The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-05-19
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He Downs the 1.-The Man.

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He Downs the Zine Man.
Mr.. BouteIIc, a mASer 81 Con-
gress from way 90 in Maine'
made a bloody-shirt speech last
week. in which lac charged that
the Democrats under Cleveland /
had destroyed memorials OF tue I
war in Virginia, supplapted vet
Gran Union soldiers with rebeis'
Sc, sc. The telling manner IN
which AIr. Wise, q. Democratic
nember from Virginia, apwne. ~
Inn on every point, won theaa-
miration Of all fair minded men,
irrespective of party. We give
only paragraph -fEom eaehspeech'
that or readess may Wee the
points made:
Mr.. Boutcl.e opeuiag his speech
uphn tie resolution sr',l!ed atten-
ton 10 the fact that the hrst leg~f
islative Act Of the h0lse had been /
the passage Of q biz rcmogiIgsthe /
political disabilities Of an EXON I
fetlerate. who waited more than
twenty years before discovering
desire to be placed ia The line of
eligibility 10 appointscBt under
the executive department of the
United States. - >sdArast witlIl
this, he had ID nsngiy -
forIneSl that ifts 49, $50
time GAS an ailTl
(which To present tifey Of-sFTc
outrageous dismissal disabled
veterans of the U,ioni - from
the employ of me = -nment,
and the obliterGiOn, q scment
ana removal a. iuscrip,~s com
mcmoratire o. the suscess OF the
Union army. lie frnsted these
/ facts placed ~ iuxtaPoSftion would
nrnye mor, instructive TO the
country thgn any remarks he could
offer.
He haA found evidence that
since thu 4th of March, 1855, there
had been repeated anI etematic
removals from the ons in
which they were placed OF officers
Of the government, OF wounded
and Disabled veterans Of the re
pnblic Ito make place for the men
who sought to destroy it. lie
deemed that fitting matter 10
cali 20 the attention of the house
and country. The attempt, whom
ever made and hy whomsoaver
made, 10 set up the plea that the
tearing down OF tie loyal memo
rails of the war WAS demanded by
any broad sentiment of patriotism,
was based on absolute sOphIstry.
4 If the tine bad come, or should
+ come, tn obliterate the great me
MORALS OF the rebellion, the mon
uments of tile rebellion itself
should beltrst torn down. He
had q list dS great marble mOuu-
ments~growihg up all over this
land 10 Perpetuate the cause OF
I treason and rebellion. He had a
description ola monument eEek5 ed
in Georgia bearing inscriptions
breathing anything but spirit of
lMRllty to the government, bear
on its face eyideRee-of the de-
sign to pespetuate the memory of
the attempt upon the life of the
republic.
Two years ago, when the house
was considering an appropriation
, ssz E'ssssttle4f, ere 'f5eof6fc IojTU fberl,
who were so anxiouA to haro
unIon memorials obliterated were
erecting a monument thirty feet
high TO Robert y. Lee, the Chief
the military head Of the rebellion
There was no justice the claim
that broad palriotisnl reoujred |
the obliteration of the records ofl
the grandest triumph ever .axz,le /
for humanity since first thessss5i: 81
ing stars sang togethekS 81 81
plause on the Republican sstle.l
Mr. Wise, OF Virginia, said that
the Secretary OF the Navy was
called upon to report if any tablet
had been destroyed at the Norfolk
navy yard which COMMUNICATED
that the dry dock at Portsmouth,
had been destroyed he vas Glad
Of the opportunity to inform the
gentleman from Maine tbattha drv
lock at Portsmouth had meyer
been destroyed. ApplaiIse on ,
he Democratic sidel. 4 gentle,
nan asked the Secretary Of tho
Navy if Inscriptions had been re-
moved from cannon captured from !
he Confederate army. lie would +
inform the gentleman from Maine :
hat no cannons with suchinscrin. !
ions had ever been in The PORTS ;
louth navy yard. Applause ON h
he Democratic sidel. The gen f
eman from Maine wanted know !,
a Union soldier had been dis. q
harged and Confederate put in !,
is place. He would inform him Ii
lat the man who was discharged n
al never been in the Dnkonarnv p,
al never been within a thousand :,
lies of line Of battle, la,lnever "a
card the music of a mimic bullet. y
applause ana laughter on the "
cmocratic side 81
Mr.. Boutelle-"Did he nH rem Il
T great service to his coASryg'' 8.
8 No, sir" replied Mr. Wiaxs.he SC
!, was IN receipt OF a fnrgssaea afg5 los
a boiab-proof posi- 80 FI,ile pi
ave men fought ths bSNes or
e country q
Mr.. Brady, of Virginia, asked
Emission to- propoand a quesA
IN e.
NO. air. no sir ;, a,-els;. A. IN,