The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-01-14

man, barbarous and horrible treatment which
has been inflicted on our soldiers ut does
not follow, the gentleman continued, that
because the rebels have made brutes and fiends
of themselves that we should do likewise"
Cox lin an undertone)-That is good reason
ing.
Blaine (still quoting is q certain law
OF retaliation in war, but no man will stand up
here and say, after due reflection, that he
would reduce these prisoners thrown into our
hands to the same condition exhibited by those
skeletons. those pictures, those anatomies
brought to our attention 1t doss rot follow
that because our soldiers are treated in the way
represented, and no doubt truthfully represent
ed" etc. | will again ask the gentleman from
Georgia (BilD If he recolects whether he was
the author OF the resolution that read the
other day.
Hill stated precisely and frankly the day
before yesterday that l did not recolect being
the author of that resolution. [ have no doubt
the resolution was introduced and l will state
that at that time there was a belief in the con
Mr. Blaine, Gnterrupting)-I did not yield
for speech. L just want to know whether
you were the author of that resolution.
Mr.. Hill have right to answer the ques-
ton.
Mr.. Blaine-The gentleman has no right
whatever to make speech. If my time was
extended | would not have any objection.
Mr.. Hill, (stting down)-That resolution APP
Piled wholly to spies.
Mr. Blaine, (contemptuously)-O nonsense.
IL provided that every person pretending to be
soldier or officer, and the gentleman says it
related to spies.
Mr.. Hill-Yes, pretending to be.
MT. Blame, CONTEMPORARY COh, my
,Laug hter. well, the gentleman admits that
ne offered from the Judiciary Committee res
oiutlon that every white person who should act
as commissioned officer or non-commissioned
o1ncer OF militia regiments Shouldn't captured,
suffer death. Did that relate to spies too?
MIR. Hill, (uneasily) Will you allow me to
Mr.. Blaine-Yes. Did that relate to spies?
swer?
Blaine-No, sir, will not Again another
resolution was offered that every commissioned
officer of the enemy who shall incite slaves to
Did that relate to spies? Now have searched
somewhat in vain for anything in the world
that rivals that, and did find and have among
my minutes the proclamation of Valmas-da
Captain General Of Cuba, who was recalled by
Spain because of his accursad cruelties against
the inhabitants of that island, and the worst of
all the atrocities laid to his charge, think,
was the proclamation that every man OF boy
over Is years of age found away from his house
and not being able to give satisfactory reason
therefor, should suffer death Valmaseda cop
led it from the resolution of the gentlema n
from Georgia (Hill).
Hil-Gn his seat)-That is not true. There
is no re emblance in it.
Blaine-We are told that all the allegations
against jeff Davis should be forgiven because
they are of the dead past The very last dec
laration of jeff Davis automatically in the Life
which the gentleman read from the other day
as his text book, is this: "To the remark OF
some person that the cause of the Confederacy
was lost, Mr.. Davis said, 1T appears SO, but the
principle for which we contended is bound to
reassert itself though it may be at another
time and in another way"
At the conclusion of the debate Mr.. Randall
moved to refer the bill, with an amendment
offered by Mr. Banks Of Massachusetts,, requr
ing an oath to be taken, but not excluding
Jefferson Davis. to the Judiciary Committee.
IL was so referred.
House then adjourned.