Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-08
SUPPRESSED EVIDENCE.
Bill Arp before the Reeon'tretion Committee
His Ocn Report Of his Testimony.


When was mt on the stand old Rout-
well swore me most fiercelv and solemlv IN
sneak the truth the whole truth and nothing
Int the truth. and 7 observed that he was
then entertaining about n bnart of double
rectiied and Il hooked like n bsJ soure5 one
his stomach Ola Blow was SETTING off ON on
side with a memorandnm book gettino
ready To note some stoarbled extracts 2
Ola Iron Works was Chairman. and when
he nodded his Republican head old Bout.
wei, saws he aYonr name ;s Arm 7 believe
sir p,
$50 caJIed.p saysI
tsYou reside in the State of Georoia do
vou?n
81 can't sav exactly savsI mJ live in
Rome right IN the fork of two Ini;r riversu y
aTn the State of Georaio y saws be 6rercs
ly.
DIN . sto,o of unoor,o;n,r oho,,, ,h,. ,.,,
+ awe don't know whether Georgia ia n
State or not. would ike for Won to state
vourself If Won know. The siate Of the
country reonires thai this matter sbonld he
settled and I will propose to state -
"Never mind. Sir saws he elbow old
are Won. Mr.. Arp?n
wtTbat denends on circumstances u saws
81 don't know whether IN count the Last Eve
wears or not Durin' the war your folks said
thai n State couldnt secede bnt that while
she was in in a state of rebellion sbe ceased
10 erist Now vou say we oot ort and we
sbant't Get hack aosin until fs7o A mans
ACE has cot something' to do his with RIGHTS
and If we are not 70 vote 7 don't thinS we
ought to count Nh. time That's about ne
near as can come TO NV age sirn -
"Well. sir.p saws he. care you familiar
with the political sentiments of the citizens
of your State2"
"Got no citizens yet, sir that we know Of
will thank you to speak of us as a people"
swell, sir" says he, "I'll humor your OBJ
stinacy. Are the peoSse Of your State"
"Don't speak of it as as State, sir, If you
please. I'm on oath now, and you must ex-
cuse me for being particular. Call it a sec.
tion."
"Mr. Arp, are the people of your section
sufficiently humbled and repentant to come
back in the Union on such as we think pro-
per to impose
"Not much they amt" says I. ~ don't
think they ar prepared for:t yet. They wouldn',
voluntarily go it blind against your hand
They say the deal wasn't fair and you've
marked the cards and stole the trumps, bul
at the same time they don't care darn what
you do. They've become indifferent and
oon care nothing about your Guy Fawke;
business. l mean no respect to you, gentle
men, but J was swore to tell the whole truth
Our people Amt noticin you only out O
curioseg: They don't expect anything dc,
cent or honorable, or noble from you, and
they've gone to work diggin and plowin and
plantin and raisin boy children"
Right here the man with memorandum
scratched down a garbled extract, and ole
Boutwell, says he: "What do you mean by
that, sir? What inferences do you intendi'
"fm Stain facts" says /. "You mus
draw your own differences. They are raisiu
boy children. ANY harm about that2 An,
treason2 Can't boy raise boy chidren?-
Perhaps you'd like 10 amend the Constitu
ton and stop Il. Old Pharaoh tried to stol
lit among the Israelites. but it didn't pay
He finally caught the dropsy in the Re-
Sea. We are raising boy children for tn
fun of It. They are a good thing to hay.
in the house, az Mrs. Toodle would say"
"Mr. Arp, are not feelings of your peopl
very bitter towards the North 2"
aJho ,. n.rao, s;r h,t vo,y, h.v
~ srl;, ~ . Question or o,sa m have n mil
Tho answas - 6nr ,aon,s b.va a verv bigl
regard @ sor honorabie men brave men nobls