The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-04
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
POwOli en- Connoss.

report maoe Oy commission appointed
to investigate the conduct Of Genera
Paine in aud about Paducah." The res
olutiOn was referred to the Committee Of
G2i:arY Aaairs, and Paide sssiees howl
ing AbOlitiOnist and . pet Of Presiden,
Lincoln, that Committee. composed o.
the Presidents friends, delayed to report
They wished to suppress the report ol
the Commission, which convicted Paine
Of the highest crimes. On the 18th oil
January, Senator Powell again alluded to
the subject, and the Officious and garru.
lous little demagogue Of Ell Dorado" as
the Republicans style Sena,or Conness.
defended Paine. and STACKED Powell, saw.
ing, among other things, that the latter
"never denounced rebel barbarities," and
that he tired, tired. tired Of this TRADE
against CHRNA Officer" p~-Al. replied
5tGS s4@,sTst6r" as ls tooSi,a;A.. q
BIT, sir. o,e word 10 the Senator from
CslIfornia. He seems To think that he is
. kind ct censor moron Of the Senate.
and SayS he Is Tired, tired, tired" If hear.
ing nv denunciatinns of L, ion officers
Sir, ! dare say the Senator will grow
much more tired than he is air, adv.
Am not responsible fur the Senator being
wearied when he hears criminals, robbers
and thieves denounced. Iii wcarieS the
Senator To hear CO rupt and guilty men
denounced, | would mt care If he should
faint under his WEAKNESS, from sheer ex
hauStinn. ] have never denounced n sol.
der who di his duty. honor the brave.
the gallant. the true. hearted Christian
re 'tlrman and soldier " no carries the h1r
Of his country amid the storm Of battle. -
The profession Of arms is n noble one. NJ d
that brave and true hearted Christian
warrior who bears the banner of his conn.
try with courage. with skill, with bravery.
and wins Victories never inhulgrS in the
persecution f non rhmi,ntanlS aud the
pillsging Of the people Az honor to the
brave soldiers who fight and do not steal!
Disgrace. tiffany eternal To the piIlager>
and plundererS! Upon what BATH field
dbl Gen. Payne win hOnnrS? And nf all
the men who are charged with pccuatinn
and who have been denounced by me, |
would ask the Senator to point to a single
battle field where they carried the stars
and stripes tn victory. Men who go about
furnishing women and children, and plum
dtring the people, are miSrreants and
towards; they disgrace your arms when
you eutruSt them with commands. have
denounced none except thn>e | believed
were guilty Of crime, Of p"cIlation, rob.
berry and plumber, and all dr>lr. in re
CARL to such persons j. that they h., t'iDd.
and. if found guilty. punish 4, The Srn.
atnr SAYS he can endure my denunciation>
no longer | regret that the honorable,
Senator cannot have 4 little more pa
iience, becau>r, at the proper time, ex
pect to dennuuc, rogutS. public plunirr,
erS and rohnrrS, more fIllv than have
done heretofore. The Senator says he
cannot allow this occasion 10 pass with
out saying few words 10 rat think
many Questions have passed mere Of any
m0mrnt or consideration, or indeed aSr
question, however insignificant or trihins,
that has not ELECTED a few brief r,
marks" or, rs nv friend from Indiana
who sits near me [Nr. Lanr would say
"a few desultorv remarks" from the Sen.
a,or from California. believe the Sena.
tor from CalIl,rnia thinks nothing can be
done here a it ought to be done, unless
he gives Us the benefit Of his wisdom. his
sage counsel, his large experience and
craftsmanship. The Senatnr's speech
might lead one n suppose it was the first
ha bod In
that he had sat still until his patience
was threadbare. will venture To assert
that on the very next question which
comes up, the Senator will be in the same
condition he will think the Senate can.
not properly pass upon II until he has
been heard. ] have never grown 81 wea
nv and tired Of the Senator'S remarks.
He had a right u make them; and # he
thought his wisdom vas necessary to
give measures proper shape. it was
his duty to make them. | make no com
plant Of that; but thr Senator who 80
universally gives his counsel ought not to
grow so weary Of one who, in Comparison
with himself. SO seldom tr"spasSe> IN the
time Of the Senate. The Senator thinks
should d,nounce other people. When
know Of any officers in the military or
any other department Of the Government
who do not discharge their duties, they
will receive nv cen>urr; aud all who dis
charge them fait fully, and ait, capacity
andcintegrity. will receive NV praise. -
lie wonders whv did not u,ite with the
Senator from Indiana Mr.. Lau. i" de
nounciEg the treatment nv the r, bells 0t
certain prisoners in their ha"dS. ditfe'
in one respect from the honorable Senator
from California. think there are Srna
tors here who discuss a question IN such
manner a. 10 exhaust il, and il d"rS not
require my aid or my assistance to " at
they say am unlike the Senator in
that respect; he thinks that no argument
is complete, that M question is fully
elaborated and discussed until We have
had the light Of his wisdom upon it -
| could add nothing to the statement "i
the destituliOn of those prisoners made
bv the Senator from Indiana and the Sen
ator from Ohio. Allow me to say to the
Senator from California TINT think
that any persons who treat prisoners
cruelty act exceedingly wrong. and they
have my denunriatinn, wheth.r they b..
rebels or loyal men; they have no favor
from the. ! am not advised rs to how
they treat their prisoners; hut il some Of
the accounts that We get in the newSpa-
pers are correct, our prisoners are badly
treated in some respects; and wheneerr
they are badly treated 1t is very wrong.
and meets with Iny hearty Condemnation.
hold that those who will treat prisoners
badly; who will treat cruelty an unarmed
man who HurrenderS, is anything else hut
true. hearted and brave soldier. But
the Senator seems to labor under kind
of hallucination think he has sort Of
mOnomanIa on that subject, IL he will al