Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-04
INGALLS, AND VOORHEES,.
THE KANSAS SENATOR MAKES HIS
PROMISED SPEECH.
voorhees, Receives "A Severe Scorching
and Answers it by Calling Ingalls,
Liar-Scenes of Excitement in
the Senate Chamber

WASHINGTON, May l.-Mr. ingalls, COM
menced his promised speech in the Senae
today by recalling the fact that July
II last Maj Gen. Fitz John Porter, now
on the retired list, wrote letter in which
ne thanked his friends. He said his heart
was always with them, although at one
time his hand aud heart worked the best
they knew how against them. The sena-
tor from Indiana complained last Wednes-
day with bitterness that an attempt had
been made to blacken the names of all the
great civil as well "a military leaders in
the late war who rem liued true to the
democratic party. Fltz John Porter has
been one of those military men who has
maintained allegiance TO the democratic
party. He, within the last four months.
although dishonoribiy dismissed from the
service and restored by the action of the
democratic party aud its members who
had been members of the conf deracy, had
written that his heart was always with
them
Referring to Gen. Mcclellan, Mr. In.
gals spoke of his education at West
Point, his business connection with Beau
regard, aud his attempt to extend and
continue human slavery by the acquis
ton of Cuba. He said he began his mill
tary career by disoheying the orders Of
Gen. Scott, abandoned GeD. POpe a. Cen
treville, failed to put the rebels to the
sword at Antietam, refused to obey the
orders of the president to follow the reb-
els to Winchester, and fatally controlled
the destiny Of the army uutil the battle of
Fredericksburg. History had pronounced
averdictIup N him such As the soldiers and
senator from Indiana would not he able to
place MIN in the category with Napoleon,
Hannibal or Ce ar. The speaker dealt
with him as a politician and sad no one
could read his letter TO Mr.. Lincoln after
the disas rOuS seven davS fight on the
peninsula and before Richmond without
coming to the conclusion that Mcclellan
was not fully aud actively in sympA ny
with the ideas and sentiments controlling
The American people.
AS TO General Hancock he also was cue
OF the military leaders true to the dem
ocratS. His martial career was one of the
lmperlshaDle heritageS of American glory.
He marched and triumphed. he filed he
abyss OF fame with name which would
he eternally luminous. Had he been Il SOL
der under Napoleon he would have been
prince and marshal of the empire. He
had ueen well c}lltd Hancock The Su-
perh.' But after the war closed he dixie
McCIellau) became tainted with fatal v'rns,
ambition tor he presidential nomination
Notwithstanding his magnificent uu
6ppIOachahle career the American people
recognized his hostility to the reCOn~truc-
ton mra -ure, and m the presidential cleo
ton OF lSSO be carried but three northern
States, California, Nevaua and New .Jer-
sey. The first two were stolen by the for
gerry end fraud of the Morey letter, issued
by the democratic pJhUci5ns He also re-
CelVtd the l3S electoral votes of the solid
south promised him in his speech at Gin
clhnatl bN the senator from South Caro-
linH (HamptuuD
lie spoke of the affected INDIGNATION of
the senators from ludiAnl and Kentucky
as discreGijHhle 10 their Intelligence or
caudur II they didn'C know that he (Alr.
Ingai!-) hai spoken of hese Union gen
erals, hot as soldiers, hut as politicians aud
rs democratic candidates for the presi-
dehCy, they were dull, stupid and ignOr-
ant, ludeed. II they dld kuow II, and per-
sistt di the as ertlJus they were Gi-ingtnu-
Gus, and he suspect ed OF such a thing were
poSsitl that they were both.
He thcu inferred from Mr. Voorhees, re-
marks that i was the mission Of the cop
peIheads tue butteruut kuigbts of the
golden clrcle,to defend the union generals.
Mr.. VOORHEES, who assumed this task bad
in 1862 ordered union sOlCiers to 20 to the
nearest blacksmith shop and have iron
collars made for their neCks Inscribed
"llncOln'S dog" He denounced all the
union men rs Lincclu's DOGS, not except
ing Hancock and Mcclellan and he de
nounced Lincoln rs a monster and n felDn
thousands OF slam soldiers In 1864 he de
cared the war a failure.
Regarding President Hayes's title which
had Ueen assailed. Mr.. lugals said his
title was the most irretragable ever
held by an occupant OF the White
House and had been passed up.
on by constitutional tribunal.
AS compared with Hayes5 title Cleve-
lands title was secured toy robbery. His
election was tue outcome of 4 deal he
Di,k 'nDr'nirl and lTriu IA
snlf and Cartouche. The only satisfactory
result was That the sueak-, traitors and
apostles of hypocrisy had called To secure
their share of the swag The confeGerates
are returning 10 power and ecuriug con
troll Ot the supreme Court. Why was
Lamar appointed Nobody ever suspect
Ell hin Of being Il lawyer. He had not tried
4 Cd-e Tor 40 years. This deuuuuceT of
lhucOlu had been forced upon a reluctant
president and people because it was neces
sary To place upon the supreme bench the
strongest, ahlest living representative of
the couied-racy, the most intimate
associate OF Jefferson Davis. The
democrats had frankly declared their
purpose 10 erase from the statute
books every vestige Of leconslruc-
tion. AS The Supreme Court justices
reach the age of retirement, the court Is
being turned over To men Of such pur.
poses The effects OF the democratic as,
cenddnCy are manifest. Yne country is
eide the nations late lor the next quarter
of Il century. Mr.. ingalls, reviewed the
sgetCue- Of Jackson AZ Macon in the pres
ence OF jeff Davis which lost ONO to tue
democrats, caused Thurman TO call Jack
son tramp and an Old TOOL aud caused
Governor Gordon to start Tor OHIO in Il
special car 10 try to cOunteTact
its effect, aud arraigned the con
duct OF the democratic party at the south
II CLOSED with a perOratlon contrasting
the present prosperous condition of the
country with what would have been had
the rebellion prevailed In the centuries
to come ne saw vision of united, pros
porous aud happy freemen, the rulers OF
continent from the polar zone TO the
gulf, IDn the Atlantic 10 the Pacific
shore, enjoying the fruits of liberty aud
cu,tlYdjluR arts of peace. MIR. Ingall,
closed at 4 p, M, having spoken Two
hours
Nj W rhces then compared Ingalls,
speech 10 mpuutain in labor produtin
mouse. His allusion to Mr.. ingalls, was