The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-16
THIRD EDITION
From the n. Y. Herald.
THE SENATE.


we are disposed 70 emphasize the
opinion expressed by our special cores
pendent ia his Washington despatch
yesterday morning that the course OF
General Malone, tine Senator from Vir-
Rinia, is not only honor liable to him, but
wise for the South. II the debate In
Mondays session had been conducted
on the lines laid down by MIR. Bayard it
would have been a success for the demo-
Gratis, who In this whole controversy
about the organization OF the Senate,
have held au lmpreguable position. Mr..
Conkling's witty aud ingenious reply to
Mr.. Bayard showed that The republicans
really had no ground. They were in the
position of a recusant minority, wasting
the time OF the Senate, delaying the
public business Of the country, in the
hope that republican Senators would be
elected to. fill certain vacancies. As
those vacancies have come from the act
OF God (as in the case of Senator Car
penter) and from the administration Gas
In the cases of Window, Blaine ana
Kirkwood) there was no fair reason for
making war upon the democrats for
endeavorlng 20 organize tie Senate. AS
MIR. Bayard puts 1.-THE Senate assembled
at the summons of tho republican Presi-
dent. Its function was to act upon the
nomination of republicans TO office. 1t
was its duty to proceed deceutly and in
order TO tue consideration of public bus
iness. II by the operation of the oTdi,
nary honorable laws OF politics tie dem
ocTaJs had majority it was their duty,
their right, to use 1t. The argument
that next week The Senate might be in
position TO change the organiza' ION
meant nothing. Legislative bodies, do
not act upon contingencies, but upon
facts.
senator Hill changed the whole
course Of the debate and brought upon
his party di s.rous defeat. Sena-
tor Hill Is one of those eccentric de-
velopments of Southern genius who do
more harm to their cause thar good =.
An honest, positive man, with a cer>
tain force and ability, rather waver
or in his political convictions, but if
anything leaning toward union aud
harmony, capable of generous conces-
slons to opponents, and sometimes of
large glimpses OF public affairs, he has
the unhappy faculty of developing at
the most nopportune time the ferocty
and ignorance OF the orst type of the
Bourbon, OF Senator Hill, who gave
Mr.. Blaine the opportunity of making
the famous Andersonvllle speech
which came nearly electing our Sec
rotary of STATE TO the Presidency, it is
always safe to WAGER that the Demo-
cracy will be sure TO get INTO trouble
through his indiscreet support. he
Senator never did a more foolish thing
than to change the debate on Monday
from the high ground held by blr.
Bayard and Mr.. Pendieton. He made
an attack upon Senator Malone, OF
Virginia, and enabled that gen leman
to advance at once 10 a commanding
position in the Senate and the coun-
u. With Senator Mahone's views
on the debt ques ion in Virginia, we
have little sympathy. With the ex-
ception of his argument that in sever
ing West Virginia from Virginia a
falc proportion OF the Debt would have
gone to the new State we see no tan
gible reason Tor Virginia refusing to
do what other honest Commonwealth S
have done-pay her debts. But the
difference between Senator Malone
and HIS party in other SouthernStates
is not upon question If principle,
bat upon question of policy.