The National tribune., 1888-05-10

campaign Mr.. President that resulted in the cleo
hon OF Abraham Lincoln, the Senator from Indi-
ana, who Is now so yehementlv in favor of the
prosecution OF the war of the rebellion for putting
down tie south, who euloEizes the efforts of the
taion armies and the genius of the Union cpm-
manrers, who poses here special friend of the
Union soldier, uenOuuces and asperses criticism
upon the polllcai character and affiliations OF those
VINO were engaged IN that war, made a speech at
GreencastIe, which was reported in the Cincinnati
tonrRcciai Aug. s. 1854, by Joseph D. McCullach,
now editor Of the Globe Democrat in St. Louis.
Senator Ingalls, read extracts from a speech of
voorhees,, which declared the war a failure spoke
Of Lincoln as monster and an unhappy felon.
lie then passed on TO a discussion of the
Electoral Commission of IS76-77, by which the
title Of Rutherford b. Hayes to the Presidency was
asserted lie maintained that although he was not
especially enainOred OF Mr. Hayes yet so far as his
title q the Presidency was concerned it was the
best from Washington TO Cleveland. because it was
the only one which had been formally conferred by
constitutional tribunal.
The galleries were convulsed with laughter at
sarcastic Illusion 20 the proclamation of Mr.. Henry
Maiterson for the summoning of 100000 unarmed
hehtncAlans. VINO were 10 appear in Washington
10 superHiend the electoral count. The Senator
SAID they did not appear because U. s. Grant was
IN the Mhte House, and they had learned that he
had decided that there should be no trouble and
was prepared 10 enforce his decision upon that
point.
1t is well known that the Mugwump in politics
Is one OF the peculiar aversions of Senator ingalls,,
and ne did not allow the occasion to pass without
thrust AT tins class Of politicians. After charac-
terlZiHg the election of Mr.. Cleveland the result
OF cO-partuCrsilip between Dick Turpin and Uriah
Heap, he COnsOled himself with the reflection that
IN the partnership the apOstates and renegades had
lost tiieir share Of the sNYag, The demonstrations
again called forth threats of clearing the galleries
on the part Of Senator Dolph, whose admonitions
had apparently begun 10 lose their weight upon
the enthusiastic audience.
THE SOLID SOUTH.
Returning 10 the Solid South - the Senator said
that the country still had against it the Southern
Coniederacy. 1t was Confederate with 153 votes,
solid South a. IL had been at every election since
the election OF HAYES. The solid South Con-
fedeTate, and the success of the Democratic party
meant the success Of the Confederacy, which was
to-day as much organized, as active, aggressive
force ~ politics rs Ia 1851 and in previous times.
Slavery was dead, secession was dead but all the
ideas all the impulses, all the purposes and nten
tons OF secession remained.
Mr. Ingalls, then referred to the speech made in
the House Of Representatives In 1879 by Mr. Black
burn declaring It 10 be the purpose and intention
Of the Democratic party to keep on until it wiped
out from The statute book the last vestige of
legislation. He said within the next few years the
Supreme Court would be entirely reconstructed.
Two Associate Justices were already past the retr
ing age, and If that tribunal was to pass hereafter
on war legislation all knew what the result would
be. There could be no question about it.
The Senator overhauled the methods of the re-
cent Louisiana election.
In closing, Bir. ingalls, said
In the centuries that are TO come he saw vision
OF united, prosperous and happy America, the vast
homogeneous domain Of free men, the rulers of a
continent from the polar zone to the Gulf from
the Atlantic - the Pacific ENJOYING the franchise
o. liberty pcrpctuating the OF peace The peo-
pie should remember, he said, on each recurring
day when they celebrated those who had died that
this country held in IFS fruitful and tender brea no
more priceless treasure than the consecrated dust
OF those who had died in order that this should be
Government Of law, not Of man, and that lib
cry and Constitutional Government might not
perish forever from the face of the earth.
SENATOR VOORHEES, REPLY.
After Senator ingalls, sa. down, Senator Voorhees,
arose 10 make his response and proceeded to Tidi-
cue the Senator from Kansas for having attempted
10 speak upon this occasion, because, in fact he
had not been alive since the 9th of March when
the Senator from kentucky disposed of him This
elected some laughter from the galleries and
vigorous eli from some ardent sympathizcr ia
far corner, He declared that Senator ingalls,
had read TO the Senate the old, stale putrid and
rotten ISLANDERS long gone by upon which he
FouThccs had tranlplcd IN 40 cam paigns 1t seemed
Ike The voices OF spawned, broken Yinded, hack
ne&ed, political campaign liars OF the last p years
lie denied, and called upon God 20 smite him if
ne dld not speak the truth that he had ever uttered
one word against Union soldiers or talked of their
having collars around their nects and said it was
50 base lie, 80 infamous a falsehood that the
piack walls oi perditon could not repeat IL with
lmPunity Continuing, he passed 10 the prosy
denial Of all tIat had been said Of his record as
coppcrhead," during which the galleries began TO
grow uneasy many leaving with the impression
that tic entertainment for the day was practically
over AZ fast as any who had sat for five hours
during the debate left through sheer WEAKNESS
however. their places Were taken up BY those who
mad stood there since noon IN hopes Of glimpse of
the arena below
Voorhees, MISTAKE.
The result proved that after all the combat had
only begun, and that the pitched battle was to be
At the close OF tiie engagement IL seemed that
Senator voorhees,, IN thinking that Senator Ingalls,
had fred off bis last gun. made one Of the most
egreEiOus mistakes Of his life. The opening speech
OF the Senator from Kansas had been simply a pre-
Jude. lie bad fired his solid shot at long range
Ills ammunition chests were full of grape, shrapnel
and ciiaiu-shot
The scene which followed surpassed anything in
the history 81 the United States Senate. Senator
pocket, which lie read with an icy GOODNESS and a
tanializing pleasantly which fairly made Voorhees,
wild with rage. voorhees, bad started out 10 deny
everything. aud did 50 IN the most vehement Ian
guagc, uutil finally ingalls, produced letter writ
ten just before the breaking out Of the war in
winch voorhees, recommended the appointment of
Capt ~houp to position in the Confederate serv-
ice Senator Ingalls, said
The Senator p!cases 70 call these campaign ru-
mons because lac has heard them for the last u
years, and therefore they are not true
III lbyD alter the Senators from South Carolina
hna "llHdTawu from this Chamber, and when
preparations iof war were rife all over the South,
and every body knew that secession was to be so far
IS the south could make it, an accomplished fact
the senator from Indiana wrote a letter which
siiaii read Perhaps he viii not deny that il is
letter 10 Ar. Francis 4. ShOup that lie took south
with him and FLED in the Confederate War Depart
meut ia support Of ms own application for appoint
neHt IS a Bugaaicr-Gcnerai in the Confederate
army The man who received it was aupoiuted n
srEadier-General ia the Confederate army and
ne - now an eceleslastic IA Alabama or some
where IN one 81 the Southern States will read
WIIu the senator from Indiana wrote. Anybody
can see H. aud ANY body who knows his hand writing
can ldeailiy II. This is the letter
INDASAP0LIs, ND, Dec Il 1860
BY friend, Capt. Francis 4 ShOnp Is about wishing
t- = t'ii WIN i-4, sister on account ef her health
nave known 1alt. ElDGp since our i,g,bg4d. we
were -y5iilitlt- lie j. graduate Of West Point
h"- fl me army rs Lieutenant years No more
honorable OK upright gentleman exists on the ais
tsLu..s e5.ioii5 ei tue dav las sentiments
ttr-g fLl ths >5Jth ami one Of his objects ) probable
home iu fhat section.
ta-e This occasion 70 say that his sentiments and nv
or p arc isi close harmony. D. ~ go6EUEEs
suppose the Senator viii say that that /, a cgr,,
pai-n SANDER the vile calumny OF the opposition
press.
Ar. Voorhees,. Mr.. President, that Is not a cam
pain SANDER. bat IT is-
1lr Ingalls, lie has lrodden it under foot and
spaf on ID.
Mr. voorhees,. WIN the Senator pardon me
moucutg
Alr. ingalls, Certainly.
hr. VOORHEES, ] say il is not a campaign SANDER
but % is one 81 those things the people OF Indiana
have passed upon now for nearly 30 years
ar ingalls,. The Democratic party Of Indiana
have passed upon u, dare say. Laughter
1ir. voorhees,. They have passed anon il by a
very large majority and no
Air- Ingalls,. Oh, ! know the Knights of the
Golden Circle have passed upon IL.
Mr. voorhees,. No cOlporteur or missionary from,
Kansas can give D. any more responsibility than
the fellows IN Indiana have heretofore / l,ayn
disposed OF them There was no war when the
letter was wniteni there was not for nearly a wear
afterwards.
Mr. Ingalls,. Sumter fell % days afterwards
Mr. Voorhees, No, il did not
Dir ingalls,. Let me look AT the date
Alr Voorhees,. Ia December
pit ingalls,. Dec. IL, 1850. When did Sumter