Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-02


tant rebels, clothing them with honor and
greeting them with applause. He did not
believe that the Northern people would
stand this thing.
He quoted from the speech of Senator
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, to the effect that
the Republicans were struggling for some
thing higher than offices; that they intend
ed to try and break up the solid South. The
coming political contest In Virginia was the
thing for which this Senate was held here
in blockade. The Democracy of Virginia
spewed this repudiating element out Of
its mouth and the Republican organization
refused to receive the offal which the Re-
publican Senators now eagerly snatched at.
This was only an attempt to substitute In
the South for carpetbagism, backed by Fed
eral force, the repudiating element backed
by Federal patronage. The Republican
party could not purchase a foothold in the
South, but 1t could secure standing there.
Let the party desectionslize itself. and quit
abusing the South, and 1t will attract
Southern men.
Mr.. Hoar took the floor to reply, and ridi-
culed the idea of Mr.. Lamar's criticising the
Republican party for allying itself with the
repudiating element of the South, asserting
that the term "repudiation" originated In
Mississippi
Mr.. Dawes denied the statement made by
pie better than the Senator from Massachu-
setts. The people Of the North would not
listen to the Senator from Mississippi, be.
cause they had found no work "meet for
repentance" He stated that few days
since there had passed through this city, on
his way North, gray-haired man, who,
fourteen years ago, went to Mississippi with
his capital and energy to build up home.
He had been prosecuted, his gin house de-
stroyed and his workmen murdered. At
last, he had been obliged to give In and re-
turn North.
Mr.. George inquired the name of the
gentleman, but Mr.. Dawes refused to men
tion It, as he did not intend to furnish any
opportunity for further persecution of the
gentleman.
Mr.. George continuing, said that though
the Senator from Massachusetts, might
have met the individual referred to,
and might have received the information,
still he undertook to say the whole thing
was myth. There was not particle OF
truth in the recital. It was not fair for the
gentleman from Massachusetts to refuse to
give the name of the person alluded
to on the ground that it would expose him
to persecution. II the people of Missis-
sippi were such persons as would burn a
mans factory and murder his hands, Ger
taiuly they did not need the stimulus of a
oAoCAOoOAC VI hAo hduAC W tICcpAbE
on his rights.
Mr.. George again asked Mr.. Dawes to
state the name of the gentleman referred to,
but Mr.. Dawes declined to give it, and said
the Senator from Mississippi did not know
what became a United States Senator when
he attempted to catechise him.
Mr.. George denied any intention Of vio-
lating the courtesies of the Senate, but said
the Senator from Massachusetts could moi
escape from the responsibilities which he
now took upon himself. The Senator had
retailed al infamous SANDER on the
people of Mississippi, and If he
refused to disclose the name of his
informant he became responsible fol
the falsehood. He did not believe q single
workman had been killed, be did not
believe the false witness. He was not in
the habit of believing men who did not dis
close their names. He did not believe q
Massachusetts man had ever been there
He did not believe he had gin. 1t was an
easy matter for men to represent themselves
as victims of outrage, but when the people
were to be held responsible for those
oufrages they ought to know their accuser
Mr.. Hill expressed his regret that the
gentleman had seen fit to renew these
ISLANDERS against the people of the South
He was willing to let the past be buried
Here to-day the country was notified that
the very purpose of the remarkable coali
ton which had been formed was to put Vir
ginia under the domination of that coalition
The Democrats would meet 1t unhinchiugly
a long discussion eDsued between Messrs
Logan, Butler, Hill, Call and Maxey on the
subject of Southern outrages, and at times
angry words passed between the Senators.
Mr. Voorhees, then took the floor, and
sent to the Clerks desk and had read an
extract from the Evening Telegraph, of Phil
adelphia, Republican paper, in which II
alluded to Mr.. Malone as a renegade
Democrat" and charged that his acting
with the Republicans was In consequence
of disgraceful bargain.
Mr. H0ar objected to its being read, and
Mr.. Voorhees, stated that he would endorse
it, and make it his speech.
Mr. Hoar then raised point Of order
against the reading of the article, which was
overruled by the President pre- tenn (Mr.
Ingalls,. Subsequently Mr.. Voorhees,. at
Mr.. Hoar's private suggestion, disclaimed d
any Endorsement of any expressions in the
article which might be coLstrued In the
way of making personal quarrel with either
of the gentlemen alluded to In 1t.
(Mr. Malone and the Vice President)
At this point of the proceedings, when
the discussion had lost all its life and fire,
when the audience in the galleries had be-
come less numerous, and when all were
looking forward to an immediate adjourn
ment, the most exciting scene of the day
took place.
Mr.. Malone, of Virginia, rising unex-
pectedly, said: 81 rise to ascertain whether
l correctly understood the Senator from
Illinois (meaniDg Indiana and Mr.. Voorhees,
as saving that the article which he had read
from the Philadelphia paper was bis
speech2 In that article / am re-
ferred to as a renegade Democrat
further on as 'repudiationis-,' and fur
ther on as having entered into a bargain
with the Republican Senators In regard to
the organization of the Senate. II l have
read correctly what is stated in that article
l ask the Senator whether that is his
speech? "a pause) and pause for reply"
Mr.. Voorhees,, of Indiana, who had in the
meantime moved to the Republican side of
the chamber and taken a chair at a very
short distance from Mr.. Malone. replied in
a courteous but resolute tone. He said: 'I
sent to the Clerks desk an article from a
leading Republican newspaper, edited by
allies Of the Senator from Virginia. Soon
after wards the Senator from Massachusetts
(Mr Hoar) came to me, in those kindly re-
lations which we have ever borne to
each other, and asked me to soften that
article by dsclaiming 1t as my speech. |
did so in response to that suggestion. If
the Senator from Virginia expects anything
farther than that from me he is mistaken.
He is entirely mistaken. He will have to
deal with the Republican editor of that
paper, and when he settles with
him, II he has anything
further to settle with me he will ind me
here, and will not only find me here but
find me willing to respond. l do not mean
that in any offensive sense whatever, but in
a sense of absolute justice. If the Senator
from Virginia, so early In this contest as
now, is complaining OF the terms
in which his Republican allies
and Republican newspapers speak
of him, and is complaining of Democratic
Senators who simply ask that the terms In
which be is spoken of by his Republican
friends may be known, he has q more
difficult road to travel than he has conceived
Of He need not think for one mo-
ment that he can coerce or dictate
the course of debate on this floor. made
a large concession. did it from my heart
and with no possible disrespect to the Sena-
tor from Virginia. Not the slightest. |
did it because l thought It right when the
distinguished and cultured Senator from
Massachusetts, called my attention to it. But
IL the Senator from Virginia thinks he
can stretch by one hairs breadth something
between the gentleman from Massachusetts
and myself, and coeTce Lac into single
concession beyond that, be is entirely mis-
taken. am just on this floor, and intend
to be Just, but when ! send to
the desk to have read an editorial
from one of the leading Republican
newspapers of the United States am l to be
called in question on this side of the cham
Der? The Senator from Massachusetts, has
had my veneration for twenty years. He
knows that not for my life would do an act
of injustice, nor would do an act dictated