Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1866-07-04
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From the Metropolitan Record.l
Bill Arp is Called Before the RecOnstruc-
tion 0Ommittee--Suppress Testimony,


Mr.. EDITOR: - Murder will out, an,
will evidence. Having seen Dan. Rice
testimony before the Destruction Com
mittee. I have felt sorter slighted becaus,
no mention amt been made of mine.
suppose it mas been suppressed, but I an
not to be hied out in obscurity. 0u
country is the special jury, and by anc
by this business will go up before It OF
appeal. The record must take occasion
to make public what swore to. sale
good deal more than I can put down
Mr.. Editor, and at times my language
was considered impudent, but they
thought that was all the better for theil
side, for it illustrated therebellioAs spirit
i heard one of 'em say: Let him &c
on-the ruling passions strong in death
He's good States evidence
When I was put on the stand old
Boutwell, swore me most 6ercely and
solemnly to speak the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, and ]
observed that he was then entertaining g
quart of double rectifed. and it looked
like it had soured on his stomach. Old
Blow was settin off on one side with q
memorandum book, gettin ready to note
down some garbled extracts
Old Iron Works was Chairman, and
when he nodded his Republican head
old Boutwell,, says he: Your name is
Arp, I believe, sir "
So called says I.
You reside in the State of Georgia
do you?"
Il can't say exactly says I. 4
live in Rome, right in the fork of two
Injun rivers
I'm the State of Georgia p says he
iercely.
In a state of uncertainty about that,
says I. We don't know whether Geor.
gia is a State or not. I would like fol
you to state yourself, if you know. The
state of the country requires that this
matter should be settled, and I will pro.
ceed to state-
Never mind, sir says he. How old
are you Mr.. Arp?'
THAT depends on circumstances, says
I. Il don't know whether you count the
last five years or not. Durin the wal
your folks said that a State couldn't Sc
cede. but that while she was in a state Of
rebellion she ceased to exist. Now you
say we got out, and we shant go back
again until 1870. A mans age has got
something to do with his ri4hts. and ii
we are not to vote, don't think We
ought to count the time That's about
as near as can come to my age, sir.
We'll, sir, says he, are you familiar
with the political sentiments of the citi.
zcns of your State p
Got no citizens yet, sir, that We
know Of
We'll, sir says he, I'll humor your
obstinacy. Are the peop7e Of YOU
State
Don't speak of it as State, sir, /
you please. I'm on oath now. and yor
must excuse me for being particular
Call it section.
Mr.. Arp. are the pe2pls of your 8ectio'
sufficiently humbled and repentant tc
come back into the Union on such terms
as we may think proper to impose
Not much they amt, says I. q
don't think they are prepared for it yet
They wouldn't voluntarily 90 it blinG
against your hand They say the dea
wasn't fair and you hAe marked the
cards and stole the trumps, but at the
same time they don't care a darn what
you do. They've become Indifferent
and don't care nothing about your Guy
Fawkes business. I mean no respect tt
you gentlemen, but was swore to tel
the whole truth. Our people amt no
ticin you only out of curiosity. They
don't expect anything decent, or honor.
able, or noble from you, and they've gone
to work diggin and plowin and plantir
and raisin boy children
Right here the man with the memoran.
dunn scratched down earbled extract
and old Boutwell, says he what dc
YOU mean by that sir? What inference
do you intend -
I'm Stain facts says L You mus
draw your own inferences. They are
raisiu boy children. Any harm abou
that? ANY treason? Can't a man raise
boy-children ? Perhaps you'd like tr
amend the Constitution and stop it Old
Pharaoh tried to stop it among the Israel
ties, but it didn'tpav. Hefnally caught
the dropsy in the Red Sea; We are
raisin boy-children for the fun of it.
Mr.. Arp. are not the feelings of your
people very bitter against the North p
I beg your pardon, sir, but you'll
have to split the question, or else I j
have to split the answer. Our people
have a very high regard for honorable
men. hle-hearted men, and there's :
heap of EN- North, sir, and there's a hear
of widows and orphans there we are sorry
for; but as for this here Radical party
they look upon EN- like they was {
hyenas a scratchin up the dead for &
livin. It's as natural to hate 'em as it Is
to kill a snake. It's utterly impossible
for me to tell the strength, and length
and height, depth and breadth Of theil
contempt for that party. They looI
upon a Radical as-as-as-well as 4;
beggar on horseback-a buzzard sailir
round a dead eagle-a suck-egg dos
creepin up the tail of a dead lion. They
talk about hiring Brownlow to abust
'em, to use language on EN- like he did
few years ago when he spoke agains
Pfyne. If they do hire Brownlow, he'll
spiatter 'em, he'll daub 'em all over, ant
slime EN- and slobber on 'em about right
and it will stick, for the pores are opel
and their morals spongy. I'd like t,
stand off about ten rods and hear hin