New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-02
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! WAsWNGToN. Ami 1.-This WAS the kind OF n
day that is usually denomnated a field day IN
the senate The proceedings consisted only Of talk
but much Of that was interesting and spicy. and
somctmcs-espociay just before the Senate adj
journcd. after a sitting which lasted more than
seven hours-the scenes were almost exciting. One
OF the best jokes of the day indeed the best Of
the .csson. WAS perpetaed by lIr. Lamar, OF Mis-
sis'ppi. who made gorous speech. in winch
| he denounced the Republicans for having
formed am alliance with Rcpudator- and
! having nominated alleged RepudatOr
fnr Sergeant-at-Arms. This terrible enormity.
Air. L,uat said the people would never forgive. A.
Mr. Lamar nrablv remarked. National honor
cannot take into lts embrace the leprous body OF
Stale lcpldatOn.' That was fine sentiment. and
the speaker uttered 30 with rs much earaes'uess as
though be represented State which bad always
/ maintained Its hnauc il honor mtaruished instead
of speaking fora state whose population has been
bywoid Throughout tie civilized world for tho last
forty yeas lt should bo said, however, to the
honor Of SIR. Lunar that after the reDudaon record
ofAlsis-ipDl bad been clearly exposed by Mr. Hoar
De- did attempt 10 defend IT, That ias, was under
taken by the new Senator from Mississippi, Mr.
Gco.g. who defended the action OF that State and
declared that 90 so doing ho reflected the views of
the people" meaning the whltc Democrats of
Mississippi
Mr lioar made short but excellent speech. in
which he mentioned The fact that a part Of the
priuccly gift made by q citizen OF Massachusetts,
George Peabody. for tie benefit OF education in the
South consisted of several million dollars worth of
the dshouoicd obligations ol Mississippi, which that
STATE still refuses to pay or r,cogulz, notwith-
standing the bcnocon purposes OF the fund and the
fact that Mississippi is one Of tho states which
shares 5he benefit Mr Hoar thcr exposed the false
prcfenccs upon which Democrats assai the Repnbli-
cans because Of an alleged alliance with Repuda-
tors 800 Virginia. lie declared that. while the Fnnder
Democrats of that State pretend 10 'acknOwl-
edge tho financial obligations Of Virginia. they
have allowed eight years to pass without assessing
and collecting taxes 10 Pay tho interest those
obligations.
Mr. Lamar asctibcd the revival Of business good
crops the inflow of gold from Europe. the resunp-
ton OF specie payments, the fact that the United
States possesses the best currency in the world -
Indeed all Of tie blessings which the country at
present cnjoys-,o the Soid South and It's rcpresen-
tttiou in Congress. In this part of his speech NJ.
Lamar did not appear To be jesting any more than
De did when in that horid style Of eloquence for
which hc is remarkable. he declared that the South
solid for the protection Of It's own ciyiliz iton
ideas and RELIGION Mr. Lamar did not disguise his
fear that the ID ,nocratc split in Virginia would *
tend and widen until % should rcnd IN twain the
Solid south. J. was IN his hystercal fear of
such result that M Lamar lost bis Dig
uity. and dec lred that IN any countonance
tic Republican party might lend 10 independent
men i'm the South il would ally itself with the dis
carlod drcg- Of Southern Democracy ~ Mr..
lloar remarked in his reply to Mr.. Lamar. that
gentleman seems 20 have learned nothing during
the Last twenty years. lie frequently spoke Of
my section my people" as though they were 4
sort of annex To the United States
Mr. Hale OF Maine made an earnest and vigorous
speech u which he said General Mabonc represented
a strung sentiment IN the South which has long
chafcl under the iron rule of the Bourbons, but had
never before gwen birth 10 q champion who dared
boldly t0 utter q declaration OF against that
rule and 70 PIT bis principles INTO action. After
this the discussion waxed warm on both sides, and |
the Republicans assumed tho aggressive.
Mr.. Dawes related the story of Massachusetts, |
man who settled IN Mississippi years ago and !
invested bis money there. and who few days ago.
returned 20 his New Eugland home because he could |
not lI,o in peace IN Mississippi, where his buildings
had been burned his aborcrs harried and life made
a burden to hlm because OF his political opinions. |
Mr. George to whom is sometimes ascrbed the |
credit of being the author OF the Mississippi plan.
demanded the name Of this nan. which Mr. Dawes |
refused 10 give on tho ground that the gentleman |
had left tho of his property Mississippi.
and w0uld not wish 70 have 1t also destroyed. Mr.
George then denounced the whole story as " foul |
calumny" upon the fair famo Of the people |
OF Mississippi aud dcDlored the fact that |
ANONYMOUS ISLANDERS" should bo rotailed by a |
Senator. Mr.. Dawes retorted that the people of |
Massachusetts, would believe their old neighbor and |
respected felow-ctizen. who had returned from |
Mississippi despoed of his property sooner than |
ok apn alo
patitudes paraded by either Of the Senators from
Mississippi.
Then Mr.. George. who was chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee OF Mississippi which in
vented the shotgun policy" in 1873 entered into
labored defence of the " Mississippi plan" Vie de-
clared with an air Of apparent candor that all was
peace at tho election in Mississippi that year lie
assured "the Senate and the country" that ." the
sentiment Of Nississppi" in regard TO the Cblsolm
massacre had been justified, and that that
massacre had no political significance, but
grew out Of q persoaal feud between Chisolm
and a family named Gully Ii was really small
affair aud altogether too much had been SAID about
II already. Mr. Mcmillan asked whether the murder
of Hatbav ay who was shot down IN the presence on
his family. was not political murder. Mr. George
Jid NOT remember anything about that case He did
remember the Clinton or Meridian massacre That
vaa "only riot on account Of whiskoy. hight
grew ND between Democrats and Republicans. insti-
rated and begun by the Republicans, aud resulted IN
disaster 10 them" Sir. George admitted that on
election day. 1875 be telegrephed to bis managers
NJ n certain precinct that General Warner hepuO-
hcan. must not be mocstea it be should undertake
IN vote. He aso admitted that be received
a message in reply saying; Your message
raye1 WArner;" but he had learned since that TINS
message was forgery. Mr. George admitted some
other things, conveniently forgot some and denied