Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-04-08
Sharp Words.

In the senate ON FRIDAY last, MI O0r
hees had read extracts from the Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph, republican paper,
which alludes TO Malone AS a renegade
democrat" a repudiationist, and charging
that his acting with the republicans was in
consequence Of u disgraceful bargain" Sub.
sequently at tie suggestion Of Mr.. Hoar,
Mr.. VOORHEES, disclaimed any Endorsement
OF any expression in the article which might
be construed as making personal quarrel
with Senator Malone or the President
MIR. Malone (rising unexpectedly said =
81 rise TO ascertain whether correctly UNI
derstood the Senator from Illinois (meaning
Indiana and Voorhees, as saying that the
article which he read from Philadelphia
paper Uhe Evening Telegraph) was his
speech pause for reply"
Mr. voorhees, (who had in the meantime
moved 10 The republican side Of the cham
Der and taken chair very short distance
from Mahone) replied in courteous but
a resolute tone. He said Il sent TO Clerks
desk an article from leading republican
newspaper edited by allies of the Senator
from Virginia. Soon afterwards the Senator
from Massachusetts, (Nr. Hoar) came TO me
and asked me TO soften that article by dis
claiming it as my speech. did SO, in re-
Spouse to that suggestion. II the Senator
from Virginia expects anything further than
that from me he is mistaken entirely mis-
taken. He will have 10 deal with the re-
publican editor of that paper. And when
he settles with him ii he has anything fur
Their 10 settle with me he will find me here,
and will not only ind me here but find me
willing TO respond. do not mean that in
any offensive sense whatever, but in q sense
Of absolute justice. Ii the Senator from
Virginia, so early in this contest as now, Is
complaining of the terms in which his re-
publican allies and the republican news
papers speak of him, and Is complaining of
democratic Senators who simply ask that
the terms in which he is spoken Of by his
friends may be known, he has a more diff
cult road 10 travel than he has conceived Of.
He need not think for one moment that he
can coeTce or dictate the course ol debate on
this floor. | made II large concession. did
il from my heart, aRd with no possible dis
respect 10 the Senator nom Virginia; not
the slightest did il because thought il
right, when the distinguished and cultured
senator from Massachusetts called my atten-
ton 10 il. But II the Senator from Virginia
thinks he can stretch by one hairs breadth
something between the gentleman from Mas
sachuseits and myself, and coerce me into II
single concession beyond that he is entirely
mistaken. ! am just ON this floor, and in
tend TO be just. But when ! send to the
desk to have read an editorial from ono of
the leading republican newspapers Of the
United States, am to be called in question
ON this side Of the chamber? The Senator
from Massachusetts, has had my yeneniion
Tor twenty years. He knows that not for
my lie would do az act Of injustice, nor
sould | do an act dictated 10 mo IN The spirit
in which the gentleman from Virginia rose"
Mr.. Malone said "Mr. President, this is
IL very simple question. | stated the case TO
the Senate, and stated It, think, clearly. |
stated that the Senator from illinous imean
ing Indiana had read toalis House an arti
Gle from "A newspaper in which different
references 10 myself were made, the Senator
having stated that that was part of his
speech. New, what have arisen for, not
withstanding what the Senator has said to
my friend from Massachusetts,, is TO ask the
Senator from Indiana whether or not these
personal references 10 myself were Of his
own accords And that Speaking impera-
lively is the question / ask the Senator now.
The Senator has said that he did not want
to be dictated 10, and that in the course Of
this debate the privilege will be exercised Of
having newspaper articles read at the desk.
| make no objection TO that--none what
tNCf ~ 10 nOt VI tAob ObiiPldiu. 1fut
when the Senator says that that article is
his speech he stands in the attitude Of the
man who wrote it. The Senator takes the
liberty of referring me 10 the newspaper
man for settlement / shall select my own
course in this matter.
Mr.. Voorhees,, (defantly.)-"Select me
whenever you please"
Mr.. Malone. lresoutely.)-I select you
now"
Mr.. Voorhees,, tcontemptuousy.)-"Well,
select me now"
Mr.. Malone, tpcrsisting in his point ~
have called upon yon in this house 10 say
whether or not
Before hc had time 10 finish the sentence
Mr.. voorhees,, anticipating il, and throwing
of the self-restraint whick he had observed
up TO this point said, lpassionately "'rhen
| indorse every single word which was said
in that article
Mr.. Malone, breaking in. I-"rhen | say
that the reference which You make 10 me
are such a. no honorable or brave man
would make. and denounce yon as such"
Mr.. Noorhees.--"rhsi Is bare question
Of here aud hereafter"
Mr.. Mahone.-"T'be hereafter" will come
a. soon as you want II to-
Mr.. Voorhees.--"I will know exactly how
20 meet H. indorse every word said in that
article. indorse the term renegade demo-
craft indorse everything else In il that
may be construed 10 reflect on the course of
the Senator from Virginia, and without his
taking time 10 put words upon Inc be ran
seek his redress. There is no use making
any mistake about this matter at all. !
heard the Senator from Virginia stand here
and shout out That thing had 10 stop
Suppose IL don'tt Suppose itdon'tf know
u wont. with me. BY your dictation. That