Daily Republican., 1881-03-29
NM. mAnosE,s sPEEUs.

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In the U. 8. Senate Yesterday the
journal being read the Vice President
laid before the Senate the resolution
for the appointment Of the Senate Off
GERS, stating that the Senator from Viz.
gina had the floor.
Mr.. Malone promised his speech, by
expressing his regret that he should be
compelled again to interrupt the de.
liberations of the Senate. trust, he
said, that Senators and the country
will concede that to this SEEMING for.
wardness am provoked. II | may fail
TO challenge the geHerous coDsldsra-
ton Of those who would appear to have
found pleasure, without Justification,
in their varied and ungsnerous assaults,
do not doubt that ! shall command
the respect OF the brave and indepen-
dent spirits here, as know 1 snail
among my own people. shall not
complain Of that indirectioD that has
characterized the manner and method
Of Senators in their allusions 10 me
must accept that they comport entirely
with their own sense Of manly deport.
msnt and Senatorial dignity, .howevsr
little they do with my own.
was elected to the y nitsd States Senate
to do their will mot TO q caucus to do
it's bidding. Virginia earned her title
Of sod DOMINION" by the broad and
Independent action OF her own people,
by the loyalty Of her sons, by the in.
sinot Of independence, without help at
the hands OF those who would now in
terfere with her affairs. However fully
may express that spirit against the
eratuitous care and concern for her at
the hands of strsngers-strangers to
her trials; to her sacrifices, and to her
will feel that the spirit Of her people
inspire me while scornfully repel for
them and for myself the ungenerous at
tsmpts to instruct Virginia Senator as
to his duty to them and himself. Sena-
tors should be willing to deal with their
constituents. | answer tor mine. To
hin that would ipsinuats that my &C
ton in regard to the organization Of the
Committees ef this body aud the pro
posed election OF officers has been con
lrolled BY impure considerations (and l
am 10th to believe that any Senator b. as
20 iptsnded), in the language OF another
1say:
"If thou sayest am not peer
To any lord OF Scotland here,
Highland or Lowland, far or near,
Lord Angus, thou hast lied"
Now permit me tv say that the Sena
tors can no more realize my regret than
they can measure my amazement that
my colleague (Mr. Johnston) should
have felt 1t incumbent ON himself to
Join the assaulting column in this
chamber. Hsfrst introduces the Ques
tion Of my political consistency, or, If
he prefers, inconsistency, and next he
would introduce me 10 this honorable
body, not as his colleague, bnt as re
pudiator Of public obligations. The
sense OF justice Of my fellow Senators
renders it necessary for me to apologize
for noticing my colleagues criticisms
on the one hand aud his persessiOns on
the other. However much he and his |
cohorts may endesvor by the cheap 10
gic Of tha attorney tosdemonstrate what
| ought to be, am by my convictions
and my senae OF honor what am. IL
this particular have largely the ad
vantage Of my colleague, for II | take
him by his record, diminutive as it is,
he neither knows what he is nor what
duty he comes here to perform. Laugh
ter.
Mr.. Malone then proceeded to give |
an exhaustive review OF the politioa!
and financial history Of Virginia for the
last decade. He declared that the |
Read listers had ::nsver repealed any OF
the funding contracts made by Vir
ginia, but asserted that the bill passed
in 1871 by the Virginia Legislature, and
known as the Brokers' Bill, which had
bsen advocated by his colleague, repu-
dated, and forcibly repudia.ed, one
third Of the debt Of Virginia.
The Read busters held that two-tbirds
Of the money which Virginia had bor-
rowed should be paid-the other third
belonged to West Notwithstanding
to every principle of law and equity.
Since 1871 the Readjusting party had
denied to the creditors the war inter-
eat and had proposed to pay the rest in
full.
Its adversaries had funded that war
interest, and proposed to repudiate one
half OF that which Virginia was in law
and honor bound to pay. He woald
like the Senators from West Virginia to
tell the country what that State had
done with reference to the payment OF
one third OF the debt, contracted by
the Commonwealth Of Virginia, whsther
1t had ever proposed to lay one silver
to maintain the honor and dignity OF
the old Commonwealth. He critized
the action of his colleague in not de-
lending the people Of Virginia from
the accusation that they were dishon-
orable. Dishopsrable, too, in the 0pin
ion of uen who rspi esented States
which by arbitrary legislation had re-
auced tueir debts from $243, ,600, 900. l.
as sent to the clerks desk and had
read table showing the extent to
which debts OF the Southern States had
been scaled down.
He referred to the manner OF his
,lection, asserting that there had been
against him, and that
the Democratic party, which, like C8
'ar's wife, stood above suspicion, had
been willing to trade seat in the Uni
ed States Senate for few county Off
,es. II that was the Democracy that
he gentlemen on the other side loved, I
1one Of 1t for him. The purpose Of the ,
Read listers was to stay the retrograde {
nov emept of years, 20 as to bring Vir- t
Il f.. l. e.