The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-01-31

| out cnHicc 10 CONFRONT MS 0ccUSCrs,
without redress, and the American peo-
pie are ignorant to this day why Charles
p. stone was sujcctcd 10 this torture.
And this is but one of q multitude Ofhis
victims.
Why, Mr. Spcakcr,wc read of the dark
doings of the Venetian Council Of Ten
-of the Star Chamber Of England dur
| ing the reign Of the Tudors-but moth
ing in the history of these oppressive
engines Of government was more infn-
nous than this incarceration Of General
Stone. The iron pen Of history has
written its cpitaph over the graves of
| the men who acted in those engines Of
tyranny and it is the single sentence
'accurscd Of mankind;" and over the
| grave of Edwin VI. Stanton similar
sentence will be Inscribed. But ii was
not alone General Stone that suffered.
In my own district in Columbia county,
some forty innocent individuals, plain,
massuming farmers, were dragged forth
| from their homes one morning by COM
mand Of this ruthless tyrant of the war
Office; one man among them nearly
ninety years of age, not allowed even
to bid farewell to their families, and
in chains hurried to the bastile, Fort
Mitiiin. Thrust into cascmates damp
and cold, and dripping with water and
there kept for months, until some died,
Others became inN Aids from rheuma-
1Ii 4
the tyrant's greed Of hate, were turned
out on the world without trial without
redress and without opportunity to con-
| front their accu,crs. Not content with
prosecuting these men thus, an army
was sent to raVagc their homes and
dcsolate their fields; and all the honors
that army achieved, was in robbing
hen roosts and charging on pig styes.
Mr.. Speaker, Stanton thought to de.
grade the victims of his tyranny, to
lower them in the estimation of their
fellow men, but he missed his aim. The
free citizens OF this country have awar-
dcd honors to many of these victims
two sit beside me to-day to cast their
; votes against that resolution to COM
pliment the tyrant.
Mr.. HERR. Will the gentleman al
low himself to be interrogated:
Mr.. CIIALFANT. No, sir. I am
generally very aiIablc on such occasions
but the gentleman did not allow him.
solf to be intcrrogatcd.
Mr.. HERR. only wanted to correc
, q statement.
, Mr.. .CllALFANT. | have the floor
, / desire the gentleman to take his seat
know these things pinch. Laughter.
a Mr.. HERR. | was going TO say
, WAS tho counsel in some Of these cases.
/, Mr.. CHALFANT. +. You were counse
n in other cases. If the gentleman frol
Dauphin Mr.. HERR wishes to be pei
. soual, I have in my possession Il lcttc
# to which his name is attached; perhaT
q he would like it TO be produced here.
o. Mr.. UERR. | am willing to have
introduced.
- The SPEAKER. Gentlemen wi
preserve order, and not make persona
attacks.
# Mr.. CIIALNANf. Mr.. Speaker,I M
not disposed to he personal, but tn
Il gentlemen seems 80 disposed.
The SPEAKER. The gentlem:
: will not interrupt the gentleman fror
@ Montour Mr.. ,CHAIFANT, who vii
>. proceed in order.
/. Mr.. CHALFANT AS said W hen
= arose, it was not my intention to dc
II bate this question. But | cannot si
! hercand listen to the attacks that hav
: been made upon those who stood b.
=. the Constitution Of their country like
!. breakwater between the Wrctche
!. fanatics who hatchcd out treason ut tn
= North and those who committed tn
d overt act at the 'other end Of the line.
:. | have pictured toyOu theacts ofEdwi
3. NJ. Stanton, giving you his true pol
If trait. And this is the man you desir
: to crown with bays; he is the dcmi-go
n you wish to elevate in the sight Of til
d American people rs the head and frol
.c ofy0ur party iitful chicltain to fl
nj ful party laughter on the Democrat
20 side During his long career, Ion!
10 when we consider the torture endure
n. under his tyrannical reign, during a
p, that time he labOred to assimilatc II
In Government Of this country to the r.
Jo man Empire, under Augustus, or IN
Al pcrial France, under Napoleon. And
,e am not surprised that you get mp tn
nj resolution to compliment him for h
ot base work. 1t is in keeping with Il
he character of your party for years
II. you gentlemen wish to praise Edw
,d NJ. stanton have no objection.
ir yourtastos runin that way crafty thci
H. But don't ask this side to follow 80
to Ifyou desire to hug the chains tn
inf bind your limb.-ii you wish to place
N. laurel wreath about the man who h
10. rivited the lettcrs on your limbs, do
no but ask not the Democracy 10 aid 81
~. in your nciarious work.
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