Year: 1879

but it is understood that at the earliest oppor-
tunity the plucky little Northern Democrat Will
reply. The Southetners tainted him to-day
with being Republican in disguise, With having
sought Republican votes, with being now
AN TsEMY IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAMP,
and with having undertaken ridiculous thing
in threatening that the Northern minority should
turn the Southern majority out Of the Demo
cratic party. Chalmers, Of Mississippi, insisted
that there had been much consistent loyalty to
the Union in the South, aud that it was loyalty
which deserved more consideration even than
that at the North. Mills, of Texas, however, re-
torted that the only loyalty in the South was
that of sneaks, bummers, and camp-followers,
who now seek In the name Of devotion to the
Union the payment OF claims.


The most conspicuous fact throughout the de-
bate was the reference br every Southern speak
er to the loss Of 400 millions of dollars by the


liberation Of tue slaves, and at least the indirect
suggestion that the time would come when the
South should be


COMPENSATED FOE THAT LOSS.


Indeed, two OF the speakers reminded the House
that the War debt is not yet paid, and fntimated
that it might not be until there was better
equalization of the results g. the Federal taxa
ton in the South. It was insisted that the fous~
teen millions still remaining in the captured
and abandoned property funds belongs to the
South; that the General Government is only
trustee Of it, and that it must be paid back, and
that the threats OF banluupting the Government
are not worthy Of consideration.


THE DEBATE.


TO the Western Associated Prets.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-The Speaker
announced that the regular order OF business
was the morning hour, and the pending bill to
be q bill for the relief OF Maggie Barron.


Mr.. Chalmers said he cared nothing for the
payment OF locn Southern claims, because
loyalty to the Union during the War meant
disloyalty to everything ho held dear. That
many men in the South had been loyal to the
Union Was nevertheless true, and he did not
envy the cheap political capital Union soldier
could make by telling such men,, Re had no
more confidence in their honesty than
the mouse had in the stuffed cat-skin.
The gentleman from Wisconsin {Bragg),
taking advantage OF the well-known
opposition everywhere, sought to blend the War
claims with the claims for Southern improve
ments, and endeavored to throw the odor Of his
dead eat over them. Readiness to suspect cor
ruptlon in others sometimes indicates


AN INNATE TENDENCY TO CORRUPTION
In one's self, and he should therefore not charge
corruption on any one The issues OF the War
were certainly dead With him. He had but one
political faith,-to preserve inviolate local self
government; but one political hope,-to build
up the waste places in the South destroyed by
the War. When the West: had been In its
infancy it had been 1ostered BY the South.
Mississippi Democrats stood side by side with
those from Michigan in the work Of Western i'm
provcments. He had warned Northern Demo
Gratis at the last session that refusal to recog-
nize the just demands Of the South might result
in the defeat OF the Southern Democrats, and
the return of representatives who would form
alliances with other parties. The rapid growth
OF independent candidates in the South had al
ready sustained his declaration. He hoped the
Solid South


M1GHT STILL BE SOLID


for the Democratic party, but for that portion
Of it that had the courage and manl;ness to treat
the people Of the South rs equals, and not Us in
fcriors in the Union The gentleman from Wis
cousin had found q bloodier shirt than had ever
waved from the battlcmcuts Of the Republican
party, and he was stretching his legs in
i frantic effort to climb up to the Republican
platform and rob it Of its last banner. He had
reminded the South Of the War debt, and OF the
blood Of the Union soldiers for which the South
was responsible. Hc (Chalmers) would remind
the gentleman that the War debt was not vet
paid, and the cotton and tobacco States we're
paying far moro Of that debt than Wisconsin,
Tie {Chalmers) would reply to the gentleman's
(Bragg's) dismissal Of certain supposed class
Of Southern Democrats, that il there were any
soreheads or disappointed Republicans In the
North who could not get into Congress without
putting on the lions skins of the Democracy.
they should be very careful not to open their
mouths too wide when they got there. Laugh
ter


Mr.. Hooker said every claim against the Gov
ernment should be SO absolutely end complete
II divorced from political sentiment that no ,
member on either side would regard it as a
political question on which parties could be d.
yidcl. Such questions should be passed upon


ACCORDING TO JUSTICE AND R1G1Ir,


and not according to partisanship. Mr.: Gar
field had we'll predicted not long since that any
man who attempted to appeal again to sectional
jealousy and sectional ani1nositcs on the floor
df the House would appeal Id vain: He hoped
such appeal would be- as powerless to effect its
object coming from<one side OF the chamber as
coming from athe: other. He: {Rooker) could
not forget: that. when the War closed,
and there were various measures
Of legislation proposed intended to lay the
iron heel OF oppression still heavier on the
sApth, 1bfze was foupn to be,a gallant minority
Of members in the House, led BY its present
speaEer.: who resistaa these efforts, and banded
st1tuttonai order. Members from the South had
thus:telt they had found manly defenders ON
the patt OF the Northern Democracy, men who