New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23

legged corrupt bargain. Mr. Cali did not speak, but
Mr. Jonas did. From the tone of Mr. Jonass
remarks Mr.. Heath is very bad man. anu
probably destroyed his own property in Louisiana,
so that he would have an excuse for slandering
the virtuous people of that peaceful state MI
Brown, the Democratic leader-Mr. Pendleton mas
not had an opportunity to say word for week
produced number of newspaper clippings takeh'
he sad from Republican newspapers, crlticislng the
Republican Senators for the position they nave
taken. General Burnside, after Mr.. Brown hau
finished sent up short editorial paragraph clipped
from The Louisville Courier Journal The reading OF
il evidently nettled the Democrats, who least OF all
things can tolerate Democratic criticisms upon their
conduct.
General Hawley create1 considerable merriment
by describing Mr.. Browns reception III the Repup-
hcan National Convention Of 1868, and reading
some extracts from Mr.. Browns stalwart speech on
that occasion. General Hawley added few re-
marks about the late of the Georgia senator
and alluded pointedy to the fact that Republicahs
had had greater to expect that he would act
with them than they had to expect that Generai
Malone would.
Mr.. Brown made q long autobiographical speech
in reply the main point of which appeared 10 De
that Bourbonism in Georgia means adherence TO the
notion that the Constitutional Amendments are null
and void. He denied that he had ever professed
since 1872 TO be anything except q national Dem
ocrat" or that he had ever given anybody any rea-
son to think that he was anything else. lie com
plained that the Administrations of General Grant
and President Hayes had not done right by the Re
publicans of Georgia in the way Of patronage
and consequently the party had been weakened IL
would appear that if President Garfield desires MIR.
Browns approval, he must dismiss all Federal
oficc-hoders in Georgia who are Democrats
and appoint Republicans TO the vacancies.
II is even possible that, if this should
be done and the Republicans should recover control
of Georgia, Mr. Brown might again think as he ana
from 1867 to 1872 that Republican principles would
agree with him better than Democratic principles.
In other words he virtually confessed that political
patronage is most powerful factor i'll his political
philosophy. Senator Benjamin H. Hill sat immcdl-
ately behind Mr. Brown while the latter was speak
ing. When Mr.. Brown had apparently finished ana
was about TO SIT down. Mr. Hill arose and laying ms
hand aifcctionately upon the shoulder OF ms col
league, whispered some words IN his ear "lhch eh-
ahed him to add something 10 his remarks.
In a speech made by MFR. Hill IN Atlanta IN Juy,
1865, denouncing the Republicans he SAID they
sent down an army of hayoneIs to make war upon
an unarmed people. They bought mp the men yon
have honored 10 cooperate in the foul work crGs
of "Joe. BrOwn'l. Il did not call that name IL
should not be mentioned In decent company III
lsGS Mr. Hill said that Mr.. Brown had been
bought" and that his name was unht to DC men
toned in decent company, because he acted WIN
the Republicans In lssl Mr. Hill and Mr.. Brown
cordially ioin each other in declaring that General
Malone has been bought" because he acts win
tba Ranrhlicans