The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-07


Senate, the pending question being the
adoption of the Republican resolutions for
the selection of Senate officers. during which
he paid his respects to Senator Brown, of
Georgia, personally, explained the aims and
purposes of the Readjusfeis of Virginia,
charged that the Democratic States had been
! repndiators and therefore, could not win
good grace charge the Readjusters with re-
pud alton. Several of the Senators from
states thus characterized made reply on the
following day IN sub stance as fohows:
Mr.. Hampton denied the statement MADE by
Malone that the Democratic pai ~ had repudl-
nted the debt of South Carolina asserting tnat
| IT there had been reputation II had been wnen
| the state was under the control OF the party
| with which the gentleman was now acting.
| The Democrats opposed the proposed action
because it would break the established preoe-
| dent AMI establish pad one; because he SEN
ate had been called here for executive busi-
ness and above all, because grave susp cions
had taken hold of the public mind; This &C.
| ton was the result of unnatural coalition and
corrupt bargains. The Senator from Virginia
| disctaimed mat he had been moved by any inn
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ness, that he would strengthen his position be-
| fore the country IL be would show what con-
81 ss but Il Was due
| of this body that it should be proved beyond
| oil doubt TO be unfounded. The Senate had
| recently organized committees aud given them
extraordinary powers TO investigate questions
| OF much less importance than this. Let he
publicans organize a committee with full
] power to ascertain the truth or falsity OF
the rumors which were spreading UNI
challenged throughout the country. Let
/ It find out whether any vote In this chamber
place or pat onage. If the canning charge
| were proved untrue, stamp out calumny for
once and forever. If true, the Constitution
| ga, e prompt and ample redress. 1t would not
] do TO let this foul suspicion this base imputa-
| uon, go to the world'uncontradicted. 1t was
known what such charge could effect, for 1t
had ofsl 1xuf,n ,ffTY
| Randolph had denounced what he had sup
| posed TO be coalition between Clay and
Adams. II had defeated Adams for the Presi-
dency. and had blghfed Clay's aspirations- 1t
was true the charge had been unjust. Clay
| had risked his life TO vindicatc his honor, and
kand0Ph had subsequently made me y r i6
| not wish TO see one suspicion or impui alton
| rest on its fair fame. For that reason he did
on the resolution Of the Senator from Massa-
] chusetts Dawes. He referred to the magnan-
| imous action of the Democi attic majority at
| from Louisiana tKeIIogg) 10 retain his seat in
| this body. 1t now appears that that Senator
| and tho senator from Virginia fNfahones-not
lican parfy-had "clasped hands across the
| bloody chasm,' and were clamoring flor the
! old nag and an appropriation. He sympa-
| speaking in this chamber with q doubtful
| voice, but he could not. would not, he dare not
doubt that its true Voice would soon be heard
tenance Of its public plighted faith and politi-
! cal integrity.
| speech had not been printed in the Record,
| proceeded to reply to some portions OF 1t. One
| Of the points dwelt on by the gentleman with
greatest satisfaction was that dssecting his
seen proper 10 bring That record before the
country, and had grossly misrepreseuted 1t.
| The gentleman hal charged him with incon-
sistency. He admitted that the position he
| now occupied upon certain questions was not
| the position he had occupied at the beginning
| of the war known as the war OF the rebellion.
He had gone into that contest 40 maintain
slavery and State sovereignty. He had sim
cerely believed be WAS right intfat- The war,
| however, had settled DO b questions Slavery
| had been abolished, and be was content it was
abolished 10 this extent he might be said to
be Inconsistent. The gentleman had advised
liable TO rcadjust himself so as to take the posi-
| ton which that gentleman occupied to-day
before the Senate and country. That Senator
] had said he MIR. Brown had LAD ambition for
| the Presidency of the Confederate States.
| There his statement was very wide OF the
fact; He h ID positively refused TO per
| NIT his name to be used for any Confederate
| position whatever. The gentleman had
| charged him with withhold ny the militia of
again the Gentleman hid been misinformei'
] He had never Withdrawn with his militia from
| the Confederate service. That charge of the
SENATE o. fell TO the ground "a unjust as untrue.
The senator had denied that there had been
| any bargain. He tMr. Brown had not asserted
| that. He said the air was full OF runors OF
| that character. No gentleman who walked
] the streets of Washington or read the news
| papers of the Union IN morning would doubt
\ that the statement was correct. Not only was
/ the air full OF rumors, but il every
| tongue that there was contract of that sort.
| He did not state that the charge that there
was bargain was true, but proceeded to
make a resume of the facts which led TO that
/ conclusion. 1t was q peculiar coincidence
! that the Senator from Virginia, who up to
late period hal always been Democrat.
ft1<a Rlr.
| gani1afion OF every committee, and that I'm q
| very short time afterward Republicans should
meet IN caucns and nominate ais intimate
! been read out Of it, and Riddleberger, who
had always been pemoca at II might have
an bnt be- RS ca 4
| peculiar coincidence. If there was y bargain
the Democrats would not be parties to IT.
would not zip to deliver the goocs Thesitua-
| ton rem nded him Of the story Of the coon
! and the skunk. The coon had left home one
NAL in the hollow OF his tree. He thought it
| was cat. and challenged It as such. No."
said the poiccat, - am a coon" You don't
don't DON tai talk ike Ha coon hut n O ann coon.
lyon don't smell like coon and you amt
coon" Ilaugh'er.] This transaction did not
| did not smell like a proper transaction.
| tLaughter.I Tho Republican side reminded
him OF the man who had caught a off and
| go, or rather IL reminded him OF the man who
| had won an elephant Mt a rattle and did not
know what TO do with him. The Republicans
had won an elephant and were not in very
| good condition to get rid of him. II they did
| not stand by his friends. he might turn and
| rend every chairman of theirs. [Laughter.l
| He also ifkeucd the Republicans TO the as
/ tronomer who fell into a state of excitement
at the discovery Of an elephant in the moon
| only to ind 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 10 be a dimfnutive form OF q little
| mouse. In conclusion he asserted It to be his
| duty to stay here and prevent consummatfon
| of what the public thought to be q bargain.
Mr.. Heck, 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
| diseases. tLaughfer.i Mr.. Beck continued
to ridicule the Republicans for picking up
hfddleberger. the Readjuster. The resolution
also proposed a man for Chief Clerk whom he
| could not supporf, Charlea Johnson. of Mime.