The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-03-10

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Mr.. DAVIS. when tho Senator from Micbi.
gan was last up, be made remark which !
am not quite sure / rightly undsnlood. !
want to know whether understood from him
that the advance Of three per cent upon the
notes Of Kentucky banks over green backs was
an ovidenc, Of dsloyaliy 10 tb, State Of Ken
lucky. s,. s.5fl, 80. ~, 80, n,
! NJ. CHANDLER. Oh, no, sir. I will state
to the Senator, that through the North ve
have a class Of patriots who are not very no.
lorious for their liberality iu subscribing money
for aiding the Government 10 the prosecution
of the war. They are men who rarely send
their sons into the Army to fight fos the prcs-
erya,ion Of the country. They are men who
occupy, to say the least, position OF doubtfui
loyalty. From the first, and oil tho time,
tbeso patriots have beea in the habit OF try.
ing 70 deprcciate the value Of our national
currency. They hava been in the habit Of
stating everywhere that your gToenbacks ~
one year or two yean will NOT he worth the
paper on which they are printed. That class
Of men throughout tho North, throughout tho
South, and throughout the State OF Kentucky.
have been laboring to produce that result TO
10 AXE their predictions tru, and believe that
traitors in New York and i,aitors in Kentucky
are CO operating for the same object.
Mr. RIcnaRpsoN. The Senate: from Mich,
igan also has the cradi, Of standing before the
country TO day-I know not whether truly o's
falssly-in the attitude Of harlpg declared in
this city when the rebellion nor progressing
was at the point Of being crushed by the army
under Mcclellan on the peninsula, that u
would be better for that one hundred thous,
land men 10 perish than tha, be should gain =
victory and enter the capital Of the confederate
goverpmen,. Sir, the Senator stsnds before
the country now sgfF afrgtug tN
{ Mr., CHANDLER. Does tho Senator make
the assertion that made that statementi rs,
| Mr.. RIcuARpsoy. / did not hear the Sen-
alor mako it. ] stated that hs had bsen
charged with having made it. 80 l.sys,...s 5r
Mr.. CHANDLER. Well, sir, il Is falssbood
whoever made the charge. l never made
such statement. There is not one word OF
truth in it, or basis or foundation for it. os 1g
Mr.. RIcHARDsoN. Mr.. PresluenI the eeua'
tor is late in making the denial. s4l ngy.a
Mr.. CHANDLER. III wero 10 answer all the
newspaper lies that have been hurled at my
head for tho last twelve months, should hare
little time TO attend TO my senatorial duties,
l deny nothing from newspaper ru'nor. 3 ,
p Mr, ,RIcnARDsos. That is all very correct,
sir, all very proper; but when 2 charge 90
grave, a charge 80 serious is made, lime ana
again, against the Senator. and ne forbears 20
deny il, / am justified in producing it here %,
fore the Senate 10 my place, based upon that
rumor, when there had been no denial before,
aq Mr.. CHANDLER. The Senator will pardon
me. l feel under very great obligation to
him for having given me an opportunity 10
deny il on this floor. Y all .p,n. 9, -
q Mr.. RIcnAnpsoN. I am very glad, sir. that
the Senator has denied it. With his previous
record, he should have sought an early oppor.
tuui.y, an earlier one than this, to deny it.
y Mr.. CnAspLER That is a matter Of taste.
** = = Mr.. President tho Senator
from Illinois, if / understood him arigLt. stated
that there was no man in tho country whose
loyalty was more doubtful or more doubted
than my own. If ! understood him arighk
that was the way it was put. l
Mr.. RIonARDsoS. The Senator will per-
init me to say ttis: desire 10 mako With the
Senator no doubtful questions. My statement
was based upon two propositions: frst. that
he was opposed to peace; and thon that hs
was in favor Of the destruction OF this army.
With these two propositions conceded, tue
conclusion followed which / have stated
With the denial Of the Senator, which have
accepted here, i. falls. s,.. .u13ss
Mr.. CnANpLEn. Mr.. President, | do not
propose to day TO 60 over my record. II has
been made before the country and the world
there let it stand. So far as my loyalty and
devotion to the country Is concerned, doubt
If any man ever seriously attempted to cast
suspicion on it. But as said before, Ty
record ia made; stand upon it, and am
proud OF it 10 all it's entirety. lii nc.a.1 81
The Senator alluded 10 the blood lstling
lettor," as it is called in Michigan. That
letter has been discussed bafore the people Of
that State. Thousands and tens Of Thousands.
and, for augbt know, hundreds Of thousands
of copies of II were scattered broadcast through
out that State. What were the circumstances
under which that letter was writtcnf We
had traitors in this body proclaiming from day
to day that this Government wss then destroy 4
cd, and there was no rebuke from the Scna.
tor from Illinois or bis friends. There was no
rebuke from the Administration then in power,
whom be aided in placing there. They pro.
claimed that the Government was entirely
destroyed, and that i, should never. be re-.
stored. Senators proclaimed on this floor
tha. you might give them q blank sheet Of d.
paper, and allow them 10 fill il as they pleas
ed, and still they would not live with US un-
der The same Government. .ts
Mr.. RIcHARpsos. The Senator will 70,
member that his letter was not admirrtered
as rebuke to those men, but it was written
to the Governor Of Michigan. -
Y Mr.. CHASDLKR. Certainly, / will come TO
that by and by. Do not lie in a hurry !,
Mr.. RICHARDSON. will not. ~,
Mr.. CHANDLER. ] say it had been pre-
claimed on this floor over and over again that
the Government was destroyed and could new
or be restored. Hero in THE Hall, and 10 the
other Chamber, and on tho streets, every
where you went, you heard traitors declaring
that tho Governments was ended, declaring
that il you attempted TO coerce the rebel
States il would lead 10 war. believe then,
as believe now that they attempted 70
break up this Government, that they intended
b disruption Of the nation, and 1 believed
lben, az believe now, that without the IN.
Of armed force to put down armed