The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-22

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Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON, April lin both
Houses of Congress yesterday 3 few of
those scenes were enacted which serve
as a connecting link between Ameri-
can craftsmanship and London fish
dealing, though they always show how
much the former can excel the latter
in what has rendeaed it historic on
both sides of the AiI&nticl In the Sem
ate the endearing epithet of falsites
called forth a response in which dds
grace to himself, his State and his
country" were mixed up, and illusions
were made to beastly state of intoxi-
cation which could not be misundef-
stood The adebate" was only brought
to close BY the illiberal ruling of the
Chair that the phrase "God damned
son of bitch" (the very words) ought
not to be used in the Senate. Such
narrow nindedness / need not say is
unbecoming presiding officer. In
the House contemplate traitor was ex-
changed for contemplate copperhead,
and something was said believe about
a puppy and a coward, and something
else equally complimentary.
DAN. RICE BEFORE THE REcOxsrRUerToS
.EE coRuTTEE
The Committee on Reconstruction
still persists in suppressing the most
important testimony ELECTED before it
Dan. Rice has recently been on a cir
Gus tour through the lately rebellious
States, and has had opportunities such
as are afforded to few, for observing
the condition of the Southern people
as to loyalty. His testimony viii be
found 10 show the true feeling that ex-
lists in the South when the thin crust of
pretended loyalty is melted away and |
true character is revealed US under the |
exhilarating influence Of q menagerie, |
when man stands in the presence of |
the untamed forces of nature, separat- |
ed therefrom only by the thin partition |
of an iron cage. Mr. Rice, being duly |
sworn, testified thus:
Q. You have an unrulE- animal, |
known as pet mule, with your circus,
have you not ,r.rr
A. have -t
Q. What are the idiosyncrasies of
that beast
A. Heis much given to kicking,
2. 1t is almost impossible to ride /
him, is it not7
A. 1t is. generally offer S25 to any
man who will ride him ronnd the ring.
@. On your late visit to the South,
did you receive any offers to ride that
mule2
A. did
Q. State what occurred on these oc-
casions2 |
A. In Richmond, discharged Con-
federate soldier attempted to ride him,
but was Immediately thrown fat on his
back.
Q. What did the Confederate soldier
say to this 2
Q. He said the mule was id
Yankee cuss.
Q Did any others make the attempt2
A. Another of Lees veterans tried TO
ride him, and succeeded.
@ What did he say 2
A. He said, after he had dismounted,
that if he'd had regiment O. them ere
cavalry he'd have whipped Fitzpatrick
all to smash; and that in the next war
against the Yankees he intended to
raise brigade OF EN-.
Cross-examined by Mr. Stephens:
Q. Is that he mule, or q she mule
A. It's he mule.
Q. You have monkeys in your show,
have you not
A. have.
Q. Have you ever heard any disloyal
remarks in relation to those monkeys ? |
A 1 cant say that have.
Q. Have you ever heard any thing
said in their presence7
A. A couple of young ladies were one
day standing in front of the cage, and
l heard one of them say it looked like |
q Freedmen's Bureau.
@ How was this remark receiTed2
A. 1t created much laughter.
Q. Were there any personal illusions
made on that occasion2
A. Some one in the crowd said, point
ing to the ourang outang, That's Sum
ner."
Q. Did that please the bystanders2
A. Very much.
Q. Did you ever hear any observa-
tons about the bears?
A. heard it said once about enc:
eyed bear that he looked like Ben.
Butler, and about a grizzly that it
ought to be called Ben. Wade.
Q. Were the points of resemblance
stated2
A. They were not. The observation
was made on the tout ensemble, with spe-
cial reference, perhaps, to the ocular
detormity in the case Of the one-eyed
animal
@ Have you side shows with your
circus2
A. have.
Q. State if you have ever heard dis
loyal remarks in relation to them2
A. believe / heard something Of
the kind once about Daniel in the lions
den. Hos.
Q. State what it was2
A. A young lady asked me which
was Daniel and which was the lion.
Q. What was your replyf
A. I told her it was easy TO distin-
guish Daniel from the lion, as the for
mer wore swallow tail coat, and had
cotton umbrella under his arm.
@ What did she say2
A. After looking into the cage she |
said, very spitefully, that Daniel looked |
like a mean Yankee, and she wished |
the lion would chaw him up. MACK.