The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-24

Mr. Malone, who occupied seat OF
the Republican aide, advanced to tn,
edge of the aren fronting the Clerk
desk, and proceeded TO reply to Mr.. Hill
That gentleman, he said. had manifest,
engaged in an effort to disclose his (BTa
hone's) position on the floor.
Dir. Hill-'I do not know what YOU
position is, and how could / disciose it p
Mr. Mahone-"The gentleman has as
sumed not only TO be a custodian here o.
the Democratic party of the Nation, but
has .sied to assert the right TO speak fol
the constituency which have the priyi,
lege, in part, Of representing here. He
has done so without their assent address
ing himself directly TO Mr. Hill and ad
vancing toward him). l owe you, sir
+ and I owe those FOR whom you undertake
to speak here, nothing. Marks of en-.
couragement oil the Republican side and
in tho galleries. I came here like a
Virginian, not to represent the Democ.
racy for which you (Hil) stand. came
with as proud claim to reprcase:. that
people as you to represent the people ol
Georgia-won ON the fields where / have
fought with you and others in the cause
of my people, and d'of That section, in the
late unhnppy contest. That contest,
thank God, is over; that T am not here
rs partisan, nor am l here to represent
that Democracy which has done 80 much
injury to my section of the country.
The gentleman undertook to say what
constitutes Democrat. / hold that I
am an infinitely better Demoeratthan he.
lLaughter.] He who stauds nominally
committed to full vote, and fair count,
and on an honest ballot. should see that
they can be had in the State of Georgia,
where tissue ballots are fashionable.
lApplause. ! serve notice on that gen.
tleman that intend to be custodian OF
my own Democracy. do not intend to
be run by the gentleman's caucus. am
In every sense free man here, and trust
to be able to protect my own rights and
to defend those of the people whom
represent-certainly to take care of nv
own. do not intend (again addressing
Mr.. Hill Directly that you shall under
take to criticise my conduct by inuendoes.
l wish the Senator from Georgia to un.
derstand, just here, that the way to deal
with me is 10 deal directly. We want no
"motions of discovery" TO find out how l
am going to vote. regret that so early
after. my appearance here l should have
found it necessary 10 obtrude any re-
marks on this body. I would prefer to
be little modest. 1 would prefer 10
listen and to learn. but I could not feel
content, after what has passed to-day, to
sit silent. The gentleman (Mr. Hill, by
all manner of insipuations, direct and in
direct, has sought to discover who ths
Democrat is that may choose to exercise
his right to cast his vote as he pleases
and to differ with the gentIeman's caucus.
He seems to have forgotten that refused
to take part in the caucus, which has not
only waged war upon me, but upon those
whom 1 represent, that has presumed to
teach the people of Virginia honesty and
true Democracy. Yef, sir (addressine
Nv. Hill), you were duly notified that /
took no part or lot in your political ma.
chinery, and that was supremely indif;
fed that 1 should stand on sthis, door,
ginia. Certainly the Legislature which
elected me did not require me to state
that was Democrat or anything else.
suppose that the gentleman (Mr. Hill)
could not get here from Georgia unless
hc said that he was Democrat. Any
how, came here without being required
to state to my people what / am. They
were a!! willing to trust me- was elec-
ted by the people, not by the Legislature,
for 1t WAS an issue in the canvass, and no
man was elected to the Legislature by the
party with which l am Identified who
were not instructed to vote for me for the
Senate. The gentleman has been run.
ming all arop i'd this Chamber to see if he
cannot find a partner somewhere. He
has been looking around, occasionally
referring to another Senator, to know
exactly who that Senator was who had
the manliness aad bo!dness to assert his
opinions in this chamber free from the
dictation of Democratic CAUCUS. !
want that gentleman to know henceforth
and forever that here is man who dare
stand here and defend his right against
you and your caucus. Loud applause
and much laughter provoked by the.vio.
lent gesticuiations of Senator Malone
who launched defiance Mt his adversary
in q sort of miniature war dance.
Mr.. Hill again took the floor, and said
he could only understand the gentleman
on the principle that q guilty conscience
needs no accnser. tLaughter on the
Demoeratic side.] / sHeshad mot men.
,tionedt the Senator's name sor any State
He had only asked who the Democrat
was that was expected to vote with the
Republicans and to his astonishment the
Senator from Virginia said that he was
the man. He had not said anything
offensive to the people of Virginia, bul
he had said that the people of no section
of the country would tolerate treachery
He had said that there were 3S Senators
who had been elected as Democrats
hid the gentleman deny it? Would he
say that he was not elected as q Demo
craft He said he was. not required-t -tc
state that he was Democrat, and in the
next breath he said that ne was better
Iyrao0Tasl ;tiiians do himself tHiiij was
Addressing himself to the Republicans
Mr.. Hill said: ~ commend him 90 you
take good care of him, nurse him we'll
Laughter. sHowado you like to Lnvt
among you worse Democrat than
amp"
Mr. Mr. Conkling-"oh, no, not worse
Mr.. HUI, scornfully-"Oh, a better
Then my friend from New York (Conk
iing) is o better Democrat than 4 anu
Mr.. hogah-"He could not we'll be {
worse one" f7 =
Mr.. Hill-"Neyer before has ther;
been such an exhibition in the Senate
where gentleman shows his Democrac,
by going over to the Republicans. vii
not defend Virginia. She needs no de
fense: She bas giyenito tho country ang
world aud humanity some Of the proud
cat names in history, and ! say to thl
Senator from New York that neithe
Jefferson nor Madison, nor Henry, no
Washington, nor Lee, nor Tucker, no
any of the long list of great men, whom
Virginia produced, ever accepted com
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