The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-11
BLOWS FOR LIBERTY
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for laws to govern ten thousand miles
away? / never saw their homes |
never spoke with one of them, and
don't know their language; l could not
live in their climate; don't know their
institutions Who is there here on this
hill in Washington, | say. to write laws
to govern these people whose very lam
guage we do not understand
"Ah, Mr.. President, the fever has been
upon us. Thank God, ] believe the
crisis is past. The people have been
dashed into fury by the press; the ;.lo-
rious achievements of our army and
navy have set the national pulse beating
high. but the land-grabbing fever is
gradually receding, and the unnatural
un-American desire to govern another
without his consent, thank God, IS mo-
as strong to-day as it was but few
day since.
s'Mr President. / am through. / do
not expect to escape bitter criticism. |
have seen so mech of sacrifice M thc
part of others in all of the past for the
cause of liberty | would for it sacrifice
my seat among you, in which | take
great honor, as. cheerfnlly as | would
part with a crust of bread. | have
wished for that magnetic strength that
would help me to burn within your
hearts the sacred word of liberty. not
Spanish liberty for Cuba, not liberty for
you prescribed by me. not liberty for me
prescribed by you, not English liberty
for America, not American liberty for
the Philippines, but liberty universal,
for which our fathers died"
~, 4
of a bill for the construction of a bridge
over the Savannah river, from the main
land in Chatham county, Georgia, to
Hutchinsons Island.
At the request of Mr.. Morgan the
Senate unanimously agreed to the limi-
tation of the debate on the Nicaragua
Canal bill to - minutes, speeches after
3 o'clock next Tuesday.
Mr.. Turley was then recognized to
speak on the Nicaragua Canal. He an,
nounced himself as an advocate of Il
canal, but said that he was opposed
to the pending bill. He based his oh
lection largely upon the fact that the
Ciayton-Bulwer treaty is in full force IN
the present time.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Turkeys
speech a bill was passed directing the
President to appoint Paymaster General
t. III. Stanton a major general and re-
tire him at that grade
The Senate then at O'clock on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Morgan (Ala.), went into
executive session.
At AID p. m the Senate adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, jan 10.-The House to-
day Immediately after the reading of the
journal resumed the consideration of the
bill for the codifcaton of the criminal
laws of Alaska.
n good many minor amendments were
adopted and about sixty additional pages
of the b-.l were disposed of. Only ten
pages remain.
At 4:25 p m. the House adjourned.
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