National Republican., 1881-12-06
The Rendiusters in Congress.

As did General Malone in the Senate
in March last so did his political associ-
atcs, Messrs. Paul and Fulkerson, in the
House yesterday. He entered his protest
in the outset against Bourbon caucus die
tation, and made the country to under
stand that he would act as II representa-
tive American from the State of Vir-
ginia, and would not take orders from the
minority in his State, against whose OPP
position he had been elected. Great
was the outcry. The Southern Sem
ators rushed to the rescue and vain
ly sought TO drive the great Readjuster
into the Bourbon fold. All the world
knows the scorn with which he met the
attempts to coerce his political action.
In the face of storm of Bourbon indig-
nation he went straight on in the course
he had marked out for himself and re-
adjusted the United States Senate. More
than that; he readiusted public opinion
in the North as TO the purposes of his
party. lie did more yet he readjusted
the Bourbon estimate of its own
power 10 remand escapes. He re-
adjusted the relations between the
two sections, and marched Virginia into
the line of the Union procession. lie
kindled flame of national feeling in the
South which has spread and is spreading.
lie showed narrow Republicans who
thought no good could come out of the
confederate South that they were mis-
taken, and inspired national men every
where with belief that the political
church could with profit be broadcned
lie taught the Republicans of the whole
country that where they could not secure
attendance inside of the Republican
church, street preaching made a
very good substitute for regu.
lar services. He taught the great
fact that the patriotic aspirations and
aims of the Republican party had more
friends in Virginia than had the party
name. His course in the s nate was
made the great issue of the cam Daigr
just ended. The Bourbons expected tc
draw away his white conservative sup.
port by crying out Republican" against
him. They were told in reply by the
sturdy white yeomanry of the south.
west of the State that they would
follow Malone wherever he might lead
so long as it was away from the Bourbon
campw They were not to be frightened
by the cries of their enemies. By u ma.
jority Of near fifteen thousand the people
of the State of Virginia indorsed Gen.
cral Mahone's course in the Senate, and
thereby instructed Representatives Pau
and Fulkerson to vote the same way
The administration of General Arthur
had manifested kindly disposition
toward the Readjuster cause, and the Re
adiuster Representatives have, under in
structons and with hearty good will
reciprocated that feeling.
The Republican regulars have but 146
members of the House 147 is a majority
The votes of the two Readjusters would
give the House to the Administration
even without the vote of Mr.. Smith, o
Brooklyn Independent Republican,
who also votes the same way. Thus Fir
giDid breaks The Solid South and makes N,
tco Houses Of Congress anti Bourbon.
The readers of THE REPUBLICAN vii
bear witness that it has through good anC
evil report upheld the cause of Liberalism
in Virginia, which it was first of Repub
lican journals to espouse. The result haI
vindicated the wisdom of this course.