The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-13


been a cOnspiIatoT against the COuiCG"IIcS to
the end of his days. But lie should haze re-
garded it as tlic climax Of cffrontcrT: as the
very apex and summit of hardihood and lVdac-
ity-he would not sly Of pnslanilnitr ana dis
honOT-if, after lie had accepted pardon and
had had his disabilities removed ana had
taken the oati, 0i allegiance to the st5cc,asfui
southern ConiedGracY, he had denoUucrGi day
after day, the efforts which these conicderatcs
made to reward their own soldiers, and il he
lagglcd about tic price which the cOuquering
country should have seen tit to be3tow on the
men by whose arms it had conquered.
He did not think That the north was Mt all
deluded by the pretensious OF senators Of the
other side. 1t was . little singular that in all
the years which had elapsed since the war
there never had come from one Of the states
that had been in the rebellion $50 far as lie
knew union soldier rs n representative in
caher branch OF congress, elected by democratic
votes. The democratic party in these states
never had blundercd at sending to congress or
electing as governor man who had not
served in the cohfcdcIacy in some capacity
he looked over the rolls Of the
senate and OF tho house and
reflected how few Of those who had served in
the union army were found in the councils of
the nation, he was not surprised at witnessing
such demonstrations as were Witnessed when
pension bills were up for action. Criticising
the statement Of Mr.. Vest OF the 81 1888 900
paid out in pensions S290,O00,0O0 had been
contributed by the south, he declared such
statement was a "gittcring generality" He
doubted whether the south had actually con-
tributed $3.50, 600 instead Of $780, 900 But
even if the south had paid S290O00,000, it was
very lucky it did not have TO pay the whole of
the pensions Instead Of grlmbing and com
planning that it had paid $500 OOo it ought
to I've thankful that it did not have to pay all
the bill, as France had To- do alter tic Franco
Prussian war. Very general applause on the
floor and galleries.
Mr. Blackburn rose TO reply and said (after
the confusion succeeding Nh lngallSs speech
had subsidctD that he was at a loss 10 account
for the course of the senator from Kansas in
dragging him into the TRADE III which he Just
INDUCED. lie vas sure THAI he blackburn
had never boosted his Identification with the
referred 10 the fact Of his hav-
ing been confederate soldier, Unlike the
senator from Kansas, he tBlackbum) thought
his military service too modest and too hum
bic to prove subject Of interest to the CALLER
les. lie did not need TO be told by that seua-
tor that kentucky had always been loyal.
That senator knew that hc CBlackbun) rep
resented constituency which had sent
threo men into tho union army for
one man that Kansas sent, and it was
not without pride that lie recalled the fact
that OF the thirty-odd states then in the union,
Kentucky was the only state which had, with
out Il draft supplied more than her quota OF
men to both sides during the struggle. Why
the senator from Kansas should have travelled
out of his way to make an onslaught upon him
he didn't know. lie didn't know that he
(Blackburn) was the necessary connecting
link with the senator's acceptance OF the presl-
dental nomination. The senator from Kansas
doubtless did know that illness i'll the family
of tho senator from Missouri had taken him
long distance from the city and that he was to
be absent for some time on that account. He
did not intend to be involved in controver-
sly with the senator from Kansas but he pro-
tested against the lack of fairness evnced by tina
senator when he undertook to deal in such
fashion with men who had simply stated facts
and submitted data for the consideration of the
senate ON the pending bill.
What connection, he asked, had a speech
made at Atlanta, or the speech made at
Brooklynior New York by gentleman who
had never been member OF either house of
congress, with the pending bil2 When the
senator from Kansas undertook to speak OF the
chief executive OF the country in the terms he
had seen fit to employ, and which, he took it,
wero deliberately prepared and conned, he
Ingalls) certainly could not take issue with
him blackburn, If he concluded that it was
not entitled to response or reply
i'll the presence of so august and distinguished
body as the senate of tho United States.
What cause of grievance the senator had that
warranted him in applying language TO the
chief magistrate which would not be permissi-
BILE ON the hastings, (hc would not say that it
would be diSgraccful, even TO be employed by
hshwomen) he did not know. But when that
senator undertook to denounce the chief eXecu-
awe oil the United states after such fashion as
10 deliberately declare that no man ahllcted
with ignorance so profound, with obScurty SO
gross, should consider hlmseli rs unht To Oe-
come the presidents successor, 1t did seem to
nun tblackburnl that the dignity OF the senate
chamber refused PERMISSION 10 respond. lie
was not mere to defend the president from such
unwarIanted attacks; lie Knew put one SIN
which the president had committed IN the eyes
OF the senator from Kansas that
might ne an unpardonabie SIN IL
was that having defeated the
senator party nj me polls, ne had gwen 10
Inc American people Tor three years past so
efficient, so honest SO clear-handed an admin
lStfailoh rs 10 doom the last OF republican as
WtatlonS 'o"lSas'ei' lAPPiause oh 'ie "elho
crate sue ana III lle eai!eFles'
nus tnp senator rom NnilSas lau wen soiie
i9r'ueF "'lu uollo 9Fse III nus eat
rue lla't nov Sp;Ieu the s'lct'S on the gov
Sthmenl III ms lran'ic ciHrlS 10 SUR up prelu-
oi'eN pelWeeh secIons alrea9y 1Suhlte9. nc
nae dragged up lor anUse anu NiHincalloh DC,
,ore the american senate SVVh men as nHo
iotnlSheu, WIN th'ir Uholehishco sWorus' iIe
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l9nd anu iahcock were 70 ue aenouhce sl III
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