The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-16

and to differ with the g-entieman's
caucus.
He seems TO have forgotten that l
refused to take part in the caucus
which has not only waged war upon me
but upon those whom / represent. that
has presumed to teach the people OF Vir-
ginia honesty and true democracy. Yes,
sir, addressing Hill you were duly no.
titled that l took no part or lot in your
political machinery. and that l was SUI
preRely indifferent to what you did.
Laughter on Republican side.) You
were notified that 1 should stand on
this floor representing in part the State
OF Virginia. Certainly the legislature
which elected me did not require me to
state / was either democrat or anything
else. 1 suppose the gentleman Hill
could not get here from Georgia unless
he said he was a democrat anyhow.
Applause and laughter.) 1 am here
without being required to state to my
people what am. They were willing
to trust me. was elected by the people
and not by the legislature, for it was the
issue in the canvass, and no man was
elected to the legislature by the party
with which / am identified, who was not
instructed to vote for me for the senate.
The gentleman has been chasing all
around this chamber to find a traitor
aAHaAWrhasA He han IAAE Iaakfn0
around occasionally and referring to an
other senator, to know exactly who that
senator was, who had the manliness and
boldness to assert his opinion In this
chamber, free from the dictation of the
democratic caucus. 1 want that gen.
tlemm to know that, henceforth and
forever, here is a man who dares stand
here and defend his rights against you
and your caucus. loud applause and
much laughter, provoked by the violent
g~esticulations Of Mahone.)
Senator Hill, who again took the
floor, hoped no one imagined he intend
ed to make any personal reply to the
remarkable exhibition the senate had
just witnessed. He had only asked who
was the democrat who expected to vote
with the republicans. To his astonish-
ment the senator from Virginia said
that he was the a Would the sena-
tor (Mahone) say that he vas not elect
ed as a democrat? He said he was not
required to state he was a democrat,
and in the next breath he said he was a
better democrat than himself (Hill.)
Addressing himself to the republicans,
Hill added l commend him to you.
Take good care of him-nurse him well,
(Laughter.)
Malone, rising-I cannot allow the
| gentleman to make any such insinua-
| ton.
HILL make no insinuation.
Malione-You do, and an unmanly
one.
Senator Hoar expressed his emphatic
indignation at the degrading exhibition
which the senator from Georgia had
made. 1t was the first time in the pol
itics Of this country when a senator had
undertaken, in advance Of the act, to
deliver a lecture to his peer, and inform
| him that 10 be ala a corta,r tb;rc n
would he decrodire and treochorors r.
woo nono ~ tho h,,s,nass =, tha sana,or
from Georgia how any other senator
should cast his vote. No slave master
or nla,,.,;or o,,orooar sho,,,d col ~,
wbin over nm American senotor IAn-
pIanse , The nttera nces 80 tho ..notor
from Coor,;o uoro On ,ns,,,, 10 ~ 80
reseptatives Of Tho Amor;o,n noon,a
That oentleman bad neon chos.n q. .
nnion man 10 tho stoto convert,on ,nd
h,d co., Tho vote u,h,oh Ma oo,.,.a
Georgia into tho roho,i,on and from
hat dav n tb,s he hod Iearrea noth,ro
e,,hor ~ con.,,,,t,on,, ar,r ~ o,,ra
nr;etv of ,ersoroI hohay,or Anr,a,..
IN -rennh,;can s,daI
Tha non,,on,on ~,
n~,r;son hotyoon tho nos;,ior 90 M.
and that 80 NJohora ,r;,h r,oh hon,oa
commond,t;or Of tna formor ~ son
ator from mino;s haa hoan .,oo,oa Nv
tho ,eo;s,aturo Of n stota which h.a m
average renpb,ican majority Of From
20 q To ion q The rennhi,cans ware
not In tho ma;or;tv IN That ,o,;.,at,ra
They ware nnmerica,lv In tho n,,ro,,tv
and IT was tho ;-ndenenden,s and demo'
Gratis NJ that hodv yho o,oc,a5 h;r, !,
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