The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-15
Bill Arp is Called Before
the Reconstr u C tion
Committee.
SUPPRESSED TESTIMONY.

Suppressed TESTIMONY.
To ihs Editor Of the Metropolitan Re
cord.
Aiu. EDllyR: Murder will OUT, and so
will evidence. Having seen Dan Rlcc's
testimony before the Destruction Com
mittec, | have felt sorter sighted, be-
cause no mention aiut been made of mine.
7 suppose it has been suppressed, but |
a,n NOT to bshid out in obscurity. Our
country is the special jury, and by-and-
by tkis business, will Cd mp before iton
appeal. The record must 20 up taig and
sion to make public wbatI swore to. |
said good deal more than can put
down, Mr.. Editor, and at times my lau-
::uagc was considered impudent, but they
thought that was all the better for their
side, for it illustrated the rcbelious spi-
rit-I heard one of en- say "Let him
70 on-the ruling passion strong i'll death
He's good States evidence"
When I was put on the stand, old
Boutwell, sworc me most Gercely aud
soiemuly to speak the truth, the whole
trn,h and nothing but the truth, and l
observed thar he was then entertaining
about quart of double rccti6ed, and It
looked like it had soured on his stomach.
Old Blow was settin off on one side,
with a ,nemoIandura bocs; gsttilf ready
TO note down some "garLled extracts"
Old iron>works was Chairman, and
when he nodded his Republican head,
Ola EsG:7ell., SAYS he: Your name is
Arp, l believe e,Sir?"
"So-called," says 1.
You reside in the State Of Georgia,
90 you?"
81 can't say exactly" says I. II live
in Rome, right in the fork Of two Iujuu
rivers"
"In the State OF Georgia?" says he,
tiercely.
"In State Of uncertainty about that"
says l.. I'VE dent know whether Gcor-
gia is Il State or not I would like you
to state yourself, if YOU know. The state
of the country requires that this matter
should be settled, and will proceed to
statc"-
--or,- ay@!sa. W stt iif' lip
"1hat depends on circumstances
says !, 81 don't know whether to count
the last five years or not. During the
war, vour 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 shant get
back again until 1870 A mans age
has got somethin to do With his tights,
and if we are not to vote, l don't think
we ought to count the. time. That's
aboat as near as can come to NY age,
SIR
"Weil, sir" says he, care You familiar
with the political sentiments Of the citi-
zcns of your State z"
Got no citizens yet, Sir. that We know
uf. I vii. thank yoa TO speak Of us as
''p,opl=. 49,
"WcG, sill" says he, "i'll humor your
ob';inacy. Are the people of your State"-
Dou't speak Of it as a State, sir, if you
please. I'm on oath now, and you must
'xcnse me for being particular. Call it
Il section
''AIr. Arp, arg The people Of ycnr section
sntiio;cntIy humblcd und rcpcntant to
conc tack into the Union ON such terms
as we MAY think proper to impose" :"
Not much they ain't,' says l. 81
dou't think they are prepared for it.
They wouldn't 60 it blind against your
band. They say the deal wasn't fair,
and you've marked the cards and stole
the t'umps but, at the Same time, they
don't care q darn what you do. They've
i.ccome indifferent. and don't care nothin
about your Guy Fawhes business. l
mean no respect to You, gentlemen, but
SsI m, feil tie .:.:::te 'peG2
l'c amt noticin you, only out Of curi>
osity.; They don't expect anything de-
cent, or honorable, or noble, from you,
and they've gohc to work diggin, and
p!owin and r.antiu, and raisin boy chill
dren."
Right here the man with a memoran>
dun scratched down q garbled extract,
aud old Boutwell,, says he "What do
you mean by thn, sir? What inference
do yon intend :"
"I'm ststin facts says /. "You must
iraw yonr own differences. They are
5assin boy children. AIRY harm about tbat2
Any treason? Cant man raise boy
cbidren9 perhaps you'd like to amend
the Constitution ard stop it. Old Pha-
raoh trie'l to sop it among the 1sraelites,
lut It didn't pay He finally caught the
= drops:: ;;a.she Eod Sea. We are taissu
10y children for the fun Of it. They are