The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07
PISTOLS FOR TWO.
An Exciting Incident During Yester.
days Debate in the Senate.
A Bitter WOrdy Combat Between
VOORHEES, and Malone.
Some Reference About Hereafter
that May Mean the Code.
Dawes and George Get Tangled on a
Question of Veracity.
Lamar's Dellverance ON Alleged South
ern Outrages.
Lamar's Dellverance on Alleged South
ern Outrages.

Washington, April 1.-The resolution for the
election of Senate officers was laid before the Sen.
ate as unfinished business.
| motion TO go into Executive session was
made by Mr.. Pendleton and defoated--yeas %,
nays 20.
Mr.. Lamar said the present attitude of the Sen.
ate was an extraordinary one, and one without
a precedent in the history Of the country. The
| announcement hes been made that the business
which the Senate had been called to transact
| should not be transacted until the present off,
GERS were deposed and 9th ers elected. II the re-
port were true, the lhlrty.eight Republican Sen
ators intended to keep the body In It's present
position until theil object was accomplished
Alluding to the remark OF Mr.. Hoar that the an
nOuncement that the Democratic side would
meet endurance with endurance 1t contained
the very essence Of treason and revolution. He
said that II that were truth 1t would devolve a
terrible responsibility on the Democratic side.
But was 1t true2 He could see that II the Senate
was disorganiztd or unorganlzed, II there were
vacancies, that tactic 'S opposition to filling
these vacancies, prOtracted TO the end Of the ses.
such was not the case.
The minority intended to protect itself from
the oppre sslon Of the majority, II there was any
reason for this departure, on the part Of the Re-
publican side, from the usages of this body those
3S Senators stood justified, but they must give
their reasons and address themselves to public
opinion. It could not be as q reward for politio.
al services that this extraordinary position and
delay had been superinduced. What was the an.
imating, overwhelming, dominant reason Of the
public policy2 1t could not be from any great
zeal Of loyalty to the Union, inasmuoh as sena
tor who had brought one Of the candidates had
avowed that he had been true to the COnfc derate
cause, and that he had no apology to offer for 1t
here or elsewhere. What was the reason7 He
asked them to tell It, He defed them to an
nounce It, He taunted them to an avOwal Of 1t.
At this point message was received from the
President, and Lamar yielded to a motion to go
into executive session which motion was rejected.
Mr.. Dawes hoped Mr.. Lamar would now i'm
press upon his side the importance Of consider.
ing the pending resolution.
Mr.. Lamar rejOined by inqulring whether the
Senator from Massachusetts thought the removal
of the Senate officers vas as important as filling
the vacancy in the Supreme Court, which was
not In session by reason of that vacancyH
Resuming the thread OF his speech he describ
ed the divisions OF the Democratic party in Vir.
ginia. The Republican side Of the chamber had
proclaimed d its readiness to combine with what
the country calls the Repudia ting wing of Dem.
Ocratiic party In Virginia. 1t had proclaimed
kkok ~ kba nko ks1A
from the Democratic party under the banner Of
reputation the Republican party, not on &C
count OF reputation but in spite Of 1t was will.
ing to embrace that repudIRting section. The
Reputation was no hindrRnce In the way OF the
Republican Senators stretching out their hands
across the bloody chasm to unrepentant rebels,
clothing them with honor and greeting them
with applause. He did not believe the Northern
people would stand this thing. They would not
tolerate this alliance with the repudIating senti.
ment OF the Southern States. The sentiment of
national pride, Of national honor would dash 1t
into thousand pieces, even II 1t has to rend the
mighty structure of the Republican party. Ma.
tional honor could not take into Its embrace the
leprous body OF State reputation without be.
coming infected with its poison and this alliance
would not succeed in the South. The mo jOrity
of the Democratic party had spewed the repudi-
atng element out OF its mouth and the Republi. |
cans had rejected the offal which the Republican
Senators now eagerly snalched at, This was on |
ly an attempt to substitute In the South for car
pet baggsm, backed by Federal patronage, the |
reputation element backed by Federal patron. |
age The arsl had failed and cast reproach on |
the Republican party. The last would meet |
with O similar fate. ..
The Senator from Pennsylvania (CamerOn) had |
announced this was an effort to break up the |
hoh tha unI QpVY0h
done TO the prosperity and honor and glory OF |
this Country2 It was but q short time ago she |
had come solid and II her history were taken
from that time It would be fou.d she had been
keeping step with the prosperity Of other sec.
tions. He would not claim that the prosperity
of the country was attributable to the solid |
South, but he would say she had been no hin.
drance to progress and she did not justify the
great Republican party Of the Senate In stepping
down from Its high pedestal Of National honor to
take into Its embrace this cast off element of
Southern Democracy. He alluded TO the corIup
tion which had disgrsced the country during the
period OF reconstruction, and asserted since the
advent Of the solid South into legislation no such
scandals had occurred. He had himself heard a
noted lobbyist say: "Since those internal DEM
ocrats from the South have got here the lobby
business is dried up" There was no solid South
as factor in legislation, but there was one point
on which the South was solid and would remain
so. 1t was solid for the defense and protection of
It's own civilization; Its own security; It's own re-
llglOn. he WOulQ consent tnAC any Senator on
the other side with two exceptions, which he
would not name) should write the history OF car.
petbRg government In the South, the character Of
iB 0fhcia's and operation and its laws. He
would agree TO submit that history to any audi
ence In the world to determine whether that sec.
tlon ought not TO throw of that government and
keep united and solid to prevent Its recurrence.
He asserted that peace. oonteDtment and prosper.
lty existed among the colored people in the
South, and quoted from the remarks Of Bishop
Simpson 10 that eGeot.
In conclusion he said IL had once been his con.
ception 10 have two grand Republics on this con-
Tn ent. But that was gone II had passed for.
ever out Of sight. Another one had come into
Ia place II stood before him now solid In its
majesty. 1t was that Of grpnd, mighty indivis
lble one Republic on this continent, too mighty
10 be unjust, too good to be oppressive, throwing
It's loving arms around ell sections, omnipotent
for protection, powerless for oppression oursing
none, blessing all, w.
Mr.. Hoar ridiculed the idea OF Lamar CRITICS.
Ing the Republican party for allying itself with
The repudiating element Of the South, asserting
With whom was the Republican party to ally Il.
lelfP II could not have q solid North that would
DO unpatr1otic In the eyes Of the Senator. It
could not ally itself with the negroes Of the South
properly, or with the Carpetbaggers, and It could
1os ally Itself with anybody who was willing to
pay any part OF the Southern debt. 1t was the
hearty wish Of the people Of Massachusetts, TO
rave rich, prosperous and c0nIented South To
accomplish this they would shut up their iaotO
les, let grass grow In the streets OF their com.
nercial cities and let poverty haunt their count
ng houses. Let the Senator from Mississippi
how single practical measure in regard to I