The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-19

Of us who admire the example Of this
mother,-those Of US who, in our
country's extremity, would hold up
hsr heroism as 8 precedent Tor every
American mother to follow, will but
obey an honorable instinct, and sub
serve the best interests OF our re-
spective constituents, when We fol-
low the precedent, which, trust, is
thss day to be established.
Mr.. Speaker, there is a golden
mean even in virtue itself. P:u-
dence may be pushed so far as to
partake OF the indrmities of fear,
and constitutional construction In re-
gard to the disbursement Of public
moneys may become so rigid as to
prejudice public virtue by Its imita-
ton of the meanness of avarice.
It would be difficult to point out
the line, or the section, or the article
OF the Constitution which authorizes
the purchase of the paintings which
embellssh this Capitol; but, sir, pub
lie contempt would wither the wretch
who, by his vote, would convert into
althy lucre that portrait OF the saw
!or OF his country. (pointins to the
portrait OF Washington) or that OF
him his chosen discipline. (point-
ing to the portrait Of LaFayette).
Money. sir, is neither the wealth
or strength OF State. Virtue. gen.
ius, knowledge, courage, patriotism!
these are its treasures. compared
with which, in their influence upon
popular sentiment. gold-gold is ev.
en- worse than dross.
III fares the land, to Fastening ills
q prey
Where wealth accumulates and
men decay"
Three centuries ago. when border
teuds we're common, q maiden born
on the shore of Lake Constance had
gone to seek her fortune IN Swizer-
land, and learning By accident, IN
the family in which she was domesti-
Gated, that an assault was intended
upon her native village, under the
cover Of night she took a horse and
swan the current Of the Rhine. and
by her timely warning, saved hel
birthplace ard people from sack and
slaughter. An equestrian monument
sas erected to her honor, but heI
hero!sm Is to this day commemorate
ed BY a memorial more touching
Zach nigh as the watchman goes his
round, when the hour OF midnight
arrives, he calls aloud the name OF
her who three hundred years before
awoke the sleeping inhabitants and
rescued them from danger. The his
tortan appropriately says, that the
fame and memory Of that girl has
given tone and spirit Of the youth
Of that little town, which Is worth
in It's defense a battalion Of armed
men. but repeat the story; It If
for the gentlemen Of the House tc
make the applications.
It is proper that should state that
the petitioner has already received
the bounty OF the Government: but
these allowances ceases on the 4th OF
March next. when, unless this bill
passes, she will be thrown upon the
cold charities Of the world. have
stated her case with az much brevity
80 a full understan ding Of her claim
would permit, and / now appeal to
every gentleman who hears me. tc
Weld to the generous impulses which
now swell their bosonns. to unite with
me In passing this bill with a unani-
nifty which will be as honorable to
them as 1t will be gratifying to the
petitioner.
The claim is so Just, so peculiar
that I regard the passage Of the bill
but as a matter Of form, and I there
fore ask for It's third reading. with q
view to its immediate passage.
Mr.. Mace: have examined this
bill and 1t simply proposes to pay to
this lady eight dollars month. A.
ter the statement made by the gentle
man from South Carolina. am will
ing that relief should be granted,
and as the amount IN the bill ia
small, I move that the word Eight
be stricken out, and that the word
fifty" be inserted IN lieu thereof.
Mr.. Giddings: 1t is not IN con-
sonance with my feelings to oppose
the passage OF this bill.
Mr.. Mace: ask the gentleman
from Ohio to yield to me moment,
that ! may modify my amendment.
Mr.. Mace: At the suggestion OF
many mem bers. I will modify my
amendment 60 as to make the pen
sion twenty dollars month.
Mr.. Giddings: I feel disposed. on
the present occasion, rather than op-
pose the passage OF this bill. to re-
mind our friends here Of the impor-
tant subject which was before us yes
terday, and which will be before us
again to-day. At the time this war
was declared, in which this mother
was rendered childless, I was present
here. I fo-esaw the hearts which
would be panied and tortured, and
made to bleed, in consequence Of It..
She comes here pleading the loss OF
her children: but eighty thousand
other mothers. whose children were
as dear and precious to them AZ were
these to their mother. fell In that
war. and three hundred thousand
hearts were made to mourn the loss
Of dear friends. Yet. sir. with these
facts before us-for no statesman
could have failed to see them-only
fourteen members Of this House were
unwilling to enter upon that war.
Sir, opposition to 1t was made hiss
ing and a by-word. Notwithstand-
ing the dreadful, the unutterable.
.~s +ho PoorSul main which X WAS