The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-31

colOred man or because he was in favor Of pay
inK the public debt7
Mr.. Beck-POor man l suppose he took Q
double chance on him. Lsughter.l
The motion 10 90 into executive session having
been defeated, Mr. Malone took the floor to ad
dress the Sena'e. This reused that body, which
had been very dull eli day, into something like
attention.
He was unfortunate, he said, In having been
absent from the Senate yesterday when some al
lusiOns had been made to RiddebeTger and him'
self He had been indispObed and was still too
unwell to review the speeches.
Mr. Dawes interrupted. and said II the gentle
man would prefer TO speak Monday he would
move to adjourn. The motion was sgreed TO and
the Senate adjourned.
The Debate In Detail.
Washington, March 29.-Immediately aftel
reading the journal the resolution was called up
for the election Of officers Of the Senate.
Mr. Hampton de lied the statement made yester.
day by Mr.. Malone, that the Democratic party
had repudiated the debt ofSouth Carolina assert.
ing tpRt II there had been repudiatiOn II had
been when the State was under the control Of the
party with which the gentleman vas now acting
He referred to the magnanimOus action Of tb Q
Democratic majority at the last Congress In per
milling the Senator from Louisiana Mr.. Kellogg]
70 retain his seat In this body II now appears
that that Senator and the Senator from Virginia
[MRhonel were mot only the leaders, but masters
Of the Republican party. They had "clasped
hande across tho bloody Chasm," and were clam
oIiDg "iOr the old Gag and an appropriation, He
sympathiled with the good old State OF Virginia
for speaking 10 this Chamber with doubtful voice
but he could not, would not. he dare not doubt
that its true voice would soon be heard in unmis.
taxable tones, declaring for the maintenance OF
the public plighted faith and political integrity
A motion to 90 into executive session was lost
yeas q, nays %.
MI. Brown regretted that Senator Mahone's
speech had not been printed In the Record pro
ceeded TO reply 10 some portions Of It, One Of the
points dwelt on by the gentleman with the great
eet satisfaction was that dlssecting his [Br0Wnsl
record. The gentleman had seen proper to bring
that record before the country and had grossly
miarepIese tied 1t. The gentleman had charged
him with inconsistency. He admitted that the
position which he now occupied upon certain
questions was not the position he had occupied
81 the beginning OF the war, known as the war
OF the rebellion. He had gone into that contest
To maintain slavery and State sovereignty. He
had sincerely believed he was right In both. They
however, had settled both questions. Slavery
had been abolished, and he was content 1t was
abolished, To this extent he might be said to be
inconsistent. The gentleman had advised him
to readIust his record, He would be unable TO
readjust himself 80 as to take the position which
that gentleman occupied to-day before the Sen.
ate and the country.
he proceeded 10 answer the charges made
against him yesterday by Malone. That Sena.
tor had said that he Brown had had an ambition
for the Presidency Of the Confederate States,
Here his statement was very wide Of the fact He
had pOsitiyely refused to permit his name to bs
used iOl any Conf derRte position Whatever The
gentleman had charged him with Withholding
the militia Of Georgia from the Confederate
cause Here again the gentleman had been mis-.
about the facts. He had never with
drawn with his militia from the Confederate SER
vice. That charge Of the Senator fell to the
ground as unjust and untrue. The Senator had
denied there mad been any bargain. He Brown
had not asserted that de nad salq Inc air was
full of Iumors Of that character. No gentleman
who walked the streets Of Washington or read
the newspapers Of the Union this morning would
doubt that that statement was correct Not only
was the air full of rumors but 1t was on every
tongue that there was contract OF that sort. He
did not state the charge tnat there was bargain
was true, but proceeded to make resume of the
facts which led 10 that conclusion, II was a
peculiar coincidence that the Senator from Vir-
yinia who, up to q late period had always been
Democrat, should vote with the Republicans on
he organization Of every committee, ana that In
, very short time afterward the Republicans
should meet In caucus and nominate his init
mate friend Gorham, who bOlted the party and
bag been read out Of 1t, and Riddleberger who
had always been a Democrat. 1t might have
been no bargain; 1t might not even have been an
but he would call 1t peculiar
coincidence II there was bargain the Demo
Jrats would not be parties to It, II 1t had been
,auied out on one side they would not help to
ieliver the goods
The situation reminded hin Of the story Of coon
md and skunk. The coon had left home one day
md on his return found some other animal In the
follow Of his tree. He thought it was a cat and
challenged i as such. mo, no SAID @ the .e eat am am
,Oon.' You don't talk like COON. But am
oon.' You don't smell like coon.' (Laughter)
aHa d AID
rhe Republican side reminded him OF the man
Who had caught wolf and then had to call to q
rlend 10 help him let II go; or rather II remind.
ID him Of the man who had won an elephant at
fife and did not know what to do with him.
rhe Republicans had won an elephant IN this
,ase and were not in very good condition TO get
i'd of him, Ifthey did not stand by his friends
10 might turn aud rend every Chairman OF
heirs, Laughter He also likened the Repub.
leans to an astronomer, who lel! int9 a sIate OF
he moon, only to find there was mouse be-
Ween the lenses OF his instrument. Possibly his
friends had not caught the elephant.
They thought they had, for possibly II might
urn out to be the diminutive form OF little
mouse, In conclusion, he asserted 1t to be his
lnty to stay here and prevent the contamination
Il what the public thought to be bargain.
Several dilatory motions were then made ana
'oted down.
Mr Beck, calling attention to the grave alarm
hat existed everywhere as to the spread OF the
emulation doctrine In the Republican party, he
would therefore move to Teter the resolution to
he Committee on Epidemic Diseases Laughter
Suled ont of order. Mr.. Beck continued 70 rldi-
ule the Republicans for picking up Riddleeer'
,er, the Readjuster. The resolution also propos'
d man for Chief Clerk whom he could not sup
,ort, Charles Johnson Of Minnesota. That gen.
leman had on the 10Th day Of September, 1873,
ssued a circular asking for contributions TO the
Republican campaign fund, declaring II the
Democrats obtained control OF the Senate ana
louise they would attempt to expel the President
nd nav rebel claims. Every charge made by
he gentleman has been proved absolutely false.
Ie quoted from the testimony taken by the
Vashburn Committee In the House to show
ohnsOD was q wire puller, man as he thought
lot worthy to be made CHIEF Clerk OF Senate II
he gentleman was elected, and he did not think
10 would be before December, and II the SO char.
es against him we're not true, he (Beok) would
uppOrt him In performing the duties OF his
Idice.
Mr. Mcmillan defended Mr.. Johnson, asserting
le was an honorable man, ana the Gnarges
gainst him had been all proved false and aoan'
Mr. kellogg said his collepgue Jonas had an.
mRdVerted on the course Of Senator Hampton in
oting in his (Kellogg's) behalf at the last ses-
Ion OF Congress He had refused 70 De com iort'
Ie did not beAitate to go into the question Whe'
her Louisiana was Republican State. He as
erted here the business men Of Louisiana would
ay they believed as henest men that lhe Repuo
lean party In Louisiana had an honest and fair
majority In the State. That his administration
ad been vastly superior to the present one, and
hat never had there been a time when riot and
and misrule had reigned as II did to-
ay In that State.
Mr.. Jonas said his colleague had at last sought
n opportunity to bring forth all the bile, all the
Malice, all the vituperation which he had long
eld in his soul against the people whom he
laimed to represent. He referred to the period
uring which the Senator (Kell0gg) had claimed
) be- Governor of Louisiana as period covered
nth infamy. The Senator (Kellogg) had been
lected by amere mob which had not the slight.
Bt right TO elect Senator. he was here and
OW when he found himself here In safety he
rosa for the first time aud waived the bloody
liFt I'm allusion to an extract read by Kell0 gg
} 10 the murder OF two colored ministers In
372l. The election In Louisiana he (Jonas( as
,rted to be fair aud free as any held In any State
the Union, He advised the Republicans they
Ould no longer calculate on the color line, de.
larlng many colored men in Louisiana b ad
oted willingly and gladly for the Demoora tic
andidate.
1t would be strange news to the people OF Lou
lana to hear his colleague Rvow himself friend
free ballot, connected Rs his colleague has been
ith every fraud on the ballot box, connected as
. had been, with every attempt to destroy the
ghts OF colored and white men, his remarks
ould produce the laugh Of contempt and scOrn