The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-11

Senator Terrell and Congressman Jones
Rising to question Of privilege in the SEN
ate, Senator Terrell said: My attention ha:
been called to expressions used by me in dis
cussing the congressional Apportionment BILL
in asserting the personal worth OF the Hon.
, George w. Jones and to comments of the pres:
thereon, which construed by remarks into ar
Involvement of his political fitness for ofhcia
station. | regret that such construction
should have been given by any one to what
said. have nothing to change in those re-
marks, for while l utterly dissent from the
political views entertained by Mr.. Jones on
questions of currency and other issues, re-
| gard him as one desiring to promote his coun-
| try's good from motives patriotic as my own
For many long years we have been close
; friends; he was my district attorney for four
years while was judge, occupying with me
the same room at the courts OF the district.
Then regarded him as patriot, and trust
the time will never come when l will set up
my own political views as the standard OF
patriotism. l said he was no demagogue, nor
is he; but in my judgment the sincerity with
which he advocates his political ideas only
makes them the more dangerous.
have risen, sir, because l am not willing
that my Endorsement of the personal worth of
a friend should be construed into an approval
of his independent movement against the
democratic party. Let those who ascribe
such a purpose to me first canvass from, the
same stump, as have done, against him in
race not my own, before indulgirg such sus-
picions. will not be driven by the barbarity
of politics to sever the friendship of lifetime.
l have said no more of George w. Jones
than he would say of me under like circum-
stances, and no one knows better than him
self that, highly as value his friendship. he
can not receive my support politically while he
is outside Of the democratic party, on the sue
cess of whose principles in the future my
hopes Of free government in this country rest
On the 4th instant Mr.. Parnell held the fol-
lowing language to London reporter:
We had supposed our release might have
come in a few weeks, but we had no reason to
anticipate it so soon, consequently the release
took US very much by surprise. 1t is, Of
course, as stated by Mr.. Gladstone, entirely
unconditional. l consider my release,
coupled with Forster's resignation, to indicate
determination on the part of the government
in the first place, to amend the land act so far
as may DC pOSSlOlc, duo uSSHC hot W iSSSI l
to the policy of coercion, if as result of their
change of policy and the prospect Of further
remedial legislation, the state of Ireland
should be improved and outrages d.
minshed. l shall be much disappointed if
the outrages, which have SO unhappily in
creased under the influence of coercive sup
preston of all constitutional action, should not
be diminished by the reversion Of the policy.
Certainly no efforts of mine will be wanting
in order to put an end to the outrages. But
can not conceal from myself that the success
OF my exertions in this direction must depend
upon the nature and extent Of the remedial
legislation proposed by the government, and
also upon an early and unconditional release
of Michael Davitt and other leaders. Davitt
had distinguished himself by his efforts to
keep our cause unstained, and his arrest more
than year ago was fatal blow to the cause
of order in Ireland. l believe the change in
dcates desire on the part of the government
to examine into and discuss this question with
US with view to its solution, and growing
belief on their part that upon satisfactory
settlement of the question, after the land prob
lem has been worked out, must depend the
peace and prosperity of Ireland.