South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-05-11

ectorsi commission. Mr. Ingalls, sail
NJ. iIsyes' title 10 the presidency
-ss the most absolutely rrefrsgiole
Of any IA the ~hoie hst OF American
Presidents, because IL wss the only
one which Was ever passed upon by q
constitutional tribunsl properly or-
gsnixed for the purpose. ,Mr. Cieve.
iand. said Mr.. fngalis, 'bad appsr-
emily = warranty dsed fot the seat
which he occupied, and vet, conpar.
Ell si,h the utle which Nc. HAYES
hsd 10 his seat, hs was in possession
OF stolen gools. and the receiver was
as bad IS the thief In the court Of
Justice aud fair conscience he had
never been elected a, all. He had
been counted into Office by a part.
nersbip between Dick Turpin and
Urish Heep. footpsds and sneak.
thieves. Csttouche aud Pecksniff, and
IL Vas some consolation to know that
In that partnership the aposta,es
and renee rades hal lost their share
OF the swa2.'
Abiding to the approaching pres,
ideniisi contest Mr.. Ingalls, said
the country still had against it the
Southern Confederacy. The solid
South was the Coufederacyy and the
success Of the democratic party was
the success-of> confederacy. He
then paid his respects to Associate
Justice Lamar. who, he, declared,
was never suspected of being law
yer. and quoted from a speech made
by AR. Lamar during the war, in
which he referred to Mr.. Lincoln "a a
buffoon. He said Mr.. Cleveland had
affronted the loyal sentiment OF the
couatry by placing Lamar on the
bench. He quoted from speeches of
Congressman Blackburn. OF Kentuc.
ky, and Geo. Henry r. Jackson, OF
Georgia. to prove the alleged disloy.
al feeling OF tue South. Passing on
TO tue question OF elections In the
South, he said. the democratic party
In the South, have learned the
art not only OF making elections u
unanimous. bu, of making them more
than unanimous. lie read lot OF
letters aud statements from repub'i-
can sources detailing acts of outrage
aud cheating Al the Louisiana cleo
lion and declared his be lief that fair
returns would have shown Warmo,h
e ected by majority OF $4,000 or
$4,000. Then he discussed, with
some lediousness OF detsiD The rela-
tive positions OF the Two pa'iies on
the pension question. and closed with
n peroralion picturing what would
have been the miserable fate OF the
countrv If the rebellion had prevail
ed, aud contrasting that picture with
the present and future prosperity OF
the United States.
MIR. ingalls, closed his speech, a.
mid applause at 4 o'clock, having
spoken exactly two hours. As he
sat down Mr.. Blackburn asked him
10 give in the Record the full and
correc. extract from his (Mr. Black
burns )speech TO which he had ,eferr
ed and Mr. Ingalls, promised to do
so
MR.. VOORHEES, REPLIES.
Mr.. Voorhees, then took the floor
TO reply. He disclaimed having
hsde a personal at, ack on Mr.. Ingalls,
in his recent speech. His attack was
upon tue republican party. lie (Mr.
lngalls) had real To the Senate the
Old. stale, putrid. rotten ISLANDERS of
years gone by. on which he (Mr.
VoO' bees) had trampled in forty po-
liticai Campaigns. f. hal seemed TO
him like the voices of spawned. bro
ken-winded, hackneyed political
campaign liars OF the last tweniy.fi FIVE
years. That he ever uttered one
word against Union soldiers or talk
ed OF their having col lars around
their uecks. was so base falsehood -
so infamous-th that he hack wallis Of
perdition could not reduplicAte IT..
And he said to the Senator from
Kansas (without meaning, perhaps
the full extent OF what his words
conveyeh)that IL was not in bis power
To fish up from the sewers of imfamy
the old campaign lies and make the IN
respectable 10 the Senste of the Uni.
ted States but IT was possible by
a short step TO put himself on an e.
quality with them. He (Mr. fngalls)
bad charged Mcclellan with endeav ,
oiine TO make The war failure. No
greater charge could be brought a.
gainst Benedic: Arnold than that
charge against Mcclellan. Baser,
worse, more infamous conduct could
not be attributed tn man on earth
than that he wore the epaulettes and
uniform, beIted his sword, ADD took
the honors OF bis country and went 10
the field with false heart, a string
to make the war n failure.
In Monarchical countries the King
or Emperor was the fountain Of bon.
or from which officers received
their military titles. Here the fouh.
tain of honor was the Executive asd
the Senate; but the Senator from
Kansas had been his own fountain
OF honor, aud had promoted him .
self Gin the Director, TO msior, lieu.
teuaut'colonel end judges al vocate
OF the Kansas volunteers. nc the
Senator could 6nd any sdjutantsgen.
erals report in the State Of Kansas
where his nams ever appeared az a
W rrior, even 10 the diluted and de.
bilitated form Of a judge advocste.
he (Mr. Voorbees) would sort Of let
up on him.