American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16
disclaimed that he had been moved by any in

disclaimed that he had been moved by any I'm
pure consideration. He congratulated that
gentleman and would say to him, in all frank
ness, that he would strengthen his position be-
fore the country II he would show what CON
sideration moved him. The suspicion might
be grOundess, but it was due. the reputation
of this body that it SHOE be proved beyond
all doubt to be ..ntounded. The Senate had
rceentiy ~-~apjLed committees aud given them
extraordinary powers to investigate questions
of much less Importance than this. Let Re-
pubicans organize committee with full
power to ascertain the truth or falsity of
the rumors which were spreading UNI
challenged throughout the country. Let
II find out whether any vote in this chamber
had been controlled by the promise of
place or pat onage. If the canning charge
were proved untrue, stamp out caIumny for
once and forever. If true, the Constitution
gave prompt and ample redress. 1t would ~
do to let this foul suspicion. this haso imputa-
ton, go to the world uncontradicted- 1t was
known what such charge could effect, for it
was ''nwy. what it had effected when John
-I-----..nph had denounced what he had sup.
posed TO be coalition between Clay and
Adams. 1t had defeated Adams for the Presi-
dency, and had bIighted Clays aspirations. 1t
was true the charge had been unjust. Clay
had risked his life to vindicatc bis honor, and
Randolph had subsequently made the dmendc
hondrnide. For the sake of this fOdy he did
not wish TO see one suspicion or impulation
not wish to sec any immediate action taken
on the resolution of the Senator from Massa-
imous action Of the Democratic majority at
the last Conere.s in permitting the Senaf Or
from Louisiana Kellogg) to retain his seat in
this body. 1t now appears that that Senator
and tho senator from Virginia (Mahone,-not
only the leaders but the masters of the Repub-
ican party-had "clasped hands across the
bloody chasm, and were clamorng for the
Old lag and an appropriation He symPa-
speaking in this chamber with q doubtful
voice, but he could not, would pot, he dare not
doubt that its true ', ice would soon be heard
in unmistakable tones declaring for the main
tenanee Of its public plighted faith and politi-
speech had not been printed in the Record,
proceeded to reply to some portions of it. One
OF .ne points dws on by the gedemain w hia
lMr. Browns) record. The gentleman had
seen proper 10 bring that record before the
country, and had grossly misrepreSented Il.
The gentleman hal charged him with incon-
sistency. He admitted that the position he
now occupied upon certain questions not
the position he had occupied ut the beginning
of the war known as the war of the rebellion.
He had gone into that contest to mantain
slavery and state sovereignty. He had sin
cerey believed he was right in that. The war,
however, had settled both questions. Slavery
had been abolished and he WIS content 1t was
abolished. To This extent he might he said to
be inconsistent. The gentleman had advised
able to readjust himself SO as to take the posi-
ton which that gentleman occupied to-day
before the Senate and country. That Senator
the Presidency of the Confederate States.
There his statement was very wide of the
fact: He had positively refused TO per-
init his name to be used for any Confederate
position whatever. The gentleman had
charged him with withholding the militia of
Georgia from the Confederate cause. There
again the gentleman b I'D been misuformed.
He had never Withdrawn with his militia from
Senator fell to the ground as unjust as untrue.
The Senator had denied that there had been
that. He said the air was full OF runners of
that character. No gentleman who walked
the streets Of Washington or read the news
papers of the Union this mornin: would doubt
that the statement was correct. Not only WAS
the air full OF rumors, but it was on every
tongue that there was contract of that SORT.
He did not state that the charge that there
was bargain was trgie, but proceeded to
make a resume of the thcts which led to that
that the Senator from Virginia, who up to u
late period hgi always been a Democrat,
ganization of every committee, and that in a
very short time afterward Republicans should
friend, Gorham, who had bolted his party and
been read out OF it, and Riddlebergc-, who
had always been . Democrat 1t might have
been an understanding, but he would call it a
peculiar coincidsnce, II there was q bargain
the Democrats would not be parties 70 II.
If II had been carried out on one side they
would not help to deliver the goods. The situa-
a an tS hin OF the s,9rc f OF tine cooa
day, and on his return found some other ani-
NAL in the hollow OF his tree. He thought i
said the polecat. ~ am a COON" You don't
look like a coon" But am coon" You
n III.
You don't smell like a coon. and you amt
COON" ILaughter.l This transaction did not
look exactly like proper transaction and It
did not smell like proper transaction.
Laughter! Tho Republican side reminded
him of the man who had caught wolf and
go, or rather it reminded him OF the man who
had won an elephant at a rattle and did not
know what TO do with him. The Republicans
had won an elephant and were not in very
good condition 10 get rid of him. If they did
not stand by his friends. he might turn and
and rkSa s,f hnfr hfslr
He also likened tho Republicans to the as
tronomer who fell into a state of excitement
only to lind there was a mouse between the
lenses of his instrument. Possibly his Re-
publican friends had not caught the elephant
they thought they had, for possibly it might
turn out to be a diminutive form of n little
mouse In conclusion he asserted 1t to be his
duty to stay here and prevent contamination
of what The public thought to be a bargain.
MIR. BECK, calling attention to the grave
alarm that existed everywhere at the spread
of the Reputation doctrine in the Republican
party, said he would therefore move to refer
the resolution to the committee on epidemic
TO ridicuIe the Republicans for picking up
Riddleberger: the RcadJuster. The resolution
also proposed n man for Chief Clerk whom he
could not support, Charles johnson, of Minnie
sofa. That gentleman had on the 10th of Sep
tr1buions to the Republican campaign fund,
that if the Democrats obtained con-
troll of the Senate and House they would at,
tempt to expel the President and pay rebel
claims. Every charge made by that gentle
man had been proved false. He quoted from
testimony taken by the Weshburn-Donneliy
in the House 10 show that Johnson
was a wire-puler--a man, he thought, not
worthy to be made Chief Clerk of the Senate.
If the gentleman was elected, and he did not
think he would be before December, and these
charges against him were not true, he tMr.
Beck would support him in performing the
duties of his office.
Mr. Kellogg took occasion to attack his col
Mr. Jonas said his colleague had at last
sought an opportunity to bring 70 N all the
bile, all the malice, all the vitupera IN which
whom he claimed to represent. He refe: red
to he period during which Senator Kellogg
had claimed to be Governor of Louisiana as Il
period covered with infamy. The Senator
which had not the slightest right to elect
Senator. He WAS here; and now when BIO
found himself here in safety he arose for the
first time and waved the bloody shirt Din allii-
sion to an eXtrnct read by Mr.. Kellogg as to
the murder of two colored ministers in 1873.
The elections in Louisiana he tJonas) assert
sny State of the Union, and he advised Repub-
leans that they could no longer calculate on
the color line. declaring hat many cOlored
men in Louisiana voted willingly and gladly
for Democratic candidates. IL would be
strange news to the people of Louisiana to
hear that his colleague avowed himself the
friend OF a free ballot, connected as his co.,
league had been with every fraud on the bal
lttcmpt to destroy the rights of colOrcd and
white men. His remarks would produce II
augh of contempt and scorn throughout the
state which no claimed to represent As to
he debt question, he asserted that the debt of
he State had been largely increased during
he Administration of Governor Kellogg.
Its tri1e trying on Vice-Presi-
lent Arthur. He cannot run off. like
MS immediate predecessor, for days