The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-04-08
IN THE U. S. SENATE.
Joe srown and Billy Mahonc.
BILLY MAIoNE TO JOE BROWN.


much troubled about readiustment. he
questioned whether the world had
ever produced q man who could so
readily readjust himself to all condi-
tions and all circumstances. rLaugh-
ter.
That gentleman had got ahead of the
people and the Democratic party in an
effort to dissolve the Union, and was
the first governor in the courts of
Savannah, and TO seize Fort Pulaski
before the act of secession. Rumor
had it that the presidency of the Com
federate States was the gentleman's OBJ
ject at the time. In the struggle that
ensued, he Mr.. Brown) was earnest
for the cause until its fortunes began to
waver, and then he abandoned it with
humiliation. After the war he was
next heard of in Chicago Republican
convention.
In fact, that gentleman might say
with the poet: Men may come and
men may go, but 1 go on forever.
TLaughter.l
He was next heard of as Radical
candidate for the United States senate,
but was beaten by more moderate
Republican-thel late Joshua Hill. He
next appeared as an appointee of the
carpet-bag governor of Georgia the
prince of carpet -baggers, Bullock-to
the Office Of chief justice of that State,
which position he subsequently re-
signed to take the presidency of u rail-
road company. Now that gentleman
was here as the leader of the Demo-
cratic party and his explanation was
that the Democratic party had
erred and abandoned him, but
it had righted itself and raj
lied on his (Mr. Brown's) grand re-
serve of undying and unchangeable e
principles. [Laughter.l That gentle
man had alluded to rumors of bar
gains. If there were any truth in
these rumors then he (Mahone) was
indebted for any advantage he mig hit
draw from it that the senator from
| Georgia did not know of the opportun-
| ity. TLaughter.l On that point, he
(Mahone) would answer all inuendoes
of senators, distinctly and graVely, and
with due regard to the dignity and de-
corum of the senate.
| JOE BROWN TO BILLY MAHoNE.
| Brown proceeded at some length to
answer the charges made against him
| by Malone yesterday. Referring to
| that portion of Mahone's speech con-
cerning his (Brown's) record, he said
! the gentleman from Virginia has
grossly misrepresented it. The gentle
man from Virginia had charged him
| with inconsistency. He admitted the
position which he now occupied upon
certain questions was not the position
he had occupied at the beginning ot
the war of the rebellion; he had gone
into that contest to maintain slavery
and State sovereignty; he had sincerely
believed that he was right in the war
he never had settled both questions
Slavery had been abolished, and h,
was content that it was abolished. Tx
this extent he might be said to be in
consistent. The gentleman had advised
him to readjust his record. He woult
be unable to readjust himself SO as t,
take the position which that gentle
man occupied to-day before the Senat
and the country. Replying to tin
charges made against him yesterday b.
Malone that he (Brown) had had am
! bition for the Presidency of the Con
federate States, he said Mahone's state
ment was very wide of fact. He positi
vely refused to permit his name to b
used for any Confederate position what
ever. The gentleman had charged hin
!; with Withdrawing the militia {
a Georgia from the Confederate cause
| Here again tue SShticuldu ildu Dec
q a misinformed about the facts. He ha
2 never withdrawn with his militi
from the Confederate service. Tha
: charge of the Senator fell to th
= ground as unjust and untrue. Refer
ing to Mahone's denial of a bargai
:, between him and the Republican
e Brown said he did not state that til
d charge that there was bargain ws
l. true, but proceeded to make resun
of facts which led to that conclusion
1t was a peculiar coincidence that tt
!. Senator from Virginia who up to la
IS period had alwaysA been a Democr
'e should vote with tie Republicans c
t. the organization of N7very mmitte
4 and that in very short time afte
u wards the Republicans should meet
caucus and nominate his intima
friends-Gorham, who had bolted Il
r party and been read out of it, and Ri
- dlebarger, who had always been
Democrat. 1t might have been
in bargain; it might not even have BET
u ht1t he xuntrlH s.al