Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-05-10

eNeFt lhlnA, everything that a. held
aeaf ernc nsst men IN defense OF the
Confederate cau~e."
While the dcep silence stni rei-n~.i
in The chamber ne sfrlke. and rith
every eye eitsctcd toward hin,. ~
Nesr concluded e may he but verv
short trle until a eli. % ioln the twenty
Eve colleagues x hrd ln trc Crnfef- |
crate senate. ard a 81 rot want thls |
statement &C % irt1 the record of this
country without rcy rt1telncnt % ttsse
facts and my solemn denial that there
u shadow cf truth in this asserffor
which has been goinr She rounds of me
new spapers or The country for the Iass
few years"
FUNSTON DENOUNCED.
TIE Discussion o, the PhnipDins bIu
then Vas r-surnea. and Nj Carnack.
~ lenrc-rcc replYfng 90 Afr Burton.
made a bite leaufcistisn OF GCrerot
Funston. Hr said D. t.i rct question
MS physical .'lt-ree. hut rcw aefr
OF dare dcrEtry in the Philippines dI,l
rot make him "A hero.
When Funston hcl stated that Fu
naldo had burned three hundred people
alive az one tr1e. sold AR. Carmack.
ne told a celiherate and prcmeditated
lie. In his opinion. Sc said Funston la
not 20 be believed upon any question
whatever
The sutde1 waking lp ~ the Bepub-
hcans. he said W-s for fne deliberate
purpose of reNiviug sectional hate in
order 90 dlr.tt thls debate and the nt-
tention of the people from the atroci-
ues which have been permitted in the
Philippines
II suppose it is I'm obedience % in
structions from the White House % ho
said. that the effort Is being made %
reopen the wounds of the country that
have been healed"
Facing the Republican side and
speaking with evident emotion. NIr.
Carmack said. n snail De- ready to
meet every slnndercr 90 the south and
every defamer of its honor. whether
the assailant comes from some part OF
the country beyond the borders OF the
South or whether 10 be some recreant
and degenerate son who has proved
traitor to the womb and bosom ~ hls
mother"
After stating that Pc would not be
diverted from tho issue now before the
Senate by the falschu1ds brought into
the debate. Mr. Carmcck said. referring
20 the charges OF lynchines. etc. in the
south "fou cannot help as by dcnun-
ciation- The best thing YOU can do is
10 keep your mouths shut and let us
alone"
THE ORDERS OF DEATH
Turning his attention 20 the Philip
pine question. and especially 90 the
speech of Mr Lodge. Mr.. Carmack said
that the Massachusetts Senator was SO
narrow that ne could not have a proper
appreciation of the arguments that
have been made against the present
Philippine policy Tie declared thai
Mr Lodge was dlsho0oring the Ameri-
can army and the Senate by defendlnC
orders which looked Co the murder oi
women and children. such orders oI
death-a brutal and inhuman order
could not bc Justified by ans body. Sc,
these were the orders which Senators
hnd the "devihsh lmpudence" q,
Justify.
Does the Senator think" inquired
M Spooncr. 'that ths phrase 'devinsl
impudeDce 81 proper under the rule,
0f the Senate"
"No. I do not" said Mr. Carmacx
-And withdraw the expression"
GENERAL SMITH A BUTCHER.
Mr.. Carmack. quoting from IN,
speech OF Air. Lodge. said that an,
Massachusetts senator had not suE
scsted any reason why General Smlti
should not bee hanged as common
murderer.
smith has not g." said Mr Carmack
burned people az the stake BE ha.
done nothing bat butcher whole peo
pie in cold b,Ocd. he has dishonore.
, the whole American army" He de
, clared that the Uaitcd states was en-
, tering upon a century. perhaps tire
centuries OF Consistent warfare. for ~
other result than .hat a few carpet
: bag thieves might have opportunity L
cob the people II tie Philippine island
. as they used 20 rc1 the people OF IN
South"
! Mr.. Foraker intercepted 20 inquire
, Mr. CarmeCS thouslt .J was the pur
, pose OF President 1.cKinley In taxin
over the Philippine islands 60 provide
theatre OF scourdrelism.
MT. CarmsCk replied that Mr. SIC
#. Kinley's purpose was that or "benevo
> lent assimils tfon," The purpose or IN
: Republican party now Is malevoler
= dissimllation-" (l.a Ighterl
. Mr.. Dolliver then read an editoril
T. from q Memphis newspaper upon "A
i Carmock's recent speech on the PhinI
pine question. Ia which that paper too
q sharp issue with the Tennessee SenR "a
. as 20 his conclusions. Mr.. DOliiyer
= comments upon the editorial as he rea
: 10 We're highly amusing. and both IN
% Senators on the hoor and the people
- the gallery laughed heartily at his sal
castle illusions.
y In reply Mr.. Carmack said that I
: had no idea OF tossing Jawbones wis
j. the red0ubtabie tongue singer frol
j. Iowa" He said that where his lar
guage was not witty his gestures wei
, TidicVicus. So far as his argument
concerned" said the Tennessee Sens
ter, "he might just az well have bee
- swinging by his prehensiie tail from
leafy bough."
'e The speech. ne declared was accom-
i. panied By simian gestures and was
y little force or effect 20 far as the MAJ
- question was concerned He said IN.