The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-01-31
DYNAMITE IN CONGRESS
THE 0aTRAGES IN ENGLAND DENOUNCED IN
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.


called up his resolution, presented last
Saturday: THAT the senate of the
United States has heard with indignation
and profound sorrow of the attempt to
other public buildings in London, and
hereby expresses it's horror and detesta
ton of such INDUSTRIOUS crimes against
civilization"
Mr.. Bayard said he was the better sat-
istied at the lapse of day in asking the
senate now to adopt the resolution, be-
cause the body had an opportunity to
affirm deliberately what naturally and
instinctively prompted expression on the
instant of receiving information of the
uncivilized cruel, and barborous attempt
to destroy, in another country, human
life and, with it buildings dedicated to
government of laws, in the vain hope,
possibly, to gain relief from suffering by
thus overthrowing law itself in its very
citadel. 1t seemed emincntly proper,
Mr.. Bayard added. that law-making
body of the American people should ex-
press its antagonism to spirit which, 10y
destroying law, would necessarily destroy
all hopes OF the liberty that could only
exist under law. In order that a full
expression of the opinion of the senate
on the resolution might be had Mr.. Bay
ard called for the yeas and nays.
. IL l. =. :,
resolution to the committee on foreign
relations. He could say that he received
such information with profound sor
row. but he conld not always say it
was with ''indignatio,..' We could not
he said, be expected 10 approve all the
methods of the Irish people, but while
we are ourselves preparing and expert
menting with dynamite to blow vessels
out of water and to drown people in the
ocean, it scarcely becomes US to say that
people who do not constitute govern
ment, and can not make a proclamation
of war, shall not use the same instru-
mants of war that VIC would use under
the same circum stances. lie (Mr. Rid
dleberger) repeated that he did not APP
prove these methods; but veal know
said he, that there is war between Eng
land and Ireland-absolute war, so far as
Irishmen without ii government could
make it, We are SO neutral here" he
continued, THAT some senators think
we ought not to dig a ditch-alluding TO
the Nicaraguan canal-Without the con
sent Of Eng land: so neutral that we could
not give au opinion about anything Ie-
garding England except an adverse
opinion about poor, struggling Ireland"
Mr.. Miller, Of California, chairman Of
the committee on foreign relations,
thought 1t unnecessary to refer the reso-
luton to any committee, because he be-
leved it to be the expression of the sen.
timent of the American people. lie
thought the senate could vote on it at
once.
Tie motion 10 ice: na~ uiss greed to;
yeas !. nays 5S-tiie yeas beng Messrs.
Ril,i!e5e!.pr a:rd ' III Wick
Ga ,ma,:.m .? MIR. |. ptcm the Yesoln-
ton " !s. ~ ua.tni.'lcits consent. amend
ed So ..s to cover The idea that the ex-
plosions ''imperiied the lives Of innocent
and unsuspectisg persouS.'
Mr.. Riddlebergai, in further opposing
the adoption of the resolution, asserted
that there was no precedent for such
measure. 1t is not question of Social
ism or Nihiism: it is not question of
murder by one msu OF another. 1t WAS
a great and CROWN. qucstion--had been
great and had been growing from is in
ception.
Mr. lioar, said there are among my
own constituents in the city where |
dwell, and in the commonwealth of Mas.
sachusetts, very large number Of per
sons Of Irish birth and Irish descent.
They are al intelligent, patriotic. brave.
ard manly race. Their clergy are men
of learning. OF piety. Of humanity, aud
Of charity Their youth are growing mp
under the influence of American ins,itu-
! tons and American Schools acquiring
with 4 marvellous rapidty the habits OF
free government and the character " hich
becomes freemen--whcil becomes suver-
eiyns IT. free government. | think |
am justified in stating that the doctrine
expressed in this resolution is their doc
trine as it is the doctrine Of all ether
American citizens: Whatever wrurgs
they have TO complain of-great as they
have been it is az .iii;rd IN the pass
great as they continue, as | believe. in
the preseEt-at the hands Of England TO-
ward the island of their origin, and TO
which they bear the love which all man
kind bears to the spot of earth whereou
they or their ancestors were born, | be-
liave that the making by secret methods
OF assassination a warfare not upon the
wrong doer, not upon the representative
of the wrong doer not upon the army of
the wrong doer, but upon unoffending
| women and children, is as repugnant to
the nature of that generous and brave
race as it is to the nature of any other
class of American citizens"
Mr.. Gibson thought it highly proper
that the American senate should express
its sympathy with the British people
from whose institutions our institutions
had been modelled. Dynamiters placed
themselves on a level with prisoners.
They were assasSins-they were enemies
OF the hu nan racc-hosfts hu6,dRi qeNeris
They were not patriots. They were not
soldiers, they were not lrishmeu, for
lrishmen were brave and patriotic men.
Mr.. lugallS, IN the course of his forai
bic remarks said: Il shall vote for The
resolution offered by the senat " tro:n
Delaware (Mr Bayard) not As expressive
in any way whatever of the iGcnlpa.ioa
of the American people in these wrongs.
not because | believe there has been any
sympathy on the part of America with
those who have been engaged in these
outrages-uot as an apology-uot is in
any way whatever expressive of my be
lief that there has been any guilty com
plicity on tho part of America, but sim
ply as an expression Of my abhorence OF
those methods that have been employed.
and my conviction that those who employ
them are not only she enemies OF the
causs they represent, but OF the cause Of
civilization and good government every
| where.
Taese facts ara declarations % war
against sociaty, and, as such, are entitled
to the condemnation and adherence Of