The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1881-04-14
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WASHINGTON, April 4.-The Senat
resumed consideration OF the praalDI
business-the resolution for the election
OF Senate officers, motion made by Mr
Pendleton to go into executive session
having been lost-years 20, nays 2S,
Mr. Johnson took the floor. He quot
ed extracts from a Virginia newspaper
edited by Rildleba,ger. to prove thai
the Democracy of that gentleman and Of
his colleague (Alr. Mahone), and from
Riddlebarger's bill to show that thu
Republicans We're now found supporting
a man for Office who had announced in
that bill that the adoption OF the thir-
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend.
ments WAS equal in its terrible effect 10
the war itself.
lie went on with some miuutsness
into the question of tho debt Of the
State of Virginia, contendlng that any
failure to pay the interest ou that debt
was not Attributable to any desire to
repu late, buv to the unfortunate con
diaon OF affrrs which had prevailed in
that State Immediately after the war.
Mr.. Dawes inquired whether the
Senator agreed with his colleague in
holding that West Virginia ought to pay
part OF that debt?
Mr. johnson replied that he agreed
with his colleague, and with tine Su-
preme Court OF the United States, in
holding That West Virginia should be
responsible for one-third Leaving the
question of the debt, he inquired of
Mr.. Dawes where and when. in Vir
frs,,in onx-lolv- hol h,1 i. /,
blood to the ballot box, as had been
stated by that senator.
Mr.. Dawes replied that the Miasisip.
pi plan was the general tern--specitio
names attached to the different Southern
States. In Virginia it was called oppo-
siLion to vagabond suffrage. Did the
Senator pretend to say that nobody had
got hurt at Petersburg in vain attempt
to assert his right as voter.
Mr.. Johnson stated that the charge
that there was any smothering OF the
Republican vote in Virginia was
absolutely false. If any tissue ballots
had been used in Virginia they had been
used in his colleagues interest. Nh.
johnson continuing, confined his re-
marks to the local question, comment
ing on and vindicating the measures
adopted in Virginia by the Funder
Democrats, In conclusion, be said
Judging from the speeches of the
Readlusters aud from articles in their
journals the platform Of that party, WAS
first, q deluge of greenbaeks; second, |
to place clause in the constitution |
that no contract between individuals |
shall be enforced; third, to burn the
law Libraries; and fourth, to repudiate.
Mr.. Salisbury appealed no longer
to the sense of duty or tc the patriotic
feelings of the other side, but to its
party tcalty, to ground its weapons OF
rebellion against its own administration.
If any one needed comruiseration, it
was the President who had been treated |
with such marked disrespect by his owu
friends. Even President Hayes, whom
nobody believed to have been elected, |
commanded some respect at the begin
ming of his term.
Mr.. Jones, OF Florida, briefly denied
the statement made on Friday last, by
Mr. Logan, that political outrages were
perpatrated i'll Florida.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table. Rejected 20, |
nays 27. Then roll call followed roll /
call in quick succession upon dilatory
motions.
Mr.. Dawes's inquiries as to when the
+Aemocrats would permit q vote to be
taken Oh bs.e resolution being always
met with the response: son the first
Monday in December" finally Mr..
n ,xraG marking that IL had baf ON 4