Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-17
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TIE KELLOGG CASE.

THE lSELlflGQ CASE.
Others have said: "Oh, no; he did not
resign to be Vice President IIo resigned
because he was afraid to vote on tho Kcl-
logg ease" You have seen it charged.
DodgiuG. We'll, I do not know that [
have been in the habit of lodging moro
than other men, at lcost since the shells
ceased TO fly around me. (Applausc.)
"DoGgipg the Kellogg cascp' [ was in
favor otmy entire party dodgiug that casc.
agreed with fomo of tho oldest and wiscst
leaders Of the party that it would be better
to dodge that case and leave it where the
law left it and leave The responsibility for
the wrong on the majority that committed
it; but never bad any idea of lodging
vote When it came up And if it is any
comfort to the few mon in Georgia who arc
my enemies, | an ready TO tell them how
would have voted had rcmafncd in tho
Senate. did not agree with my colleague
and ether able Democrats, but did agree
with such men as Alien G.. Thurman,
Gcorgc H. Pcndcton, Thomas y. Bayard,
Lucins Lamar, Wade Hampton and Butler,
OF South Ca2olina, Pinckncy Whytc and
GroonIc, Of Maryland, Jones, of Florida,
and others, who arc perhaps os towering
Democrats rs sit in that body or ever sat
around the council boards Of tho republic.
(Gyoat aprlausc.)
dn not propose 10 criticize any one who
differed w;h ne, but an showing YOU
that was in pretty good company aud thut
there WAS not much necessity for my dodg-
ing. ! s!oHld lave voted against uuscut-
ing Kellogg, not because L believe ho was
,Ip :! r,r 7 ., "a:
not because The body which claimcd
to have elected him, or the person who
coma iasonco him were The lawfully elected
legisaturc or nxccu!ivco of Louisiana, for |
10 net believe that. Nor would | have
g'feN ;l,at vote because believe that The
sG1gmcnt Of the Senate scaing Kellogg
~!S " righteous judgment, Tor | am pro-
.aI"d'y convinced that history will pro-
n0uuce The verdict that it was a most un-
righteous Judgment. Nor would have
given that vote because of any dimunition
Of interest in The welfare of Louisiana, for
every ,hroh of my being has been one of
unspcak"blc sympathy with tho suiferines
Of that down trodlcn people. Nor would
have given that vote because of any
abatement Of my abhorrcncc of that carl
ca:n"e Of government which conceived in
passion, born in revolution and baptized in
fraud, was set up by bayoncts over an un.
wiling people and has made the name of
Louisiana the synonym of great historic
unparalleled rolitica! crime! (Grcat ap.
plausc.)
On all those points was in accord with
tue Democrats Of every shade of opinion;
tut Should have voted against the rcsolu.
lion unscotiug him because DO not believe
lie couia be lawfully uuscatcd | would
not convict mmrdcrcr unless he could be
l1wiuly convicted. (Applausc.) ! could
not give that vote to unscat him, because
to thus right l.ouisiauas wrongs would be,
in my Judgment, to inilct an infinitely
greater wrong on the constitution and laws
Of the lard on which the rights of J,ouisi-
ana aud all her sister States must rest.
(Applauso) } ! could not give that vote,
because TO give it one ching is certain. |
should have to strike down time bonorcd
precedent, old a1 he Constitution itself,
inHio!nc and never nt!ingcd from the
loundntion of the government to this hour.
With my view Of the methods by which the
liberties Of this people are TO be preserved
under the forms Of Republican Govern
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