Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-30
Newberry ON Malone.
Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette. j

hone to resign Lis seat in the United
States Senate cane up In The Senate
to-day ut 2 O'Clock, when
Mr.. New berry made q great speech
lie SAID "And we'll ills Senate know
it that General William Malone di,
leave his seat in the last Congress O
the United States and took up bis abod
in the city of Richmond, for no othe
purpose than TO control, by dctation
those whom the people had elected t.
make laws for tie government Of th,
people. Think Of It for moment, Mr.
President and Senators, and then Bit
your lips and hang your heads il
shame, aud with an uplifIed land ant
firm resolve let us swear that the like
shall never be again in this, our fathers
b cuse. Let the seal of our cOndemna'
ton be placed upon il. 1t is a bligh
on the fair pane Of Virginia, an iDsui
upon the manhood OF her people, snd
such conduct is without parallel in
her history, and 30 far as l know II
without parallel in this great nation.
1t is an insult 10 The virtue and intelli
gence OF a free people and usurpadoh
of power not to be tolerated under any
circumstances. Every instinct Of ouI
nature and eyerv emotion OF our souls
revolt a. the thought Of petty tyran
ard puny boss advertising US to the
world and CRYING out IN a sqneaklng
tone Of voice, "Virginia's for sale
who'll buy, who'll buy ?" Yes, Mr.
President Virginia was of ere6 for sale
aid was sold. but thank God she was
not delivered though fettered end
bound as she was she is still free. she
has broken the withes of stalwartisn
with which she was bound and bel
brave and noble people are free, auC
sir, permit me 10 say here that they
have bsen down 10 the Jordon OF dem
ocracy and washed their hands Of the
leprous faint OF bosslsm, aud have
consecrated their hearts anew to the
cause OF human freedom and mean ia
strike for a higher aud puier Anglo
Saxon civilization"
Mr.. Newberry then quoted from
Cooper's American politics showing
that Malone had sold Virginia. Has
be not failed to honor the peowle who
have honored him ? Has he not LEFT
the Senatorial rope of e proud old
Commonw ealth trail in the dust instead
of wearing ii as be should have done
10 honor bis State and his race Can
the people Of Virginia afford 10 be
placed in such an attitude, or has Vir.
ginia become a mere pocket borough in
the hands OF trading politician whose
vanity has oulgrown his discretion and
whose patriotism is measured by his
purse, Is not this too humilitating 10
the people Of Virginia, whose forbear-
ance and patience have been theil
Growing virtue? Is II not more thar
they expected or deserved? They new
er dreamed Of such thing, and many
of them do not believe it now because
they are not familiar with the facts
1t was not so unders TODD by them that
10 readjustng the State debt the dem
ocratic party was 10 be readjusted too.
Who authorized General Malone to
form such a combination? l would like
for some OF his friends to tell me.
am sure his party never did. Then, il
not authorized By his party he is US
upper, and if a usurper be IS not true
representative, and the people cannot
permit such usurpation and maintall
their Self re spect- our duty requires il
the people demand it. As for mysel
l am for Virglnia's independence now
and forever.
Senator Newberry then read part Of
Mahone's address, issued eight days
after the election, and, said Mr.. New
berry: ut bresthes 10 almost every
line of tia spirit Of fendish hate to
wards the willie people of Virginia,
and yet their patience never seems to
tire, but they bear all with a heroic
spirit. But, sir, there is time when
torbearauce ceases TO be virtne. and
that time is here now, and the voice Of
Virginia must be heard through this
representative body. or else we will
be charged with dereliction Of orr
duty"
Mr.. Newberry commented particu~
larly on that part Of the address which
said "our enemies have at last triumph
ed only by murder and bloodshed and
bave digraced the State" Commenting
on this, Mr. Newberry said: by muir.
der aud bloodshed that have die0raced
the State'-that is the democratic par
ty-the party in power, or, 10 other
words the white people Of Virginia,
have disgraced the State. These are
the words of General Wm. Malone,
Virglnia's Uuited States Senator
better democrat than Ben Hill one of
the independent Senator'S opposed to
caucus dictatlon. but now acting 10
caucus with tie republican party and
oh alruan Of one of the committees.
Virginia has always been a democratic
State. She is a democratic Slate now
and will be 10 1884 and William Ma
hone kuows 10 lis sorrow and chagrin.
lie was forced 10 ills conclusion by
the fall election and that explains his
llbeloas words uttered in the hour OF
defeat when he saw the sceptre depart
and the control Of Virginia depart from
his hands into the hands of her own
people. | DO not wonder Mr.. President