Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-22
EMORABLESPEECHE
MADBB BY SENATORS DANIEL AND HAWLBY
INTHB u S. SENATE.
Mr.. Daniels ElcqueH! Denial Of tho Charge That
Confederate Veterans Were Suffering
Hawlsy's Patriotic and Sen
Sibls Address.

war 20 sOlulers nOnOTaoly us
charged, will be read with interest.
Mr.. Daniel SAID that no public question
could ever be beliltled by a question Of
courtesy. The question before the Senate
was the propriety Of the consideration Of
the bill. If il had gone to a committee in
due course, without vote or comment, nc
one would have felt that there was any
thing improper in it; but since a ques,
ton had been made upon it, that ques'
ton had to be met: and he trusted that no
ex-C Confederate in the Senate would dodge
that question, although, doubtless, his
emotion might incline him to do 20. II
he (Daniel) could with propriety decline
to vote on the question, he would DO so,
because 10 his judgment, il did not be-
come a Confederate soldier TO ask the
United States government for any peculiar
right OF privilege. The Confederate SOL
der had boldly laid down the gauntlet OF
war; and when he came out of the war he
rad contempt for bat two classes Of men
engaged in it-frst, those who made apOl-
ogies, and second, those who demanded
theTa. Questions Of great international
strife and great social conflicts never de,
scended to personalities, but were gov
erned by the great PHILOSOPHERS of human
existence. He had no doubt that the Sen
atOr had introduced the bill in a spirit oil
beneyOlenCe, kindness and generosity; bet
it had not been called for by any COnlrd-
crate, nor had it gown out OF the demands
Of public sentiment. The wise legislation
OF the world was generally that which had
public opinion behind it.
NO DISCUSSION OF THE SUBJECT.
There had been no public discu sion Of
this subject. There had been no wide de,
bate about it, either North Or South. The
Senator from New Hampshire had stated
that he originated the bill, and be Daniel,
yentuTed to believe that it's origin was en-,
tirely confined to the lucubratiOns of the
Senator's own mind. While he had great
respect for the Senator, he could rot fee
that, in this instance, he (Blair) had acted
wisely, or in COnSOnance with the publiC
spirit OF the country. All that the Con
tederate soldier asked from the United
States was that Lie should stand equal be
tore its lsws, and should have O fair oppOr,
tunity 10 work out hil own salya
ton. lie would venture to say tina.
there was not n town or hamlet from
the Potomac to the Rio Grandc, where {
Confederate soldier was TO be seen ia rag,
OF t~atters, or begging his bread in tn,
streets. There was not a palace or mn
where the Confederate soldier was not al
ways a welcome and hOnored guest. Their,
was no danger Of any honorable and tru,
man, however humble he might be, u
however small his fortune, dying on thu
| roadside because no good Samaritan would
come By to lend him a helping hand. Al
that the ex-C Confederate asked was no
special privileges, but to be respected il
their rights of American citizenship
which they had assumed knowingly ani
Intentionally, and which they intended Il
abide by God helping them in such
manner that no man could justly Ill!
against them the finger of scOrn or apply
to them an insulting epithet.
THE vIRGISIAN COMMENDED.
Mr. Hawlcy expressed himself IS per
sonally grateful to the Senator from Yir
ginia Mr.. Daniel for his manly and states
manhke speech. There had been nothing
90 dislgrseable in connection with the bill
az its introduction by the Senator from
New Hampshire. lie not only disClaimcC
any feeling of hatred towards those WHIT
have hesn Contederates, hut he would no
do anything to bar their progress or to dis
quality or dishOnOr them. The ggucrou,
ard manly Confederate soldier knew a!
we'll as any Of them that the issue hal bee!
Joined before the greatest tribunal Of tL,
world or y question involving the very
foundations of republican government; tina
it had heen fought out as great armies o
brave men alone cOuld fight; that some
body won; that some fundamental theOrl
Of constitution won, and that the result
had proved that il was a Causeltss, uncOn
st]itutiOnal aud wicked war.
That had been recorded by the suTTeE
der at AppamlIOx; bus should he, there
| fore, act uDgenerOuSly toward any persoI
on the other side? God forbid. Should h,
Try to bar hig progress? Not at all. ShOulC
he object TO meeting him in the Sen0t,
chamber as his peer? BY no means. DIX
ne object to the fellow citizens of a CoUfrd
| crate soldier loving him because OF his gal
lantry? No. Did auy maj" think less of thD
! State of South Carolina for sending to tn
Senate two of her gallant Confederate gen
eral-? Not Ut all. Ga the contrary, h
should be ashamed Of South Carolina fish
did not remember such men 10 the day
of her restoration At the same time d,
would not, by his vote, or without
vigorous protest, permit to be placed OF
the 8tstute book anything which would
iu any degree, reward q man for fightipI
on the Confederate side in tho war. II
was Obliged to tie Senator from Virgins
(Mr. Daniels. He houored him for re
msmberirg with gratitude and love th
men who fought on his side, and b
thanked him for not asking Senators iron
the North 10 do hat which in his lHaw
legs Judgment if they di!, they woGlr
he maxim FOOLS uf Themselves