Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-05-25
Malone and the Page.
Phnadelphia Record, Independent.

Phladelphia Record, Independent.
The debasing effect of party spir-
it never betrayed itself so shame
lessly as IN the vote of Gen. Ma
hone with the Republican: majority
Of the Senate to refer the bill for
removing the disabilities of DIR.
Tebbs to the Judiciary Committee.
which disposes Of the subject for
the present session at least. By
s,he vote of Malone the question
was decided against the ex-page Of
the Confederate Senate. A news
paper correspondent in Washington
remarks. that this vote was "odd." :"
It was indescribably infamous. This
ex-maJor general Of the Confeder--
acy had raised troops and levied
war against his country. Under
his orders thousands of men were
hewn down in battle. 1t is true
enough that he has sought to en-
hanca his military glory at the eA-
pense of better men; but what rep.
utation he owns was acquired iu
the war for the destruction of the
Union, He entered into this re
belIion in the fulness Of his man.
hood and the ripeness Of his judg-
ment. When the war was over he
enriched himself by entering into
combinations Of spectators, who
robbed the impoverished State of
Virginia of its railroads.
Relieved cf Lis disabilities, Ma
hone enters the Senate Of the Uni
ted. States and holds the balance
between parties in tue Government
against which he had waged war
for four years. Yet this ex-Con-
federate major general is seen Civ
ing his casting vote in the. Senate
against..removing the disabilities of
q young man who desires to- enter
the army as. surgeon, and whose
only crime against his country was
his infantile service as a page in the
Confederate Senate. Whcn Tebbs,
the little page, was carrying harm
less messages in the Confederate
Senate, the rebel major general
was sending deadly missives into
the ranks Of his countrymeh yet
the ex-major general, who sits in
the Senate, the arbiter between
parties, with his own offences par
doned, refuses to pardon the Of
fence of the ex-page in the same
cause. What will the grizzly vet
erans en- both sides who faced each
other in battle say OF such an act 2
What will decent men think OF it ?.
The eonGuc: of the Republicans
Of the Senate in raising such a
question was exceedingly pEerile,
but the vote Of Malone With them
was unspeakably mean. The Re
publicans had at least partisan
motive, though an extremely small
ore, in making an Issue over such
case of disability as that of 2
poor page. Senator Edmurds
wanted to erect "monument" thai
there was a right and wrong side
TO the rebellion, and he ponncec
upon Tebbs for the purpose bn
Mahene could have had no motive
but his innate bssoness and servil
ity. Fealty to his new party tie'
required no snch act Of degrade
ton; but he performed it will
keen satisfaction, because it wa
J congenial to his treacherops nature
! By voting against removing tn
disabilities OF the ex-page he wa
enabled to CRAFTY in a small wa.
his hatred of those whose contemp
he had already earned. Mahon
in his tortuous career has not enl
betrayed his political association
bat he has raised an issue which,
$ successful, must cast an indellib,l
t t stain of reputation on his Stat
t and he has found apologists al
defenders: But for this last act
l. petty meanness there can be +
apology or excuse. The partialit
of friendship must turn from ,
: author with disgust.