The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15
The Fiery Zeal with Which the Southern
BcErbOns Rush to the Defense of JEFF
Davis and His TraitOrOus Record.
How the Rebel Leader Estimated the
North Before the War Commenced.
Wh# Gov. Vance Thought of the Rebellion
itstS64-Its Beginning Was Bad. and
He Holds Himself Blameless.
THE RECENT DEBATE.

Inc cations that an Advisory Board is Badly
80 Needed by the Democracy.
spc al to the indianapolis Journal.
Y fAsHINGToN, Jan. l4.-There has been
gr Il deal of comment here upon the discussion
in ne Senate over the correspondence between
6e seral Sherman and jeff Davis. The Demo
crseTs regret-at least some of them do-that they
los their temper and that the debate took the
form 1t did, They see now, also, how impossi-
bl at will be for them to give up leader like
Bayard to place in Mr.. Clevelands Cabinet.
Without such cool, calculating head as his the
Democratic side of the Senate would run wild
upon such occasions as yesterday. The hot
heads of such men as Vest. of Missouri, Lamar
OF mississippi, and Joe Blackburn of Kentucky,
would lead the party into deep water at all
times when Southern issues arise Mr. Bayard
acts as the governor. When the machine begins
to move too rapidly he rises and turns off the
steam.
Such men as Senators ingalls,, Sherman, Haw-
ley and Harrison would taunt the life out of the
Democratic side of the Senate had the Demo
Gratis no coo-headed leader Senator Lamar
has been spoken of for place in the Cabinet,
and up to yesterday had fair chance of being
out Of the question altogether. A man who
would so earnestly advocate the lost cause of the
Confederacy and defend the personal and public
ACTS of jeff Davis is believed to be out of the
range of modern Democracy. Senator Lamar
grew very earnest in his speech. He became
very loud in tone of voice, grew red in the face,
and pounded his desk unmercifuly His
whole soul was thrown into his words. Senator
Vest was none the less earnest Both were
prominent councillors of Davis during the war.
Both believe the Confederacy was right and
should have prevailed Both say Davis was hon.
esf, and had nothing selfish in view when he ad-
Focated secession.
There was probably less surprise in Washing
Jon at the course the debate took than there was
among people throughout the country. 1t is
s.>nown here that in private circes-beneath the
Ipdergarments of the southern senators-there
Get rankles the same feeling, the same senti-
ment, that prevailed all during the late unpleas-
antness, and when the dormant spirit is aroused
it is almost uncomfortable. To those who viewed
the scene from the galleries much more telling
was perceptible than can be portrayed in words.
The Southern lion had been bearded in his den
when the proposition was made to print at pub
lie expense and as documents in which the gov
ernment was officially interested, letters data,
etc, to prove that the head of the Confederacy
acted more through selishness than patriotism,
caring more to set up for himself a kingdom
than to protect the homes and property of his
people. 1t is not likely that there has been
more dramatic scene in the Senate since the war,
or that will do Democracy more harm.