Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-28
4 Double GssNncn.

N!r. Beck sale: The Senator from Masssotu.
sells. Mr.. DIVES, btcAme very eloquent YES
terd2y wAeD Lo VAS eraeavcriug to show ths:
tie ir,a! reason Why BIO was urging tho romi-
nGtion o! Mr.. Riddcberger was that bis p1o.
tego Wis shading up for the rights Of the
coored rsca against oppression Of tho Bour
bon democracy. a3d that he vas man who
was setklng to elevate aud maioteia all
thos, jus. relations that be thought wcro
indispensable 10 the pubic good. His sen
incntS were notls. Not giving tho Senator
up yet, and still desiring that he should CON.
slider the proprie!y Of bis courso in regard to
MIR. Rlddeberger. | have cory 10 my hand
Of tho Richmond Wing of some years ago,
which is the advocate, believe heard il said
yesterday ty the Senator from Virginia, Mr.
Jobstop, of tho rta0justera. Is that not tho
fact?
Mr.. Johnston. Yse.
Dir. Beck. Somo years sgo when tho L,;js-
la:u-o Of Virginia was in session q discussion
| came up 10 regard to the question Of repu5is-
ton. A coored man. Mr.. Moss, rose 10 bis
place and said, as the Richmond Wing reports
what l shsl! read. At tho head of this Rich
mond Wing, let me state. tho Senator will OBJ.
serve is man with his foot CD the neck Of
another, AID the words "Sio scDper Iyanns"
as the MOTTO
MIR. Moss colored. had not Learned from the
speeches that had been made whether Virginia
owed the deb. at all.
tic was evidently an ilterate map. 10 all
probability he could not DOW vote 10 Massachu
settP. Perhaps be could neither read wiito cor
sign his name. Erd therefore if hc had lived in
| MASSACHUSETTS instead Of Virginia he would
have been dsfranchised, but be was To- cnly
| allowed to vote in the State of Virginia but he
was member of the Virginia Legislature.
Mr.. Dawes. Mr.. President-
Dir. Beck. Allow mo to finish this statement
hrst. There is plenty of time; there is 90 hurry
COW, We arc going slow.
| Tho Presldiog Officer. The Senator from
| Kentucky declines to Yield
| Mr.. Beck. 10 response to the challenge of
the Senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. Cameron, !
when that distinguished Senator, WHO had been
6llbuseriog successfully for two weeks. an.
nculc,d that it had become question If CO.
durarc', my irierd from Georgia said, 1--WE
sill endure with you" J. repeat, will eu5ure
with you; ytu need not hasten this debate.
Mr. Moss evidently hid cot found out abou all
these questions He WAS not advised whether
Virgins tw.d the debt ct all: but he proceed
cd 10 cay:
"lf sho did sho should oct as DC ioii7idu,l
would &c! In her situation. Was for psyiog
every dollar the State owed, yet had not for
gotten tEat be WIS slave when the debt WIS
contracted; DOR did he forget that the destiny
OF Virginia was his destiny. His property was
So good Tor trxes as any other N ms p:cp:r!y.
Some said that the State IVES bankrupt, Others
the. the debt was contracted On tho faith O,
slave property, AID rs that property hal beer
swep! a#ay tho debt was 30 lousrr biddinc,
lie thus summed ur If it is 0 i1st debt W, o7e
i: aud must pay it,"
Wlll said, IVES it cot?
NJ. Dawes. Ceriairly.
MIR. Beck. Il was said like an ignorant man
but like CD honest one.
B:ing asked bg Mr. Goodwin (co!ored)
whether he was fur or aysics: ihe reGolnicp,
he royll,d thu. he Was against euylhing nks
TeEu1la.loa. lll was then asked ii tho reso-
luton tad liquidation 10 il? lie replied that
he had not read l..
Tho speech Was q rambling sor! Of snmoa
sId WIS very long.
Mr.. Moss ioaly esvo Way for NJ. Ria3'cher
ger TO offer restitution
Tho poor man surrendered his tight as O
matter Of cjurttsy TO DISTINGUISHED gc5t'ema1
who is bo0 iOdorscd By republican csucu;
unanimously doubtless supposiug him to be q
friend.
Mr.. Moss haDlly gave away for MIR. Riddle.
b.rgor 10 Ctfer resolution which turued chi 10
b. resolution TO eXpel Tho member from Buck.
loRham Mr.. Moss a8 o nuls9aca 1t was nut
and ri c:cd.
That homes, simple mioded oolorad mau,
becAu:c he was Hl!llug to pay tho debt acd I'll.
low his property to b, tnx.d or taken 10 naia-
tain the honor of the cd State 10 Which he We;
torn and 10 which ho had been slave, was
sought to be expelled Gu resolution by The
nominee Of this republican caucus when he hEd
given way to Mr. Riidlrborgor, The genlem,n
who is now ohsnpioned es the naa who ought
to be tonorcd 10 The Senate and Invested with
nearly sill lis patronage By The distinguishes
Scoatcr from Massachusetts,
1t ls tor that ress)n among others that d,
sire tic Senator 10 taxa longer lime 10 sec
Whother these facts reported by friendly or
Rap. 10 addition 10 what | said to him yester-
dey, will not Undue, him to abandon position
which l think will not be credtable either to
himself or to his party. | will give him Sua
d y to pray over it, and. Is be has 90 faith 10
the prayers OF these he regards as the wicked,
Of oourse | shall not undertake 10 telp him.
MIR. Voorhees,, did not hear very distinct
~, but is 1t possible that the Senator from Ken
tuoky said that Mess was colored man2
Mr.. B:ck. Moss WAS colcred man who
sough to pay the debt Of the State, fairly aud
honestly. ADD Mr. RildIebsrgtr moved 10 the
Legislature TO eXpel him. The Richmond
Wing gives the account, which | will hand to
the Senator from Indiana, and at the head of
1t as l observed, With the motto sic sen,per
trannlS." stands one man With bis foot Oh The
neck Of another, and think that must b. Rid.
dlebereer On Moss Laughter.
Mr.. Groomc. Let mo ask question. Dies
it appear from the report whether Mr. Riddle.
berger proposed to cxDel this man because he
was o0ored man, or because he was 10 favor
of paying the debt of the Stete2
Mr.. Beck. Poor fellow. l suppose r ddIc-
berger took the double oharc on him. Laugh
Tor and applause 10 the galleries. l move that
ito Senate do DOW adjourn 10 order to give tho
Senator from MASSACHUSETTS time to lcok into
this m,ttet.
LARGE FIRE IN NORFOLK, -L2s; night iho