Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-09

ton and the status of Southern politics He
was 70 lowe by Mr. Hoar on Son horn re.
! quotation particularly on Reputation In
Mls sslssipp, This brought out Mr. George And
! Hr; DAVIS and the whole subjech Eugene
! iiNIe TOOK hand, celebrating the diiferencd
pelwtcn the Maine and Mississippi plan OF
! 81 H-goNernment, rs he understood it, long
ulsGusslon ensued between Logan, Hill, Call
ana AlaNey on the subject OF Southern out.
| ,uSes, nhu at times angry words passed be-
| tween the Senators. Tho debate closed with
| II sharp passage -aU. arms between MesSrs Ma
s sione ana voorhees,, regarding an editorial
1 aa,oul republican newspaper characteriZing
| Mahone as a renegade Democrat y and a
repudiationist," which VOORHEES, during the
course Of his speech had sent up to the Clerks
s 9esk TO De read; The following is an extract
from the official report
Mr. Mahone, OF Virginia, rising unexpected
| ~, suu; rise to ascertain whether / cor.
| IectIy understand the senator from Illinois
! (meaning Indiana and Voorhees) ms saving
| the article which he had read from Philadels
pllla paper (ECeidnR Telegraph was his
| speechf IN That article / am referred TO as n
renegnue Democrat" " further On as 'repu
g1htlonist," and further on aA having entered
into bargain with Republican senators in re-
| satd TO the organization of the Senate If
huye reclted correctly what is stated in that
arutl1 ask the senator whether that is his
| speech "a pause), and pause for reply.
Mr.. Voorhees, (who dubSthaJnetfiitf5er
I liiH 'pt3Rsn e chair at a very short distance
| from Mr.. Mahone), replied in a courteous but
resolute voice. He said: sent to the Clerks
desk an article from leading Republican
newspaper, edited by allies of the Senator
! from Virginia. soon afterward the Senator
| from Massachusetts (Hoar) ealne 20 me, III
! those kindly, relations which we have ever
I borne TO each other, and asked me to soften
that article by discaiming it as my speech.
\ did so in response to that suggestion. II the
| Senator from Virginia expects anything fur
'ther than that from me he is mistaken. He is
| entirely mistaken. lie will have 10 deal with
the Republican editor OF that paper and when
| he settles with him If he has anything further
| to settle with me, he will find me here, and
will not only find me here, but find me willing
| to respond. do not mean that in any often
| sive sense whatever. but III sense OF obso.
| lutte Justice.
Mr. Malone said Mr.. President-This is n
very simple question ! stated the case to
this Senate, and | stated It l think clearly.
| stated the Senator from Illinois meaning In
diana) had read TO this House an article from
| newspaper in which different references to
! myself had been made. The senator having
stated that was part of his speech, now what
| have arisen for is to ask the senator from
| Indiana whether or not these personal refer
| ences to myself v ere OF his own accord, and
| that (speaking imperatively) is the question
that ask the senator now. The senator said
he did not want TO be dictated TO, and that i'm
the course of this debate the privilege would
be exercised OF having newspaper articles
! read at the desk, j make no objections, none
whatever, and II Is not OF that | complain.
But when the Senator says that article is his
! speech, he stands IN the attitude of the man
VINO wrote it. The Senator takes the liberty
! of referring me to the newspaper man for set
tlement shall select my own course on this
! matter.
Mr., Voorhees, (defantly)-sele me when
| ever you please
MIR. Malone (tesolutely)-I select you now.
Mr.Noorhees lcontemptuously)-Well select
tne now.
Mr.. Malone (persisting in his point)-I have
called upon you in this mouse to say whether
or not
Before he had time to finish the sentence,
Mr.. Voorhees,, anticipating it, and throwing
off the sef.Testrant which he had observed
TO this point, said lpa- sioDatey): Then in
dorse every single word which was said in
that alti 'le
Mr. Mahuhe tbl6aking in)-Then ! say the
references which, ou make to me are such as
no honorable or Brave nun would make, and
denounce you as such here.
Mr.. vooyhees-That is bare question of
here and hereafter.
Mr. Mahone-The thereafter" will come as
soon as youwant it,
Mr. Voorhees, I will know exactly how to
meet it. | indorse every word said in that
article; indorse the term renegade Dem
ocrat =" indOrse everything else in II that
may be construed TO reflect on the course OF
, the Senator from Virginia, and without his
taking time to put the " ords upon me he can
seek his redress. There is no use in making
any mistake about this matter at all. heard
the Senator from Virginia stand here and
shout ont This thing had TO stop" Suppose
it don'tf Suppose it don't? know it won't
with me by your dictation, This is cheap;
: very cheap (alluding to Mahone's expires.
sion).
Mr.. Mahone-It Is very cheap Mr. Presi.
dent. to deal in such bravado as the gentle
man from Illinois (meaning lndiana) does
But when the gentleman says he indnrses the
| sentiment of that newspaper article, under
take to characterize here rs such that no
brave or honorable man would make in this
chamber. Now let him take that with him
and wear it.
Some Democratic Senators here suggested
to Mr. Voorhees, to say no more. but, not
needing the advice Mr.. Voorhees, retorted lin
/ a somew what oracular manner): The question
about taking and wearing thing depends a
I, ,, great deal on the "here" and hereafter"
This ended the controversy in the Senate
chamber, and, on motion OF Mr. Dawes, the
, Senate adjourned.