Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-15

be oae mao VIII hsd been elect d ne q demo
crat and vas 20. going TO vote with tho party.
He had never s;en that eertleuan until teT
days sire. and had not the slightest uukind feel.
ing toward him. lie could only understand th,
gentleman on the principle that IN guilty con-
science nted5 DO tccu5er." Applause sud
| laughter on thu democratic SD. lilo had not
| mentioned the Senator name DOR State. He
| had ouly ssked who the democrat was that was
expected to vote with the republicans ard to
bis establishment the Senator from Virginia
said that he was the man. lie had not said
anything offensive to The psoplo Ct Virginia, bat
he had said that tho people of 20 section Of the
countIy would tolerate Ir!achely. He had said
that there were IS Senator'S who had been
elected IS democrats. Did the gentleman deny
lit? Would BIO say that be was not elected as
democrat? He slid be was not required to
state that be was democrat. and 10 the NIX:
breath he said he was a better deutc'at than
himself. MIR. Hill. Addressing Himself to the
republican,; commend him TO you. Take
good caro- of him; uur:e him well. Laughter.
How do you you like to have among you o
wor5e democrat than am?
MIR. ConkliDg.-Oh no. not worse; better.
my friend from New York. MI. Couklipp, is
better democrat than than am.
My, Logan.-Ho could not well b. Ecr:e
orc. Laughter.
Mr.. Hill.-Never before has thero been such
90 exhibition 10 the Benste, where a gentleman
shows bis democracy ly goil s over 10 tho re-
publcans. | will not defend Virgins; she
needs 10 detoIce. She has givan to the country
AID The world and humanity some of The
proudtst names in history. Sho hold. 10 her
bosom to day the ashes OF some of the DobIcst
and greates. men that ever illustrated the
elOries of apy country; and say to the Senator
from Virginia that neither jefferson, Dor Madi-
SOD. nor Herry, Der Washington. nor Leo, nor
Tuck:r: nor any of the long liss Of great men
wnom Virginia produced ever accepted q com.
MISSION TO represent ono party and came hero
At d represented another party. Applause Oh
the democratic side.
II MIR. Malone, who had reurDed to his scat on
the republican slde.-Do | understand you cor
rcctly as saying tba. | accepted commission
: from onc party and cemo here 10 voo for an.
other party?
i MIR, Hill u1dorsa rd that you wero elect
cd IS democrat.
Mir. Malone. imperativ,y. - Answer tic
question.
Mr.. Hill. with provoking oooncss,) VI say
that you wero elected as democrat and sooeps
ted your commission as O democrat
MIR. Mahone, (persisenlly, You sid that
accepted commission from ono parry and
camo here to represent another party.
Mr.. HILL. llmpcrturbably,l III said tina. that
will &c tho case ii you vote with the republicans.
You have not done it yet. cid | soy you will
, not do it.
Mr.. Malone, Gmpatiertly, III want 10 soy
III 1t Is cot out OF order herc-that if tie gen
tleman undertakes to max, that statement, the
statement is unwarranted aud untrue.
Mr. Hill. (compossdly. WAS not ths gen
tleman aotlng with the democratic party, and
, vas he not elected to this body as democrat?
with feIcsr tone.) Answer that.
MIR. Mahone.-Quickly. sir; quickly. | WAS
elected as resdiuster Do you know what re
adjusers art? lApplauso and laughter on Tho
republican side.
= Mr. HILL understand that there ore 10
7 Virginia "readiustine' democrats and debt
payloR' democrats, but as understand, they
are both democrats. We havo nothing to do
! hero with that issue. Tho question OF tho
Virgiuia dobt is not to be settled 10 this cham
} Der. l ask the Senator again, was he not c!cca
ted to this national body as member Of tho
, Datlonal Democratic party?
Mr.. Mahone.-No; are you answered nov?
MIR. Hill.-Thcn l coactGo that The Senator
D spcko truly when he said that | did not know
what ho ls-(with puzzled air)-Rhat is hr
s Laughter. Everybody has understood that
. he voted With the democrats. Did no not sup
D port Harc,ck for the presidency? Aud did he
< not. 10 the presidential election, proclaim him.
self demccra?
g A democratic Scrator-Makc lin answer.
l MIR. Hill, l:o tho republicans u commend
| him 10 you. Is thtro any man on that tido Of
! the chamber who doubts that the Soustcr was
sent to this body as democrat? Is thnro a
t man 10 this vast audience who doubtsi? Is
o there nsn IL Virginia who doubts il? Tho
| gentleman himself will DOT deny il. Up to this
i hour 1t Was not knowa On this side OF the chan
! Der or 10 tho country how tho gentleman would
vote. The Senator from New York Mr..
= CouklinR) seemed to have Information that
| somebody who bad been tlscted IS demacrn:
would vote with tho republicans and | wanted
8 to tlnd out who that was. 1t seems that have
J., uncovered him. Laughter and applause on the
!. democratic side. Fer moths the press OF tho
c.u2try has been discussing aud debating how
0 tho Senator would vote. Nobody could tell.
| Nobody could guess. ] have been o truer
It fcerd to tho Senator than he has been to him
: self. | have msiotsintd oil tho time that when
i came 10 the test tbs Senator would BIO true to
his commits iion-tIue 10 the democratic profcs
G sion which he mado when he was elected He
: will not riso and say tia! he could have been
= elected 10 this Senate IS u republican. or if he
j. had given Doticc that in the organization of this
y body be would have voted with the republicans.
lie made some remark about CAUCUS. | have
o no Of oction to 0 gentleman remaining outGido
It OF caucus. That ls not the question. have
0 30 obi lection to gentleman being Independent.
II ! That IS not the question, | have no OtiecliOn
g to mans taking every side of question.
It That is q matter of taste. But | d. otjaos to
Q anybody coming Into this high council, sent
8 hore by one sentiment, commissioned by one
J. party, protesting 10 be democrat, and, after
It be gotS here. actirg With tho other parry. If
q tho goutloman. as be has very broadly limited,
changed bis opinions aud his party affiliations,
= as be had right to do. no should have Como to
y the people of Virginia and said: You believed
!. me 10 be democrat when you gave me this
? position, but now feel it my duty to 90 op.