The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-04-06
Mallone:s Attempted ViHszacil-
ton.
In Which he Would Fain Appear as The Hoses
Of the Virginiaas.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Thc AZ
nouncement that Senator Na!one
would to day address the Scnatc in
vindication of his action and III vN
planation Of the principles Of the T."
adjusters' party in Virginia, had lAe
effect of drawing to sbe Capital :: 'a:-e
audience.
The Journal of Saturday having
been read the Vice, President laid be-
fore the Senate the resolution for the
appointment of Senate officers. stating
that the senator from Virginia had
the floor.
Senator Mahouc promised speech
ty expressing his regret that he
should be compelled again to utter
rupt the deliberations Of the Scuate.
I trust, he said, that senators AID the
country will concede that to this
seeming forwardness | an provoked.
If I may fail to challenge the gene
erous consideration of those Hbo
would appear to have found pI> azure
without justification in their N.':i,a
and ungencrous assaults, | do Tct
doubt that I shall command the re.
spect of brave and independent spirits
here as I know | shall among ny own
people. I shall not complain Of that
indirection which has characterized
the manner and method of senators in
their allusious to PIE. I must accept
that they comport entirely with their
own sense Of manly department and
senatorial dignity. however little they
do with my owp. Virginia is acc''s-
toned to meet occasions where tho in
dependent spirit Of the Aug Ia. Saxon
is required to assert itself. Virglnja
has met with fortitude and becon;ing
dignity every duty which destiny has
imposed, always, however. with much
contempt for small party liues When 1
principle was involved in which her
faith and honor were committed.
With absolute confidence In NY 10y
atty to her and my devotion to every
Interest of her people, [ will not relax
my purpose here to repel every in
peach nent of the constituents VINO
SEPT me to this chamber with clearly
defined duties, which they and I com
prehend. I was elected to the United
States Senate to do their will, not 70 4
caucus to do its bidding. Virginia
earned her title Of "Old Dominion y
by the broad and independent action
of her own people, by the loyalty Of
her sons, by the instinct Of ind@pen-
dence, without help at the hands Of
those who would now interfere with
her affairs. However fccjly | bay
express that spirit against gratultcps
care and concern for her at the hands
of strangers, strangers to her trials, to
her sacrifices ard to her will. [ feel
that the spirit of her people Inspires
me when I scorufully repcl for them
and for myself the ungHnerous at
tesDpts to instruct Virginia senator
as to lis duty to them a0d himselF,
Senators should be willing to deal With
their own constituents answer foT
mine. To him tliat would insiauatc
that my action in regard TO tic or
ganization OF the committees o. this
body and the proposed election ot
officers has been controlled b. impure
considerations, (and I aD 10th Il be,
lieye that any senator has 50 lntcndtd)
in the language CT another | say e.:
eff thou sayeSt am not peer
To any lord Of Scotland here,
Highland or lowland, far 10 near.
Lord Angus thou hast lied
Now permit me to say that Scnators
can no more realize my regret than
they can measure my anazemel;c that
my colleague (Senator J0irston)
should have felt it incumbent ou
himself to join the assaulting coiaun
in this chamber. Tie first introduces
the question of My consistency, "v il
he prefers, inconsistency, and next
he would introduce ne to this hon
orable body, not as his colleague, bu;
as repudiator of public obligations.
The sense Of Justice Of NY f:i}ow SEN
ators renders it necessary for ua to
apologize for noticing ms colleagues 5
criticisms on the one hand, ard bis
perversious on the other. However
much he aud his cUhorts may calc&To:
by the cheap logic of the attorney to
demonstrate what ! ought to be, o:;5
by my convictions and niy sense a
honor what I am. In this particular
l have largely the advantage of :ny
colleague, for, If [ take HIN 3v lis
record, diniuutive as it is, he ncll!;e!
knows what he is nor what duty lie
came here to perform.
He declared that the R2adj0sters
had never repealed any of the funding
contracts made by Virginia, bnt as
serted that the bill passed in 1871 ~
the Virginia Legislature, aud known
as the brokers' bill, which hai been
advocated by his colleague, repudla'c1
and forcibly repudiated one-tdiFd of
the deot of Virginia. The ReadjnSS.
ers held that two-thirds Of the ::;oacy
which Virginia had borrowed Sh2a'd
be paid. the other third belonging 70
West Virginia according to every
principle of law ard equity. Since
1871 the Readjusting party had ;;e
MED to :he debtor the war interest,
and proposed to pay the rest IA full.
Its adversaries had funded that war
interest, and proposed to rcpudiate