The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-14


my seat 10 this body With Jed Davis
C~lsughtsr there were here forty-fouI
Democrats. twenty Republicans and
TWO Independents. Of these Demo
Gratis twsaty eight we're from S,usb
ern States, sixteen from Northern
States and tWo Independent Then
- nov, the Indepsndentsis this body,
upon every question connected with
slavery, voted with the South You
in caucus then decided H. Stephen
A. Douglas, because be asserted
that be did not ARE whether alavery
was voted up or down, should be
degraded from the craftsmanship Of
the committee on Territories, and
there are bat three Northern men
out Of six who dared to resist the eau
Gus dictstion. And you did degrade
him and put him of that committee
Then you crowded your men OF the
bridge aud they sank to . man into
The waters of oblivion to rise no more
forever. Sir. of these sixteen mem
bers, not q solitary man from the
North eve came up to the surface of
the water Of oblivion. You compelled
them 10 vote for messurers TO which
the North could not and would not
submit.
Sir, to-day you are doing the self
same thing. To-day we have this
body forty-one Democrats, thirty
Republicans and M Independent
To-day a. twenty-five years ago,
ON all questions connected with
States rights, the Independent party,
as q unit, votes win the Democratic
party. To-day YOU nave, as | said,
forty-two members 10 this BODY
.forly-one, leaving out the Iadepend-
cut part. You have twelve members
from the North, and they are arrang-
ed tnos: From California one from
Indiana, now rs theu, Two from
New Jersey Two, now al theu ; feow
Onio you have two, You had out one
nen: from Oregon you have two
now, aud you had W. tEeu; from
Pennsylvania you have one now,
you had vDe tnen; from RAvde Is
iaad you have noIe now, out you
have Que from Connecticut aud one
from Ne~ York As | said, history
Is to-day repeating itself, aud You
are {, Gay repeating what YOU did
io 1857. You are GRO sding your
men If the b ldge, aud The meu uf
Today, as the men vi 1857, will sink
into the waters VI oblivion u rise ~
nore forever.
HOT SHOT FOR DEMOc RATS
Look a. the change that has .aken
place since that time. Sir, the peo-
pie are more thoroughly aroused to
day against that doctrine, this here
sy Of s ate Rights, than they were
from 1857 to 1861 You proposed to
pension JEFF Davis, aud every single
one of your Northern allies voted for
MIN. You eulogized him as q pa.
triot, to be compared side by side
with Washington, aud all the patriots
uf the Revolution, and every one of
vour Northern allies voted aye. At
ter the close Of the rebellion you
claimed that You were poor aod suf-
fering, and we found you poor and
suffering we found you ragged and
poer, aud We clothed you; we put
upon you The robe of American CHI
zensbip. which you had forfeited, and
We killed for you the fatted calf, and
invited you TO the feast, s~upposi,g
you, after being clothed, were Ia your
right minds. And when we Invited
you 10 the feast you said "We have
always owned that calf and you have
no interest in it," Laughter.) Now
you inform Us that you are going TO
repeal all Republican measures.
What is the JOB YOU have underta-
ken You are going to undo all that
the Republican party has done.
Where do you begin? Do you begin
at Appomatt9x or before? Ii is very
TO know where ycu com
mence, and then to know where You
propose to stop. You have under
taken q very large job for a party OF
your size, and with the people who
are to sit as judges upon your acts
You have undertaken to unseat a
man 10 this body. But you will deny
that you have undertaken the job.
You have simply undertaken to in
vestigate the case o. q Senator on
floor that has been decided by
the highest tribunal that could act on
that question. Sir, there are twelve
on that side Of the house
that every man on this side believes
poorer titles to their seats than
the honorable Senator from Louisi-
ana has to bis BY fraud and vio-
you occupy your seats. Now
show US the road bow to vscste seats
10 this body. if you dare!
LIVELY sPAT.
Mr. EAToN-l call the Senator to
order.
Mr. CHANDLER-Very well, sir, |
will take your point Of order.
Mr. EAToN-My point is that the
Senator from Michigan is entirely
put of order when be says that twelve
Senators on this + ,or bold their seats
By fraud and violence.
Ma CHANDLER-f did not say
l said they hold their eat by
! poorer title.
Ma Eaton -You said by fraud
aod violence
Nh CHANDLER-I said we believe
6, and so | do believe. and SO | have
! right TO believe.
Mr.. GARLAND asked that the exact
be taken down.
The cEcial reporter read the words
Is taken down by hin and as given
M. BECK called upon Mr.. chsnd-
er TO Game the men who held their
'eats BY fraud and violence
MR HILL hoped the question
would be dropped.
MR. EAroN said the remarks of the
senator from Michigan we're Insult
ugly opt Of order, and called for q
by the chair. 4
The President pro lem overrnled
ne point Of order.