Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-01
Interesting Debate.
During the debate on the Pension Bill IN the

Mr.. Hill, of Ca, said bill containing these
nroyisiops had passed this House 10 1874, and
he regretted tha, the Republican side no" were
disposed to go back 90 its record. Ii was the
second time they had done so this season.
Refore the war be was not in favor OF secession,
.nd travelled his State 10 arrest Its progress,
and h. never met one of these old soldiers that
ba did not fiud 10 him friend. Not one that
No be Wv ever knew advocated secession Where.
sa;d he, did secession originate? In the South!
Nav While these very soldiers were shedding
tbeir blood and making bu'wark OF their
hreasts at New Orleans, New Englsud was 10
session at Hartford, preaching the very doctrine
an which the South ultimately acted.
Mr.. Hosr defended the members OF the
Hartford convention an said that the res lu-
ton Quoted was copy 81 al earlier resolution
Of ,ue Legislature of Vlrglnla. lhos. meh
neycrc plated an armed rebelloD. Every
a ember Of that bcdy nearly declared that they
did rot believe that tLey had the right TO ap-
neal 10 force. 1t was declaration that every
5,e within tne souud OF Ills voice would To-
dorse, that 40 unconstitutional law was void.
| Tie was little tired for one OF llsteuI0g to
| these lectures from the other side.
At this poiut the FIVE minutes expired and
the hammer fell, followed by much confusion
|
him that his time had expired. Cries on the
Democratic side "let him 60 Oh and much
confusion.
| After quiet was restored, unanimous consent
| vas gwen to Mr.. Hoar to proceed.
| He said some days ago a proposition was
| made to e2teod amnesty aud grace 10 class or
neople who had forfeited all their rights. ln
anv other country on this green earth the guilty
ones would have been gibited and hung in chaios.
| II was proposed to except one person 10 did
not desire this amnesty, WHO scofad aud Jesred
81 the Offer of it. He was guilty of DOT only
treason but Of military crime, OF interfering
with the generosity of the people, aud ibhicnpg
suffering and insult 1t seemed to blm that
these people asking the generosity of the coun-
trv should have asked ii this be true, and if it
| be true does he deserve this amnesty and
| grace. Instead OF this, a gentleman who did
not recolect whether he did or did not intro
duce 10 the Confederate Congress a resolution
to have every Northern soldier who was taken
| prisoner-
| MIR. Hill (interruptne) said be had rereat'
| edly pronounced the statement untrue. There
| was 20 such resolution ever Introduced 10 the
| Confederate Congress by any one.
The resolution which had been referred to
heretofore used 20 such language as that: aud
be had repeatedly said so. lie had SAID the
other day that be did not recollect whether he
| did or did not introduce a resolution which Was
read but be stated emphatlcalIy that 1t was
| very likely he did, H" had uota CONVENIENT
memory, and be- was at that time locllhed to
| think another gentleman Introduced 1t.
MIR. Hoar then read the resolution, and said
! the gentleman who had offered th!s rcSoiutlon
| had said that We had broken every oath We had
MIR. Hill, interrupung, again denied using
the language imputed to him. He had said
| that those who claimed to act uoder higher
Ia W than he Constitution had broken every oath
Mr.. Hoar said the gentleman had stood up,
| shaking his fist and his head, and said you, re
ferriog to the whole Republican party
Another gentleman, DOT r preventative OF
the South, had called out that distinguished
member of the Republican side Was hyeoa-
| language that had disguts ied the whole clV
| lized world-and the gentl, N o % the Demo-
cratic side had taken the fist opportunity TO
pu the author Of that language ID the Speak
el's chair, Now they staod here ADD say to US,
"Confess that 10 that struggle We were all right
and you we're all wrong. ln the light OF that
history they should have little nodesiy.
Mr.. Cox said be was sitting 10 bis seat when
the poisoned arrows OF the & Dteman from Mas
sachusetts were hurled at him personally. The
gentleman from Maine had never delegated the
gentleman from Massachusetts to defend him
or redress the grievances TOR which he felt
sorry. II he had, 50 much the worse for me-
Laughter.
When be used the language be did, it was
under provocaton known only to the gentle
man from Maine himself. At the beginning
of the war, Knowing be was po"ere>S 10 stop
it, he did all in his power TO assuage Its sever
". Some Of the soldiers in regiment lie had
helped to raise we're in prison and the cartel
had been broker. During the war he used to
do all he cou for the prisoners. and 'wneu the
gentleman refused to,yied him oae minu e to
correct msstatemeot of his record, after be
had YIELDED to him so many times, he threw at
him the only epithet he bad at the time.
The gentleman Mr. Hoar comes here as the
defender of the Hartford Convention, the old
blue light Federalists On no they took no
part 10 the war, but they hung out their blue
lights to give Information to the enemy.
He believed there was a Governor Strong
once. Yes, there was. He vas Governor of
Massachusetts,, aud be made an order that Mas
sachusetts troops should not leave the State.
He torgets al! the black history Of that State
and comes here TO attack me.
MIR. Cox then alluded to recital in the last
House By General Butler, Of the restoration by
him to an old soldier OF the battle OF New Or
leans, ofs sword which he had carried on tina,
occasion, and which had by the chances of war
| fallen into the hands of General Butler. And
! there are some, said MIR. Cox, who thluk Gen.
Butler bad man. Ii General Butter is bad
man, what are you?
During Mr.. Hills remarks Mr.. Harris, Of
Virginia. was 10 the chair, and By vigorous
use of bis gavel kept MIR. Blaine from lnt:r-
rupting the gentleman from Georgia Mr..
Blaine waited to ask Mr.. Hill question and
the excitement for few moments was intense.
The Democrats, en- masse Tucked alb u the desk
and demanded that Mr., Hill should not be in
terrupted Mr. Blaine, who was standing during
the confusion, leaned eagerly forward, his eyrs
garing and flashing defiance at the Democratic
side. Ooe of the Pennsylvania delegation re-
marked that Mr.. Blaine. 10 that attitude,
looked like an exssperated chained tiger. The
repeated blows of the speakers gaveI riveted
more firmly the chaiu to the floor and for once
kept the ambitious gentleman from Maine at bay