Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-18


sen.The Congressional maniacs viii
not consent to anything short of abjec'
submission to their wishes. Oppose
them without giving reason, aud you
are wicked-give reasons, and you are
not entitled to be heard-persist and you
deserve the stake. When oppressed
these puritans we're clamorous for liberty
and the rights of all. Now they have
become the oppressors, all are copper
heads or rebels, and deserve no vote
consideration or mercy, exceptin accord,
ance with their will. If one were to &c
about doing deeds of charity--an angel
of mercy making many crushed hearts
to rejoice, he would deserve the screw,
the boot or the stake itself, if hereto
to the sanctimonious views of these cow
ardly inquisitors, No services, however
important, great, gallant or glorious, can
atone for opposition. They would throw
off Grant as readily as Hancock if he did
not stand for them. The reconstruction
bill being under consideration, Mr.. Farms
worth said
I'm addition to what have said in rela
ton to the officer in command at New
Orleans, wish to say this much | have
based the remarks | have made in refer
A. L.. ~ information -, nv nno-
session, in letters and other facts that
have come to my attention. am sorry
to believe any of these reports. / wish
to say that, having always regarded him
as gallant officer and personal friend,
it surprised me perhaps as much as any
other gentleman in Washington when l
read his orders, and when | received
by letters and newspaper reports-ac-
counts of the joy with which he had, so
it is alleged, filled the hearts Of the
rebels in his department. / with to
say further, that after that General
had been ordered to relieve Sheri-
dan, at New 0rleans-and this is what
makes the whole thug matter of more
surprise to mel met him in Washing
ton, on his way South. Speaking to
him, as knew him well, for l had fought
by his side in the field, said Well,
General, you are going to New Orleans,
are you? Yes said he, and some
people have got an idea that because !
am sent down there to relieve Sheridan
that am Copperhead, but they will
find themselves greatly mistaken. /
have fought the rebels too long, in the
field, to be their tool now, or words to
that effect. / had right, therefore, to
be surprised when read the first order
which he issued, and still more when l
read the second"
Mr.. Randall ask the gentleman
from Illinois whether that was not pri.
vate conversation, and whether he is
justified, on this or any other occasion,
to bring before the public private con-
versation 2"
Mr.. Farusworth-"I did not regard it
as a private conversation. There were
one or two gentlemen standing by at the
time. did not SO regard il at that time (;
for / repeated it two days afterwsrd in a
public meeting in the gentleman's own
city of Philadelphia"
Mr.. Randall do not think, myself,
that the General is copperhead, but
object to the use the gentleman makes OF
private conversation. lido not gainssy
but that General Hancock is not cop
perhead."
Mr.. Gelz-" May l ask the gentleman
from Illinois whether he thinks General
Hancock has proved himself a copper
head from the simple fact that be has
proclaimed that civil Law shall be SUI
preme in his department
Mr.. Farnsworth-"I If il is true that be
has filed the hearts Of the rebels in his
department With joy, aud that they hail
him with cheers whenever be appears al
the theater OF in public, Vhile he has
6lled the hearts Of freedmen aud loyal
men Nth mourning, leave it to the gen
tleman 10 Judge for himself whether be
is q copperhead or not
Mr. Getz-"If knew what the word
eopperheai meant / might answer the
question"
Mr.. farnswOrth-"The order Of Gen.
erai Hancock, with reference TO civil au
thorities, hlled me with very great sur.
prise and alarm. II i certainly s1rpris.
ing that a subordinate oficer, sent \
command a district should set at def.
ancs an act Of Congress under which be
went there, end SCI abeve it this law q