Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-30
KNOXVILLE TENN. WEDNESDAY MoRN1NG, MARCH so, 1881
integrity. Mr.. Jonas said that the
gentleman GHamDton] had spoken of

integrity. Mr.. Jonas said that the
gentleman (Hampton) had spoken of
the magnanimity of the Dem
ocrats in permitting the Senator
from Louisiana, Mr.. Kellog to retain
his seat for himself. He disclaimed
all the share of that responsibility,
and there were many who joined him
in that disclaimer. The people of
Louisiana, not having had the
assistance of that gentleman
(Hampton) in righting wrong, would
try to do without his sympathy and
bear that wrong IN silence.
Mr.. Groome opposed the present
consideration Of the resolution for
the reelection of Senate officers,
basing his opposition principally on
the gronnd that it would be working
great hardship and injustice on the
present incumbent.
| Mr.. Brown proceeded at some
length to answer the charges made
against him by Mr.. Malone yester>
day. Referring to that portion of
Mr.. Mahone's speech concerning his
(Browns) record, he said the gen
tleman from Virginia had grossly
misrepresented it. The gentleman
had charged him with inconsistency.
He admitted that the position which
he now occupied upon certain ques-
tlons was not the position he had
occupied at the beginning of the war
OF the rebellion. He had gone into
that contest to maintain slavery and
State sovereignty, He had sincerely
believed that he was right in both.
The war, however, had settled both
questions-slavery had been abol-
ished, and he was content thai it was
abolished. To this extent he might
be said to be inconsistent. The
gentleman had advised hin to read
just his record. He would be una.
BILE to readjust himself so as to take
the position which that gentleman
occupied today before the Senate
and country. Replying to the charges
made against him yesterday by Mr..
Malone, that he (Brown) had had
an ambition for the Presidency of the
Confederate States. The said Ma
homes statement was very wide of
the fact. He had positively refused
to permit his name to be used for
any Confederate position whatever.
The gentleman had charged him with
withdrawing,the militia of Georgia
from the Confederate cause. There
again the gentleman had been misin-
formed about the facts. He had
never withdrawn with his militia
fom the Confederate service. That
charSe of the Senator fell to the
ground as unjust and untrue.
Referring to Mr.. Mahone's denial
of a bargain between him and the
Republicans Mr.. Brown said he did
not state that charge that there was
a bargain was true, but proceeded
to make a resume of the facts, which
led to that conclusion. It was
peculiar coincidence that the Senator
from Virginia, who up to a late
period had always been a Dem-
ocrat, should vote with the Re-
publicans on the organization
of every committee, and that in a
very short time afterwards the Re-
pubhcans should meet in caucus and
nominate his intimate friends-Gor-
ham, who had bolted the party and
had been read out of it, and Riddle
berger, who had alwsys been DEM
ocrat. 1t might have been no bar
gain. 1t might not even have been
an understanding, but he would call
it peculiar coincidence" If there
was bargain Democrats would not be
parties to it. If it had ben carried |
out on one side they would not help |
to deliver the goods. The situation
reminded him of the story of the
coon and the skunk. The coon had |
left home one day, and on his re-
turn, found some other animal in the
hollow of his tree. He thought it
was cat, and challenged it as such.
' No. said the pole-cat, "I am a
COON "You don't look like COON"
'' But [ am coon.' "You don't
talk like a COON" "But I am a
coon.' "You don't smell like
q coon, and you amt a COON"
Laughter. This transaction did
not look exactly like the proper
transaction, and it did not smell like
the proper transaction. Laughter.
The Republican side reminded him
OF the man who had caught wolf,
and then had to call to a
friend to help him to let it
90. Or, rather, it reminded
nim of the man who had won an
elephant at rattle and cld not know
what to do with him. Tie Republi-
cans had won the elephant in this
case and were not in very good
condition to get rid of him. If they
lid not stand by his friends
le might turn and rend every
chairman of theirs. Iaughter.)
He asserted it to be his duty to stay
lere and prevent q consummation of
what the public thought to be bar
rain.
Several dilatory motions were then
made and voted down.