Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-09
PIG IRON KELLEY'S FIST.
wBEELER'S ATTACK ON STAN
TON HOTLY Resented.

WASHINGTON, June Sin the House
to-day Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, rising to
question of privilege, stated that the
remark made by him In colloquy with Mr..
Wheeler, OF Alabama, when that gentle
man was-deIiVering a speech attacking
Edwin NJ. Stanton had been "by some
mysterious mistake'' misplaced in the
Record.
Mr.. Wheeler stated that the misplace
nent was entirely accidental and he had
1oOhectlon 10 a correction being made.
MIR. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, called up
as a privileged question the motion sub
mitted by him yesterday to eXpunge from
the Record the speech OF Mr. Wheeler, OF
Alabama, upon Edwin NJ. Stanton. He
based his question OF privilege on con-
scious. deliberate and persistent abuse OF
the order of the House by the Representa-
tive from the Eighth district of Alabama.
In lieu Of the motion made yesterday ne
submitted q resolut tiOn, reciting that Mr..
Wheeler had been guilty OF abuse OF the
order of the House, inasmuch as his
speech had not been made upon any pen
sion bill, and declaring that as the de-
livery Of the speech'was withoutthe sane
tj0n of the House anu in cOntTaVention of
the special order, said speech be eX-
plunged from the Record, and prohibiting
the Public Printer from publishing It in
pamphlet or other form.
DECLARED NOT AN ABUSE.
Mr.. Reagan, OF Texas, raised point Of
order against the resolution. The speech
had been made by unanimous consent of
the House, and therefore could not be an
Ofense against the House.
The Speaker replied that 1T was not in
the province Ofthe chair to decide whether
ntl frrA FN
be an abuse by the gentleman from Penn
sylyania, and the question was TO be de-
clded by the House.
Mr.. Kelley then proceeded to speak at
length, and his remarks were listened to
with great attention by the House. He
was unwilling, he said, that future read
ers of the record OF proceedings of this
Congress should by any possibility be
able to suspect him as having sat by
through what must have Involved three
hours, listening to ISLANDERS which had
been defeated fer twenty-five years, and
manV of which were now absolutely pu-
1rescent, on one OF the most uDselfish pa
triots the country ever produced, and one
Of the most beloved friends he had ever
known in his long life.
UNWILLING TO SIT IN SILENCE.
He was unwilling that he should be sus-
pected OF listening to q paper which feebly
regretted that In a moment Of heat its
author had denounced Abraham Lincoln
and Edwin G.. Stanton as conspiratOrs,
and MIR. Stanton as an arch conspirator
againstthe character of particular Ameri-
can citizens, and ascOmbining to thWart
the successes OF the Union army. He
was unwilling that posterity should be
told through the Congressional Record
that the Republican party had sal quietly
in the hours OF midnight to hear these
out hour by hour, and that no man, either
Repu blican or Democrat, who had perilled
his life under the administration of war
power by President Lincoln and Secretary
Stanton tor the support OF the Union
should have failed 10 say: "These SIAN
ders are now offensive to the Olfactories
of all honest, loyal Union men, having
festered in heaps, eXhaling nOXiOus
odOrs or been consigned scores or years
ago to the cesspools of gossip"
DEBT TO THE DEAD.
The country owed something to the
iustrious dead, and he did not believe
shat such a scaudalOus matter as was en-
bodied in twenty five columns in this pa
per would be sent to pOsterity with the
sanction of the American Congress, which,
If 1t Yindicated its own order, must de-
clare that there was no warrant for utter
Ing the speech, and none for declaring
through the Congressional Record that It
had been made with the unanimous con-
sent Of the House.
EXPECTED TO BE BERATED.
Mr.. Kelley said that Secretary Stanton
knew as early as May, 1862, shat he was
aBsaiied and knew that whether his life
should be longer or shorter he would be
survived by jackals, hyenas and ghouls,
who, seeking objects of slauder in the
grave. would renash scandalOus stories
that must bring pain to his family and his
friends. Mr.. Kelley then read slowly and
with emphasis a long letter dated May IS,
1862, from Secretary Stanton TO Rev.
Ham mond Dyer, a personal friend OF
long standing. In opening Mr.. Stanton
says:
nave been very well aware Of the calum-
nleA bUslly circulated against me-in New
i0re and elseWhere-respecting my relations
70 ten. Mcclellan, but am compelled from
punllc considerations TO withhold proofs that
Woul stamp the falsehOod Of the accusations
and the base motives of the accusers, who be-
long 20 two classes:
l. Plunderers who have been driven from
ine department when they were gorging mill
2 scheming politicians whose designs are
enaangered by az earnest, resoute and un-
Sempr0mising prosecution or tins war as
Wal against rebels and traitors.
FACTS ON THE RECORD.
'@N ihNu Alhhth a tAhAtAANNb VI Ahgbs bu
tne official record concerning Gen. Nc
Oiellan's campaigns, in the course Of
winch he says Gen. Mcclellan never
made request or expressed "A wish that
Was not promptly compiled with il IN the
power OF The government He concludes
us letter win the following summary:
t,ine ne oihctal records will al the proper time
lulis prove:
o. /. That have employed the whole mower Of
Ne government uusDariugly to support Gen.
"tllellan's operations.
= llal ] have not interfered with or
'N"arted them Ia any particular
NEEDED TO SAVE WASHINGTON.
.. hat the force retained from his expo-
lVh WAS not needed, and could not have
Vh Employed by him thai II was retained
nm press oruera OF the President upon
,s"taIy investigation, ami upon the best
i'"itafy advice in tire country; that its re-
ION was required q save the capital from
anger 10 which II was exposed by dis
MI OF the Presidents positive orders Of
L lnat between the President and myself
never has been the slightesL shadow OF
m.,, '.oe npOn am point save the dctas D.
nj 90 tfankliu'B force. and That was "a point
20 significance. but in which / WAS SUI
gsItp pt Gems Htchcosk Meigs, Thomas
Ntlley while the President yiaided Only
f. "hAious desire 90 avoid complaint, de-
f-.t ht the same time hls belief that she
ah moi neeiied hy Gen. Mcclellan.
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