, 1881-03-29

ware {vourt,cta md EIayarl) 10 try a1,A
recnllcle their differences OF Views on tue
financial question bGf0re the Senator from
te senStor ro Usoreia ss ,9ow Wo
sern'cd 10 be so sas,ch troubled about Read
justMent. l,o questioned whether tho
,,, wor,l1l Ind cyer PRODUCED I'M. who
Laughter. Tint sentlrtnan hatl gut nl.ead
If lliu people nnd 0f tle DrmDcrntio purity III
his effort u dissolve the Unlon, md WIS the
tlrst Governor ln tho South e co,,scata nrl-
seize Fort i'slfnski hefnre tfie net Of seccsslon
liumor Ind It tint the Presidency OF tho Con-
fc!erato StntcS WIS tho Eentlcntan's 0b}rrt
at TINT time. III the struggle that cls,lctl !!e
fortunes began ~ wnyer, al!d thcl, I,M ubai,-
was next heard of III. tito Clslcago Republican,
Convention. IN fect, that gentlclnan might
say, with tho FOrt LNtareatBS br0Uk,-
Men may co1Mc. mon n,ay 10.
Hut Ku OIL forever.
lie WIS next heard OF rs u Radical candl-
tate for tlle United states Senate, ,b.lt was
appoi4tce, Of tint carpet-baE Governor of
lick, to to the oilIee Of Ciief .tusfice 81 lint
S,a.c, which position. l,e subsequently rG-
company. Now Tint gentleman wins llcre us
the lender Of the Democratic party, AMI Ills
explanation WAS TINT tie Democratic party
llall erret md Abandoned him, but TINT tllow1t
hal rigtltcsl itself ospa
isA1.IlED ITSELF ON Ills tui,owS's) GRAND
RESERVE
[l.aughter:1 That gentleman Ind alluded 10
rlillOrS Of bArgNtlI. II there were MY truth
IN tiit'se. rll,nors, then he (Matlone) was In
uebtni for any advantage lle might urnw from
lid nnt know Of tlio OPPORTUNITY. (i.aHsllter.l
On that lutnt, he fAlahone) would answer
hil in!clldOes Of tho Senators distinctly md
ErnyGly, nnl with duo regard IL tho dignity
a Of csss ssna9s c3afv e 1s R,sx G W e. ass ssSs
here ha1 been Induced by my other cn,!stl-
Grafton ihnn that OF tho promotion Of hts
peoples interests and of tic welfare Nf tho
wos GaMn'ry ~ might ose4Ry ts Seate
which tile Senator from tie0rgla {BruwlD
got 10 the Sannte, atll the gensighla,t should
learn from tllAt fact tlie valuable lesson that
every Senator SHOULD be left to adjust iis
Aynwgl ills responsibility, Ills proud rrSpnn-
sibilty, for tAu lntrudlicttoM 0f Mr.. Kit!tlle-
berger's nanlo rs q, calMldate for Office. but
protcssel his readiness to Withdraw lhat
Il, that tho Democratic Senators would
tllen cease their obstruction ut thu Senate.
lie admitted tho correetnesss Of .the news
paper statement. rGnd Saturday by tfle SpIil-
tor from Kentucky tfseck>, ns to the speech
for his expulsion lnatleby ltr. Riddaeberger,
aNd he proceeded to explain the matter, in.
t!matinE that 1t the motive for expulsion hnd
been mule on account Of color ti,en ttle Sen
tiol rs II recommendation to RitltltcbcrKer.
Thls opposition to Ritldleherger WIS Iii view
af coming election ln Virginia. 1t WIS
desire to Uphold Ronrbonism there. It wns
a desire to uphold tho party which, willle
protesting obedience to the Constitution.
held. by tlictltal reservation, purposes hostile
10 tbs Constitution. twas touph0ll party
tilere which dtll NOT beiioya In tho right bf
party TINT willie nonl'natly accepting tl,o
vote, 2 free ballot, asIt. sn honest count
Ind bes,, demanded, Ind iNtrottneed n
inall SHOULD east !. ballot for ,any ofllce on
any account until lie lad paid capitatiun
tux. The effort wns tn uphold a party which
had dei'Gd tho Democratic creed, and which
ha By $yoof He9ds a Of nt rss;on Ms r.
purpose, MiM! whether his colleague a,a4
Toted for that DISTINGUISHING clause llc could
not speak. lie (A1ahone) had never given
ut tho ballot-box. For one
lie WANTED NO POLITICAL sxnFs IN v1n-
11o wanted no longer any condition Of per-
sunni scryltnlc. llu ,tssprtcd the right, 4acrctt
toy men, Of free, hnsran1nelsd ballot,
subject. ho stoud prepared, here Of. this tloor,'
by the courage OF tho men who were behind
hlM at home, to assure the country
that, III Virginia Mt least. there should
Io i,, FREQ .os ssn'frags,, priceless suffrage, 2
{Applause in the galleries. liz stool her, here
to guarantee tho enforcement Of tho laws,
and llo said It by tho brave men WHO stood al
tel tho Senators Tint Ills friend Rldlieboreer
was 1natte of RtCrner STUFF than they cnlcn-
lated. and Wou'1 survive my Investigation.
The. record refutel the statoniunt TINT he
{Alal9nel haa been elected lee by tho. Bourbon
Of the people,, WIN !Ial nominated llLnl ut the
polls by IL majority Of over 20, ,000 In an eiec-
i!on where tho senatorshlp Ind been ,nade
Will VI SsS eSa liz va ssT eed Ct lin IL s9Rs!sfaen Ss He
q sent In this Sennto or "a. liayo held any
place at tho hnnds Of tho Bourbon or Fund
ing. party of Virginia. Lie wis under no
oHSat9ns to III + or Is csnSns s src
to his country, and Ills llrst duty to the peo-
pto OF Virginia. 1t WIS trllp tho KendfusiLllx
party had Instructed its Electors for uan-
cock aud English. but
IT WAS, EQUALLY TRUE
u had forborne. and purposely forbornc, from
nces Ut tho Delnocratic party. Ho referred
to tho innnner OF his GloctIot, assortirlg that
there lla0 been n combination agafnst him,
and that tho Democratic party, which, like
Cmsar's wife, stood above, suspicion, ha.l
been willing to- trAao q sent In the United
States Senate for few county offices. II
that was the Democracy that tho gentlomcn
I'ha purpose ot tho Rcadjusters was 10 stop
q rctrogrado movement OF years. 50 US to bring
] Virginia hnck from number fifteen in the
graae Of States to her orig!nal position in tlle
| flat Ills action here should De controlled Or
influenced t by caucus whose party l,a.l
| WhOsg pnrty success WIS hel para.
mount TO what he conceived to DO for tlle
Interest 0f VlrginEN atNi tic welfare ut the
whole country. The llnatjusters OF Virginia
hn.l no feeling Of hostility. no Words Of I'M
aild It wns his earlIcst hope, TINT the march
Of enlightened civilization, md human prog.
ross would proceed until Ind's great fanlly
should everywhere enjoy the blessings oi
clyil, religious, aud political liberty. The
| cUlorc1 nnll
HAD nEEN LOYAL TO l,tnnIx1A