The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-13

Confident of the justice of our cause and
the rectitude Of my own conduct, de-
clined to sign the petition and remained
subject to the iuexcusable privations and
tortures whi-h DR.. Craven has but family
described. When, after the two years OF
close confinement, was admitted to bail,
as often as required / appeared for trial
under the indictment found against me,
but in which
MR.. BLAINEs FICTIoNs
do not appear. The indictment was |
nor have I ever evaded or avoided
trial upon any charge the General Gov
erDmeDt might chose to bring agalpst
me, and have no view of the future which
makes it desirable to me to be included
in an amnesty bill. Viewed in the
abstract, or as general question, !
would he glad to see the repeal OF all
laws inflicting the penalty of political dis
abilities on classes Of people, that it might,
| as prescribed by the constitution, be left to
penalties according to legislation.
The Discrimination made against our
people is unjust aud uupolitic, if the fact
be the equality and the purpose be ira
tsrnity among the citizens of the United
Statee. Conviction and sentence without
| o hearing, without q Jurisdiction. and the
Asking Of penalties by erpost facto leg,
islafiou are part of q proceedings which had
its appropriate SEQUEL in the assumption
By Congress of the executive function OF
granting pardons to remove political dls-
asilities where there was no legal power
| 20 impeee. This was not an act OF 30
Eauch grace as to form plausible pretext
7HE RECKLESS DIATRlBE
4 nf Mr. Blaine. The papers preserved by
Il Dr.. Stevenson happily furnish full proof of
4 the causes OF disease and death at Ander-
sonville. They are now, believe, IN
4 Richmond, aad it is TO be hoped their
i publication will not be much longer de-
| layea. have no taste for recrimination,
thopgh the sod recitals made by our SOL
dierG returned from Northern prisons can
never be forgotten, and you will rememb Der
the excitemens those produced and the
l.censorious publication which was uttered
against me becauae I would not visit
on the helpless prisoners in our hands
such barbarities as, according to reports
had been inflicted upon our men. 1mpris
, onmeut is o hard lot at best, and prisoners
D Such was probably the case on both
D sides. But we did not seek by reports o.
: commissioners with Photographic illustra
q tiops to
o INFLAME THE PASSIONS
a of our people. How was it with on
n enemyf Let one example suffice: 1o'
,f may remember the published report o
Sob
n gress, which was sent to Annapolis to visi
N some exchanged prisoners. and which ha
"A appended to it photographs of some ema
~ ciated subjects, which were offered q
~ | samples of prisoners returned from tn
~ South. When copy of that report wa
received sent for Col. Ould, commissions
for the exchange Of prisoners, aud Learned
tel as anticipated, that tire Photographic hs
% been taAAn rom men wfso were in our no.
rts pitfalls when they were liberated for e!
-,
to garded as convaiessent, but too wesk Go
he removed with safety to themselves. III
Biz anxiety of the prisoners to be sent tD the
'as homes had prevailed over the objections
he the surgeon. But this is not all, for hay
20 recently
~ LEARNED FROM A PRIEST.
o1 who wac then at Annapolis, that the mo
wretched looking of these photograph
were taken from a man who had never be-
sas a prisoner, but who mad been left on a si
be list at Annapolis when the command
ose which he was attacked had passed that pla
eds on it's soEthward march. Whatever nj
the be- said In extenuation of snch impOstU
ere because of the exigencies of war, there C
IN be no such excuse now foT the attempt
in MIR. Blaine, by gross misrepresentation
ter and slanderous accusations, to revive
ost THE WORST PASSIONS
,os of the war, and it is to be hoped that ma
ia as the event is to be regretted, it will la
NOR the good effect Of evoking truthful sta
: ments in regard to this little understC
subject from men who would have prefers
to leave their sorro WI full story untold, if
t as subject could have been allowed peaceful
ave to sink into Oblivion. Mutual respect
as needful for the common interest and
her essential to a friendly feeling, and wl
ons SANDER proceeds from high places,
and public welfare demands that truth $40
up strip falsehood of it's power for evil.
'ary am, respectfully and truly, your frie
JEFFERSON DAVE