Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-16

Senator George was willing that the con
trovcrSy should he settled 10y his story
lie had no fear that the result would he
adverse to the honor or patriotism of JET
fcrSOn Davis. senator MOrLOn said 1t
might be owned that jefferson Davis po-
litcally had been removed from the pco-
pie, but he was no less man because of
that. 1t was not less true that he was be
loved by millions of people yet in the | nj
ted states. lie had been no more an enc
my of the United States than many sent
tors now on the floor of the United
States Senate.
Senator ingalls, said jefferson Davis's
name had never been mentioned in the
Senate without Senator Morgan, Senator
Vest and ther assOCiateS endorsing nm
and declaring that he was man Of honor
and Il patriot, and that millions of people
in the United States loved him. So long
as such remarks were INDUCED in it was
in vain to declare that the animOSiticS en-
gendcrcd 10y the war had been buried
forever. 1t did not sound well to have
Haunted SO constantly in our faces by
members of the Senate the fact that
Davis was Il patriot and man of honor and
that ne was beloved 10y millions
Senator Vest said the senator from
Kansas (Nlr. Ingalls, could not speak in
the Senate without becoming personal
There was under the old common law an
CilcnSc known is being Il common SCOld,
the punishment for which was ducking,
senator Vest replied to the assertion that
he had never been accredited to the Con
fcderatc Senate. He asserted that his ere
dcntials had never been disputed by his
constituents and added that the Senator
from Kansas knew what ne meant.
Senator Sherman after reciting the cir
cumstances of the controversy said he did
not desire to wound the feelings of an old
man. but great God" said he. "will it
ever be disputed in this country of ours at
any time within Il thousand years that in
the war and before the war jefferson
Davis was II conspirator and a traitor to
his country : Never | trust ~
senator Sherman felt compelled to enter
his most earnest protest against Davis be
ing treated as patriot.
Senator Lamar characterized Senator
Sherman's statement of the controversy as
marked by fragrant inaccuracies as to
the issues between Jefferson Davis and
General Sherman He (Mr. Lamar) did
not mpugn Gen. Sherman's varacity but
insisted that he had been misnfOrmed
about Davis. The South, Mr.. Lamar said,
had surrendered upon the questions divid-
ing the sections, had given up the right of
the people to secede from the North, and
| had given up the right of each State to
Judge for itself of the infraCtiOnS of the
constitution and the mode of redress. 1t
had fought for its own view and had lost,
but no man should in his presence call
jefferson Davis il traitor without his (Mr.
Lamar's responding with Il stern and en-
phatic denial. At , O'Clock the matter
went over till tomorrow.
The chair laid formally before the Sen.
ate the unfinished legislative business, be
ing the Interstate commerce bill, but this
yielded to Il motion for the consideration
Of executive business. The naval bill Just
PASSED by the House was the first, how
ever, laid before the Senate and referred
10 the committee on appropriations. The
joint resolution providing for IA meeting OF
both Houses in joint convention ON Feb
ruary /, to count the electoral vote, was
also laid before the Senate and referred t.
the commit zee on privileges and elections
The Senate then on motion OF Senator
Miller of California went into executive
session and when the doors We're rcopeuet
adjourned