Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-29

FROM ALL QUARTERS.
.EULOGIZING JEFF DAVIS.
A Senator's Good Opinion
= Of The Arch Traitor.
SENATOR spooNER REPLIES.
Interesting Discussion Con-
corning Southern Loyalty.
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Experiments In Chemistry
Causes Fatal Injuries.
SENATOR sPooNER REPLIES.
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.


THE FIFTY.FlRST CONGRESS.
The maltreatment of Henry J. Faunse
at A berdeen, Miss.-Mr. Spooner Re-
plies to mr.. George-Mr. Platt Takes
Hand in the Debate.
WAsH1NaroN, Jan. %.
SENArr.-The Senate at 2 O'Clock resumed
the consideration of Mr. Chambers resolution
in relation to the maltreatment at Aberdeen,
Miss, of Henry j. Faunse, and Mr.. George
made an argument against it, declaring his
belief that the adoption Of the resolution
would be serious infraction Of the consti-
tuition and very serious encroaohment on
the rights of the people of Mississippi.
Mr.. George went on to cay that not only
did he condemn the hanging in efigy of any
respectable officer of the United States under
any circumstances or under any revocation,
but that in the case of Secretary Proctor
had never heard from any other Democrat
any other comment on the conduct of Secre-
tary Proctor (for which that indignity had
been attempted to be inflicted on him) except
that he had performed a painful and delicate
duty with consideration to the feelings (the
prejudicss even) of the people of the South.
The pending proposition he described as an
annex, or adjunct, Of the original offense,
another violation of the laws of Mississippi.
The only end to be obtained was
to blacken the name and reputation of
State whose sons had honored and
served the country. Among the distinguished
sons Of Mississippi, Mr.. George referred to
Jefferson Davis as man who had never be-
trayed his trust or failed in the discharge OF
4 Eth I,.k,, he ruodf hA
States or the confederacy. He claimed, in
conclusion, that the pending proposition was
without any warrant in the constitution,
which senators had sworn to support. There
was no need of it. If senators were anxious
to uncover the nakedness of his mother Miss
issippi, it had already been uncovered. Why
then pass the resolution except to show that
where the interests and rights and honor and
good name of the people of the South were
involved, the constitution was nothing but
rope of sand. If the Senate was to go on
this crusade against the white people of Miss
issippi for an alleged violation OF law and OF
the constitution, would 1t not be well for the
Senate to set an example to that despairing
people of an observance of the constitution.
Mr.. Spooner said that he intended to vote
for the resolution and that he had not the
slightest fear of being punished hereafter for
violating his oath to the constitution. So
far as the resolution appeared on its face 1t
was not an assumption by tho Senate to deal
with crimes isolated or general in the State
of Mississippi. 1t did not involve the con-
tention that the United States government
could be constitutionally passed, could pun
ish man in it's courts for an assault and
battery committed in the State of Hississip-
ri. Still he was not ready to admit that
there might not be circumstances under
which jurisdiction might DO conferred by
congress or courts of the United States to
secure Q citizen of the United States In
his constitutional rights Of Of life, ,,n lib.
which the States denied him by force and by
fraud. But it was not necessary now to dis
cuss that question. As to the course OF the
attorney general in the matter Mr.. Spooner
said he was glad that the day had come when
the United States had an attorney general
that would take notice of an outrage on an
American citizen. He denied that there ex-
listed in the North any feeling Of animosity
| toward the people Of the South. Long, long
| ago in q general way for all the sorrow and
suffering and trouble brought upon the
| American people had come full, formal and
| complete forgiveness. There could be no
better evidence of it than the fact that long
ago all the SouthernStates were represented in
both houses of Congress and that, too, mostly
| by gentlemen who had fought under their
| Gag and against the American nag. The
hanging In eifigy of Secretary Proctor had
| not only brought out the feeling of bitterness
that existed in the South and which had no
counterpart in any village of the North, but
1t had also brought into the sunlight that
reoklessness that cruelty, that brutality that
Indifference to law and to decency which the
country had for many years occasion to com.
plain OF. He expressed his regret that the
senator from Mississippi (Ar. George had
felt called upon to pronounce eulogy on
Jefferson Davis. It was to have been expected
that homage would be paid to Jefferson Davii
throughout the South on the occasion of biz
death. 1t WAS to have been expected that hi
rounded by his old companions and to the
music of muf1ed drums. But he Mr.. Spooner
had hoped that no one would deem 1t ne,
sary to pronounce an eulogy on Je6ersol
Davis in the Senate chamber of the United
States. It would strike harsh chord in ths
breasts of millions of men all through thu
North. The people had not regarded hin
(althoueh the chief Of the Confederacy) N
false to the Union and to its flag and to hi
oath, than thousands of his confreres. Blu
the people had not believed what the Senator
(Mr. GEORGE said to-day about Jefferson
Davis, that whether under the constitution
or the Confederacy he had never betrayed I
trust: The people believed, on the contrary
that he had sat in the Senate betraying dali.
and hourly and nightly the highest trust eve
reposed in man. But ii was not for tina
that they exeorated his memory. 1t was be
cause they had held him responsible TO
the atrocities, the unspeakable, devil
ish, horrible cruelties visited o,
Union prisoners at Libby prison
Belle Isle, Salisbury and Andersonville. !
was because they charged him with the re
sponsibility OF holding men prisoners of wa
to starve them. He (Mr. Spooner) did no
know what the resolution would accomplish
in the way of legislatiop, or of eonstitutiona
amendment, but it would subserve one pur
pose If nothing else It would turn tn
6 light on that transaction at Aberdeen.
l would prove the existence of spirit of bit
that there was . community claiming to b
intelligent and w-abiding, where the Low
of Jefferson Davis memory is stronger tina
respect for law, stronger than love OF III
erty, stronger than the impulses of humsnit
. tho law Of God, written in every huma
= heart. If the resolution would accomplis
nothing else 1t would subserve that one goo
purpose.
Mr.. Gray remarked that no greater con
pliment could have been paid to the CON
pact, clear, lucid and exceedingly alb
argument of tho senator from Mississip
(Mr. George than the fact that the alb
senator from Wisconsin nr.lSpooner) h'
evaded the issue rendered by the senat
from Mississippi and had replied to It only
an eloquent diatribe. The senator fro
Mississippi had demonstrated with positiv
= ness which left nothing to be said that q
power of the Senate to inquire into OF /
vestigate any given subject was limited a
defined by the legislative jurisdiction COL
mited to Congress. But the senator fro
Wisconsip had lodged every issue tn