Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-04-01

defined duties which they and I compre-
bend. l was elected to the United States
Senate to do their will, not to caucus to
do its bidding. Virginia earned her title
OF old Dominion by the broad and indie
pendent action of her people, by the loyal
ty OF her sons, by her instinct of indie
pendence, without help at the hands 0f
those who would now interfere with her
affars. However feebly l may express
that spirit against the gratuitOus care and
concern for her at the hands of strangers
strangers to her trials, to her sacrifices,
and to her will feel that the spirit of
her people inspires me when l scornfully
repel fol them and for myself the ungen-
erous attempts 10 instruct a Virginia Sen
ator as to his duty to them and to himself.
Senators should be willing to deal with
their constituents. [ answer for mine to
him that would inSlnuate that my action
iii regard to the organization of the COM
mittees of this body and the proposed ell c.
lion of officers has been controlled by i'm
pure considerations land am 10th to be-
lieve that any senator has so intended,)
IN the language of another | say:
'If thou sayest am not peer
To any lord 0f Scotland here.
finland or Lowland, far or near,
Lord Angus thou hast lied -
Now permit me to say that the senator
Can no more realize my rearet than they can
measure my amaZement that my colleague
(Mr. JohnstoD) should have felt it incum-
be, t on himself to join the assaulting col
umn in this chamber. He first introduces
the question of my political consistency,
or, if he prefers, Inconsistency, and next
he would introduce me to this honorable
body, not as his colleague, but as the re-
pudiatOr Of public obligations. The sense
~ Inc NJ nou In
necessary for me to apologize for noticing
MY collea gue's criticisms on the one hand
and the perversions on the other. How
ever much he and his cohorts may endeav-
OF by the cheap logic of the attorney to
demonstrate what ought to be am by
my convictions and my sense of honor
what am. In this particular have large
ly the advantage of my colleague, for if {
take him by his record. dininutive as it is
he neither knows what he is nor wha duty
he came here to perform [Laughter.I
Malone then proceeded to give an ex-
haustive resume of the ,ltical and fnan-
cial history of Virginia for the last decade.
Of the effects of Senator Mahone's
speech the correspondent Of the Baltimore
''Sun' says:
He sat down, and full minute inter-
vened before any one came near him.
Then Senator Ferry, of Michigan, came
up and put out his hand Mr. Malone
then arose and turned around with his
back to the Vlce-Preslhent, and facing the
second row OF seats where he could look
directly into the eyes of the Republican,
Senators who occupied them. Then per-
haps eight or ten of them made virtue of
necessity, and in perfunctory sort of way
vert through the ceremony of congratula-
tinn natOrC sherman nd Cnp linn no
ing he last. Mr.. Conkling ext ended his
hand very SLOWLY and delivered himself
more slowly of measured phase or two
of approval. The contrast between this
and the enthusiastic ovation which the
Republicans paid him before he had deliv-
cred their share of the goods, m the form
of the committees, must have struck him
rather painfully.
WADE CHAMPION ON THE BARGAIN.
Senator Hampton, of South Carolina
said the Democrats oppose the proposed
action because it would break precedent
andest abliSh a bad ore; because the Sen
ate had been called here for ex cutive bus
mess; and above all, because grave sup
positions had taken hold of the public
mind that this action was the result of
unnatural coalition and corrupt bargain.
Senator Malone disclalmed that he had
Doen moved Dy any impure CONSIDERATION.
He congratulated that gentleman. and
would say to him in all frankness that he
would strengthen his position before the
country if he would show what considera-
ton hac moved him. The suspicion might
be groundless, but it was due to the repu-
tatlon of this body that it should be prov
ed beyond all doubt to be unfounded. The
Senate had recently organized commit
tee and given it exi raordinary powers to
investigate question of much less i'm
portance than this. Let the Republicans
organize committee with full power to
ascertain the truth or falsity of the ru-
mors which were spreading unchallenged
throughout the country. Let it find out
whether any vote in this chamber has
been controlled by the promise of place or
patronage. If che damning charge were
proved untrue. stamp cut the calumny at
once and forever. If true, the Constitu-
tion gave prompt and ample redress. 1t
would rot do to let this foul suspicion
this base imputation. go to the world
uncontradicted. 1t was known what such
a charge could effect. For it was known
what it had effec ed when John Randolph
had denou' ced what he supposed to be a
coalition between Clay and Adams. 1t
had defeated Adams for the presidency,
and had blighted Clay's political aspira-
tiOns.