The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-31
Goy. Brown on Malone.


During the discussion in the Senate
over the election of officers ex. Gov. Jo.
seph +. Brown, of Georgia, argued that the
two parties in the country are so evenly
divided that some Of the offices ofthe gov
ernmentshould be filled by democrats, and
referred to the fact that democratic
senate had two years ago retained one.
half of the officers then in Office. He
was here interrupted by Mr. Logan with
the question as 10 what his opinion had
been upon the civil se,vice reform when.
he had been a republican governor of
Georgia. 8fr. Brown replied that lie had
never been a republican governor,
though admitting that he had once been
republican, and retorted by question
as to why Mr.. Logan, since he had once
been a democrat, did not come back and
act with the democratic party. Several
amusing passages occurred between the
two senators az TO their previous political
records, after which Mr.. Brown con-
tinued with his speech, and referring 10
the action of Mr. Malone on voting with
the republican party, ne said that every.
b"dy knew that the air was full of
rumors OF bargains and contracts, and all
that. lie did not know whether they
existed or not, but the very fact that
the republicans were so impatient to put
In their officers, and the other fact as TO
their connection with the senator who
now controlled the senate, should now
cause the gentleman to pause.
The country would ask why this haste
was made. a great many people
thought that there WAS an understanding
between the republicans and the senator
from Virginia by which he was to have
the patronage of Virginia. He did not
know anything about that--it would
appear better under these circumstances
that the matter be postponed for the
present. Continuing, he said that the
recent action of the republican party and
the senator from Virginia had shown
that the period had been reached when
no more would be said about confederate
brigadiers; that the period had been
reached that was spoken of by very
old book when it said "the wolf also
shall dwell with the lamb and the leo.
pard shall lie down with the kid and the
calf and the young lion and the failing,
and little child shall lead them." That
period had been reached when the lion of
debt paying republicanism and the lamb
of readjustment and partial population
had lain down in Il loving embrace
together in green pastures of luxuriant
richness. He would not say that little
child or little general should lead them
but that o gallant confederate general
would lead them. Laughter.] He hoped
that the day had como when the bloody
chasm had been bridged and when that
old bloody shirt, of which so much had
been heard, would be folded up and bu.
ried beyond the hope of resurrection.
JUDGE RoBERrsoN's APPOINTMENT.
The New York Commercial Advertiser,
a Republican paper, speaking of the New;
York nominations, says:
at will be regarded by every friend of
Senator Conkling, and by the public
generally, rs direct snub and insult to
the New York senator. In view of the
fact that President Garfield invited Sena-
tor Conkling to visit Mentor to talk eve.
the situation, and led the senator to be-
lieve that he would be advised and con-
suited in regard to New York mat
ters, the action of yesterday must be con-
strued as violating good faith and rs open
defiance of the senator and his friends.
This is the construction the outside
world puts on the nomination of Judge
Robertson for collector of the port of N ew
York. The selection, the outside world
will also say, is not President Garfield's,
but the personal nomination or Mr.
Blaine. 1t was not wise nomination to
make, in view of all that has occurred
during the past year. Otherwise, no bet
ter appointment could be made than Mr.
Robertson's. No man is better fitted for
the place. No man is more entitled to it
by long services to the party. The
course which DIr. Blaine has misled
President Garfield into following-for it
is his programme, and all recognize his
hand in its certain to lead to q mis-
chief. heart -burnings and divisions.