Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-02

Ingalls, TO Mr.. VOORHEES,, which was an
nounced TO be made yesterday, drew O
large crowd of spectators. Senator IN
gals desk was decorated with flowers.
Mr. Ingalls, commenced his speech by re-
calling the fact that on the llth of July
last Major General Fitz John Porter, now
OH the retired list wrote a letter in which
he thanked his friends. and said that his
heart was always with them, although at
one time his hand and heart had worked
the best they knew how against them. The
Senator from Indiana had complained last
"Wednesday with bitterness that an attempt
had been made to blackel the names of
all the great civil as well as military lead
ers in the late war, who remained true TO
the Democratic party. FiH John Porter
had bSen one OF those military leaders,
who maintained their allegiance to the
Democratic party; and he, within the last
four months (although he had been dis
honorably dismissed from the service and
had been restored by action of the Demo-
cratic party and its members who had been
members Of the Confederacy) had written
that his heart Was always with them"
Referring TO General Mcclellan, Mr.. In
gals spoke of his education at West Point;
OF his business connection with Beauregard
and Of his attempt to extend and continue
human slavery by the acquisition OF Cuba.
He spoke of him as having begun his mill
tary career by diSobeying the orders of
General Scott; MS having abandoned Pope
at Centreyille; a. having failed to put the
rebels 10 the sword at Antietam; as having
refused to obey the orders of the president
and follow the rebels TO Winchester; and as
having fatally controlled the destiny of the
army until the battle OF fredericksburg.
History has pronounced its verdict upon
him as q soldier, and the senator from In
diana would not be able to place him in
the category with Napoleon, Hannibal and
Cesar. He (Ingalls) dealt with him as a
politician and said that no one could read
his letter 10 President Lincoln, after the
disastrous seven days tight on the peninsula
and before Richmond. without coming to
the conclusion that Mcclellan was not fully
and actively in sympathy with the forces,
the ideas and the sentiments which were
then controlling the American people.
As To General Hancock, he also (Mr. In
gals said) was one of the military leaders
who were true to the Democracy His mar
tial career was one of the imperishable
heritages of American glory. He marched
and triumphed. He filled the abyss of
fame with names which would be eternal !:
luminous-the Peninsula, Antietam, Get
tysburg Chancellorville, Cold Harbor and
Petersburg. Had he been a soldier under
Napoleon he would have been prince and
marshal of the empire. He had been well
called Hancock "the superb" But after
the war closed, he like McCleilanl had be-
come tainted with the fatal virus of an am
bition for the Presidential nomination
But notwithstanding his magnificent and
unapproachable career, the American peo-
pie recognized his hostility TO the reeonstruc-
tion measures; and in the Presidential cleo
ton of lSS0. he carried but three northern
States-California. Nevada and New Jersey,
and the first two of them had been stolen
by the forgery and fraud of the Morey let
ter. issued by Democratic politicians. He
had also received the lSS electoral votes of
the solid South, which had been promised
him in his speech al Cincinnati by the Sen-
ator from South Carolina. Mr.. Hampton.
He spoke of the affected Indignation OF
the Senators from Indiana and Kentucky
as discreditable to their intelligence or
their candor. Ii they did not know that
he Mr.. Ingalls) had spoken of these Union
generals, not as soldiers, but as politicians,
and as Democratic candidates for the Pres
idency, they were dull, stupid and ignor-
ant indeed. Ii they did know it, and per-
sisted in their assertions, they were disin-
genuous, and he suspected (if such a thing
were possible) that they were both.
He then spoke IN a severe way Of the
manner in which elections were carried for
the Democracy in the Southern states. pay
ing particular attention 10 Louisiana. His
speech was loudly applauded by his Repub.
Gcan colleagues.
Senator Eustis secured the floor after the
conclusion of Mr.. ingalls, speech. He said
the charges just made were unfounded, and
were made without evidence. Their utter.
ance was utterly unwarranted and indefen.
sible.
Mr.. Eustis denied the charges generally,
but said that any political action in Louis
lana would be justified. The action of Re.
publican leaders justified almost any
methods In the South, and wonld prepare
the way TO a coup de etat. Instead of be-
ing abashed by criticisms of efforts of the
white people of Louisiana for free govern,
ment, he applauded them. Republican
carpet-bagger methods had justified and
caused all that followed. He would ad.
wise Q reign of terror rather than submis
sion to negro domination in Louisiana Mr..
r.ustis said he had heard lady rejoicing
that Washington pleasure seekers were TO
have the circus, the races and ingalls, all in
the same week He did not think there
could be any disappointment at to-day'i
entertainment from such point of view.
Mr.. Gibson followed Mr.. Elistis, also re
PLYING to Mr.. Ingalls,. and denying tho
charges of Democratic outrages IN Loulsr
ana. After q few minutes absence Mr.
VOORHEES, returned to his seat and Mr.. In
rails remained in the Chamber chatting
hughingly with other Republican Senators
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