The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1881-04-21

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truth. inferred from the remark malo b,
the Senator from New Hampshire, that he
was charging that he had sought to make an
arrangement that WAS his languageI by
which We would control tho vote of the
sen atsr from Virginia to get the organiza-
tion OF the Senate, and in response to that
| said that we would not have bought it.
meant simply TO negative what understood
to be the Charge of the senator from New
| Hampshire. That is what l intended to
negative. The senator from New Hampshire
SC emsd to be going on the assumption that
the ether side was charged with having
bou sht the vote of the senator from Virginia
and he seemed to be implying that we had
wanted to buy it and could not do it.
denied addressing himself directly to Mr..
Aahonel, that we did buy ysur vste. !
denied that We wanted to buy your vote,
dcn led that We weud have bought your
vote. We would not have given ysu fig
for yopr vote; That is what | intended to
deny. did not charge that the senator had
| sold his vote. do not say now that the
senator HAS sold his vote. would not
charge (ualess knew 1t to be tact that
any senate had sold his vote. II tho sen
ator wants me to go further and say what
be lieve, that is different question, and
wish to say to the senator now that il he
proposes to call to account everybody in
this country who has belief on that sub
jcct lie has heavy task on his hands. !
will ihakc NO charge egainst any senator,
but let net any senator invite my opiuon or
compel my opinion by seeking t5 r.ake that
charge which is not one, because he may
get that opi"on, and got it very fully.
NJ. Mahoi i have nothing to do with
the senator. opinion. have risen to ask
the senator from Georgia plain question.
He says will have everybody to call to ac-
count That is not the question. Tho ssn-
ator from Georgia has Used the language
which has beon read. He knows whether
he intended to convey the impression that
sold my vote or my vote had boen bought.
He knows that with emphssis and re-
specially ask whether he sc intended! That
is all
Mr.. Hill answered you fully. 1t will
be in the record
Mr.. Nahone-As the senator fails here to
answer directly direct question, will give
him a problem to solve. He shall have a
conundrum. | say to him that if lie did
mean to imply that my vote had been or
csald he bought, he states or undertakes to
convey that which is foul, untruthful, false,
and that no man less than coward would
make. NoW | say to hin, that he can solve
in his ewn mind whether he so intended or
not. Addressing himself directly to Jfr.
Hill in n menacing toHe): You can solve
that, sir, If yeu choose. That is all that l
have to say to you now.
Mr.. Hill rose to reply, but Mr.. Malone.
continuing his remark said: You can solve
that question for yourself, whether you in
tended to convey that meaning or not. IA
good deal of applause in til galleries. which
the presiding officer Mr.. Kellogg, sndeavor-
cd to repress.l
Mr.. Hill lstudiousy emphasizing every
point and expression MIR. President, have
tso much respect for the Senate, to much
respect for myself, too ma CHI respect for the
people, to handy epithets with the senator
from Virginia sr any other senator hers. l
have never so usht to receite, Or to give, or
to resent an insult in this chamber. would
not insult the senator in this chamber. The
,sna or cannot insult me. He is poweress
to insult anybody. Senator Malone asked
NE question. [ answered his question.
answered it explicitly. That answer is on
record 1t will remain there. 1t was
truthful Answer. l answered precisely as
| thought and felt at the time l used tho
words. Any senator can read those words.
II the senator tAr. Mahohsl thinks that he
emphasizing the pronouh) can suppress
gentleman in discussion in this chamber By
assuming to play tho bully. he has m1do a
nibtaRe.
This ended the discussion for the day
which was followed with interest by 3 large
audience in the gallery.