Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-04-05


| the Senate had yet agreed as TO what tn,
amount Of the debt Of the State nigh
be. He asked The Senators Of West Vir
ginia to show what steps had been takel
to pay their onc-third share of the deb
Of the State of Virginia.
In rcpcling the charge that his party
were rcpudla,ors, hc referred to the nc
tion rs dsagrce1he duty ON the other
lie, however denied thpchargc, and add
ed that every man In Dhc Virginia As
sembIy who voted for him as Il Senator
gave also an unqualified vote for the
Riddlebergcr bill.
Were those men dishouomblr? Wa,
it dishonorable for thcm to advocate moi
only the payment Of Nirgiuia's share o
tile old State debt, bur also the just share
of West VirginH'sY Let those who as
sail the supporters Of the Riddlcbctgci
bill set their own houses in order.
The State debt Of Virginia has no more
claim ror discussion in the Federal SEN
ate lhan that Of any Other STATE Of the
South.
lie presented the Malone manifesto in
answer TO the Johnston manifesto Of last
winter, but said that he would dispense
with the readingi the Senators desired
It.,
Mr., Conkling asked him what he
wanted.
Mr.. Malone said that he did not care
to take time to read it,,
"Thcn," said Mr.. Conklmg, "let it
alone"
In proceeding, Mr.. Malone denied to-
tally Tie implied chargc Of Mr., Voorhees,
that Mr.. Rddlcbergcr had declared him
self in opposition TO the payment Of any
part Of thc State or National debt. lie
desired TO have it understood that In n
long experience on the stump with Mr..
RiddlchGrger he had ucyerheard him cN-
press an approval Of the financial idcas
of the Senator from Indiana His col
leagues party, however, through one Of
their members, Mai. John W. Daniel,
had adopted the Indiana idea and de-
clared that the State Of Virginia was Just
on the verge Of repudiation. To draw
the line between these, the Indiana
notion aud the Ohio idea. he left to the
great Senator Of whom he had heard that
he could turn back the mighty waters of
the Wabash!
He did not wonder that Democrats
maryclcd to know whether he was one
one Of them; he saw q strange mixture
of opinions under The name Of Domocra-
cy; he was NJ u loss TO know which best
embodied lhc correct systcm-the soft
money Democracy Of Indiana, or that
peculiar construction "thp Ohio ii"g'
The Senator from Georgia (Mr. Brown
seems better fitted as the true roprpscn-
tatiyc, for no man was ever made more
capable Of adapting himself TO various
situations prolonged laughter, IN which
Mr.. Brown jolnedh His leadership OF
the Democratic party had been account
ed for by the fluctuations Of the party.
"When the Democratic party said the
speaker. went In search Of senator
Brown II left me. Here | shall stay uu-
til Il comes bucl; to me, and then, per-
haps, shall bc chosen its.lcadcr for The
srmc reason which that position was con-
irrred Oh The Senator from Georgia"
lie undcrs ood llmt tie Democrats were
willing 10 COurpdp the Republicans the
Senate offices II MIR. R,ddicbcrgrr'a nom
inall0n was Withdrawn. Would their
revenge he satisfied by tho sacrifice Of q
man Whose expressed opiuims coiuc,dci
80 closely with Rnpuhlirui-m ua o.
Wnrcg WHO openly advocates Ne lu'l vote
% free bylloi, and fair Counlt "iApt
Riddlpbcrgnr, II lm. been .ud, was uii-
known until The beginning of the Re
Hdiuslcr movement The spcnhrr re-
viewed The candidates career 10 show
that fol many ycara he had been prone
incnt In STATE and National politics.
Records, however, were not always req
ui.i,c To precrmcnt The speakers rol-
league, when first elected, bdd Ho record
a, Az Reports of Mr. Rlddlcbcrgcrs
speech were read at length.
Mr. Malone further said hr knew OF
no consideration that could have Undue.
ed him to accept his seat In The Senate
or any office nj the hands oi the Bourbon
Democracy Of Virginia, The Rradiusl-
crs stood and ,lunl on platform Of f,hrlr
own making; ul The time Of his election
ono OF his opponents represented the
Bourbon Democracy OF The State and an-
other lhc Republicans TIE entire IN
liucnrc of both Wn. combined 10 dclcW
The sovereign will OF The people and hiB
election, and 10 prevent the dlsclOsurcs
that followed.
The speech oi Mr.. Malone concluded
ul luIlpWsi The lioudlulurw uf Virginia
have no feeling OF hostility towards the
colorod man; The rolored man Was l0ypl
|o virginia in thc long dHys oftrt. By
uo nrt OF hls was ciihel the cllsh ofnum.
or hi. freedom provoked lIr did not
solve his duty By considerations. Can
so much Do Wld or The distinguished
Democratic state men who urged ihp
South lo resistance iu behalf of The pl'iu-
ciplrs held 10 be- fmdamcului2 Dld
they, when the ing Of war culno, solve
heir duty on The side Of principle, or
Virginia hns not forgot.
ten her abandonment frun chat quarter
aud needs no counsel ~ 10 crduly To
mr and to the people Of Virginia the
Sonlh. nsfhe phrase goes, Is n mere geo
expression, aud no longer h1a
ideHll2ailun. 10 the noble Intellect Of
Calhoun II epll0mized n dream of cu-
plrc. I do not qucstlon ibe grandeur OF
that hope and aspiration. hut Il was
qucnchpd In blood. and the South 0four
day has AcQuicacpd IN ihr decision lliUl
was made. The Democratic party, In
deed. aflrms that lcQulpsccu'r IN H. NM
lional platforms mud IN The declaration
Of iJa cnndldaloa.
Mr. President. sm here 10 assert That
Nirrnn, the mulhrr Of llp Union, re-
news her faith and devotion ~ the Gov
eminent Ihat her hnnnrd SONS pltFd ~
c1u.trucl, and iu ftrhcunre th-u.f |
propose 10 exert my bcstubIllly and my
every energy.
At8ilO Yshonr concluded with np-
plauac, and was congratulated by touk
ling. aud Morrill, aud others.
AtiiOF. ou motion of'ScnuiUr Dawes,
tho Scnntc adjourned until ~ ~ to-
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