Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-02

the letter as recommendation in securing a Confederate military appointment, and in which letter Mir. Voorhees expressed his sym pathy with the sentiments of this person on the questions then disturbing the country The senator from Indiana would not deny this letter, and men had been expelled from the senate for lighter offcnses than its author ship.
 MT. Voorhees, said this letter had been re- peatedly used against him in his own state, and his people had passed upon it, and upon all these charges. Ire letter was genuine. 1t was written before the war broke out The charges of connection with the Knights of the Golden Circle or other disloyal organizations, and of attacks upon Lincoln, were wholly un- true.
 Mir. Ingalls, said he had some of the records at hand He had the testimony in support of these charges. It was time that it had been passed upon by the Democracy of Indiana The fact that they had often been repeated, ard that the Democracy of Indiana had con- doned them, was no disproof
 Air. Ingalls, read some of the letters and documents in reference to the seizure of papers in Mr. Voorhees, office indicating his disloyalty and connection with the Con feieracy and with secret disloyal organiza- tions
 Mir. Ingalls, said that the senator from Indiana deserved charity more than any other man on the floor of the senate, and re- ceived it more literally. There was no man who could so poorly bear an examination of his record. In April, 1881, the senator from Indiana had declared that he would never vote dollar or a man toward the suppres- sion of the war, and he had kept that prom ise. He had never cast such a vote He had resisted the constitutional amendments, ard had voted "no'' on the vote to declare their validity
 MT. VA2rhees rose and said he was not a subject for the charity of the Kansas sena- tor. That senator was the object of his con tempt. The charges had all been brought forward in political campaigns and in the house of representatives, and had been fully met and disposed of The men who made the charges and the senator who repeated them told what was untrue. As to the in suits of the senator from Kansas, he well ccmed them from such source as compli- mentary. The soldiers of Indiana had passed upon the charges
 MT. Ingalls, asked whether the soldiers of Indiana had threatened to lynch Mr. Voor- hees from a railroad train. MT. Voorhees, replied vehemently:
 ''The senator is great liar" MT. Ingalls, said that his information was confirmed by respectable and distinguished ClUiZen Ol 1uQlaua.
 ''The man who whispers to you is liar and scoundrell" rejoined Mr. Voohees, amid a scene of general excitement. MT. Voorhees, retired from the chamber, and Mir. Eustis rose to deny the statements of MT. Ingalls, in reference to the Louisiana | election.
 The charges, he said, were unfounded and | without evidence. Their utterance was ut terly unwarranted and indefensible MT. Eustis denied the charges generally, but said that any political action in Louisiana would be justified. The action of Republican leaders justified almost any methods in the south and would prepare the way for coup d'etat Instead of being abashed by the ef- | forts of the white people of Louisiana for | free government he applauded them. Re publican carpet bagger methods had justified and caused all that followed. He would ad wise reign of terror rather than submission | to negro domination in Louisiana
 MT. Eustis said he had heard lady rejoic ] ing that Washington pleasure seekers were tc have the circus, the races and Ingalls all in | the same week. He did not think there could be any disappointment at to-day's entertain ment from such point of view. . MT. Gibson followed MT. Eustis, also re. plying to Mir. Ingalls,, and denying the charges of Democratic outrages in Louisiana. After a few minutes absence Mr Voorhees, returned to his seat, and MT. Ipgalls remained in the chamber, chatting laughingly with other Republican senator. l It was GAO p. m. when Mr. Gibson con cluded his remarks, and at that hour the sen. | ate adjourned