Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-03-18

nor elsewhere any apology TO MAKE IOT Cne
part taken, am here by my humble ef-
forts to bring peace to this whole country
peace throughout the sections, not mere as
a partisan, not here to represent that De-
mOcracy which has done so much lnJuIy
to my section of the country. (Applause
in the galleries.)
NOW. sir. the gentleman undertakes to
saw what constitutes a Democrat. A Dem
ocrat! 1 hold, sir, that to day am bet
ter Democrat than he. infinitely bett sr-
he who stands nominally committed to a
full vote, free ballot. and an honest
count. I should like to know how he
stands for these things in the State OF
Georgia where tissue ballots are fashl0na-
Bile. Laughter and applause in the gal
leries.)
Now, sir, serve notice on you that I
intend to be here the custodian o. my own
democracy. L do not intend to be run by
your caucus. am in every sens q free
man here, sir, trust able to pr. tect my
own rights and to defend those O. the peo-
pie wom represent. and certainly t.
take care of my own. do not intend that
~, sir, on this floor shall undertake Il
criticlse my conduct by inuendOes, mea4
ure not becoming this floor or straight
forward legitimate line of pursuit In ar
gument.
wish the Senator from Georgia to un-
derstand just here that we may get along
i the future harmoniOusly, that the way
to deal with me is to deal direct. We
want no motions of discovery. Now. sir.
you will find out how am going to vote
in little while. [Applause.]
l regret that so early after my appear
apce here should find it necessary t., in
trude any remarks whatsoever upon the
attention of this body. would prefer to
be little modest; would prefer to listen
and to learn, but I cannot feel content at
ter what has passed in this presence when
the gentleman by all manner OF methods.
all manner of insinuations. direct and in
direct, has sought to do that which would
have been better done and more manly
pursued if he had gone directly to the
question itself. He has sought to discover
where the Democrat was who should here
choose to exercise his right to cast his vote
as he pleased, who should here exercise the
liberty of manhood TO differ with his eau
Gus. Why. sir, the gentleman seems to
have forgotten that refused positively to
attend his little lovefeast; not only that.
refused to take part in caucus which
represents party that has not only waged
war upon me but upon those whom rep
resent on this floor. They not only intru-
ded within the boundaries of my own
State, without prOvOcation, to teach hon.
esty and true Democracy, but they would
now pursue my people further by intrud-
ing their unsolisited advice and admOni
ton to their representatives in this Cham
Der. Yes, sir, you bave been notified, duly
notified that would take no part or lot in
your political machinery.
Further than that, you have been n0ti-
fod fhof ind RI
what You did; that had no wish to pre-
fer, and was Indifferent to your perform
ances; that I should stand on TINS floor
representing. in part, the people Of the
State of Virginia, for whom have the
right land not the Senator from Georgia.
to speak, not even of their Democracy
The gentleman may not be advised that
the Legislature which elected me did not
require that should state either that
was Democrat or anything else. I sup
pose he Gould not get here from Georgia
unless he was to say he was Democrat,
anyhow. Laughter I come here with
out being required to state to my people
what am. They were willing to trust
me, sir, and was elected by the people,
and not by the Legislature, for it was an
issue in the canvass. There was no man
elected by the party with which am iden-
titled that did not go into the Legislature
instructed by the sovereigns to vote for
me for the position occupy on this floor.
1t required an oath of allegiance, blindly
given, to stand by your Democracy, such
as it is, [laughter1 that makes platform
and practices another thing. That is he
Democracy they have in some of the South
Now, hope the gentleman will be re-
lieved. He has been chassezipg all around
this Chamber to see if he could not find a
partner somewhere; he has been looking
around in every direction; occasionally be
would refer to some other Senator to know
exactly where the Senator was who stood
here as Democrat that had the manhood
and the boldness to assert his opinions in
this Chamber free from the dictatlon of a
mere caucus Now, l want the gentle.
man to know hencefOrth and forever that
here is man, sir, that dares stand up lap
plause) and speak for himself against you
and your caucus in all matters. Applause
long continued, in the galleries and on the
foor.) Mr.. President, pardon me; have
done.
AS General Malone concluded, a Blu rst
of applause swept through the Chamber.
mingled with few Kisses from the gale
ries on the Democratic side. The Senator
walked to his seat, threw one leg upon the
desk before him, and rested his head wea
rily upon the back of the chair. He was
instantly surrounded by Senators, who
came forward to offer their congratula-
tions. Messrs.. Conger, Ferry, Hawley:
Cameron, Logan, Morrill,, Sawyer. Conk.
ling and others shook him cordially by the
hand. Mr.. Hill was upon his feet again
instantly to reply. He said.
The Senator from Virginia makes a very
strange announcement. He charged me
not only with attacking him, but with at
lacking the people of Virginia. Did say
a word of the people of Virginia? said
that the people of no portion of this coun-
try would tolerate treachery. Was that
that thirty-eight men had been elected to
this body as Democrats. Does the SeDa-
tor deny thatp Does he say he was elected
here not as Democrat? He says he was
not required to declare that he was Dem
ocrat, and in the next breath he says he is
truer, better Democrat than am. Then
1 commend HIM to you. Take good care
of him, my friends. Nurse him WE'LL
How do you like to have a worse Demo
GRAFT than am?
Gen. Malone listened to Mr.. Hill with
attention. The Senator from Georgia re-
iterated the bitter statement that Gen.
Malone had been elected by one constitu-
ency to come to the Senate and represented
another. The Virginian leaped to his feet
and said
81 wish to ask the Senator a question?
Did he say that I accepted commission
from one party and came here to act with
another party?"
Mr. Hill, instead of answering the ques-
ton, repeated the remark which he had
made. 4--.
ANSWER my question: said Malone.
Mr. Hill answered in the affirmative.
Stretching out his arm to its full length
and croOking the forefnger Of his right
hand toward the Senator from Georgia,
Mahonn rptOrtnd. ssMr Proaidonk If If ia