The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-03-29
lid for The South.
SPICY DEBATE IN TIE HORSE.


Perlcy givc> the following account in
the Journal of an Interesting scene in the
House on Thursday:
The House then went into Committee
Of the whole on the bill making an appro-
priaiiun ot nne million OF dollars ior the
relief of the destitute people At the south.
Mr.. Blaine in the chair,
Gen. Butler took the floor ami Demon
-;ra.tcl by the Official reports OF the Freed
mems Bureau that lis charities had been
more hounti.ully bestowed on the whites
than on The blacks at the south Ii WAS
now proposed 10 take from the loyal blacks
nil TO he bestowed upon rci'clS vino were
in idlcnc~~. lnunring about corner grocer
~. Ii was proposed 10 fax the haie.l
,.mul->ili>'' "a. tie north 10 support in
whisky drinking iilcnc>S the arislocracv
al the >auih- Gentlemen S.lv that 1Lc
people oi The >oulh .Ie Starving lie :lc-
copied the fact. The gentleman from
Vermont tMr. WooIbrid-el said the other
,lav t,s:it ini- wa> th. work of the Lord
and quoted. ,-Ncir.camoe * mine. | will
repay. saith lhc Lord" He Uirn- Bullrrl
accepted tli. !uoi;slion ami the fact |;
would sem that 4 special providence had
-cmt this famine in Richmond. ami Ander-
~onvillc. ami Mille,l-crillc in order THAI
the people there might appreciate thc
lrin-> oi starvation which they hai been
Instrumental Ia intiiciimG upon Union pri~-
oncr-
Alr- Spaul'lins advocated The pa~s;l-e OF
the bill At length. and Gen Logan opposed
ii. asserting that lac represented the urin-
ions ot ihe Union sol,lieg>-
Tili~ NJ, Woodbridge Icnie,l-asscri-
ilrr ii mra wllo had been soldiers expressed
such sentiment, they wcrc deficient In The
first principle that distinguished the brave
m::n from lhr coward
Gen, LoEan replied that he could not
>,e wirat bravery and sollerly conduct
lrl! 10 do with lile pa,s;lge or defeat OF
this iGll, Rmark> r,,aii,c 10 bravery e,
cowarlice did not GENE with 4 good -racy
from one who hal never put lii> bravery
10 the test. The soldiers had passed tle
resolutions referred 10 bc,=luse they ,li,i
NOT believe Congress had right 10 pas,
the hiil, AMI the question Of sol'lierly con
duct MAS not considered hy them Ii il
w:lS proposed 10 aii all the poor of ihs
country. he u4n-an) would introduce {;
bill 10 relieve those in lhe Valley of ia,
+ Ohio AMI Mississippi who h;I suffered l.,
reason oi, the recent fre>lci- The sam,
principle world apply in one case IL In,
other
Gen. Butler also replied 10 the remark:
OF Mr. Woodbridge. who had declared ;
Il day or two since that h. iGen. Builer
MAS no statesman. He was MAS very sorT,
for The fact He probably would hav,
been Il statesman If he had been ioriunai,
enough to hayc secured an election 10 la
39th Congress.
Mr. Woodbrilge-'I said 10 sucll thin:
and made no such clar9cS. and the gentle
man from Massachusetts knows IL" tScn
Sation.
Gen Butler-"Thcn the gentleman say
| am Il statesman and | am glad TO he;r
il Uau-hter.)
! Gen. Butler said if he had the approval
of the snh!iers, who had periled their live
for the Union. he did not fear the diSap
prov;l of gentlemen who had worn ou
the cushioned seats of this House durin.
the war.
Mr.. Bingham moved that the committc
rise for the purpose ot terminating dc
bate
Gen. Butler said that motion WAS anoill
cr specimen OF Mr. BngIIam'S fairness oi
this question
Mr., Bingham said the gentleman ha,
no right TO impugn his motives. or TO i'm
pulc uni;lirnc>> TO him.
Gen. Butler said he withdrew all ques
lion OF tlirne,s, and would call il unfair
ness on the part OF the gentleman
Gen Schemck argued that the wealth
people OF the south should be faxed 10 sul
: port the poor: and he sent Ia the clerk
desk, and had read, an extract from a
article written 10y Admiral Semme
| wherein the latter complained that ia
1 young men of the south refused TO late,
: when there WAS opportunity. When L
: (Schenck) WAS in command Of a militar