The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-06-30
Bill Arp Bef.rs the Reconstruciioa Cen
mlftee

TO the Editor Of the Me,rop';isn Record: Il
Nh. Ep roR:-M Murter siii cot. go -
viii evidence. Hsvinl ssrn Dan Re
testimony before The Der'rur'ion comm
tee 4 have felt s0r,er rhgaied because nc
mention .inr been made oi mine cup
oo-e il has been suppressed. bm ] sm ns'
10 ne Nd out 10 obcso'iiy-
when wss Put on the -isnd S0at~el
.~cre me most drrcrly snd solenaiy ~
sneak ,he ,ro,h. the ~h,le irnih. sad ns'h
ing hu, sLs ruth. and observe that be go
snier,sining sesut qssr' q doueiec rec'
lfsd. ard looked ike Il had -oaraec on M
stomach
.Yonr name Il Ar p. belisve. cir"
80 csiled.' ssss l
.You reside 10 The Safe Of Grorgis. DC
Iyori'
/ cant ssy eAsc,y-' ssys l. : i've -
Rome. righ iD the fork Of t~c 'fjon 'se's :
.In me Sss,e OF G@orgis.' ssy- h., h-reeiy
In a s,~,e % uncsrtsiu'y about 'hai
EASEL We dcn'f knpw ~hsihtr 0sorgis
\. State or not. l would ike Tor yoo y
Sl-,.,e ,ourses', II yvo know. Tue staie =
\ ~. cauu,ry required ,hsi his " s''sr ss9o 4
lb- settled. snc xils prorred . stale.
.N.er mind. air. ..ys h. 'Hss % ss'
.hlsou. Mr Arp"
.Tl.i depends on ci-euns'are-s'' fssr
III tss'l know neither 10 eouhi th- 'sr; a.
...-sss ~ not Daring the ~sr eur iois- .
!, tshst Safe eouidn't secsc-; oil that .l'i
..e xa- in state a rebellion she e~as-
!. sc.xrr. So~ yoa say we 90 osi snc '.
.hso', eet back sesin rnril 1870 4 "sn
.r@ b. 70, snme,hIue ~ 60 A'sh his rir'i
snd Il ~- ars MT tovsfe. 5ea't ih'rs =
" ourht 20 connt me ,ime. Thal's sb9si
n-srss csn cone 20 my ag~. sir-
Wei. rir.. s-y- hs. ere ytu i-miliar -
l.he political senumrnf- % re ci'iz-ns
your s's'sr
~ .Gsi 20 Gil z-r- set sir. 'hsi ~e tno1
~.I il.ea s-S .. YOU 10 spe.k ~ ~
oeopls'
Wen sss.' .sy. be. I'll huncr yorr
- -sirsry. Are ihe peo2ie y yonf Sat-
Don't epesk Of il - = State. sif- 4
'"s ,l.s-e I'm on oath ncE. sBd rcr -
s"' .xrure me for being p.rsieuisr. csn
i.e~s'ios =
.Nr. Arp. srr The people cf your srr'
-uiiirrr-iy hvmhlsd and rspentsns e ca
res bsck into The Union on sucn ierns %
nsy think proper 70 imPoser
mo, much they sini' rsys l. Il a
'h' hink ,hey are prepared sar 4 vet ~
soulcn', voluntarily 90 j. bind sss'As' y
% lnsnd. They rsy tie deal ~ssn't fair
'hs va hsve msrkec he cards and sioie
esf ,rump-: not - the sane tine they q
. csre : c.rn ~hat you DO. Taes'se bers
eu'' anniff~r~nt sud don't care DSthin- 81
e'es' your Guy Fs~krs business. ! mean
you respect 70 yuu gentlemen; tut ] sss "a
''es t. tell The whole truth Oar people sir
no,icin' you only out Of curiosiiy- ]
me don't exp peet .nyihing decsnt- OF honors
~s- or noble from you, and they've gone
gre work diegirr .nd piosing snd planting
rai-in' boy children
a. Right here the man with the mcmo'
/. dun serstcbed oosa : gsrbled extract
- old BoutwflI ssys he Whist 90 you ~
NJ sby thsf. snt What inference Do you rnts
I'm ststin' facts ssss !. You nu-'
sour oxD inierenre-- They are rsi~'s'
children. Any harm shout ihsi4 Ans
-ont Csn'i man raise boy chhdrfni
- h,ps YOU would Ike 10 smsnd the Cons
,.on .nd stop il. Cd Pasrsch irsed 70
!, among The I.selites. but i oidnt
He finally caught The droPsr in The
.lSea. We are rsi-in' boy children for
l,un Of il. They sre . good ihing 20
r. The house, % Mrs ToocIes you'd -
.Mr. Arp. ere not The feeiirgs g
people very bitter sewssas 'he No,'h'
beg your pardon. ar; but you \ b.
M. lsoh, The question. o. els rii ssse -
the sas~er. Our people have very
..sersrd ,or honorable men. brave men, y
,hesrsed men. and there's hap q
North, cir. and lhere's.s heap VI widcs
!, orrhsns ,sers ~e ere sorry fos; BOT fo
" .IAese Radical psriy. they look sPsn
- IKE they vss hyensss fers'ehin' y
desd for hsin'. l,'s % nsturai q
- =. "a kili q snake. Irs utler