National Republican., 1888-03-07

whose tragic Death had teen terrible L
calamity tothe whole country.
The deep thought that there rested upon |
bic features, the anxiety on his brow, the |
dishtyelled hair, told that the fire was |
burning with fervent glow within his |
brain, while the pen In his hand was hesi- |
tatiDg TO sligo the immortal name OF |
Lincoln. |
Mr. Boutele, OF Maine. "Does the gentle |
man pretend to say that Lincoln, as por-
trayed at that crucial period OF his career,
when engaged in performing the grandest
duty, was hesitatlne? l tell the gentleman
that be was unfortunately situated to know
the history of his country at that time.
Mr.. O'Ferrall. Such language as that
coming from that gentleman. (who never
loses an opportunity to use ny is not the
language OF brave man. l have always
been taught that it was cowardly to kick
and cuff fallen foe. They are towards
only that do It not brave men. [Applause
on Democratic side
Mr.. Boutelie. Allow me to Say
Mr.. O'Ferrall. do not yield. You can
take your own time.
Mr. Boutelle. / will take my own time.
Mr. O'Ferral. And | will take my time
after you.
Mr. Boutelle. That Is the bravery to
which you allude. Applause on Repub-
lican side.
Mr.. O'Ferrall. Well, sir, thst is the right
Kind Of bravery, you may bet your bottom
dollar on that.
Mr.. Houk, OF Tennessee, regretted that
an attempt should be made to stir up parJi-
ssu prejudice and that the gentleman from
Virginia should 60 far forget himself as TO
become angry. The gentleman spoke about
CALLED iodes wincng. He left It to the
House and the galleries whether the gentle
man did not vince little himself. The
gentleman had said that In 1884 the people
n. IL. Ill ~ ~.
III that were so, why was the gentleman
| staining IL again? II the election OF 1884
| had put an end to the war issue, why could
not an election case be considered by
| the House without the rebel bloody
| shirt being unfur ed and shaken before the
| country. The gentleman had said that all
| the colored people who used to vote the
| Republican ticket row voted the Demo-
| cratic ticket. Was that the reason that
| the Democratic majority IN Virginia had
| fallen from so, 00O to nothing, and that the
| Democrats had only fragment Of one or
| two members in the House from Virginia
| while the Republicans had six or severn
| Applause on the Republican slde.l
| What had the Democratic party ever done
for the colored peopleP The gentleman
bad said to the colored men in the galleries
that the Democratic party and Democr attic
| generals had struck the shackles from the
| niger. The colored men in the gallery
would excuse him If he said "nigger;" he
could not help it; the Democratic party
had tauehtbim to say It, Laughter II the
| Democratic party had contributed anything
to the emancipation OF the colored people It
was on the principle OF kicking gun kill
| ing the things behind II instead OF what It
shot at. Laughter. The Democratic
party had plunged the country into war for
four years in order to keep the manacles
on the colored men, and in order to have
1 thn ,fttln ENf oil ttntr ,,,f,,
children. The gentleman spoke OF the man
at the other end OF the avenue as child Of
destiny. So was Pharaoh when he walked
into the Red sea, but he and his army were
drowned, all the same.
In November next the Democratic party
would encounter the Red sea, and would
be overthrown and wiped from the face OF
the earth. Applause on the Republican
side,
Mr.. Boutelle said that the gentleman
from Virginia (Mr. O'Ferrall) had gone out
OF the course Of his remarks iu order to cast
a reflection upon the sincerity and earnest
ness OF Abraham Lincoln In the perform
ance of the most important act Of his life.
WI en- he (Mr Boutelle) suggested that the
Informed on that point the gentleman had
become very much excited, and talked
about bravery and cowardice. He (Mr.
Routelle) was not here to display either
br.very or cowardice. In his experience
he haG never heard the gentleman from
Virginia speak on any subject without
speaking with particular pride OF the fact
tnat he served IN the war and fought
against the country.
He (Boutelle) had never INDUCED In
boasting OF that character. He was cordially
willing to accord to the gentleman the
need OF bravery in one aspect, and It re-
quired a very peculiar kind OF bravery in
ateR&p tR&p aR % pGck ss from tEe Src%
OF the martyied Lincoln so much as q
J single withered laurel leaf, placed there by
the common consent OF the civilized world
for the performance OF an act which would
live as long as the history Of liberty should
survive.
| f9-this respect he conceded TO the geutle.
man full need OF that sort OF bravery
which had been illustrated by the line OF
poetry which saidh "Thingumees rush In
where, mhatyou may-call-ems fear to
tread. tl.aughterl
He lMr, Boutelle) had ireq equeptly heard
Hannibal Hamlin say that 7 .ioln had
proclamation long before It was made
knIwn to his Cabinet That proclamation
had been signed nnhesitatingly and after
careful consideration; and he Mr. Boutelle)
was willing to leave the issue raised by
the gentleman from Virginia as Lincoln
left the Issue Of his proclamation, 'to the
corslderete Judgment Of mankind and the
gracious favor OF Almighty God"
After further discussion the minority res.
olution declaring McDufic entitled to the
seat was relected--yeas l22, nays 1Ii-and
the majority resolution declaring the sitting
member entitled to his seat was adopted
without division. The House thea, at
| ) O'Clock, adjourned