The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-04
from Il document Issued bv Chairman Kelley IN
1882
a Thousand SIlames-Thc Tebbs Case.

A gallant Virginia boy, who, in his early
youth, acted as a page in the Confederate
Congress. and at fifteen years OF age volun-
teered as n soldier, studied medicine after
the war. graduated with distinction, and
applied for place in the army. The only
objection was a Federal statute, which
reads as follows:
"Section 121. No person who has served
in any capacity IN the military, naval, or
civil service OF the so-callcd Confederate
States. or of either of the States in insur-
rection during the late rebellion, shall be
appointed to any position in the army of
the United States"
Under this DR.. A. Sidney TebbS, this
gallant Virginia soldier, was DISTINGUISHED,
and bill was prepared to relieve him OF
his disability. This was referred 10 the Mill
tary Committee OF the Senate, whose chair
man is the notorious Logan, OF Illinois,
and majority OF whose members are Re-
pubicans. This committee, Republican
though it was, reported in favor OF repeal
ing the whole law and thus relieving all
ConiedcrateS. 4 similar bill was passed
years ago as to congressional officers, and
under that repeal, and that alone, Malone
was enabled to sit in Congress. This Bill
Of Peace was introduced April Goth. and
laid over to the next day. The next day
it was called up. and Malone voted with
the Republicans AGAINST CONSIDERING THE
BILL!
On Friday the 2Sth it came up again,
and the friend OF Virginia, the great Ma
hone, was ABSENT. The cause OF the gal
liant Virginia boy had to be pleaded by
Others.
May LIST and May I'd it was again called
up, and the Great Mogul was sill away.
turning poor postmasters out OF office pro-
baby because they would not be slaves.
On the I'd, however. a vote was taken,
and Mahone's vote was cast in the shape Of
"a pair" Mahonc's vote oflsetting 4 Demo-
Gratis, and thus being registered NAY
On the 4th OF May Malone was in his
seat, when the final question came up to
refer this bill to the judiciary committee
and THUS KILL TT. Every Democrat voted
against the reference. and every Republic
can voted for the reference, MALONE vo-
TING WITH THEM.
The final vote was twenty-nine for re-
ference, twenty-eight against it. II was
thus referred, and as was EXPECTED, and
DESIRED, and Av0wED, THE BILL WAS sM0-
TIIERED IN COMMITTEE AND NEVER HEARD Of
since. and the relief OF the gallant southern
soldiers and sailors from the degrading dis
franchisement OF a Radical law was denied
THROUGH MAHONE's vOTE-AND THROUGH
THAT ALONE. Can any boy who followed
Robert Lee support the man or the party
which is responsible for this insult to his
noble boys? And remember the man who
denied this privilege to poor page in Con-
gress was ut that moment pOcketlng $1,000
a year because his disabilities had been re-
moped.
The main opponent OF the measure was
the venomous Edmunds, OF Vermont, the
implacable foe Of the South. And while
gallant Hampton. and Vest, and Beck, and
others, were fighting Edmunds and uphold
ing the cause Of the DISTINGUISHED Virgil
Man, Malone hung his head, and when
the vote came obeyed his masters, and de-
serted his people, and disgraced the Con-
federate gray.
OF course the Fernalds and Bradys APP
plaud him.
When you vote for Mahoneite you en-
dOrse this assault on poor page for his
gallant devotion to Virginia.
THINK WHAT ROBERT LEE WOULD DO.