Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-27
And now for the Dingley tariff!
Remarks of senator Daniel on Bill
Removing Military Disabilities.

Mr. Daniel. / desire in this connection,
Mr.. President. to ask that there may
he associated with this bill-if 1t shall
be referred and. if not. that 1t lie on
the table-a resolution adopted by the
House OF Delegates and the senate OF
Virginia indorsinS the message or the
President, and also expressing the wish
that the statute providing that no per-
son who hello a commission In the army
or navy Of the United States AZ the be-
ginning of the late war between the
States. and who afterwards served I'm
any capacity in the military naval or
civil service OF the Confederate states
shall be appointed 10 any position IN the
army or navy Of the United States, should
be repealed" and heartily endorsing
the bill offered for that purpose.
| beg leave to say I'm this connection
that I have heard with qualification the
sentiments expressed by the senator's who
have approved OF the passage Of this bill
at this time. / have for successive years,
as a member OF the Senate. taken the
liberty to introduce a bill OF like import
and / have regretted that IL has not re-
ceiyed the early attention and action or
the committee OF this body to which II
has been referred and OF this body.
beg leave further to say that those OF us
who have the honor to represent portions
OF the South in this body and those OF Us
who We're in the Confederate army, have
never realized the-necessity or eXpediency
of any such statute upon the statute
books OF this nation. When we were
soldiers of the Confederate States We
were its soldiers and loyal TO IT, when
the Confederate soldiers laid down their
arms. they laid them down, and were
done with fighting: and II has been their
desire ever since 10 obliterete the dis
agreeable memories of tho war and that
We should he in act a. we are in TACT
one people with common country.
| shall make no disagreeablc illusions
on this occasion. Tor ! do not feel the
sentiments which might inspire them, II
they still lurk in other breasts: but /
hope | may be INDUCED 10 say that as
10 the West Pointers and Annapolis men,
7 have never seen that any difference eN-
listed between them, and any others.
who took up arms for the Confederate
States. The basis upon which all classes
in the South took up arms 10 defend its
cause In the late fratrcidal war was
that their loyalty was due 10 the states
which summoned them into service. and
that principle comprehended the men who
had been educated at one place, as well
as at another.
Resides. sir 1t IS not 10 be forgotten
that. if young men OF the South were edu-
Gated at Annapolis and AT West Point.
their States contributed to this govern
ment the means which supplied the funds
for their education propOrtionately with
all other States Of the Union who educated
their sons i'm like manner, and At the
end OF the argument the fact existed that
the community 10 whom the West Pointers
and others gave their services themselves
supplied the means of those services, ac-
cording 10 the Constitution and laws OF
the country. which distributed taxation
proportionately and justly upon all sec
tons
] say thus much. sir. simply 20 call
attention to that fact: but IL is hardly ne
cessary TO go into the minutia and de-
tail Of arguments which have applied 10
former times and former conditions
"Alrs well that ends we'll" and If this
matter shall end i'm inducing more pa
triotic and friendly sentiment. North and
South. East ard West IT will have ac-
complished a good purpose.