The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-15

had attracted Tid" attenttOn, and as
Catholic he desired to repel it.
Mr.. Wheeler (Dem.l of Alabama en-
Enthusiastically supported the bill as die
Mr.. GrOs> enor (Rep.) Of Ohio. Mr.
Grosvenor aroused the House to cheer,
by u glowing eulogy Of the President.
patriotism. DE also said &C have
always felt that the actions OF 1861 t,
lo6o were poorly done, that the blood
was i'll spilled if at the end OF this lone
period we had not dnited nation
Thank God | have lived to see the houl
come, the day dawn and universal low.
ally the watchword of every man, wo
man and child" He concluded with
the statement that he should vote for
this bill as war measure.
Mr. Hay (Dem. of Virginia took ad
vantage OF the opportunity to refer in
complimentary terms TO the part that
Consul General Lee is playing in the
present contingency. He said that
Gen. Lee was sustaining so well the
good name of the State in performing
his duty as to win th> ancomiums OF
the entire nation, and that at such a
time 1T was "a genuine satisfaction to
have such man as titZ Lee at such a
post. The reference to Gen. Lee called
out loud applause both from the floor
and the galleries
Mr. Bingham (Rep.) Of Pennsy ylvania
caused the lrSt note OF disCOrdanCe that
was heard. While suppor ting the bill
on general principles, lie was avowedly
out Of sympthy with the common inter
protation OF the meaning of the bill
and as consequence he was vigorous
~ Missed twice during the progress of
his remarks.
Mr.. bingham began by referring to
the days proceedings OF the house as
akin to the methods of yellow dog
journalism. He had no sympathy, he
! said, with the apparent tendency OF the
house and especially none with the
evident disposition to seize the oppor-
tunity for display of jingoism that
was by no means odifying.
II care nothing he exclaimed, "for
the bravery and courage OF Mr.. Lee Of
| which we hear so much on this floor, F"
! and he was proceeding to saw that
what we want in General Lee at the
present time is exhibition OF his best
judgment and common sense, but the
sentence was almost drowned out in
the shower Of Kisses with which the
| remark was received.
This evidence OF disapproval came
especially from the Democratic side.
II did not appear to diSconccrt MIR.
Bingham, who continued his remarks
spirit.
u favor this appropriation" he said
IN conclusion, but | condemn on this
moor to-day the utterance OF any decla.
ration that the relations of this cOun-
Try with spain are otherwise than they
have been for years past-friendlv,
reasonable, international relations"
This utterancc was received with
Kisses, which were only suppressed by
a vigorous pounding OF the speakers
gavel.
In strong contrast with the reception
given to Mr.. Bingham was that Of MIR
Deliver (tep.) Of lows, one of the most
eloquent members OF the house. He
saiu:
with thousand relations of direct
national interest, not TO speak of the
larger and higher relations humanity,
the United States during the course of
the cuban lnsurrcction have cOnsis-
tentIy acted within strict inGerpreta-
ton Oi tho law OF neutrality. In the
midst OF noise and confusion the Presi-
dent OF the United States has stood un-
moved by clamOr, in Congress or out.
steadily Keeping the nation within the
accepted code Of international duty in
the great nope OF peace, peace without
the loss Of liberty for Cuba, and peace
without the loss Oi respect for our
selves. (Applause In that attitude
1t is gratifying for every one of us to
know he has had tho support OF the
American people.
1t cannot endanger the cause OF
peace TO have the world understand
that our solemn purpose of avoiding as
far as possible the Internal horrors of
war does not include any inclination to
spare either blood or treasure in the |
protection Of the national rights or IN |
the discharge Of national duties"
Mr.. Elliott tDem.) Of South Carolina
said that If war came South Carolina
would be as swift to aid in the protec-
tion OF the flag as she was 100 years ago
to aid in making it.
Mr.. Linney (Nep.) Of North Carolina
recalled the words Of Douglass that in
times OF peace we might be partisans,
but in time Of war we must be patriots.
1T was said this was Il peace measure,
but as an old Confederate soldier he |
SAID ne ieared that at no distant day he
would hear the booming Of cannon.
Mr.. Walker (Rep Virginia, who
was general in the Confederate army,
SAID his people were for peace, If peace
could be maintained with honor They
knew the horrors of war, and shrank
instinctivelv from its renewal, but they
would do their duty il it came.
MIR. Bailey. the Democratic leader,
supported the bill in a five.minute
speech. He said:
1T ought to be understood in Spain
and it ought to be understood in every
country on the globe that while this
great republic sincerely desires to be
at peace, 1T is prepared for war if war
becomes inevitable. loud applause \
| fear that we have gone too far to
escape the worst, and | believe that
we have gone further than would have
been necessary If at the proper time
we had granted the prayer Of the
Cuban patriots and had simply rccog.
niHed their right to fight for the indie
pendcncc of their own country. loud
applause.) Yet the time for that dis
cussion has passed We must deal
with this question as it is not as we
would have it to be: and, approaching
1T in this broader spirit, we stand ready
To say TO those who administer the gov
ernment that whatever may be needed
for the national honor and the national
defense, we are ready to give and give
ungrudgingly (Applause.)
Peace is desirable, but not so desir-
able that IL be purchased at a sacrifice
OF national honor. Let us in this day
adopt the motto Of our fathers in the
older and better days of this republic,
and let us say to all the world, as then,
wv are ready to spend millions for de-
tense, but not ono cent for tribute
(Applause.) And let us add another
and nobler motto, we are for peace "a
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