFF
ferson Davis and saw preparations going
on, from day to day, for the overthrow of
the Government, With treason in his
heart and perjury upon his lips he took
an oath to sustain the Government that
he meant to overthrow. Sir, there was
method in that madness. He, in coop
Grafton with other men from his section,
and in the Cabinet of Buchanan, made
careful preparation for the event that was
to follow. Your armies were scattered
all over this broad land where they could
not be used in an emergency. Your fleets
were scattered wherever the winds blew
and water was found to float them, where
they could not be used to put down the
rebellion. Your treasury was depleted
until your bonds, bearing six per cent.
interest, principal and interest payable
in coin, were sold for eighty-six cents on
the dollar for current expenses, and nc
buyers. Preparations were carefully
made. Your arms were sold under an
apparently innocent clause in an army
bill, providing that the Secretary of Wal
might, at his discretion, sell such arms al
} he deemed it for the interest of the Gov
: ernment to sell. a.5
: Sir, eighteen years ago last month [ sa
? in the halls and listened to Jefferson Da
5 Wis delivering his farewell address, in
forming us what our constitutional du
e ties to this Government were, and thel
r he left and entered into a rebellion t.
, overthrow the Government that he ha'
sworn to support. I remained here, sir
3 during the whole of that terrible REBEL
e ion. L saw our brave soldiers by thou
j sands and hundreds of thousands-aye,
might say millions, pass through to tn
q theater of war, and saw their shattere
: ranks return. I saw steamboat afte
d steamboat and railroad train after rail
It road train arrive with MANNED and woun
e ded. was with my friend from Rhod
: Island (Burnside) when he commando
l. the Army of the Potomac, and saw pile
g of legs and arms that made humanit
il shudder. I saw widow and orphan i
e their homes, and heard the weeping an
d wailing of those who had lost their deal
= est and their best. 'als>@
re Mr.. President, little thought at ths
Y time that should live to hear in the Sci
e ate of the United States eulogies upo
k Jefferson Davis living-a living rebel Ell
logized on the floor of the Senate of IL
United States. Sir, am amazed to het
It, it, and can tell the gentlemen on tt
at other side that they little know the spir
n of the North when they come here at th
st day and with brayado on their lips utt
st leulogies upon man whom every ma
ur woman and child in the North believes
nd have been a double-dyed traitor to h
ur country. IApplause in the galleries.
lie The presiding officer (Mr. Mitchell
of the chair )-s'Order must be preserved
g, the galleries"
as Mr.. Morgan-If the Senator or al
ty other man in the United States believ
as that, why did they not proceed to
lat him? And I ask who went on his bo
m when he was released from prison?
mt Mr.. Chandler-The Democratic can
lat date for the Presidency, 1 believe, We
on his bond.