The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, May. 4, 1883.
Editor Herald:
Senator ingalls, great speech in the
senate Tuesday, has, as subject of con-
versation, overshadowed everything else
this week. On the day it was delivered
the senate end of the Capitol building
was literally packed with mass of peo-
pie anxious to hear what the Kansas
senator had to say in reply to the
personal attack made on him last week
by Senator Voorhees,. Mr.. Ingalls, began
his remarks by alluding to the manner in
which he had been wilfully misrepresented
by the democratic press in regard to his
attacks on Hancock and Mcclellan in
his speech delivered some weeks ago.
His allusion to them was as politicians,
not as soldiers, they were allies, after the
war, of the democratic party, which he
maintained was. the southern confederacy
in continuance. Hethen took up the war
record OF Senator VOORHEES,, and showed
up the manner in which he had endeav-
ored to hamper the government at every
step, he quoted from a speech delivered
by Mr.. VOORHEES,, in Indiana, August 5th.
1862, the following language: Soldiers
engaged in this war should go to the
nearest blacksmith's shop and have iron.
collars made and placed around their
necks, and haveinscribed thereon in large
letters: My dog, A. Lincoln" Hequoted
numerous other speeches with disloyal
sentiments, of which the following made
during the memorable presidential cam
paign of 1s64is specimen: Gentlemen,
it seems to me that can hear the spirits
of the hundreds of thousands of lives that
have been uselessly sacrificed in this war,
pleading against the reelection of this
man (Lincolu). 1t seems to me the very
inanimate objects, the dumb beasts
would cry out, enough, he has had his
day. Bloody, CORY, reeking let him go
out into his hateful obscuracy, there to
stand the residue of his days with the
accusations of the murdered dead jibber-
ing around the unhappy felon."
The senator then paid his attention to
the methods of carrying elections in the
south. Mr.. VOORHEES, rose to reply trem-
bling with anger. He referred to the
statements of Mr.. Ingalls, as slanderous
political lies, ETC., Then followed one of
the most disgraceful scenes ever enacted
in the senate chamber. Mr.. ingalls, kept
his self control remarkably well. The
only time he gave way to his temper was
just after an impassionate outburst from
VOORHEES,, when the Kansas senator said
with flashing eyes: IF this were po-
lice court that citizen there of Indiana,
would be arrested and put in dock for
being drunk and disorderly." This
seemed to have quieting effect on Mr..
Voorhees,, and Mr.. Ingalls, continued his
speech, with frequent Interruptions and
denials. Finally, after a question from.
Mr.. Ingalls,, "Did not the soldiers of In
diana threaten to hang the senator after
he had made that Lincoln speech?" Mr..
VOORHEES, exclaimed: "The senator is a
a great liar when he intimates such
thing-a great liar and dirty dog. 1t
never occurred in the world That is all
the answer I have" Fortunately for
the dignity of the senate the controversy
ended here.
Representative Burrows of Michigan,
has introduced bill which provides a
pension for every soldier and sailor who
served ninety days or more in the late
war, the rate of pension to be one cent
per month for each day of actual services.