The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-31

the Nation, but has tried to assert the right to
speak FOR the constituency which have the
depe In ,so9 ps OF hsrs H
ing himself directly to Hill and advancing to-
wsrds himl owe you, sir. and owe those for
whom you undertake to speak here. nothing.
MARKS of encouragement on the Republican
side and in the galleries. ! came here as a
Virginian, not TO represent the Democracy for
which you tHilD stand. l came here with the
proud claim to represent that people as you to
won on s tne v Ss Geog% sgt I xa T
the cause of my people and of that section in
the late unhappy contest. That contest, thank
1t who has not here or elsewhere to make
apology for the part he has taken in IL. say
tnaI am not here rs partisan; nor am here
TO represent that Democracy which has done
so much injury to my section of the country.
The gentleman undertook to saw what consti-
tutes Democrat. hold that am an Infinite
ly better Democrat than he. ILaughter.] He
who stands nomiually committed to futl
vote, n fair vote AMI an honest count, should
see that they can re had in Georgia. where ti--
sue-ballots fashionable. tApplause.l i
serve notice on that gentleman that intend
70 oe the custodian of NV own Democracy. i
do not intend to be run by the gentlemans
caucus. am in every sense a free man here,
and defend those of the people l represent
certainly to take care of my own. / do not in
shall crilicise nv chnduct by innuendo. !
wish the Senator from Georgia to understand
Just here that the way to deal with me is to
deal directly. We want no emotions of dis
covery to find out how 1 am going to vote.
fApplause the floor and in the galleries.
which was reprimanded by the eVice-President.l
here should have found it necessary to OBJ
trude any remarks on this body. j would pre-
fer to he n little modest. I would prefer to
listen and learn, but could not feel content.
The gentleman Hill, by all manner of insnua-
tions. direct and indirect, has sought to dis
cover who the Democrat is that may choose to
exercise his right to cast his vote rs he pleases
and TO differ with the gentleman's caucus. He
seems to have forgotten that refuset to take
part in the caucus which has not only waged
war upon me, but upon tn ese whom l rep
resent Ne has presumed tn teach the peo-
pie OF Virginia true Democracy; Yes sir;
you were duly notified that I took
part nor lot in your political machinery, and
that was supremely Indifferent to what you
did Laughter on the Republican side You
were notified that should stand on this floor
representing in part the state of Virginia
Certainly the Legislature which elected me did
not require me to state that was n Democrat,
or anything else. suppose that the gentle
man tHilh could not get here from Georgia
unless he said he was Democrat. tApplause
ouired to state to my people what am. They
were all willing to trust me. I was elected
by the people. not by the Legislature, for II
was an issue in the canvass, and no man was
elect ed to the Legislature by the party with
which am identified who was not instructed
to vote for me for the Senate. The gentleman
has been chasing around the chamber to see
IL he cannot find partner somewhere. He
ring tn another Senator. to know who that Sem
ator was who had the mnnliness and boldness
TO assert his Opin Ons in this chamber free
from dictation from the Democratic caucus.
and forever. that here l. man who dares to
defend his rights against him and his caucus.
JLoud applause AMI much laughter provoked
by the violent gcsticulations of Malone.