The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-03-30

ing an assault upon MIN unless II
was the one man who had bee
elected as democrat apd was no
going to vote with the party ID
had never seen that gentleman un
til few days since, and had not tn
slightest unkind feeling toward him
/ He could only understand the gen
| tleman on the principle that q
| guilty conscience needs no accuser.
ITApplause and laughter on the Dem
ocratic side He had not mention
ed the Senator's name nor State
He had only asked who the Demo
crat was that was expected to vote
with the Republicans. To his aston
ishment the Senator from Virgins
said that he was the man. He hac
not said anything offensive to the
people of Virginia, but he had said
that the people of no section of the
country would tolerate treachery
He had said that there were thirty
eight Senators who had been elect
ed as Democrats. Did the gentle
man deny it? He said he was not
required to state that he was Dem
ocrat, and in the next breath he
said he was a better Democrat than
himself, (Mr. HiIl.) Addressing
himself to the Republicans: l COM
mend him to you. Take good care
of him nurse him well. Laughter.
How do you like to have among
you a worse Democrat than am ?
Mr.. Conkling.-Oh, no, not a
worse better.
Mr.. Hill, (scornfully. )-Oh a
better. Then my friend from New
York (Mr. Conkling) is a better
Democrat than l am.
Mr.. Logan.-He could not well be
a worse one. Laughter.
Mr.. HiIl.-Never before has there
been such an exhibition in the Sen
ate, where a gentleman shows his
Democracy by going over to the
Republicans. [ will not defend Vir-
ginia; she needs no defense. She
has given to the country and the
world and humanity some Of the
proudest names in history. She
holds in her bosom to-day the ashes
of some of the noblest and greatest
men that ever illustrated the glories
of any country; and [ say to the
Senator from Virginia that neither
Jefferson, nor Madison, nor Henry,
nor Washington, nor Lee, nor Tuck
er, nor any of the long list of great
men whom Virginia produced ever
accepted commission to represent
one party and came here and repre-
sented another party. CApplause
on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Malone, (who had returned
to his seat on the Republican side.)
DO I understand you correctly as
saying that I accepted commission
from one party and came here to
vote for another party?
Mr.. HILL understand that you
were elected as Democrat.
Mr.. Malone, Gmperatively. AN
swer the question.
Mr.. Hill, with provoking cool
ss.)-I say that you were elected
as Democrat and accepted your
as a Democrat.
Mr. Malone, (persistently.)-You
said that [ accepted a commission
from one party and came here to
represent another party.
Mr.. Hill, (imperturbably u said
that that will be the case if you vote
with the Republicans. You have
lot done it yet, and I say you will
not do it.
Mr.. Malone, Gmpatiently) u
want to say-if it is not out of order |
lere-that if the gentleman under
axes to make that statement, the |
statement is unwarranted and un-
rue.
Mr.. Hill, (composedly)-Was not |
he gentleman acting with the Dem
,cratic party, and was he not elect
ID to this body as a Democrat?
With a fiercer tone.) Answer that.
Mr.. Malone Quickly sir; quick
Y. / was elected as a Readiuster.
Do you know what Readjusters are ?
Applause and laughter on the Re
publican side.
Mr.. Hill understand that there
re in Virginia "readjusting" Dem
'crats and "debtpaying" Democrats,
,ut as I understand, they are both
Democrats. We have nothing to
10 here with that issue. The ques-
ion of the Virginia debt is not to
,e settled in this chamber. | ask
he Senator again, was he not elect
d to this national body as a mem
'er Of the National Democratic
Party?
Mr.. Mahone.-No: are you an
wered now?
Mr. Hill.-Then l concede that
he Senator spoke truly when he
aid that [ did not know what he
3-(with a puzzled air)-what is
-e? Laughter. Everybody has
Understood that he voted with the
Democrats. Did he not support
Hancock for the presidency? And
id he not, in the presidential cleo
ion, proclaim himself a Democrat =?
A Democratic Senator-Make him
nswer.
Mr.. Hill, (to the Republicans. y
commend him to you. Is there
ny man on that side of the cham
er who doubts that the Senator
7as sent to this body as a Demo
rat2 Is there a man in this vast
udience who doubts it? Is there
man in Virginia who doubts it?
'he gentleman himself will not
eny it. Up to this hour it was not
nown on this side of the chamber
r in the country how the gentle
nan would vote. The Senator from
Jew York (Mr. Conkling) seemed
0 have information that somebody
yho had been elected as Democrat
7ould vote with the Republicans,
nd [ wanted to find out who that
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