The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-25
INGALLS, AND vooRHEEs

INGALLS, AND VOORHEES,.
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vssquisAsd ~ tAs Kansas Oraesr.
The encounter between Ingalls, and
Voorhees, in the Senate recently was
one Of the bittercst that hare occurred
in Congress since the famous attack Of
Blaine upon Hin. of Georgia. in 1875.
but differs from 1t in one notable re-
spect MIR. Blaine made his charges Of
rebel barbarism in treatment Of Union
prisoners. and pressed them home with
all of his well-knOwn vigor. but Mr..
Hill denied his assertions and chal-
lenged him to produce his facts in their
support. which Mr.. Blaine had not
ready at the moment A day or two
later. however. MIR. Garfield produced
the authorities and official proofs. and.
piling them on Hills devoted head.
closed the controversy. 1t was the
heavy infantry coming up after the
dashing cavalry that won the combat.
Mr.. ingalls,. on the other hand. male
his charges and produced his support
ing proofs. He fortified his statements
with the documents and had them ON
his desk. ready ut hand.
The contest between the two men
was like fight between a clumsy
man with stick and a 1.-the. adrOit
fancer with rapier. The rapier ward
ed of the blows and left the adversary
illustrated with steel cuts.
Much of the skill of the fcncer was
due to his GOODNESS The man with the
club lost his temper and resorted to
to rufiianly blackguardism and vile
epithets. In the heat of his passion
he denied too much. He forgot too
much also. He evidently didn't re-
member his copperhead. fre-in-the-
rear record. which even his friends
didn't deny at the time, but boosted
Of If his friends now are satisfied
with his defense certainly his OPP
ponents have no reason to complain.
The man with the rapier. on the other
hand. kept his temper as he perfor-
ated his hulking adversary. He never
went beyond the limits of parliament
airy etiquet or propriety. 1t was dis
play of cool. adroit. scientific skill.
unmarried by single ruffle of anger.
While his antagonist was pilipg epithet
upon epithet, after the manner of the
bar-room or the prize-ring. he simply
piled proof upon proof of the truth of
his charges. There was no occasion
to call Mr.. Ingalls, to order. There
was every occasion officially to GEN.
sure Mr.. Voorhees, for unparliament-
airy and brutal language.
Mr.. Voorhees, made his original
attack upon Mr.. ingalls, during his alb
sence. either purposely or inadvertent-
ly. by misinterpreting his former re-
marks about General Hancock and
General Mcclellan. This time there
can be no mistake as to Ingalls, opinion
of the former. for he has paid him a
handsome and eloquent tribute. while
he has left Mcclellan where he was.
As to the latter. ingalls, might have
said more and to the point. He might
have urged with truth that of all Gen
erals, ancient or modern. he was the
worst ingalls, need not have gone
further than the battle of Gaines Mill
10 prove it. 1t has never yet been ex-
planned why Mcclellan allowed the
rebel army TO march around his flank
and rear, 10000 strong, to separate
from Richmond and their
inc and hurl themselves upon his right
wing and crush it 1t has never yet
'een explained why. with $4,000 men.
sent only part of a brigade
o the relief Of the 80. 600 who had been
by force nearly three times
heir number. 1t has never yet been
explained why. with force of only
1000 rebels in front of him and Rich
nOnd only seven or eight miles away.
ne did not smash through them
md enter the city, or at least cut
fl Lee from it. then miles away from
his base. while the squad he left behind
vas entertaining and amusing itself |
With Mcclellan. 1t has never yet been
explained why. when his right wing,
and broken because it did not |
rave sufficient help. fell back. he
hould have retreated through the
mud and swamps of the Chickahom-
ng to the cover of the gunboats. and
i'd not fall back to the strong in
between the York and
James rivers which the rebels had
brown up and the Union troops had
occupied as the former
rere forced back.
The war record of Mr. Voorhees,,
owever, was the objective point of
ir. ingalls, attack rather than that of
and no one who has fol-
owed it carefully and who is not a
ARTISAN friend of Voorhees, will feel
dissatisfied with it. The spectacle of
IAN Voorhees, at this late day standing
p and pretending to be u friend OF
)nion soldiers, at the same time grow
hing round the feet of the Southern
'rigadiers, was enough to rouse the
,all of man like Ingalls,. The oc-
aston was not lacking for display of
is talent in sarcasm and invective,
nd he improved it well and thorough
:. Even the Southern members them
elves were captivated by it. They
lways prefer a fighter TO a groveler.
ir. VOORHEES, will be careful in the
uture how he poses as the friend Of
Union soldiers. or provokes the man
With the rapier. Chicago Tribune.
THE CHIEF JUSTICESHIP.