Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-03-27
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Spoech OF ftonss Geo. W. ju1idhs
Dslipered IN The u q House Of RePressnta-
tees, 7uesdoy, January %, 1865. S,
Mr. JULIAN = Mr., Sperkers before re-
suming my remarks on thisblll ] must re-
new my fs3sest not to be interrupted, Tor
the simple reason that cannot otherwise
conclude what desire 10 say within the
time Allotted ME, 'bssidss, sic, L am sfraid
that some blood results might follow u
the.slterca,ion. Of the other day should be
renewed between myself apd some OF the
belligerenfYgontlem on the other side OF
the. House., TLaughter.l Let me say
again, also, that wish to have this bill
fully and thoroughly discussed, and that
1hopc. therefore. no diIatory motions will
/ ask that the proposition
shaIl be mtySnd disposed Of upon is mer.
its, and 70 this end have agreed that
cortaia amendments may be offered which
some gentlemen deem important The
bill has had two pcsspouemenss already
and The reeommitnent OF Il TO the con-
,nisses which reported IL or any similar
policy OF evasion or delay would very
probably be fatal. Let Us discuss i aud
disposs Of 10 under the opportunities which
nov insite usgto do so. eie Hss z. -.
M Speaker, when / was interrupted 10
the previous discussion / was proceeding
20 cemmen, upou the loyalty OF the New
,pcasr aud 0pelousas kailroad Company
AID. a. referring TO their own memorial
10 uongress, setting forth the grounds on
which they ask q revival and continuance
cftheil iand grant. They say in this
memorial el t tnt
Ii hat the relations Of the managers of
this railroad company to the Government
fsom the tirst day Of the capture Of New
Orles Qsg sghass beenl an tirely lrieudly, aud
that tie legal existence OF the corporation
was,ai ALL vtimes. officially recognized, BY
slsjof 6entrafs Butter fsmks aud enfby,
the miliipsyq0 q0oseroor. Goperd shepley
aud the acting mayors OF New Orleans.
s1Al iheir uhosdinaie oilicsrs, as can be
iully,sLaxn by the reeords."> r-,..r
submit. sir, that the fact that General
Banks, and General Butler, aud General
Shcpley recognized the legal existence OF
this sof,;ontion Is by no means ground
on which to rest their application for in-
duIs ssieeatihehahd Of Congtess. n
They 20 on, 70 say ~ l<.fs..t ~
y'srhAi from that early period Of the war
lst May. 1862, TO its close. during which
and until The frahsfer Of The road TO the
company again, lst February, 1866. the
unncd States Government, Through iis
oiicers, have had the free occupation. and
ase of it, road, material, and machinery,
Tor military purposes, having the hrSi
yight Of The capture OF the city quartered
tolsnel McMillan's Indiana regiment
in their spacious depotat Aeiers and sus.
lepded the running of It's trains"
Alr. BANKS. desire to say that |
never recognized the legal existence n
0iat fypf -. -.
MIR JULIAN These statements of fact
whJehi read from the memorial of this
e.,inpauy is untrue. But suppose il were
i,ne that General Banks OF General
]isilor recognized the legal existence %
the corporation or that they seizeafhis
fosi and its depot while ColonelMcniIlan
quartcred his Indiana regiweutin itson
Us arriva IN the city; | submit that the
nero fact that this corporstion yielded to
Overwhelming forceisby ID means proof
40 their LOYALTY or,of their right 10 ask
any favor whatsoever at the hands of Con
gress. Il do notsundersiand that there il
any special merit in yielding to what is
ineyi,ablc; certainly not They were com
PEELED TO accept the situation for the
simple reason that there was no other al
tcrnative left them.
"rhe fear o. hell 5 b sngman's whip
To ohaad the wretch Ia order"
And when the members of this company
c6ue here parading the fact that they
vielded 20 the forces Of the United State,
ihey rarade their own disloyalty anC
brand themselves as unworthy to be hearC
in their prayer to the Congress. of th'
United States. But then they 60 on L
say in conclusion that
~ln consideration of their services as
eou pany, [they ask the adjustment an'
liqus6stion, by the proper officer of th'
TreasuH, OF their open accounts for pri
vate freights, engine, cars, steamboat, anG
oa,~~s. aud other railroad property. ans
for tbeutra,, Fnortaiion Of the United States
mails, as set 'fortn and respectfully sub
miited in the accompanying form oi OH
1narh Cd A. '--r--, -,-------.--.-..-
Why, Nr Speaker, the blossejness and
beauty Of this petition are certaialy re-
freshing, to say the least. The sweet
heavenly mi o dedness that could have
prompted these men TO come here and ask
Congress to pay them for the use OF, their
railroad in crushing their treason and
saving thecountry is 50 marvellous that it
deiles all definition. cannot do the
subject justice. aof ~ -
Suppose. Mr.. Speaker, that in the course
this war we had captured the railroad
con nnectng this city with Richmond and
had bold il. with It's machinery and roll
ing stock, using it in the service OF the
Uoiied States ell the end OF the rebellion
aad the Virginia rebels az the CLOSE of the
warbad asked Us 70 pay. them for the use
aud occu pe don Of that road Ia conqnefibp
peace, the case would have been precise
ly like iha, Of these New Orleans rebels
whs ask asto pay their claim. Sir, litile
as / think of Virginia rebels 1 doubt
whether they ever would have had the
diabolie aaudacisy OF these Louisia na
bankers and merchants who ask, Congress
TO pay them fbf the use Of their capital
and msehinery IN compelling them to obey
the Constitutiou and laws.
Nov, 81, inAotder 70 show tho real
character Of this application from the New
OeIeans aud Opeloasas Railroad Company y
and tS'fticAaa TpskI the CLERK tofoadl ri