The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

The chief feature of radical warfare as
yet foreshadowed is a renewal of the old
Southern outrage absurdity az the bat
tie cry in ca hurrah campaign" full of
cold flag" old war stories, the boys in
blue" old outrage lies, and anything to
excite sectional spirit in the North. 1t
was arranged to open the campaign in
the Senate of the United States, as fit
ting centre to kindle the fame that would
fire the popular heart of the North. The
Washington correspondent of the New
York World writes on the goth ultimO {:
Nothing has created more amusement for some
time the Senate side, than the failure OF John
Sherman's attempts to get up sectional debate.
For more thah week this debate has been the talk
of the town. Sherman was going to stir up the
Confederate brigadiers They were TO be made TO
come to the front and defend atrociOus murders in
the South while the North to look on aud shud-
der with Indignation. number Of distinguished
Republican Senators had prepared able speeches
Senator HOar, of Massachusetts, had rehearsed bis
four times at his private boarding house. Senator
FRYE, of Name had sky scraper ready Conger,
of Michigan, intended to pose as Zach Chandler
had done, and brighten the democratic wolves"
local paper is the authority for the statement
that Malone carried the gingerbread sentences OF
his ervid oratOry to the Senate Chamber last night
and rehearsed them there as preliminary to the
great scene of to-day. 1t was arranged that Sher-
man and Malone should sound the bugle for the af-
fray and then, soon as any Democratic reply was
made the Republican Senators were to be moved up
rapidly and vigorous fight was raptuousiy ex-
pected The galleries were packed with all the gay
people of fashion in the town to-day. Twenty or
thirty members came over from the House and took
their station back Of the Senator's eagerly waiting
for the bugles to sound. The Senators were all
dressed as If the occasion was q very unusual one.
Every Senator on the Republican side had on q
stauesque double breasted black frock- coat. Fresh
from the hands of their BARRIERS, they looked as if
they appreciated the fact that the eyes Of the gale
ries upon them. pungent atmosphere OF
hay rum up from the side of the neatly dressed
Majority. Every Senator was in his seat.
Sherman led off with dismal nara
tive of the Copiah county murder in Mis-
sissippi, talked about Southern despotism
and barbarity, and thought "the war was
failure if the Copiah resolutions were
the creed of the Democratic party in the
South" He sat down after speech of
length, and Senator Bill Malone got up
and recited dolorous tale of the Dan
vile riot, and harangued about "a reign
the civilization of the age" conspira-
tors,'' "foul Deeds" and said the time
had come for the National Government
to intervene, &c, &c. Then he sat down,
and the correspondent thus describes
what followed:
PLUGGING THE oRAToRIAL TAP.
When he Malone had concluded all eyes were
turned to the Democratic side 1t expected
that the fiery Lamar would be ut the front suspend
ing social relations with every Northern Senator
who should cross his path. But Lamar sat silent.
Most of the Democratic Senators appeared to be
gagged in thinking upon some away subject Fl
nally NJ {. Butler came forward with look Of smil
ing good nature and intimated to the Republicans
that the Democrats had no desire to oppose the
sideration of the resolution in any way, and that
they were ready to vote on it at once.
The result was funny. Hoar cast q look of agony
at the mass of manuscript on his desk not seeming
to note the look of amusement npon ingalls, face.
Frye looked AS if he had lost his best friend. The
melancholy chances of various Senators to the gal
leries where their special friends and admirers
sitting, amused Dan Voorhees, that he almost
laughed outright. He sent word around TO Senator
Hoar that he might be able to work off the speech
upon some other day. and not TO take it too Sc
riously to heart.
The resolutions of investigation soon passed,
although the Democrats could have opposed their
passage upon very good ground.