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position 10 exercise THAT legitimate power III
a cause in which the free ballot in this
country is involved. Applause in the ca
leries. l beieve-and that l. the reason
whv / support him-.hat he Is determined
that in 50 iir as ia him lies every man en-
titled % a vote in his State shall have the
free. unembarassed, aud uutrammeied right
10 cast that vote and 20 have 1t counted as
he east IL. For this reason, the great cause
and the great enterprise in which he and
mis- associates are engaged he encounters tins
yirulent opposition: and he draws 70 lis
side the supper, OF those who thinF ,hat in
e9m0arison with this gyes. attainment,
what may be his views upon the minor and
local matters I'D Virginia iadc out Of sight
On Satcrlav the CiscU sion continued.
~ Beck said The Senator from Nassa-
cLlsetts. Mr. Dawes, became very eloquent
Yesterday when he was endeayoring to show
tlat the great reason why he was ur4lngtle
nomination of Mr. kiddiebergCr WAS chat
his urotege was standing up for the rights
of the cOlOred race against oppression OF me
Bourbon democracy, and that he was q man
who was seeking 20 elevate and maintain all
those lust relations that he thought were
INDISPENSABLE 90 the public good. HIS SEN
tments were noble. Not giving the Srna-
tor W vet. and still. desiring TT
heshou,d c0nsiderthe propr.ety OF discourse
in regard ,o Mr.. Bidd'ebergcr, / havcacoN
I'm NM hand of the Richmond Uhig ct some
ve1rs AGO. which IS the advocate ! believe
heard Il said Yesterday by the Senator from
VIRGINIA. Mr. Johnston, Of the roadIusteri.
Is that not the iac,e
Nr Johnston. Nc-.
u tau
LerislatUrc o. Virginia was in session
discussion came ug 10 regard 60 tdeqGas,ion
OF population. 4 calc.ed man, Mr. Moss,
rose iu his p'lc, &-I said ,hc Richmond
Uliy reports. what shall read. At the
head Of mis- Richmond lIaig. iet me state,
the senator viii observe IS 81 man wi,h hls
foot ON the neck of another and the words
.' Sic semper tvrluuis' as the motto:
Mr.. Mos. color,j. had not learned from
the speeches that had been made whether
Virginia owed the debt no all.
lie was evidently an iliitcra.c man. In
al probability he could not now vote
Massachusetts Pcraap, he could me Their
read. write nor sign his name, AMI Oh r.iote
if hc had lived I'm Massachusetts instead OF
virginia hc would have been DISTINGUISHED,
bur he was not only allowed TO vote m the
STATE of Virginia but he was % member OF
the Virginia legislature.
Mr.. Dawes. Mr.. President
Mr.. Becl. Allow mc 70 finish this state
uaaat first. There Is plenty of times there
Is no hurry now, We are going slow
The Presiding Officer The senator from
Kentucky declines 90 yield.
Mr. Beck I'm response 90 the challenge
Of the senator from Pennsylvania, Mr..
Cameron. when that distinguished Senator,
who had been ii.ioustcriug successfully Tor
$50 weeks. announced thaJ it had become
Question of endurance mv friend from Gcor-
Ella said. We win endure with YOU
reneat / will cndur, with YOU; You need
n6t hasten this debate. Alr. Moss evidently
had not found ont about al. these questions
lie was not advised whether Virginia owed
tnedeb. at an: bar he proceeded TO say
.If shedij she should actas am indlyiduh
would act iu her situation. Was torpaying
averv dollar the State owed. ve, had not
FORGOTTEN that he was slave wbca the debt
V.l, contracted; nor did hc forget that the
DESTINY of Virginia was In, destiny. Ills
proDcrtv was MS good for taxes as any other
mans nr,p.r-v. some said that the STATE
WAS hlnkrupt. Others that the debt was con-
,rlcted on the faith of slave property, anu
81. th9f property had been swept away Tie
debt wasn5 longer binding He thus sum
med up: II it Is a just deb, We owe 1t and
must pay it,
Wen said, was it not?
Mr.. Dawes. Certainly.
Mr.. Beck. twas said like an ignorant
man but like au honest one.
Being asked by Mr. Goodwin .colorcd,l
whether hc was tor or against the resolution,
he replied that hc was against anything hke
repudiatiou. He was then asked ID the
resolution had republication m II. lie re-
piled that he had not read IT..
The speech was a rambling sort OF sermon
and was very long .,,,
Mr.. Mos finally gave way for Mr. kiddlc-
berger 90 offer q resolution
The Door mau surrendered his right as q
matter of courtesy Co a distinguished gem
,,4uau who Is now indor-cd b. republican
caucus unanimously, doubtless suPposi1g
hin. to De- friend.
Mr. "a 3-s tinal.yglvc way i1r Mr. Riddle
berger 90 0n,r q r,-o.uuoa which turned
/ on, TO Doe q resolution o. eXpc, the member
from Buckingham Nt. Ao- = as anN's'nce.
f It WAS pu- and rejected.
That honest. simp.c-minlei c1.ored man,
because hewa> willing to pay the or't aI1
allow his properly to oc taxed or taken O
maintain ,le honor OF theo.d safe IN which
T De- was born and i1 which he had been %
slave, was sought to 0e expelled or rc'o-
luton bv thc nominee of tGls republican
caucus when he had given way % 4ir. Rid
+ dle1cr-er. the gentleman who is now cham
pi0pci as Che man who ought 20 be hoaor,d
In the Scuat, and invested with nearly all