The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-05

him peremptorily 10 withdraw the peti.
ton. II he felt at liberty to consult his
own feelings he would without hesitation
press this bill 70 final vote, but in this
matter he felt constrained to obey the in
stFuctions he had received from the petit
toner. Her feelings had been 80 wounded
by the fierce assault upon the memory OF
her dead husband that she was not viii.
ling TO furnish any pretext for the renewal
OF that assault; the petition would not
have been presented II the humble peti.
toner had loreseen that 1t would have
been taken as pretext on which to attack
rudely the cherished memory OF her hon.
ored dead and to comment unCharltably
on the character OF the Southern people;
It had been intimAted in the Repub-
lican press and upon the floor,
that his [Goode'sl object in present.
ing this petition, was insidlously
TO establish precedent for the payment
OF the Southern war claims. No charge
could have been more unjust or more des-
titute OF any foundation. He presented
1t as o representative duty, because 1t was
seat to him, because he believed 1t was a
Just claim, because he denied the power OF
tue aluoIlCAh SuhsieHn !" paSo nuy tIPVt
faCtO law or bill OF attainder, and because
he did not suppose that there was single
Representative who would be willing TO
Withhold from this lady the money honor
ably by her husband In the service OF the
Government, He advocated the passage OF
War claim, strictly speaking, not consider.
ing the William and Mary college bill as
such. He wished To repeat what he had
frequently said, that the people OF the
South had never expected, and did now
expect, that the losses incurred by indi-
viduals aS necessary incident oil the war,
would ever be reimbursed to them. They
had gone into war with eyes wide open,
with o full knowledge OF all the Conse-
quenCes Of failure. They had staked
everything they possessed on the Issue OF
q gigantic struggle, and they had lost and
were prepared manfully to accept 1t as
the fate OF war. He trusted, In view Of
that declaration (which he made with
full senseof the responsibility resting upon
him), that his Northern fellow citizens Of
all political parties would dismiss their
apprehensions on this much mooted Ques.
tion, and would not permit this phantom,
this Chimera dire, Of rebel 10 claims disturb
their dreams or waking thoughts.
Mr.. Conger said that when the gsntle.
man from Virginia rose and assumed to
speak for all the Southern men on this
subject, he must permit him [ConRer to
question whether he really did represent
the millions OF people In the South inter.
ested In the passage Of the war claims. II
II be true that the gentleman did repre-.
uant Tho SnukhaFn nannla than LOT ihair
representatives select express wagons and
wheel barrows, 60 TO the room OF the Com.
mittee on War Claims, and cart away the
thousands Of papers filed there awaiting
the action of the House, to the tune oil
"Carry me back to Old Virglnia's Shore"
Mr.. Goode spoke Of the nature revealed,
the beautiful world, and Mr.. Goods proc.
lamation here to-day would, II 1t were be.
lieved, relieve the hearts OF o OF
million people Of the Northern States
from fear OF future action by Congress. II
other Republicans would, like the gentle.
man from Virginia, stand up and
make the same declaration there
would never again be occasion for
the venerable old man who
was held forth as q hale, vigorous old
man for the campaign Of 1884 ~. =. Tildenl
to write q terrible letter TO his brethren OF
the South 10 be met with frowning brow
as silence Of despair. He moved to re.
commit the bill with instruction to the
Committee on Naval Affairs to report
with full statement OF the facts In the
case, pending which the bill was laid on
the table,
Adjourned.