The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-06-02

Of New York, after rebellion was al.
ready rampant, when boxes filed with
arms we're stopped by the loyal city au-
thorities on the wharves of New York,
and not permitted to 60 South, that
weapons might be put into tao hands
of those internal scoundrels who were
seeking TO overthrow the Government
and the country; that same Mayor, on
being telegraphed to, replied that he
regretted he had no power over the
matter, or he voula gladly prevent auy
interference with such transmission of
these munitions Of war.
Mr.. Fernando Wood. Mr.. Speaker.
Mr.. Schenck-Xep, I know that that
has been denied here, a short time ago,
by that gentleman on this floor, aud
without hearing him now, l give him
the benefit of chat denial. But he shall
also have the benefit Of the positive
proof produced and published widely 10
the papers Of New York few days az
terwards, mailing upon him the falsity
of the denial which he presented to this
House.
Mr. Fernando Wood. Mr., Speaker
Mr.. ScheucE-I am not to bo inter-
rupted by the member.
, Mr.. Fernando Wood. The gentleman
states what is false.
Mr.. Schenck-T have met rebels be.
, fore, when they had something more
than tongues with which to contend,
and | am not to be interrupted or put
= down by the me mber from New York.
= AS that gentleman entertained the
= House by the reading of sOmo previ-
: Gus extracts, propose to send some
thing to the Clerks desk to be read
e ltis an extract from paper recently
n published in his own city.
The Clerk read as follows:
d "Mr Fernando Wood has the efront-
n cry to deny, in the House, that whilt
&C Mayor of New York he sent a dispatch
6 to Georgia regretting that arms intend
lr ed FOR that State had been stopped il
l. New York. He ayerred that his dis
"A patch reIuted to merchandise, only
m Here are the dispatches:
W MtLLEDGEvILLE, Jan. 2, 1861.
Tc his Honor, Mayor Wood:
Is il true that any arms intended fo
le ana consigned to the State of GeOrgi
IT. have been seised by the authorities il
'h New York; Your answer is importan
is 20 US and 10 New Yew. Answc' d; once
ir Il. TOOMBS.
N ITO this tho Mayor returned the fol
H. lowing answer;
ID Hon. II. Toombs, MilIedgeville, Go.7
a, In reply to your dispatch, l regret t
ed say that arms intended for and consign
nc ed to the State Of Georgia have bee
M seized by the police Of this State, br
I'm that the city of New York should in n
{ way be made responsible for the outrag
lat As Mayor I have no Authority ovt
We the police. If had the power shoul
m summarily punish the author Of this
en- legal and uDjustfablc seizure Of priva
property. FERNANDO WOOD.
en' "Now what excuse will Mr.. Voc
on have to offer to the House2"
Nv Mr. Schenck- That will do. VI
" ask the question myself; nsk it, too, u
der the light of the further fact til
six days before that attempt TO gi
" comfort to the rebels in arms, Georg
had solomnly declared her sccessit
'v from the Union, and set herself up
"o' that solomn'act in open rebellion.
'N' was an "outrage" not to send arms, al
he is no war Democrat Sir, he 1!
his war Demo ocrut but what kind of a "
the Democrat? His "War Democracy" co
err sists in an endorsement Of war by
ev' fellow rioters, led forward under
hen influence of his teachings in New Yol
hat who foully ana cruelty murdered, ,aTo
Gus others, even one of tho officers of yc
be noble army while wearing the natio
oil uniForn
Oh, no, probably he slunk nwsy
'uth the midst of that riot. Probsbly
not was not seen on the street. PrOba
eH. he held no weapon in his hand aud
% oil piled TO torch to aAy dwelling.
view who does not know that it was tho u
ould form teachings of him and his sch
tue that reused that angry, that unreai
as ing, that ignorant populacc into de
PEN of violence, Of ruin, of rapine, Of n
lor'' der, in which it indulged?
And now no stands here talk
or-- smoothly about peace, aud about Sc
the no War Demoor
gem But, sir, I have another reminiscs
for him. There was a time when
Ipted was War Democrat-ay, War D
,map oCrat Of the true striPo, too--BOt a