New-York tribune., 1881-03-29
UNITED STATES SENATE.

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WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The announces
rlent that Mr. Mahone of virginia. would to-day ADDRESS
the Senate In vndicati0n OF his action and ~ eAPn
ton OF the principles Of the Rea6inster party In Ffin
had the effect of drawingt the Capitol 2arge
Asearly as 10 O'Clock the doors leading TO the Raees
we're surrounded by an impatient crowd ana witnh 'en
minutes after they had been opened, az kVSV every
available seat taen with the exception OF enose 70
served for members Of the diplomatic corps Aaeso %
were ped before the hour Of the assembling OF tne
Senate ,.,
The Journal Of Saturday having been read, the VICE
PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the resolution Tor
the appontmcnt OF the Senate officers stating that Ss
Senator from Virginia had the Ao0r.
rs. r s SSaret that n should be compelled again 70
Interrupt deliberations OF the ssnaie russ 80 y,
this seeming forwardness am provoked II may ya Ia.
to challenge the generous consideration o. ,n0se eo
would appear to have found pleasure, NsuV' ~ NO,
ton In tier varied and ungenerous assauts uo , o
doubt that shan foan1 are aa 'e kHo% she'll amoDs
my own people, shah nCs te manner
md method of Senators In their illusions TO
me. 1 must accept that they comport tneinse.veSs
Senatorial dignity, however nftle they DO wit ny WI
Virginia is accustomed to meet WIN occasions d me t as
f PitseIf Virsinia has ever met with 1o5use6e and
oeeomnE us WIN mnsS contempt for small party
lines, when prncpe was lnH0vea IN nn.on nsa
m n, ayaIty t her and my devotion every interest
OF her people viii relax NV purpose here to repel
a gbSIpSeS yth clearly deed duties which they and
preneEd was elected 70 the United States senate
e. 1S "a ae earses Sos her TIE 10 Sf od Dominion By the
broad and Independent action Of hoE own people oy
independence without help at the hands OF
those who would interfere with her an1rs.
However feeDly may express spirit against the
gratutous and concern for her az tue hanos oI
70 sr will tee that tho spirit Of her people inspires
me- when scGrnfuly Fepe for them ana i9r n t 20
Ss duly 10 them aud himself Senators should be VIII
Ing dea With their constituents answer Son nIE nnS i
regard TO the organization OF the commlIees Ot LUIS
BODY aud tho proposed election OF oeer las o Degn s 20
believe that any Senator has so ntended) Ia tue I
guage OF another say:
To any Lord OF Scotland mere,
Highland or L0wland, far or near,
Lord Angus, thou hast He'd"
Now permit to say Senators can no more teahse @
my regret than they measure my ainazsmenI mat
bcnt on himself to iOiu the assaultiDg column In ths
chamber. He first introduces the question or my pont
neat vi so Introduce me 20 this honorable DOdy lot
as his colleague but arrpudalof OF puHc oohgaohs
REPLY TO Mr.. JoHNSTON's CRITICISMS.
The sense Of Justice Of my fellow Senators rem
noticing my colleagues criticisms on the
ope hand and his peryersiOns on tho other.
However much he aid his cOhoEs may endeaV0r by the
cbeap logic OF the attorney to demonstrate what ought
20 be- am by my convictions and my sense OF honor
what am In this particular have largely the advan-
tage OF my colleague, for take him by MS recOSd
dmiuutive as 1t g. lie neither knows what ne Is nor
what duty he came here to perform. lLaughtef.I
Mr.. AAHoNE then proceeded 10 give an exnansnVe
VIrglnia FOR the last decade. He declared that
the Readiusters had never repeasa any so,oS oI to
tsat the bin passed IN 1871 by the Vrgnla Legs, gus
aure, and known es the BrokerS snS ,ar; sS
bis repudia sd one-thTd Of tine deDs Of Virginia Tue
virginia had borrowed should be paid she other third
bi6nging to WoAt Virginia, according 70 every principle
lad denied 20 he creditor interest and proposed
10 pay in full It's adyersaTes had iunaea INA.
var interest and proposed 10 repudate oueha OF tnat
which Virginia la law aud hOu0r bound 70 pay Ae
would like the seBaioTs from mess FHSa1a Sad do5S sS
with reference the payment Of one third OF the debt
contracted by the Commonwealth OF Virginia @neener
hoaor a9@ sSsr EESResSsi g.! ssd od Co
REPUDIAToRs cENsURING REPUTATION.
r criticised the action his colleague In not defend
ing the people Virginia from the aecusaion that they
were rs1iedshonoFabe too in che opinion OF
men who represented states which, by arbitrary legisla
ton bad reduced their debts from SPAS 100000 to
ss4 600 oOO lie sent tho clerks desk and had read
c table showing the exent,tO which the debts OF the
gouthern states had been scaled down.
- Ren1lafiou honorable; readiustnent dishOnorable.
q Vrstnia" he said, II for this you barred your
Tor tbs YOU lad waste your helds aud displayed your
forude and courage. your heroic suffering ana sacT
iee II was for tins you suffered the dismemberment OF
your territory aud sent your sons TO the HELD 10 return
10 the ruins that were once Their bones y was toe 'hs
Won so reluctantly abandoned your allegiance 20 the
common contryto be last IN war ana last tO go out
M, tnPattsnde thou baaest and meanest OF crimes "
lie would not occupy. lie continued any moro of the
@ woud reer now to an niorrogatory put last Friday
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the latter would indOrse the papers or an
spn1iat,on either OF state or National debt He wOld
ask Ie gentleman afr Yoorhees) nov he found 10 COM
Datibe win his principles 70 associate Win senators
nom States winch had repudated bat had not road
iusted" He had never heard Mr. hddle6erger express
n favorable opinion even OF the Of the Senator
from Indiana on the National debt. llaugiIter He
quoted from John W Daniel one OF the Leaders cad OF tue
BOErbon party IN Hrgnia denouheing the iulqulCuS
measures Of the Federal finances aud proposing 70 re-
verse them He recommended the Senators from Indiana
and Delaware Messrs voorhees, ana Bayar1 70 ry and
reconcile their differences OF views on the financial ques
subject As 10 the Senator from Georgia mt Brown)
who seemed be much troubled about readjusmeot
man who could so readily rcadiust himself to all condi
tons and all circumstances. lLaughterI
THE RECORD OF MR.. BROWN, OF GEORGIA.
That gentleman had got ahead Of The people and
of tho Democratic party IN the effort TO dissolve the
Union and was tho rst Governor IN the South to
asoate private property NO Courts Of Savannah. and
10 seze Fort Pulaski before the oct OF secession Runner
mad the Presidency OF the Confederate States ws
the genteman5 object at that Ume In the struggle tht
ensued Mr. Brown earnest for the cause until is
fortunes began 20 waver aud then be abandoned with
his militia. After the war he next heard ofin the
Chicago Republican CONVENTION IN fact that gentleman
might say, with tho poet Laureate's brook:
Men may come and men may go,
But I 20 on Overwhelmingly
He was next heard OF ms Radical candidate for the
Iuted States senate hut beaten by DOder-
ate Republican the late JOshus H. he next appeared
ne the appontee OF the Carpet-bag Governor OF
Georgia (th Prince OF Carpetbaggers Bullooki 20 the
oioe Of ChieJustioe OF that state which position ne
subsedueny resigned 20 take the presidency OF rail-
road company Now that gentleman was here as the
leader Of the Democratic party and mis- exp anati0n was