The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-29

VI eu hPpilcant lor Tue smAilost poster uice,
who favored repudation. ei,hAir of a ST. 10 or
the national debt. He would ask thp gentle.
man tVoorhees) how no found it compatible
with his principles to associate with senntors
from states which had repudiated, but had
not readjustod. He had never heard Mr..
Rlddlebarger express a favorable opinion of
the views of the senator from Iudians on
thensllonal debt. Lsughter,l He quoted
tto'u John w. Daniels. one Of the leaders of
the bourbon party in Virginia, denouneing the
inlquitons measures of federal finances, and
proposing to reverse them. He recommend.
ed that tho senators from Indiana and
Delaware, VOORHEES, and Bsyard, TO try and
reconcile their differences of views on the
financial question, before tho senator from
Illinois sgain discussed the subject. As 10
the senator from Georgia, who seemen 10 be
so much troubled about reimbursement, he
questioned whether the world had ever
produced man who could 30 readily read
just himselfto all conditions and all oircum-
stances. Laughter. That gentemsn had
got ahead Of the people and the democratic
party In an effort to dissolve
the Union, and was the first gentleman in
the south 10 con6sca,e private properly in
the courts Of Savannah and to seize Fort Pa.
lask ON account Of secession. Rumor said
that tbs presidency of the confederate states
was the gentlemsn's object at the time. In
the struggle that easued be Brown ws in
earnest Tor the cause until lis fortunes began
to waver, and then he abandoned It with his
militia. Afterwards he was next heard Of
at the Chicago Republican convention. In
fact, that gentleman might cav with the poe.
Laureate in the Brook, .."Men my come
men may go,,but l 90 on forever Ilaugh
He was next heard OF AS radical candidate
Tor United States senator, but was beaten
by more moderate rebublean, tho
late Joshua Hill. Ho next appeared AS an
appointee Of tho carpet-bagger governor of
Georgia, the prince of the carpet baggers,
Bullock, 10 the otlice of chief Justice OF the
state, which position be subsequently, ssigned
to take the presidency of railway company.
Now that gentleman was hero rs the leader
OF the democratic party, and his ex lanation
WAS that the democratic party had erred and
abandoned him; but it had righted itself
and rallied on his (Brown's) grand re-
serve OF undying and unGf apgcable
principles Laughter That gentleman
had alluded TO rumur of tho bargains of
these men. lf there was any truth in these
rumors, he (Mahope) was Indebted for any
sdvantagehe might draw from 1t, to tho fact
that the senator from Georgia did not
know OF the opportunity Laughter. |
On that point he (Mahonej
would answer the inuendoes of tho eenator
distinctly and gravely, and with due regard
to the dignity and decorum OF tho senate.
He hurled back with scorn and contempt,
every mputation that his action bai be,n
influenced by any other consideration than
that of his peoples interest aud the welfare
OF the whole couptyr. He avowed his raspon-
sibility, his proud responsibility, for the in.
PRODUCTION Of Mr.. Riddlebarger's name as a
candids'e for Office, but processes his readi.
ness TO withdraw that name if /. we're true, as
reports had ii, that the democratic seantors
would then withdraw their opposition to the
action on other officers Of the senate
The opposition to Rddelberger, he said, was
in view of the coming election in Virginia.
Il was the desire to uphold bourbonism there
II il wss the desire to uphold party which,
whila openly protesting Obedience TO the
constitution, held by mental reservation in
purpose hostility 10 the
constitution, and w6ich did not
believe in the right OF freedmen TO vote
1t was TO uphold his party that whilo nomi-
nslly It accepted the Cincinnati platform in
full for n free vote, FREQ ballot and honest
count, II bad been demanding that there be
introduced constitutional amendments re-
quiring that no man should cast a ballot for
any Office on any account until no had paid
his capittion tax. This effor. WIS 10 uphold
| a party which defed the domocrgtic cfeel
| and xuhiah bol npAn.lalr... n
indiFcciior TO disfranchi'e colored men. That
was "a purpose. Ao had mover given tina,
doctrine bis assent either In public ur ut the
ballot box. For one, he wanted no political
serts IN Virginia. He stood prepared here
on this floor to encourage freemau who
were behind IL; somo TO assure country that
in Virginia, st least, therostood froo suffrage,
priceless suffrage, u full vote and nm honest
count. lapplsuse in the galleries 1t was,
TO said, thc readjusiing party when had in-
struc,ed It's electors for Hancock md E1elish,
but II was equally tyue tbs. Il hnl forborne,
and purposely forborno from instructlng
for those candidates as nominees of the dem
ocrstc party. The purpose of readiusting
was, SO to say, retrograde movement of
years, so as to bring Virginia back from No.
ID In the grade OF states 20 her original
position in the sisterhood Of states. Far br
il from him, thar his acIion here
should be controlled or Influenced
by caucus whore party had
waged war on his constitutionality and whose
party succcss was held paramount To what he
conceived to be tho interest Of Virginia and
tho welfare of the whole country. The read
iu.ters Of Virginia had no feeling of hostility,
no words ofunkindness for tho colored people.
BY no act of his was either the clash
OF arms or his frondom
involved. He had no, measured his dates
by any consideration OF self-in,ercst. Not
so much could bo said of tho distinguished
statesman who urged tho south 10 resist the
readjusters. Virginia had no. forgotten hor
Abandonment from that quarter, and needs no
counsel rs to her duty. | nm hero,
he said In conclusion. 70 assert that
Virginia, tho mother of tho union, rcnews
her old ,imo faith and devotion 70 tho rov-
ernmcn' that her honorcd sons aided 70 con.
suuct and In iurthersncs thereof | propose
TO use my best ability, and TO tho extent of my
every energy. [Applauso and Kisses In tho
galleries
Az tbs conclusion of his speech Mr..
Mshono WAS wa mly congratulated by Messrs.
Conkling, Sherman. Dawes, and other ro-
publican members Of tho senate.
Dilstory motions werc voted down, bu. al
p. m, on motion OF Mr.. Dawes, tho senate
adjourned until tomorrow.