The Democratic advocate., 1866-06-28
IIlu Arp Is called before thC
RCcunsiTuCilOn Committee
Aunprcsscd TcstInlnnN.

sat hNHh " -
Mr Editor ~ Murder will out aui o
win evidence. Having seen Dan Ricgs
testimony before ,hc Destruction Con-.
m,tice. hayc iclt soricr sil.ltra be-.
cause no mention Fiol bcau made o.
mine. Isupposeithae bcoH Impressed
but am not o. De- htl outof obsruily
Our country is the prcial jury aud h}
aud lv this business wiz 20 up before it
ou apsrai The record must ,aj up f,iI
aud complete. anA therefore ~ akc oe.
casiun to make public shat rsw9tc to.
said good deal moro than / r1u pot
down. Nj Edlgari mi ~ timr- my Ian.
auase vus considered imprudrut. bat
The, Thought that was all the better iug
their s,dr, for o. Illustrated ihe reb'i,
liou- spirit heard one "t .em say .
let him 20 oa--thc ruling f4aian
strong ia death Her good Sties cfr
dcncg
Hhcul Eas pat on the stand old
boutwell, -wote mr most herrely aud
folemuly TO sprak iho truth the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth and
LUbscfyed That hs was then entertain.
me about quart Of double rcctlhci.
snd il looked like it had soutci on his
stomach. Old Blow was scttin 81 on
one side with memorandum book get
tn ready to note down some "garblci
extracts
Old Iron Works was chairman, aud
when he nodded his Republican head
old Boutwell, says he: Your name Is
Arp, / believe, sir y
so called, says
"You reside in the State Of Georgia
do you =
Il cant say exactly says ! Il
live in Rome, right in the fork Of two
lnjun rivers
I'm the State of Georgia" says he
fcreely,
"lu s~teof uncertainty about that, p
says /. I'VE don't know whether
Georgia is State or not | would like
for you to state yourself, If you know.
The state of the country requires that
this matter should be settled and / will
proceed to state -
"Neyer mind, sir, said he How
old are you, Mr. Arp {"
That depends on circumstance -
says |. u don't know whether to count
the last five years or not. During the
war you folks said that State couldn't
secede, but that wbileshe was in state
of rebellion she ceased 10 exist Now
you say we got out, and We shau't get
back again until 1870 4 mans age
has got something to do with his rights
and ii we are not to vote, ! don
think We ought to count the time
That's about as near as | can come to
my age, sir.
"Well, sir says he, care you famil.
lar with the political sentiments Of the
citizens Of your State -
"Got no citizens yet, sir, that we
know Of ! will thank you to speak Of
us as people" i"
"Well, sir" says he, "I'Il humor
your obstinacy. Arc the people of your
State -
Don't speak Of it as a State, sir, if
you please. I'm ON oath now, and you
must excuse me for being particular--
Call il section. "
Mr.. Arp, are the pdople of your eec-
tioa sufficiently humbled and repentant
to come back into the Union on such
terms as we may think proper to i'm
pose 7"
Not much they amt" says l. 81
don't think they are prepared for it yet.
They wouldn't voluntarily go it blind
against your hand They say the deal
wasn't fair, and you've marked the
cards, aud 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
Hawkes. business, | mean no respect
to you, gentlemen, but swore to tell
the whole truth. Our people aint a
noticin you, only out of curiosity. They
don't expect anything decent, or hon