The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-02
wiIIand me bere-nnd will not onIy find


his Republican allies and Republican
newspapers speak OF him. and is complain
| ing Of Democratic senator's who simply ask
that the terms in which he Is spoken oi by
his Republican friends may be ftnown, he
hasa more difficult road 10 travel than be
has conceived OF. Ho need not think for
one moment that be clD coerce or dictate
the course Of debate on this floor. made q
large concession. ] did It from my heart,
and with no possible disrespect the ScDa.
tor from Eirglnia-not the slightest. did
it'becauSe thonght II right wien the dis
tinguisbed and cultured Senator from Mas
sachusetts called my attention to IL; but il
the Senator from Virginia thinks be can
stretch by one hairs breadth something be-
| tween the gentleman from Massachusetts,
and myself. and coerce me into a single con-
cession beyond that, be is entirely mistaken.
am lust on this floor, and | intend
TO be lust, but when | send to the desk TO
nnve 'fead an editorial from one Of the lead.
ing RPpublican newspapers OF the United
States, am 10 bc called in question on this
side 81 the chamberg Tue Senator from
Massachusetts has had my veneration for
twenty years. lie knows that not for my
life would 1 do an act Of Injustice, nor
would l do an act dictated 10 me in the
spiIf in which the gentleman from Virginia
rose
Mr.. Mitchell, Of PENNSYLVANIA. said that
the paper Id question, il u were n Republi.
can paper. was Republican paper with
Democratic tendencies, ana its tendencies
were more frequently Democratic than Re-
publican.
Mr.. Hoar. Of Massachusetts. volunteered
m expIaDaion that Of hlsown notion, and
without suggestion from any body. he bad
taken The liberty to 90 10 ,he Senator from
Indiana and LAY 10 him that while It was no
affair Of his (Mr. iioir's), the article seemed
to contain a personality in regard to the
| Senator from Virginia. and he had asked
| him 10 consider whether Ire had designed to
adopt that article as part ~ his speech.
| The Senator from indiana had with great
promptneSS, rs sO9n rs be could get the
| door, risen and said that The fact bad Oeen
chilled TO his attention rbal the article con-
tanned personality, and that that person liitv
he desired lo withdraw.
! Mr.. VOORHEES, drdignaDtly): "And ihen
tie Senator from Nuginil rises here 70 re-
quire me TO make CONCESSION b. yond that. 9"
Mr.. HOar lin a COnrliatory ,onc): IL do
not think th,t The gentleman from Virginia
heard the statement which the gentleman
from Indiana made"
Mr. Malone declining TO take advantage
OF Mr.. Hears Sugge,tion) SAID Nv.
President. TINS j. very simple question.
stated the case to This Senate. and stated u
| think, clearly. stated that tue Senator
from inois (me1niug lndin1) had read 10
this house an article from newspaper in
which different references 10 myself were
made, The Senator having stated that that
was part OF his speech. Now, what
| = I,-s,, l.,
senator has said to my friend from MaSSa-
cnusetl>)ls TO ask the Senator from Indiana
Wh .thcr or not these personal references Ia
myself were Of his own accord. and thai
l(,peaking imDeratively) is the question that
| ask the senator now. Tie Senator has
,aid that hp did not want 10 be dictated to-
land that in the course Of this debate the
lprIyilege will be exercised Of having news.
paper articles read at lbe de-k. make m
objection to that--nOne whatever: and il
j. not OF that complain, but when the
Senator states that that article is his Speecl
he stands IN the attitude Of the man who
wrote It. The SeDatOr takes the liberty o.
referring me TO the ueW,pIper.man for set
tlement. hall select my own course il
this matter"
Mr.. VOORHEES, (delianlly) "SelCct M
whenever You please"
Mr. Malone QeSOlutcly): 81 select yol
now"
Mr.. VOORHEES, (c)ntemptuou>ly): ell
select me now"
Mr.. Malone (per,i>ling in bi. point: :"
have called upon YOU IN this house to 81,
whether or not -
Before he had time to finish the sentenc,
Mr.. VOORHEES,, anticipating il. and throw
ing of the self-r,straint which he had oh
served up to this point, said (passionately)
" Tnen endorse every single word whicl
was said in that article
Mr.. Malone breaking in): "Then ! SAY
that the references which You make to m,
are such as 70 honorable or brave mel
would make. and ] denounce you a sucl
here" THE reporter gives the sentence a
1t was uttered
Mr.. VOORHEES,: "Thlt i bare question
Of here and hcreaiter.'
Mr.. Malone: The hereafter vii
come a. soon II yOu want il to-
Mr.. N0orhee- " well know exactly how
TO meet II. | endorse every word said II
that article. cndoise the term 'Renegad,
Democrat | endorse every hing else in i
that nav he construed to reflect on The
c,ur.e OF tie Senator from Virginia, and
without bis taking time 10 put the word
lupon me, ne can seek his redress. There i
no use in making any mistake about thi,
matter at ail. | heard the senator from NIr
gnia stand here and shout ont that thu
thing hid 10 stop Suppose il don't? Sup
pose il don't? know il won't with ne by
your dictalion. That is cheap; very cheap,
IIaluding to MahOne's eXpIe>>ion.]
Mr.. Malone: at j. very cheap, Mr.
President, 10 deal in such bravado rs tie
gentleman from Illinois (melniog Indiana
does
Mr.. VOORHEES,, who was walking over &c
his own chair when Mr.. Mlhone's last re-
mark was made, turDcd around and said
1.-THE gentleman aIude' to me As the Sena
for from Illinois. / suppose he viii take nc
exception, therefore. il | al!ude To him a.
the Senator from Vermont"
Mr.. Malone continuing and completing
his sentence: But WHEN the gentleman
SAYS that be endorses the sentiment OF that
newspaper article. | undertake 10 character
iZe it bere a. such that no brave or bonora'
bic man would make in this chamber. Now,
let him take that with him and wear it,"
Some Democratic senators here suggested
to Sir. VOORHEES, TO say no more. but mol
needing the advice, Mr.. VOORHEES, retoTted
in "a some what oracuar manner: "The ques-
ton about taking and wearing things de-
peudS a good deal upon here and hereaf-
ter.'" This ended TIE controversy in the
Senate chamber, and then, on motion OF Mr..
Dawes. the Senate, at 7:lj =. NJ. adjourned
until Monday.
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