Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06
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Bill Arp is Called Before the Re-
construction Committee.
suppRrssED TESTIMONY.

construction C0mmHfee'
SUPPRESSED TESTIMONY.
To The Editor of the Metropolitan Re
cord:
Mir. EDITOR: Murder will out, and so
viii evidence. Having seen Dan Rice's
t-sstimdny before Destruction Committee,
fell sorter sighted because no mention
aint been made of mine. | suppose 1t
ha, been suppressed, but am, not to be
hid out in obscurity. Our country is the
special Jury, and by and by this business
will go up before it on appeal. The re
cnrd must go up fair and complete, and
therefore I'll take occasion to make public
what swore to. said good deal more
than can put Mr.. Editor, and at times
nv !unn,,aue w:.S considered lmpudeht,
but. the, Thought that was all the better
for their side, for it illustrated the rebel
lions Spirit-I hear heard one of EN- say;
Let him 90 on-the ruling passion
strong in death. He's good States evi.
denre."
When WAS pnt on The stand, old Bout.
WILL sSurr me most tieroely anI solemn
Is sn-ak .he truth. the whole. truth, and
n. thing hut the truth, aud observed tliat
n was then entertaining abont quart OF
Il n,,'r r.c'iiicd. aud it looked like it had
suured ,.n his stomach. Old Blow was
set,in' oil un one side with meinorau-
dun book, gctin' ready to note dow"
some garbled extracts.
Old Iron Works was Chairman, and
when he nodded his Republican head, old
Boutwell, says he: : Your name is Arp,
believe. sir 3"
so called" says.
You reside in The State Of Georgia,
d. ynu!"
4 caa't say exactly" says !. 81 live
in K me, right in the fork OF two lnjuil
river.
= IN lhe State of Georgia" says he
fi.r.ely. :.
Ina state of uncertainty about that," "
says |. I'VE don't know whether Geor.
g. is Slate or not. | would like for
You to state yourself if you know. The
STATE of the country requires that this
matter should be settled, aud | will pro.
ceed to state"
Never mind, SIR says he. "How
old are you, Mr. Arp!"
THAT depends on circumstances. says
|. 81 don't know whether to count the
last five years or not Durin' the wal
your folks said that State couldn't &C.
cede, but that while she is in q state O;
rebellion she ceased to exist. Now yo'.
say we got out and we shan't get bact
again until 1870. A mans age has go
sometin' to do with his rights, and if WI
are not to vote, don't think we ought L
count the time. That's about as near as !
Can come to my age, sir."
Well, SIR" says he, "Te you lamii
lar with the political sentiments OF the
citizens of your State?
Got no citizens yet, sir, that We kno"
of ! will thank you to speak Of us s>
people +"
We'll. sir" says he, "l'll humor your
obstinacy. Are the people OF YOU
State-,"
Don't speak of it as State, sir, ii
you please. l'm on an oath now, AM
you nsest excuse me for being particular
Cali it a Section
Mr.. Arp, are the people of your sec,
ton sufficiently humbled and repentani
to come back into the Union ON such
terms as We may think proper to impose p
"Not much they ain't," says |. 81
don't think they are prepared for it yet.
They wouldn't voluntarily so it biud
against your hand. They say the deal
wasn't fair, and you've marked the cards
and stole the truups, but at the SAME
time they don't csre q darn what you do.
The've become indifferent and don't care
nothing about your Guy Fawkes bust
ness. mean no respect to You, gentle.
men, but was swore to tell the whole
truth. Oar people amt notieim' you
only out of curiosity. They don't expect
any thing decent, or honorable, or noble
from yoC, and they've gone 10 work dig.
gin and pl"win' and piantin' and raisilr'
boy children
Right here the man with the memoralr-
dmn scratched down y garbled extract,
and old Bnntw-!l says he What d"
you n.ean by that, sir? What inference
do YOU intends
I'm Stain facts" says |, You must
draw your own ipferences. They art
rni4;m boy children. Any harm abou
that! Any treason! Can't man raist
boy children? Perhaps you'd like to
amend the Constitution and stop it. Old
Pharaoh tried to stop it among the Israel
ties, but it didn't pay. He finally caught
the dropsy in the Red Sea. We ar
raisin boy children for the fun Of it. They
are Il good thing to have in the house, u,
Mrs Toodles would say"
Mr.. Arp are not the feelings of you.
people very bitter toward the North?
81 beg your perden, sir, but you.
have to split the question, or else III have
To split the answer. Oar people have a
very hi:h regard for honorable men.
brave men, noble,hearted men, and there's
heap of 'em North, sir, and ,heresu
: heap of widows aud orphans there We
are sorry for; but as for this here Rad;
: cal party, they look upon 'em like the,
was hyenas scratchin up the dead for
livin. It's as natural to hate 'em as il is