The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-08


crat. He objected to the manner In
wn,cu the Republican party bad undertaken
!" io'st esndidase upon The Senate because
~ was 'h dehance OF the whole plan of po.
i'tlcsi salvation. Riddeberper had been
taken up IN his sins, unrepcptant and un.
sbaven, and bad been translated into the
heaven OF Republicanism without having
tasted death. ILaughier.l The Senator
IRON Connecticut (Mr. Hawey) had stated
tnat tbls movement was going.to break up
tue solid South. reminded him of the
story OF the boy whose dog Tag had died,
ana who "bet that the angels would I've
scared when they saw Tag tr0ttinc through
the front gate" The solid South was
10 be broken when Tag came trotiing
through the front gate. (LaUghter.l Had
so great an Undertaking ever been n9ugu-
rated by such small means? Did anybody
ever before bear a party announce the eX-
Treaties 10 which It was reduced when II
announced that it relied for success on an
alliance with the Senator from Virginia and
the election oS RidGlebeIger 20 the office OF
Sergeant.at- Arms. Instead OF the move
ment beng, as was stated. an alliance to
promote the purity of the ballot. box. II was.
he said, an attempt once more TO subject the
people OF the SOLID South. who had been free
dominion of carpet.bag rule. in order thai
their little SAVINGS might I've swept away.
MIR. Kellogg followed on the subject Of
the North Caroline debt, asserting that stree
The State bad been under control ~ the
Democrats the debt had been scaled down
from $4,000 600 to S4, 600, 00o-a reducHon
Of so, 0e0, 900.
A long discussion ensued, the North Car.
0liua senators answering KelloGg's charges
and denying that the State bad repudiated
any OF it, honest obligations.
Mr.. Ransom called attention TO the fact
that North Carolina per cent. bonds were
quoted at So, and, appealing to Mr.. Sher-
man. obtained from him an admission that
that was far price for 4 per cent. State
bonds.
MIR. Ransom then argued that as North
Carolina bonds sold a, high a, any other
! State bonds 1t would not do to say her name
was discredited. lie asserted tbat the set
element Of the state debt was satisfactory 10
The creditors. and that ii was an honest SET
! Element.
Mr.. Rollins. referringt to the remark made
| by Mr.. Vance about ptt-baggerS, in
quired how long it was Necessary for a man
10 live in a southern Safe before be would
be recognized Is anything but carpet-bIg-
eerI
! Mr.. Vance replied that if he came with a
truck tweuiy.four hours would 60; but if
he came with a carpet-bag and hunted
around the purieuS Of cities looking for the
cOlOred man to cooperate with him in cheat
| ing the people, twenty four year, would not
/ do.
| Mr. Rollins said that gentlemen on the
other side were shocked at the idea that the
| Republicans should dare 10 give a vote for
/ a Rcadju,ieT in Virginia who was with them
! on the question of I free vote and al hon, 81
count.
Mr.. Vance: "What difference Is there
! between counting man out u his vote and
out OF his money!
Mr.. Rollins: - You have tried both, and
ought to he able to answer that question
yourself" [Laughter.l
MI. Vance: ~ have not tried both. ]
have nottried either, and the Senator knows
| have not tried either. Nv state has nos
tried either. The assertion was witty. but
it lacked truth"
4 coIl0quial debate then foIlOwed-SOme-
what sharp at tlmCS-bctween Me>Srs.
Vance, Dawes, RolIius. and Salisbury.
Mr.. Call challenged any Republican senator
to produce evidence 10 prove there bad been
either intolerance, OstracSm, or violence OF
any kind on account Of political opinions in
anv southern State. He then went into al
exhaustive history OF carpet bag govern
ments, dwelling at some length upon thu
corruptions and infamy which he found haC
characterized those governments.
He was frequently interrupted by MIR
Blair, who asserted that carpet-bag govern
mentS had assisted materially the prosperity
OF the South.
He denied that right OF suffrage was re
stric,ed in the South, and criticised will
great carnestness the laws which in Massa
chuse,ts did restrict that right. He alsC
/, charged that many voters in that State haC
been deprived OF a free ballot by the inilu
: ence of money and by influence Of corpo
ralions.
This brought Dawes and IIoar to thei
feet in emphatic denial Ct any such state o
: facts.
A long discussion ensued, the Massachu
, sets senators maintaining that no man II
that State was deprived OF bis right OF SUI
frage except by his own choice, and Mr.
Call cOntendng that the elections in The
! southern States were falrer and freer thar
those held in Massachusetts.
At the end of this discussion, on motion
OF Mr.. Burnside, the Senate adjourned un
til MOndly-ayes, %; noes, 16-negaliyt
vote being cast by the Democrats.