The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31

| organize n cOmmmlttcc with tull
power to ascertain the truth Or ftlki Il
" of the ruInor which were spreHd-
Ing unchallenged throughout the
4 country. Let ii find out whether
any veteran In this chamber has
been controlled TO primrose or nat.
| ronage of the damning charges.werc
| proved untrue, 10 stamp out ca
lumny forever and forever. II true
the constitution gives prompt AMI
ample redress. II would not do Ia
Jet this foul suspicion go unheaded.
Hampton remarked that CLAY
had risked his life 10 Vindicate bis
honor, and Randolph had subse-
| quently made the. dmelde hon
durable for the sake Of the body. He
did not wish TO SEQ any. suspicion on
impution rest on It's fair fame for
that reason. He did not wish TO see
any immediate action taken on the
resolution of the Senator from
Massachusetts, (Davis). Tie referred
10 the magnanimous action of the
Democratic party of the last Con-
gress in permitting Kellogg, from
Louisiana, To retain his seat in this
body. 1t now appears that tbaf
! senator and the Senator from Viz
ginia, (Mahone), were not onlylead.
ers, but masters OF the Republican
party. They clqsped hands across
the bloody chasm, and were clamor-
ing for the old flag and in The APP
preparation, ........... 49,
lie sympathized with the good old
state of Virginia for speaking in
this chamber with doubtful voice.
but he could not. he would not and
he dared not donbt that lis tIuc
voice would soon .be heard i'm mi-
mistakable tones dcclaringfor main
tenance Of public plightcd faith AMI
political integrity.
Jonas said that the gentleman
(lIampton) had spoken of the mag
nanimity of the Democrats i'm per-
hitting the Senator from Louisiana
(Kellogg) TO retain his seat; for HIM
self he disclaimed all share of that
responsibility and there were many
who joined him in that disclaimer.
The people OF Louisiana not
having had tho assistance Of
that gentleman QIampton) in
| fighting wrong, would do without
his sympathy, and bear that wrong
in silence. .f
GrOOmc opposed the present con-
sidcration of the resolution for the
reelection Of the Senate officers.
basing his opposition principally on
| the ground, that il would be work
ing u great hardship, and injustice
on the present incumbcnts. t'1
Brown proceeded at some length
| to answer the charges made against
| him by Malone yesterday. Referring
TO that portion Of Mahonc's speech,
concerning his (Browns) record, he
said that the gentleman from Virgil
mia, has grossly misreprcscnted Il.
The gentleman had charged him
with Inconsistency. lie admitted
the position which he now occupied
on certain questions was not
the position he had occupied nj
the beginning ofthe war of the rcbei-
lion. He had gone into that con-
test to maintain slavery and state
sovereignty. He had sincerely be-
lieved that he was right in the war,
lie never had settled both questions.
Slavery had been abolished. and
he was content that'it was abolish
ed. To this extent he might be said
10 be inconsistent 1.-The gentleman
had advised him TO readjust himself
so as 10 take the position which that
gentleman occupied to-day before
the,Senate and country. Replying 10
the charges made against him yes
tcrday by Malone, that he (Brown)
had ambition for the presidencynof
| the Confederate . states, he said
Mahone's statement was very wide
of the fact: he had positively refused
TO permit his name TO be used for
any Confederate position whatever
The gentleman had charged him Of
Withdrawing the militia of Georgia
from the Confederate cause. There
| again the gentleman had been mil
informed ftho facts. lie had never
withdrawn withhis militia fromthe
| Confederate service. That charge
of the Senator fell 10 Tie
ground as unjust and untrue.
Referring to Mahone's denial
of bargain between him and
the Republicans, Brown said he
did not state that Charge. That there
was a bargain was true, but
proceeded to make resume
of the facts which led TO
that conclusion!h 1t was n peculiar
coincidence that the Senator from
Virginia, who up TO q late period,
had always been a Democrat, should
vote with tie Republicans on the
organization of every committee,
and that in very short time after
wards, Republicans should meet in
caucus and nominate his intimate
friends, Gorham, who had bailed tho
party and been reared out Of il,
and Riddlebarger, who had always
been n Democrat. 1t might have
been no bargain. il might not have
been an understanding, but he
would call it peculiar coincidence.
If there was bargain, Democrats
would not be parties 10 IL; II IL had
been carried out OH ono side,
they would not help deliver
the goods. The situation reminded
him of the story of the coon and
the skunk. The coon had left home
one day, and on his return found
some other animal in the hollow Of
his tree. lie thought IL was a cat,
and challenged ii as such. "Noy
said the poiecat, II am coon"
You don't look like COON "Bnt
[ am COON" you don't talk like
a COON" "But am n coon" "You
don't smell like coon and YOU
amt a coon" [Laughtcrl This
transaction did not look exactly
like a proper transaction, and IL
did not smell like n proper trans
action. [Laughter.1 The Republican
side reminded him of the man who
had caught a wolf and then had to
call to friend TO help him let IL 20,
and rather reminded him of man
who had won an elephant at rattle
and did not know what 10 do with
him. The Republicans had won the
elephant in this case and were not
in a very good condition to &c. rid
of him. If they did,not stand by his
friends he might turn and rend ev-
cry chairman of theirs. [Laughter.l
In conclusion he asserted il 10 be
his duty to stay here and prevent
the consummation of what the public
thought to be bargain. Several
dilatory measures were then made
and voted down.
Mcmillan defended Johnston, as
sorting that he was an honorable
man and that the charges against
him had been proven false and had
been abandoned. Dlein9l nj
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