The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-21


1 bis life-cI drawer men than were to-
Gay on the other side OF the chamber.
Here was the Senate In extra session,
with The Constitution over n, with It's du-
Ties before Il, the Democratic party clearly
70 the wrong--knowing' Itself to be wrong,
showing the Constitution 10 be against it,
tne hepubican party undertaking to do but
that which the Constitution prescribed
ana instead OF the senators on the other side
putting themselves on the defensive, they
stood up and carried the war into Africa
day after day. aud the Republican senators
were Obliged TO put themselves on the de-
leDsivc. There was bravery enough In the
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Brown) when he
rose In his place aud with great dignity,
and with the Constitution In his hard,
read day after day lectures TO the Re.
publicans upon their duties under
the Constitution. Confession was sweet
Tor the soul. and yet confession some
times required higher degree OF bravery
than anything else, and il was Drawer one
on the part OF the Senator when he In open
senate admitted that he had been a Repub.
lican in the State OF Georgia. that his life
had been in peril; that he bad then become
a Democrat, and that from that day he had
enjoyed perfect safety.
| Mr. Brown: 81 said no such thing"
| Mr.. FRYE: 81 understood the Senator to
say that there was danger when he was
Republican,
Mr.. Brown replied that be had said that
though at the close OF the war his life might
at one time have been in peril, that period
had ceased two years before he had re-
united With the Democracy. His return TO
the Democracy had nothing to do with his
safety.
| Mr.. Frye, continuing, said it was brave
for the Senator 10 say that much. IL was
brave In the Senator 10 make IN attack upon
Massachusetts,, when he had said that there
were in that State 1884, paupers, spend
iblifis, aud drunkards deprived by law OF
the right to vote, and that il they were al.
lowed 10 vote they would vote the Demo-
cratic ticket. The Senator from Florida
| tMr. CalD needed courage to make an attack
on the industries OF Massachusetts. The
complaint was that IN Massachusetts educl-
tional qualifications were placed upon. the
ballot, but Mr.. Frye asserted that where
| the South raised one dollar for the
education OF voters The North raised
from eight to ten. The Senator from
Florida had been bold in calling The labor
ing men Of Massachusetts "seris." Serbs
men TO be bulIdozed and int!midated. II
the workngmen OF Massachusetts bad been.
in Louisiana and the Conservatives 81 that
State had undertaken to intimidae and
bulldoze them there would not have been
to. day enough Conservatives left 10 form
decent neucus OF the party.
| Mr.. Frye, continuing his speech, referred
to the " Sboe District OF Mississippi, and
said great frauds had been committed there.
and that the elections IN the South were not
free. not without fraud, and even to-day not
| vial l.
nized in the coming fight III Virginia the
entering wedge TO a break Of the solid
South. and for that reason alone were deter
mined 10 stand bv it and give it their
"amen and amen," hoping that, sooner or
later, the South might rise to the dignity Of
| free States, and give every man, white or
black, his rights.
Mr. Brown, alludiDg 10 the remark made
| by Mr.. Frye at the commencement Of his
| speech that he was the youngest member
OF the Senate, reminded him that he occu-
| pied an important position here as the sue
cessor OF the Premier OF this Government,
and might be supposed 10 speak with in
SEPARATION. The South had been told that
| the present Administration would treat her
with fairness, kindness, and good. will, but
| il the speech OF the Senator had been in.
splred by the Administration he thought
that the South would understand il. He
denied that there had been any intimida-
tIon practiced in Georgia, and reiterated
his former statement as to the numbers OF
voters in Massachusetts who were dlsqnall.
fed. The people Of the South were taunted
with poverty and with neglectng the edu-
cation OF the negro. Yes, the North was
rich and the South poor, but il she were
paid for The slaves who had been contiScated
fn at
OF it TO the education OF the colored MN. He
knew that under the Constitution she could
not be paid, and he did not ask 1t. lie con-
tended that Massachusetts did greater IN.
Justice TO the Irish In that State and to
foreigners generally than was done 10 the
colored people in the South.
MIR. Hampton, 10 reply to s'me portions
OF Mr.. Frye's speech, asserted that numbers
OF colored people in South Carolina voted
the Democratic ticket. III the Senator from
Maine would 90 down to South Carolina at
the next election he promised him that be
would be met on every stand on which he
would speak by a c)lOred Democrat, and II
that colored Democrat did not give good
reasons for the faith that was in him, he
(Mr. Hampton) would join the Republican
party.
Mr. Butler said that il he saw fit be would
al some future time reply at length to the
illusions made 10 fraud in South Carolina
by the Senator from Maine. The Senator
had made use of the old dodge Of polti-
clans and lawyers OF calling l." Sop thlef!'
in order to divert public attention from the
real issue. The real question here was,
Had there been a disgTaceful bargain in
this Senate by which the offices OF the Sem
ate were to be turned over TO those to whom
they do not beiong!"
Mr.. Burnside "Or whether The ma.
jority shall rule or not?"
Mr.. Butler: "Thit has nothing TO do
with it,"
Mr.. Burnside (eXcitedly): 81 say that
there has been no bargain, and any man who
saws there has been says what is false" He
subsequently repeated the remark that such
statements were false, and added: 81 do
not, as an honest man, propose TO sit here
and listen to il, and any man who says there
is corrupt bargain on this side OF the
chamber say tells fal>ehood."
Mr. Butler (quietly); "The Senator may
characterize it as false as much as he
p,eases. | say that inasmuch as the Senator
has seen BIT to say that the charge Is false
latter pau.e), will not make 1t in this
chamber"
Mr.. Burnside, continuing, said il evil
dence could he brought 10 prove bargain
he would vote to eXpel any member OF the
Senate who had been guitvof the thing, or
he would favor a resolution TO investigate
the matter.
Mr.. Butler then turned his attention TO
Mr.. Frye's speech, which he said had ar
raicued every senator from the Sonlh. lie
don;sd the charppc of IeDudiatiOn tDat |