Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-06-19
Bill Arp is Called before the Re-
construction COMMITTEE.
tsurPREsSED TESTIMONY
T" tie Editor IF tie Me,r.isoi'fan

"a ne IbNo| " INC 4ht"oI"INH'
record;
Nix EDITOR; Murder will out
and so will evidence. Having seen
Dan Rice's Testimony before the De
struction Committee, / have felt sor
ter sighted because TO mention AIM
been made of mine. ] suppose it has
been suppressed, but ] am not to b.
hid out in obscurity. Our country
IS the special jury. and by and by
this business VII! 60 up befor. ii on
appeal. The record mus; &" up fair
and complete, and therefore I'll take
occasion to make public what lsworc
to. said a good deal nor- than
can pu, down, Mr.. Editor, aud at
times my Language WAS considered
impudcn,. but they thought that was
oil the better for their side, for it H.
Illustrated III. rehclious spirit. l
heard one of '-m say: "I., lin go
on-'h" ruling passion strong in
death. Ms good State, evidence.
When ! was put on the stand old
boutwell, swore nae most f-rcely and
sol.,nnly TO speak the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth, aud ! observed tha. hr was
then entertaining about n quart Of
double rectiG-d and i, looked Xix. it
had soured on his stomach. Old
Blow was settin off on one side with
a memorandum book, getting ready
10 note down some "rarbled ex-
tracts
Old Iron Works was Chairman,
and when he nodded his Republican
head, old boutwell, says he: Your
maine is Arp, / hcli.v. sir'"
''So-call-d." says ]
You reside in the State Of Gcor-
gia, do your"
Il cau't say exactly" says l. II
h,-in RoIne, right in the fork Of two
Injun rivers.
I'm the State Of Georgia. says
he ti-rccl y.
I'm a stat. of uncertainty about
that" says l, We dent know
whether Georgia is a S'at,, or not
| would like for you t" state yous-lt.
it you know. ! h. siatr OF III. coun-
try requires that this matter should
be- settled, and will proceed to
Never mind sir" says he. "How
old ar. you Mr. Arp?'
"lha; defends on circumstances,
says /. II don't know wl.th-
or 10 count til. last tiv- years or not.
duran til war your folks said tina, II
Stat. couldn't src-d-, but that while
she "asIu state of rebellion ,h
ceased % exist Now YOU say We
got .Wi and We shan, ~, back again
unit! 1870. 4 mans age has got
somcrhin TO do with his rights, and
i. W. are not to vote, ] don't think
W.. ought TO count tn. time. That's
about As near rs | can come TO my
age sir
"WcIl, sir says he, care you IA
'"'!lar with the political sentiments
f HE ciii.-us of your State !"
$50, tao citizens y-, sir that W.
know OF. | will thank you TO speak
OF H. as p""pl"."
'-W"Ii, SIX" say, he, I'm humor
your obs,lnacy. Are the tcDyie Of
Your Stat disposed to return to their
allegiance. =
"D"n'r speak OF it as n State. sir
ifyou please. I'm on oath now, and
You must excuse me for being par
,icular. Call i, ..s-ction."
Mr.. Arp. at" the pe"ple of your
Scctton sufficiently humbl.d and re-.
p~ltnu; 10 come back in,o I'll. Union
on >UrA terms as We may think prop
.rto impose!
no, much. ,i.-y amt" says I. -
IL don't think they are prepared for
il yet. They wouldu', voluntarily
e. Il blind against your hand They
say 'h' dr.. wasn't fair. and you'v.
uark,, n. cards aud -,ol" tie trump
a1.' 90 a.... -am- time they don't care
&, onsn " iat you do. They've be-
come l.t'r r"n; and don't care moth
ing about your Guy Fawk-s bust
ness. | mean no respect to you, gen
tlruru. bat | va, sw"rc to tell the
whole truth. Our people amt a no.
tlciu' you "nl y out Of curiosity. They
Gpn't "Ap'ct Anything d-c.H, or hon
orabl- or nuhl"tr"m you, and they've
gone 10 wark disgin and plowin and
piautIn and rai.ln boy children.
Right here the man with the mcm-
oranuutn scratched down Il garbled
extract. and old boutwell, says he :;
wv hat do you mean by that, sir :
What Inference. do you intend :"
I'm Stain facts" says I, "you
tnust draw your own inte.erres.---
They are ruisin boy children. Any
harm about that Any treason
Can't a man raise boy children Per
haps you'd like to amend the cousti-
tuition and stop it. Old Pharaoh
tried TO stop it among the lsraelites.
but it didn't pay. He finally caught
the drnpsy in the Red Sea. We are
raisim boy children for the fun of it
They ar" a good thing to have in the
house, a. Mrs. Toodl-s would say"
Mr.. Arp. are not the feelings OF
your pr"pl- vcTy bitter towards the