Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
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WASHINGTON, April 25.-Mr. Mitchell
offered a resolution which was adopted
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasur,
for copies OF the reports OF special agent,
Beecher a1d Jingle as to alleged smupplin.
from British Columbia. When considers.
ton Of the Presidents message came nm
Mr.. VOORHEES, said the position OF the Re.
publican party on the tariff question
might be described thus:
/. Taxation not to be limited bv tho
expenses of the Government with the v;ew
to the protection OF manufacturing monop.
olists.
2. All protection and all it's profit to
inure to the further enrichment OF capital
its but not a dollar OF it to the laboring
men and women.
8. That ii any reduction OF taxes was
to take place. it must be ON Alec.
holic liquor aud tobacco, and not on prime
necessaries OF life.
Passing to the charges that the Dan,o
Gratis in Congress had been hostile to uninn |
soldiers in the matter OF pensions, he con.
trasted the action OF both pas ties In that
matter and claimed that the Republican,
made a mean and parsimonious record
compared with the Democrats Referr;no
to the attack made ia the Senate mon the
memory of Mcclellan and Hancock he
said, the presiding officer of the Senate
holding the highest official position now
held by a Republican had descended to the
floor and attacked the memory OF Amer;-
can heroes who were sleeping where flowers
and tears annually commingled on memo
rial day, resting from ther glorious lives. :
IN THE BIvoUAC OF THE DEAD. 9
The pious task OF making a response has I
been appropriately performed by one whose
own conspicuous daring in arms had given 7
him a generous knight Of chivalry to speak :.
in their praise. 1t was true that not even 4
the eloquent tongue of Blackburn conld I
reach Mcclellan or Hancock with as r
Surances OF their country's devotion and 4
love. voorhees, then proceeded to draw a 3
vivid picture OF events during the war, be. p
ginning with the scenes in Washington on Il
the night OF the first battle of Bull Run. In il
that hour OF national extremit, Mcclellan
had been called by a despair;ng official ;;
authority to perform a task create far +
than was ever performed by Alexander. n,
Hannibal, Caesar or Napoleon in the same IL
length oil time when he recalled latter the q,
second disastrous battle of Manassas) Me- ii,
GeAan riding out to Va
MEET THE RETREATING TROOPS
nd being greeted with chreers more thrill.
and pathetic than those which greeted n.
On bis return from EIba. Then -
Ime the battle OF Antietam. The victory -
as unparalleled in war considering all the -
ndltlons. Immediate peril being pone,and ~.
'ense OF security being felt, Mcclellan had - u;S
been stricken by partisan malice and VI
d closed his lofty military career for ever ~
d to this.day clamorous kites and crows
d other ignoble scavenger birds had
lght TO tear and mutilate McCIeIlan's T
rious fame. Yes, Mcclellan. he said. III;
"aS Aao, anu wHSn rom are
.mand on the 9TH OF November, 1862.
could with uplifted hand have sworn
1t he had saved herepublic as did Cicero
the forum at Rome. Amongst the high. Z
i most fortunate and most Ter
DIsTING UIsHED CHARACTERS F..
oduced by the war, where, he asked. to
ND the name be found, cleaner, purer. luti
. from all self seeking or more devoted to ocr!
ubllme sense OF duty than that OF Nc PIE,
Gettvshnro wbana ~ aS.S nsou u Scene stat
he Southern Confederacy disappeared IN
ever. What invisible spirit OF air. he p.
ed, intent upon evil to the Sentor from pIa:
nsas could have been In attendance on ~
When ne stood up and opened his
lth In the Senate chamber on the 9Th
larch. McClelland and Hancock were FL
t1s vi 81 V tho Vi the most conseqlential pub
2. The loss If e;tSsr a - 1eS.ys. gate
nght European recognition to the Con- a. >
racy and darkness and dismay, if not Gun.
uIssolutlon; They had commanded lecte
oonh So t tousIO norgh oil the Potomac and
"''o " n"e' Une enemy as and
AN INVADING FORCE. TIL
no copfden+ ord a,.Lo trad
-. "Ou h0ooh' pres,
Ories, Antietam and Gettysburg had tarif
lived the possession of the capital and tecti
Derp5tuity OF the Governments and tn Blail
Iellan and Hancock f,ow s+;omoH.a Rose
lies of the nfpdaracy b.,I 49, on% publ
ed the measureIess an6 awf,I tn,,at - brigh
ding and preserving them both. II
d hereafter which were the greatest
7rs OF the Democratic party during the
lWho were Democratic candidates OF Pres
Tor the Presidency and Democratic :,
OF 1880 for the Presidency the "
latlng slopes of Antietam and the 81
ed heights OF Gettysburg would be PA
N - y ~ Knew then DON n he comp
monId tban .no due .. lney were Publ
supplied, and still he said such were ter p
reat soldiers who were Knocked and lie w
"a at' and denounced as belonging to of FIR
rope 'ienC e1eHents OF Ghe North and the d
of v o my Prefe,
THE RRErp or ,op,s w.Yuonsr habit
ho like him ..sn,ffod hott1o .t,...n and d
49, "" on. thusii
% '""' o"o!e''' Noorhees passeu 70 Lrisa
ne called the campaign of political ties, |
OsIty. declared against the people of deput
outh, their rights, their security and
names. When future historians their
49, ~ Tnqure why ano now Ihe hep9nil- peopl
,osfrate So,+h 80 LII Us. Loau ~ partie
turn no more forever, he wonld be Reput
ID to find an answer and would finally aims,
that it's admipist ration +bronob ali parlia
'egion had become q vast and intoler. Reput
filling the civilized world with
'ul odors; that al intelligent an
potent public opinion had demanded Lou
and the restoration Of home ~ the
nd ono
DECENT aovrpNurnr gate t
ct it was that party whose leaders maS .,
IN e and threatened the Southern cIosnr
and States because they did not borho
ne it back again into power with all
hallowed memorie and it's predatory
cts and habits. As well might from RrR
ettlements be expected to welcome O Ill,
a second invasion of ~tomahawks .,
'alping knives. He concluded by say AFTER
the verdict OF the American peo- OF tea
November would be that there has Prince
N honest, capable government and it and a
be continued. At the conclusion OF him d
Iees' speech, which was delivered with
and effect and al listened to
interest and attention on both sides ~
chamber, he was congratulated upon W"
many of his Democratic associates. PhilaG
oruv. nrrSr Detr
for the
erence Of American nation, as was w
Tired in and s, new conference was RaIt
ID. The animal industry bill was Kan
side and the bill to forfeit the un- IS.
l land grants was taken up, but went st, !
Without action and the Senate adj Phil
ID.
The House. RoCI
HINGTON, Anril Or - House went \ Rulioc