New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-15

although he was about TO mako hsS n'" 80.
before an immehse audience whieh "a'eu W.
breathless interest to hear what ne "ou'u '%9
General Mahone's presence is not imposing ne
- ,vo;ob moro than hundred pounds, ana
s,i,,t fe,yre was clad in somewhat worn broad
Iot If unfasbionable cut. His gestures were QUIET
.,,,;Ad and some of them by no means graceiul'
tnt he was in earnest, and in the course OF hi1eeh
or,nrtes he managed to tell the Bourbon Democrats
! oreat deal Of wholesome truth. NOT sihco ."0
late Senator Chambers great speech on pensOnipS
Jefferson Davis has a Senator been listened 10 WIN
deeper attention; and it ls douDtiul any
orotor ever before in the Senate ChamDer
elected such hearty rounds oil applause 90
greeted the Virginia Senator to-day ms oii'P' opi
orammatic sentences aroused everybody anu 'uo 10
grave decorum Of the Senate was ruuey uis'u.O'U
again and again as shouts OF applause went up Ao
AGO. aud galleries, alike in defiance Of all rules ana
.sa.d"u+s Mr. Mahone has not yet learned the
convantionalities and phraseology OF Senatorlai
aabote and he often addressed the Georgia Senator
In the second person: "Yot have assumed to De
the custodian of my honor and have dared to speak
for my constituents. want you to understand tn"V
owe Won nothing. ] am not here to represent .n"O
kind of Democracy which has done SO much INJURY
10 my section of the country. am ho' Hoio
+o obey the behosts of the so-called Democracy
,vbeb nnts one doctrine into its political pauorm
and another into its practice. serve notice on you
that am here to be the custodian of my own honor
and not 10 obey the dctatiOn OF your caucus lou
ask, Where is the manP Well, here IS the h'an'
who dares and does defy your caucus"
At the close of his speech General Malone was
surrounded and warmly congratulated by the Re-
nublieans. the Democrats meanwhile looking on
with an air of extreme disgust. Mr. Hill essayed 10
mako q renIv. He asked il General Malone was not
elected "a a Democrat. No." was the prompt re-
nlv. was elected as a Readjuster. Do you know
what that isp "Were you not elected by the Ma
tional Democratic party as Democrat T. persisted
MIR. Hill. "No," was the emphatic reply I'D
MIR. Hill congratulated himself Oh having been able
to do what the newspapers could not do-ind out
Mr., Mahone's position.
General Logan made short speech, in the course
of which he remarked that accusation of treachery
came with ill grace from man who. elected TO the
Georgia Secession Convention as Union man, hao
as member Of that body spoken and voted IN favor
of secession. Mr. Hill denied that he had attacked
General Malone; he had only tried to rescue him
from the insamy into which the wicked Repu0li-
cans were Il wing to seduce him Mr. Hill continued
this line of remark for time, and at last spoke
of General Malone as a man who, elected TO repre-
cent one party had into the Senate and decided
70 vote with another, thus deceivng his constltu-
ents. At this General Malone arose aud said that
Ills unmanly mode of attacking him " must stop"
He said: al will never allow you or any other
man to make that charge against me without a
proper answer" The Georgia Senator quibbled for
while, but finally made up his mind that he could
not safely pursue the subject further, and took his
seat.
Senator Hoar then arose, his voice trembling
ifh Indignation and made one Of the best speeches
NJ the day, He denounced the conduct of Senator
Hill in the most scathnG terms 1t was none OF
fhe busiuess OF the Senator from Georgia to come
here aud deliver a lecture to his peer. 1t was an
insult TO the representatives of the people for man
TO come here and like a slave-master or plantation
oyerseer wave his whip in the faces OF his peers"
Mr.. Hoar alluded to Senator HIPS secession vote in
the Georgia Convention. and declared that
from that day to this, the Senator
from Georgia had learned nothing of
what constitutes trne manhood or decency OF con-
duct. The exhibition made by that Senator MT
Hoar characterized as dsgEaceinl ana u9Seemiy.
ness OF Democrats in the South who had dared to
rebel against the intOerant methods OF the Bourbon
Democracy, and said that, when one OF them at
last reached the Senate. the Republicans were
ready to welcome and strike hands WIN MIN IN
friendly alliance. Until Democratic methods were
changed he said, such O man as General Malone,
who believed in a free ballot and honest count,
Wonld necessarily be Obliged 70 act with the Re-
publicans At the close OF bis speech Mr.. Hoar was
Rreeted with a round of hearty applause.
Some desultory discussion followed III the course OF
which Mr. Voorhees, said that ne believed the hepuD-
Hcans would have majority of the Senate as soon
as their vacancies were lied and that he therefore
was entirely wilDg-as he knew several other Dem
ocrats were-to withhold his vote aud allow the
Senate to be organized by the RepubhcanG IL was
eyident from the remarks of Mr. Voorhees, and the
General anxiety among the Democrats to have the
discussion dropped that all the more fair and decent
members on that side were thoroughly Disguised
and yexed with the performance of Senator HILL.
Alter several Intellectual attempts by Republicans TO
secure an adjournment Mr. Pendleton made a. mo
TioD IN adiourn which was carried without q divl-
son. -, 1,-. -,
themselves little further from success then when
they renewed their attempt 10 capture the organi
zation of the Senate. There are indications that
tbey will abandon their scheme altogether by to-
morrow and chat within two three days at latest
the Republican majority will be able to effect an
organization of the committees and TO elect new
officers.