The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-05-25
No. 2l.
NEWBERRY S. c., WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1881.

their employees, dependent upor
them for their daily bread, to vote
their will and their bidding, and
made a travesty and mockery OF
free elections. "A free ballot and
a fair countr If | do not show as
to Maine before get through that
such thing as a free ballot and a
fair count is scarcely known
there, then | shall be moro mis-.
taken in the effect of evidence
than | have ever been before in
my life.
The Senator from Virginia said
in his speech:
The desire Of our people for cor,
dial relations with all sections of
q common country and the people
Of all the States Of the Union,
their devotion to popular .eduea-
ton, their efforts for the free ell
joyment of a priceless suffrage
and an honest count of ballots,
their determination to make Vir-
ginia, in the public belief, a de-
sirable home for all men, wher-
ever their birthplace, whatever
their opinions, and to open her
fields and her mines to enter
prise aud capital, and to stay the
retrograde movement Of years, so
as to bring her back from the fit
teenth in grade to her original
position among the first in the
sizterhood Of States, forbid that
my action here should be controiI-
ed or influenced by a caucus whose
party has waged war upon my
constituency aud where party
success is held paramount 10 what
| conceive to be the interests of
Virginia and the welfare of the
whole country.
He asks blessing for Virginia
He will pardon me for saying
that the voice is Jacobs voice,
but the hand is the hand of Esau.'
| think J. hear. the republican par
ty coming to him, and in the Ian
guage Of Rebekah to her SOD, ex-
claiming, Upon me be thy curse,
my son only obey my voice, and
60 fetch me them The republi-
can party says this to the Sena-
ator and the Senator responds for
Virginia with the voice of Jacob,
but with the hand of Esau.' He
says that he is called upon to de-
fend Virginia from those who at
tack her and ought to have been
her defenders. | have never at
tackled Virginia l could not fin d
it in my heart to attack that
State. l have seen her fair bosom
rent and torn by the rough plow-
share of war. l have seen too
much of the accomplishing, un-
tagging devotion of her fair and
beautiful! daughters, and splendid
gallantry and daring genius of he1
peerless sons. I have received
too much Of kindness and hospi-
tality and consideration at thei,
hands to attack Virginia, and
have given some evidence at leas
of my desire to defend her by TAX
ing the chances of death upon hel
beautiful hills and classic fields
and so has the Senator. | hav,
made no attack upon that oit
State. My own blood is mingled
with her dust, and | would a
soon think Of attacking the grave,
yards of my own dead as to at.
tack her. If l had any inclination
to attack anybody in Virginia
it would be those Of her son
whose course, | believe, is bring.
ing dishonor and degradation up.
on her. If l had any disposition
to attack the old mother of States
or her sons, or any Of her people
it would be those who are askin,
blessings in her name and receiv
ing them for themselves. | hav
not only Dot attacked Virgini:
but | have attacked none of be
sons. But l am not content as
southern Senator to permit he
junior Senator, or any other Sen
ator, to impugu my motives an
, asperse my integrity because
see fit to vote as my: inclination
dictate in this body.
x X X X X
Aud now I crave the indulgence
the Senate while I discuss aDothe
matter. The Senator from Main
apologizcd for the remarks he made i
: this Chamber upon the ground tbs
be was a new member here, 'th
youngest Senator I believe be sale