Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-20

OF ebssEcc ion" showing bow much Of III,
TINA OF tho Senate had b,en c,psumad in
Ip'tcats maao ty MessIs. Riddlsbercsr ard
"alksr. lie did o.: Want it o 90 10 tbs coue-
,sS tna; eu.lres Sss being chatrncted by cha
Big F0ut "fha Big Four" ~ are poir 2
hsVe sactaer nsms, L u .deratuud aie b
'GW. ic6, aud h, game" iL,ushter He
oioa Wsat !. to % Gu. that they were obs.ruc-
tinc BUSINESS. Ha wished TO .elicion;e tho
qaeslion OF Auditor sod do The bu.i7ess they
ware sent here to do.
Mr. hiddlsbtrssr: Dido't you vote three
times yesterday 10 adjourn?
Mr.. Lyb'otk: Why, certainly, bee .u,s
thought you wanted 10 catch ms in trap.
Though | can't see CT hsar YER, we'll, | c,u eon
orally tell wia!s going on.
Mr. NsWbe,ry said that 60 the Ssnn,cr fron
Shenandoah had read them lecture from The
Constitution, now he wiu rsad bin one, Hs
read the foilowing:
mo person who VII 10 q oitz OF this State
hiss slnos the adoption OF this Con.,itutiop
fought with o de6dy WaspoG, sen. or sccs pte
challenge to dstt duel with deadly wc:-
non, either within or Beyond tho boundaries CT
Ills State, or koowirgy conveyed . chhlIsoge,
or Mccd or assisted 10 any manner 10 tihliog q
ausI, shall b. allowed to vote or hold any office
or honor, profit or trust uodcr this Uonsiitu-
tion."
Aindirg to an exsrrcss;on Of Mr.. Riddieber-
ger that the name Of Mr Walker and MIR,
Mtsiey 1culd 6, down TO tho grave and rot &C
esther, Mr.. NsHbstIy said Mr.. Msssey's name
w-uld live Hhsn that of the Senator ir, IN Sher.
andosh was forgotten. IAppl:uss.
| MIR. Riddle6erGsr htv, not taken al oath
Sinoe it was assumed that somebody iorgat o
dusl. thug u bold Ii, oath of 10 as sucrsd ~
| II had taken it 10 81 Tast Constitution on
" imposes that Specification WHOM l haze
been convicted not before.
This sea. now 6Il Was filed for four years
by senator from Richmond, wac took lh,
same view of tho question DO. The ls.o Lisu.
tenan.- Governor WAS notoricusly uad dis, biz
Ties when no was elected, aud bis disabilities
vera oaly removed 10 March following Mr..
hltdlebeig:r Went on to spesk ct tho 1ic.n,es
Ct c>nsclcncc. and declared that BIO pevsr GUS
toned the motise3 Ct olhtrj sl6 1cv.r eelured
| hon on cOniclcnc,.
Mr. Powell, addressing himsslf particularly
10 Tho Ksaejus:tr msM bIs. alluded 10 The ru-
NOR that Mr.. Massey is connsoed with fraud
aed notwithstanding that an honorable
man and officer oug5t not to be gully OF, The
resolution d'rtc:ed an Investigation Ut GU offs.
OF he Senate. Mr., Massey is DO officer 0, he
osnnte, asd yet tho pltlIc b:lief cea'rts 10
opiGlon that ho Is tho man mcstsff c;cd,
whatever reputation Mr.. Massey has made
has b:en tho result OF circumstances, and could
o. veil hsvs bseo m,dc by Tom, Dick or II .r,y,
or tny BODY elsa thss the Rsacj listers might pu;
10 cmc,' Dl1 Mr. Massey coin money! DID,
he cut down salariet? No, sir. He hasn't a
ter>d the administration Of bis predecessor: he
uses tn. sano books. lie is simply ind b;ed 10
hW' passed before he went iuto ofic,. MIR.
Massey went on 10 ,num;rie the lays which
put money ioio tho Treasury aud rialo tho re,-
utatlon Mr.. Massey Dew eriISs.
Mr. Powell, 10 closing, addressed hinself 10
the proposed elimination OF the Auditor ir,m
the llint trjtr. Bu. he repeated lhnt before
lho charges Wtre made tgaiust Mr.. aia.s.y The
csucus determined that lhsg wauld b;iog fir
ward another name. Before th,re vas whisper
i1r c!uss or Investigation a10tbcer mso Ind
been nominated for Auiitcr. And now Tho
psttg-tho Child be Gains 20 bo the f.thsr Of
be CONES TO s!ra:ge,
Nj Bailey said he hsd 10 hear. for this
FPahhgouuR . had hand 4llVs h d ND
sutslde, aud that gentlemen would su!retd.r
their ambition ald bow 10 tho GU ho,iiy Of tho
trustees Of tho people. lis bad hoped b.
moderation to bisg about good feeling. aad
that tho wanderers would rc.Gro. La no longer
entortsitei that idss. lie r,c,gnz ID 10 tie
lNewbtrtyl MshoEe resolution an invitation GU
the part OF the old man down below" to throw
down the gauntlet fer q c,ptest before the
people. InI the laoausge of Davy Crockett
by the eternal, let him come" Mr.. Massey,
who was sitting near BY, tucked Up ard SMILED.
Ihen Mi. Bailey spoke OF man wearing
the roysl rcbss Of the R:decmer OF matkiod,"
dragging through tho nirs aud filth. 80, &,,
This treason, hs declared, wss concolvrd 10
tn, heart Of the cid man down bslos. when
be failed 10 got the nomination for Governor,
and that i. was iliepsi6sd when ha f,iled to
get the nomination for Sepa.or. Mr.. B:i!ey
reo,gtiz d this as fight of Massey and iac-
ton on QUO hand aRsins! the leader Of the
greatcst party Virginia bad tv.r knnwr, ard
WAS wiling TO stids tho result before the PEG
pie. Mr.. B.iley c!assed Massey with Moifott.
Barbour, aDd "ohar traitors 10 rerdjusnent."
As to the gu stion at issue, Mr. Bailey de-
clsrt d that it there were no INVESTIGATING con
mittee the RsatilsIers could Dot support Mss
sey. Twic, has that nomination for Auditor
bean madc By tho Readiuster party.
MIR. LybroCk: Tho Liberal party Of virginia.
Laughter
Mr.. Balsy: Ths liberal party has some
cranks 10 it. fhe Senator from Patrick is one.
Laughter.
Mr.. Bailey answering the question Why they
didu's proc !ed with tho election cf ju 3ges, &c.,
said that tho men WHO ooud not be trusted to
elect Auditor Q uld not bs truatei to etc. Eve
judges f the Court IF Appeals.
Ia coLcadiug. he gaVs tho epitsph of Mr..
Nasty when be should hava been buried
soog With Barbour, Motfe!t. and other dead
traitors
Hero lies tho body of thu Od Man Down
Below"
lie Was last koown oa ctrta as tho boss Of the
Big -Four;
10 lis treason to MS party ho made mary blue
ders--
Ile died uawspt except by f,w Fuod,rs."
Laughter.
Mr.. Mayo mada o slti.ed dettn,s Of bis
c1Drse, claiming TO be q rsao iaster. but s'so to
belong to tho national reppbicao pasEy, ard
tbUrriaro Mr. Bailey pced GOT hev, any tears ss
to where BIO Vas going. At tho same limo be
protested .gsirs. any intimstioD that to Vas
trsitor TO coy c,us,. What he wanted vas TO
defer tho cleo ion of Auditor for fsv daSs; 20
90 With Other tusiGoss; wait for the report OF