St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-01-21

and financial honor: who hold that tn,
common school system is the nurser,
of American liberty. and should b,
maintained absolutely free from Sccta.
riam control who helieve that for the
promotion of these ends. the direction
of the government should continue +,
be contided to those who adhere to the
principles of l116. and support them IL.
incorporated in the constitution an,
laws: and who are in favor of recog.
nizing and strengthening the fuida.
mental principle of national unity il
this centennial anniversary of the brit
of the republic.
+. ID. MORGAN.
Chairman Republican National Com.
WILLIAM f. CHANDLER, Secretary.
Washington. ID. c.. Thursday. Jan.
uary l}.
The War between Blaine and Ben. Hill
After EXSptaker Blaine'S speech il
Congress. opposing giving amnesty t,
jeff. Davis. (who had never asked iD
and holding him responsible in large
measure for the crutltie> practiced upol
Union prisoners. Gen. Ben. Hill. VIII,
SAW service us Confederate general
made IL Icd-hot wal speech from which
We copy:
The gentleman from Maine had mad,
the grave indictment against Mr.. Davis
that he WAS guilty of the murders and
crimes at Andcr>onvillc. and the gentle
man (Blaine) stood before the country
with his very fame III peril if atter
making such charge he failed to pr-i,t
it. He (lIilD would take up the gen
tlemaus propositions in their Order.
He hoped that no one would imagine
that he was here to pass ANY rulo@v on
Nh. Davis. The record ON which his
fame must rest had been made up. and
his companions and friends had remit -
ted that record Ia the. only tribunal that
would give AN impartial Judgment. In
the meantime no culo%N of his could
hrl il no ccn>mrc from the gentleman
tBlaiuc) could damage it. and no act oI
resolution of the llnu>,. could affect it
The charge against Mr. Davis WAS that
he WIS a deliberate. Milful. >chcminn
murderer of thousands of his fellow
citizens. Duiu9 the Whole three
months of the Wiz NAL the Federal
Government. with ali the means at its
di>p">;Il. had not produced Il single
witness l." connect the name at MI
Davis with Il single atrority. Even ON
the day of his execution Wiz had been
offered Il communication of his sentence
if he would duplicate Nh. Davis. but
W IN ANSWERED
Non know that have always told
that | ii" not know anything about JEFF
t,.I >"u Davis Ia connection with me
a> 10 hat WAS done at AmdrI>omvillc
would not hcc"mc Il traitor against him
on amy body else even I" save my own
life
But. said Mr., Hill. What poor WIZ.
within two hours Of his execution.
would not say f"r his life the gentleman
from Maine SAYS Ia thc country ioI the
sake OF hccpin" his party in power.
{ Scm>Itiou.) Sit. Christianity i Il false
hood. humanity is a lie. civilization i Il
cheat. al the man who would not make
Il ta>'' charge for his life WAS never
"uiltl.n Wiltul murder.
\ pErENCE OF A>nEE>"NvILLE.
MI. Hill proceeded To quote the law
of the Confederate Government ON the
subject "t treatment of prisoners. in
" hich il i provided that the ratinn> of
prisoners of War shall he the same in
quantity and quality a> those furnished
I" enlisted men in the amy of the Con
icdcrIcy. That law. he sud WAS passed
10y the Confederate C"mglc>>. was APP
proved 10y Mr. Davis. and was. 50 far H.
MI. DaNi>> agency was concerned. cN-
The gentleman from Maine
had gone 50 tIr a> to SAY that Nh. Davis
had sent Gen. Wiudcr to AudcISonNillr
tnr the purpose of organizing Il den of
horrors. The answer /" that WAS an
order locating the prison which Nh.
Hill proceeded Ia read. and which pro
idcd that il should hc in Il healthy To-
'ahtN. with plenty of pure water. a
nnnin% steam. and if possible shade
Icr>. and in tn" Immediate nrighh"r-
p"Ih""d of "Ii>t and SIM mills. That.
Ir said. did not look like organizing u
ten of horrors.
Nj. Blaine had said that II" C"ntrdcl-
IIc prisoner i'll the hands of the Federal
had suffered. hut they had
IlWaN> been allowed 1" buy Whatever
Nv W iill''l bllN answer ne
WOULD give, /" that WAS that he himself I.
rad once had tlic honor of being ih
'ri>om in the North. and on the fist dil |
# his imprisonment the officer in charge
If the prison had kindly told him that .
Ic would put him on Andcl>onNllle fare
md would not allow him To buy amy /
hing. He llill) only got released from .
hat imprisonment after Il ten days eff
ont before Gen. Dix of New York. He
quoted the testimony of Union sol .
lier OH the Wiz trial to the effect that
here never had been ANY difficulty ia
citing vegetables at Andcr>onVillc.
TIE CAUSE OF THE SUFFERING.
He then began To discuss the cause. of
he horrors III AmdcI>onVille. He said
hat the til>t calI>c WAS want OF mcdi
inc but whose fault wis it that they
Guild not get medicine They did not
ave medicine in the Conic,lcracy, and
he Federal Government had made
Icdicinc cnutIaband of war. a thing
Inch no other country OH earth had
one before : not even had the Duke
t AlVa done such Il thing. Even the
'cdcIal officers had received imStluc-
ions To examine women passing through
he lines. To search their petticuatS even
. a> to prevent THEN bringing medicine
. the Conicderacy.
Who. he asked. was responsible for {
nat There waS also another mis-
'Itune. and that WAS the want of cloth
~. Clothing of course had been ,
Iade Il cnntrahand of war. He de, I
Jared that whatever horrors had existed
Andcr>onNille. not one of them could
e attributed To Il single order of the I
"ntcdcratc Government. and that ;
very one of them grew ont of the ne
,S>ItN of the occasion. which necessity
as fastened on the ConfederacN hv the ;
pnduct of the other side. 4
mn fnI,NIpEn