The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-13
of Georgia, I'm the House
Of Representative.

Having been prevented by the pressure
OF matter and the early hour at which
our paper goes to press, in order to be IN
readiness for the mails, from publishing
in our last paper the Geographic sketch
of the speech of Mr.. Hill, of Georgia.
in Congress, on the 18th, we have awaited
ourselves of the report in our cotempora-
ry, the Vicksburg Herald:
The House proceeded to the discussion
of the Amnesty bill. Mr.. Hill spoke two
hours in the most effective style, and was
/ frequently applauded by the House and
| galleries. In opening, he disclaimed all
desire on the part Of himself, or his associ-
ates from the South, to reopen ilt-feeling
between the sections. The country had al
ready suffered enough from feuds. He and
| his associates had come here with the patrl-
otto idea to remember nothing but the
/ country, and the whole country and, turn
! ing their backs upon All the horrors OF the
/ past to look, with all earnestness, to find
| glories for the future. The gentleman
| (Blaine) who is the acknowledged leader of
/ the Republican party in the House, and was
/ an aspiring leader of the Republican party
of the country, had, however, Willed other
wise, and seemed determined that the
/ wounds, which were healing, should be re-
| opened, aud that the passions, which were
/ healing should be re-inf1amed. lie (HilD
wished the House to understand that he and
! his associates did not reciprOcate either the
! purpose or the manifest desire of the gen
! tleman, and while they felt it their impera-
| tive duty to vindicate the truth of history
as regards their section they did not Intend
to say anything calculated to AID the gentle
man in that work of elimination and re-
elimination, and OF keeping up the war oy
politicians, after brave men have said that
the war shall end. The gentleman from
Maine had made two points in his speech
the magnanmity and grace of the Re-
publican party, and the probability OF
/ those whom he is pleased to term
rebels. As to the first question, he
did not propose to weary the House to-day,
because, with the history OF the last 10 years
vet fresh in the mind of the world, 1T was
useless to speak of the grace and magma
nimity of the Republican party. With the
| master enslaVed, with intelligence dlsfran-
chised, with society disordered and sub
verified, and with Legislatures deposed, the
| people could not afford to talk of grace and
magnanimity. fthat were grace and mag
nanimity, he prayed God to save the coun-
try, in future, from such virtues The gem
tleman from Maine had made the grave IN
dictment against Mr.. Davis, that he was
guilty of the murders and crimes at Ander-
sonyille, and the gentleman (Blalne) stood
before the country with his very fame In
peril if, after making such charge, he
failed TO prove IL. TIC NM WOuiu 'aN0 up
the gentleman's propositions in their ordef.
, He hoped that no one would imagine That
no one would imagine that he was mere TO
pass any eulogy on Mr.. Davis. The record
on which his fame must rest had been mace
up, and his companion and friends had re-
mitted that record to the only tribunal
that would give an impartial Judgment
honest posteritv. In the meantime, no eulo-
2 oy of his could help it no censure from the
gentleman (Blaine) could damage it, and no
| act or resolution of the House could affect
if. The charge against Mr.. Davis was that
no was the deliberate, willful, scheming
murderer of thousands of his felloW-citi-
zens. Knowing the high character and rep
utation of the gentleman from Maine, ne
(HiH) had supposed, when he heard thai
charge fall from his lips, that he had GER
tainlV made recent discovery, ana ne us
tened for the evidence; but what was it:
Nothine but a partial report of Congress
8 Sional Committee. The testimony read was
exclusively ex parte testimony taken while
the gentleman now on trial before Cne
country was in prison, wlChouG hearing
, and without the opportunity for nearing
IF there was any principle held sacred III
. tba Anplo-Saxon mind, it was that al
Englishman was not TO De cohoentnet
until he should be confronted with III
witnesses; but the testimony was no
. ~ ey narte. but was mutilated-palpably
mntilated-most adroitly mutllated extracts
= Even the dav OF his execution, Weirz hat
: hann offered a comm utation OF his sentence
he would implicate Mr.. Davis. But Welrz'
o answer to his counsel (Mr. Sehade) was
'.You know that have always eolu you Ina
Dav;s. He had no connection with me as e
Mi was done at Andersonville. l. Woul'
not become a traitor against MN, or any
hodv else, even to save my life" But, san
Mr.. Hill, what poor Welrz, within wv
~ honrs of his execution, would not say 10
his life, the gentleman from Maine says t
, ~ nonntrv. for the sake of jumping hi
> nartv into power. [SeDsation.] Sir, Chris
Re tian;tv is falsehood, humanity IS lie, CIV
iiization is a cheat, or the man who VIII nc
l. make false charge tor MS ne TN, Mas neVe
1niItv of willful murder. MI. HUI went
20 20 aryue that on the logic Of Mr.. Blaine
30 eoaocb holding Mr.. Davis responsible 10
% tPo ents of Mr.. Winder, President Grar
h. mioht be held responsible Tor the acts
Mcdonald and Joyce, ana ne ASKED Wnethe
:. NJ blaine meant to establish rule OF cor
~ strrct,on that would authorize the countr
~ o,.rainn president Grant for complicit
u -; ~ tho whiskv frauds? Was Mr.. Grant II
.b snonsible. he asked, for the Credit Moollle
for the Sanborn Contract, or Tor the Iraus
II. in the District of Columbia! anu yeC M
Grant had absolutely sent TO the Senate
20 - ITnited States for confirmation for hi
w. oaioe the name of man (alludlng 10 "
40 HIoSonder Record, of Washington,) wi
I'M STOOD charged with the grossest pecuiatll
on and frauds on this District, aiter one Guar :
on aud and hean made, and while they were pen
,s- i hnp He He (HnD was neither the author n
% .hs a;ScinIe of such political logic; but
" the ui sentIeman's (Blaiae's) propos,ti'
of wit with regard to Mr.. Davis were true tn; the
Of by the same Logic; Genera tbir term WAS vase
4, 81 peit 70 twenty terms in twenty penite
w w tiaries. fLaughter.I Extract whatey
~ nrorS had existed at Andersonvllle, al
$50 not one Of them could be atsfou Gait to
single order Of the @ Shem grew
lc- III tbe necessity of the occasions, which n
ea she was on the
nd the conduct Vi ono h;m face TO face aud ia
The 5me was Of ss sSen
JET Ibid accept the impndence OF asserts
Wy the force of argument, or the recklessn'