Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-06-30
Bill Arp Is Called Before the Rc.
construction Committee.
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Record;
Mr.. Editor-Murdcr will out, and
so will evidence. Having seen Dan
Rice's testimony before the destruc-
tion committee, | have felt sorter
sighted because no mention aint
been made of mine, l suppose it
has 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 be-
fore it on appeal. The record must
90 up fair and complete, and there
fore I'll take occasion to make pub.
lie what sworc to. / said a good
deal more than ] can put down, Mr..
Editor, and at times my language
was considered impudcnt, but they
thought that was all the better for
their side, for it illustrated the re-
bellious spirit heard ono of EN-
say: "Let him 60 on-the ruling
passion is strong in death. He's
good States evidence "
When l was put on the stand old
Boutwellswore me most ticrcely and
solemnly to speak the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the
truth, and / observed that he was
then entertaining about quart of
double rectifed, and it looked like
it had soured on his stomach. Old
Blow was settin off on one side with
memorandum book, gettin ready
to note down some "garbled ex-
tracts"
Old Iron Works was chairman,
and when he nodded his republican
head, old Boutwell, says he: "Your
name is Arp, believe, sir?"
$50 called" says |.
"You reside in the State OF
Georgia, do your" .
81 cant say exactly" says l. 81
live in Rome, right in the fork Of
two injun rivers"
'In tho State of Georgia, says he
fercely.
"In a state of uncertainty about
that" says 1 ave don't know
whether Georgia is State or not.
would like for you to state your
self, YOU know. The state of the
country requires that this matter
should be settled, and will proceed
to state. -
Never mind, sir, says he. GLOW
old are you. Mr.. Arp?"
+ That depends on circumstances"
sovs 7 st dnn'+ Lnau ,rhathar. to
During the war your folks said that
State couldn't secede, but that
while she was in state of rebellion
she ceased to exist. Now you say
we got out and we shan't get back
again until 1870. A mans age has
got somethin to do with his rights,
and if we are not to vote, l don't
think we ought to count the time.
That's about as near as l can come
to my age, sir"
"Well, sir" says he; care you
familiar with the political senti-
ments of the citizens ofyour State?"
"Got no citizens yet, sir, that we
know Of l will thank you to speak
of us as a people,
"Well, sir" says he, "Pll humor
your obstinacy. Are the people Of
your State"--
Don't speak of it as State, sir,
if you please. I'm on oath now,
and you must excuse me for being
particular. Call it a section"
"Mr. Arp, are the people of your
section sufficiently humbled and re-
pentant to come back into the
Union on such terms as we may
think proper to impose?"
"Not much they amt" says l.
81 don't think they arc prepared |
for it yet. They wouldn't volunta-
rily 60 it blind against your hand.
They say the deal wasn't fair and
you've marked tho cards and stole
the trumps, but at the same time
they don't care darn what you do.
They've Become Indifferent and
don't care nothin about your Guy
Fawkes business. / mean no dis
respect to you, gentlemen, but / was
swore to tell the truth. Our people
amt noticin you only out of curl
osity. They don't expect anything
decent, or honorable, or noble from
you, and they've gone to work dig
gin and plowin and plantin and
raisin boy children"
Right here the man with a mem.
orandum book scratched down a
garbled extract, and old Boutwell,
says he: "What do you mean by
that, sir2 What inference do you
intend?"
"I'm Stain facts" says /, "you
must draw your own differences.
They are roisin boy children. Any
harm about that? Any treason
Can't man raise boy children
Perphaps you'd like to amend the
constitution and stop it. Old
Pharaoh tried to stop it among the
Israelites, but it didn't pay. He
finally caught the dropsy in the
Red sea. Weare raisin boy children
for the fun of it. They are a good
thing to have in the house, as Mrs.
Toodles would say"
"Mr. Arp, are not the feelings of
your people very bitter towards the
north ?"
Il beg your pardon, sir, but you'll
have to split the question, or else
I'll have to split the answer. Our
people have a very high regard for
honorable men, brave men, noble I
hearted men, and there's heap of
'em north, sir, and there's heap OF
widows and orphans there we are
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