The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-07

Uno IdSU advance OF ten. lJOnSJreeJS IRE
sistible battaionsl Was it this man, who was
hOnored by the American people, whether
Republicans or Democrats up to the very
date when he had accepted the nomination
of the Democratic party, who was to be
spoken of as an ally of the ContederateSt (
The Senator from Kansas complains of the
Senator from Missouri, and says that he
rests his complaint upon that Senator's au-
photography. l believe it is generally as
sumed thatthe gentleman writes that bit of
interesting history for himself
INGALLS, ARMY RECORD.
In looking over the short but conspicu-
ouSly brillient autobiography of the Senator
from Kansas, | find that he was not in the
army in 1861 He certainly was not in the
army in 1862, because he said he was in the
State Senate of Kansas, in that year. But
he was in the army from from 1868 to 1865,
and in what capacity? One who had sat
and listened to the Senator might suppose
that he was controlling a great army
operating in the West, if not in the East
also | saw the bronzed and weather
beaten commander of the American
army (alluding to Gen. Sheridan who
had occupied a seat on the floor during
Mr.. Ingalls, speech) sit here in this Cham
ber and blush in modesty at the humble
part which he found he had played in the
war of the rebellion in comparison with
that of the Senator from Kansas. What
was that Senator's occupation in military
Capacity! He was Judge Advocate of Kan
sas volunteers. Laughter
HE GUARDED THE HEN RoosTs.
While Gen. Black, Commissioner of Pen
sions, was bleeding on the Kansas frontier
while Gen. Mcclellan was commanding the
army at Petersburg, while Gen. Hancock
was weltering in his blood on Cemetery
Heights at Gettysburg, the Senator from
Kansas, always behind the rear of the
army, was prosecuting Kansas JaYhawkers
for ritling hen roosts Loud laughter and
applausel Now what are you TO think of
the arguments of Senator who will leave
his seat as presiding officer and come to the
floor in illustration of partisan zeal which
Il am glad to say have never seen equaled,
attacking all decent people from the
President of the United States down, civil
lians as well as military men, and letting
no object escape the venom Of his tongue:
One would say that he was a cynic, despis-
ing mankind-perhaps because he had a
suspicion that mankind is not enamored of
him. But neither the President nor SOL
der, living or dead, Confederate or Federal,
except he accord with him in his political
convictions, is safe from his unjust and un-
founded attacks.
NOT AN OPPONENT OF PENSIONS.
of an opponent or enemy of pensioning honest
Federal soldiers. ! have never opposed pen
siOning men who have served in the Union
army and who were incapaciated for sup
porting themselves either by disease or
wounds, and do not know a Confederate
who has done so. The Senator tells us, in
that haste with which he rushed to conclu-
siOns, that no Democratic constituency in
the South had ever elected a Union soldier
tn HOnSn n do Epn
| that it is material to answer that assertion {;
! but there is not an atom of foundation in fact
| for the statement. The State of Texas sent
| to Congress term after term, a distinguished
| Union soldier in the person of Gov. Han
| cock. The State of Arkansas sent in recent
years from a Democratic constituency a
| Union soldier to represent her in the other
house of Congress l would like to know if
the late Gov. Walker was not a Union SOL
der and an honored representative in the
other branch of Congress from an over
whelmingly Democratic district in the Old
Dominions
STILL ANOTHER
"Did not the Senator from Kansas renem-
ber that within the last six years-and for
six years-the State of Kentucky Kept con-
tinuously in the other House of Congress a
distinguished Federal General during the
war (alluding to Gen. Wolford) who was
times and who always came there as the
candidate Of the Democratic party elected
in Democratic district. l do not care to
follow the Senator-time for bids it-through
all the inaccuracies of his utterances.
Party man as l am, partisan as
confess myself to be, | do sincerely
trust that may never find my term of pub
lie service prolonged to that day.
nor my life extended to that hour,
when, without warrant, without
facts to support it. without truth at my
back, will turn deliberately to traduce
and abuse the dead, who, while living, were
bonored by all honorable men," loud ap-
plause, which the presiding officer again
checked
At the conclusion of Mr. Blackburn's
speech the discussion on Mr.. Wilson's
amendment was resumed, but after half an
hour it was agreed by unanimous consent,
at the suggestion of Mr. Sherman, that the
pension bill should be taken up to morrow
as the unfinished business, that the debate
upon it should be under the five minute
rule and that the vote upon the pending
amendments and bill should be taken before
the close Of to-morrow's session.
The Senate then adjourned.