Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-03-30
The Big speech.

We publish below report Of 1t as com
municated to the Baltimore Gazette.
wAsHIEoToN, March 2S.-The an
nvuncement that MIR. Malone would
to-day address the Senate in vindieat.on
ofhis action and in explanation OF the
principles OF the Rsadjuster party 10
Virginia had the effect Of drawing to
the Capitol large audience. Az early
az 10 O'Clock the doors leading to the
galleries were surrounded by an Impa-
usnt crowd, and within ten minutes
after they were opened, at 1870, every
available seat Was taken, with the ex-
ception Of those reserved for member
Of The diplomatic corps. These were,
however, occupied before the hour Of
the assembling Of the Senate. On the
floor, IN the rear Of the senator's desks,
were seated large number Of persons,
many Of them reprsseDtatives-slect,
HislC II bAS 'hiiSSS COIEiOOIS buOsS
who bad the misfortune to arrive late
ceDsregaied and bewaIled their H.
luck.
Malone entered tie chamber while
the Journal was being read. He took
the seat usually occupied BY Senator
Edmunds, holding lemon in hls hand,
which, when be arose TO speak, be laid
on the desk before him. The speech
was listened 10 with marked attention,
but his friends tonight are disappointed.
What was intended and expected to be
great effort dwiDaled down to a lame
defense ofhis course and an inadequate
apology for the position which be now
occupies. The Democrats after thu
hrst half hour listened quietly and
languidy and no effort was made to
interrupt the speaker; for it was felt
that it was unnecessary. During the
speech Mr.. Riddleberger sat In Senator
Malone seat with pile Of documents
before him, and when the speaker
called for quotations he handed the
article 10 messenger, who took It to
the clerk.
Malone began bis remarks with an
apology. andi was apology all through,
He quoted Walter Scott to the effect
that he was peer 10 any lord, ID
Scotland here" and concluded b.
innmniing that any one who disagreed
with him upon that point has He'd"
lie Was bitterly sarcastic In referring TO
bis colleague, Mr.. Johnston, who gave
him such drubbing the other day.
If l take my colleague" said be, "by
bis record, dninuliye a. 1t s, 1 can
show that he does net know who sent
him, where he was sent, or what be
may be-" The speaker denied all
knowledge Of any public exodus Of Re-
adusters 10 the Democrats in 1879, aud
backed the denial by the assertion that |
there was no organization of Readjus-
ters until 1879 and no acknowledged
Democratic party in the State until |
1880. In reference to Senator John
alton calling the RishDoDd RAi0 bis
Dsuthplsee, Senator Mahsne said,
mo one speaks for me Ispeak for
myself"
Amer loag asd sninterestlng rshash
OF his former statements about Virginia
Readjusttrs he proceeded to pay bis re
specls to Mr. Brown, Of Georgia, who.
he sais, 'seems better fitted a. the true
representative Of Democracy, for no
man vas eyer more capable Of adapting
himself 10 varisus situations. lPro-
longed laughter, in which Senator
Brown joined That gentleman had
got ahead Of the people and Of the Dem
ocratic parry IN the effort 10 dissolve
the Union. aud was the fra: governor in
the South tO eonhscate private propert,
Ia the courts of Savannah and 10 seize
Fert Pulaski before the act ofsecession.
Rumor had 1t that the presidency Of the
Confederate States was tie gentleman's
object al that time. In the struggle
that ensued be (Mr. BROWN was earnest
tor the cause unul it's fortunes began to
waver. and then he abandoned it with
ais militia. Aiter the war he was nsxt Il
heard of in the Chicago Republican {
Convention. 10 fact that gentleman |
might say with the poe:.laurea.e'. /
brook: c
Men may come, and men may 20,
But 60 on forever" 4;
A long trade upon Senator Browns
haracter follow ed, and he finally arriy.
p at point where he thought Riddle.
'erger should properly be introduced.
lie almost caused that doughty cham
ion OF reputation to blush 10 hear {
lmself so Landed In the Senate. lie d
aid that the opposition to Mr.. Riddle.
erger was in view OF the coming cleo.
on 10 Virginia. 1t was the desire to
phcld Bourbonism there; it was ths r
eslre TO uphold party whlch, while cl
penly protesting obedience to the con p
itution, held by mental reservation d.
urposes hostile to the constitution. Il 81
a. to uphold party there which did 10
OF believe In the right Of the freedman p,
vote. 10
This was the burden Of the balance of nl
Is speech, for which Conkling, with a p
" others who bad hand 10 prepar ci
& it. warmly congratulate him when ~
} had flushed. Nobody thought the m
czech Of suncient force to demand an a,
mediate reply, and the Senate adj ds
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