Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-01-21
VOL. XXI.--N0. 26.

Georgia, is recorded MS having offered the
resolution have just read.
Mr. Hill ! was chairman Of the Judiciary
committee in the Senate, and very likely, like
the chairman OF the committee rules n, the
last session, may have consented 10 that re-
port. Laughter at the expense Of Blaine
Mr. Blaine Does the gentleman admit that
he made that report2
Mr.. Hill do not know, but it is very
likely. Decisive laughter en- the republican
side
Mr. Blaine. The copy which hive qnoted
from is entitled 'Republcansm in America
! wish TO know whether the gentleman was
the author Of that resolution
MIR. Hill really do not recollect Re
newed laughter on the republican side
Mr. Blaine (persistently) The gentleman
does not say that he was not The author of H. s
Mr. Hill ! do not, but think was not
the author Of it.
Mr.. Blaine. ! thought that rs the gentle
mans effort was 10 show the humane chnrnc-
ter of the Confederate Congress this might hid
him in remembering The facts
Mr.. Hill With all due reference to the
gentleman he did not think any such thing
Laughter. lie thought he would divert me
from the purpose OF my argument.
Mr.. Blaine (apoogetcally. Oh, no the
gentleman can have all the time he wants
MIR. Hill. W That measures the Confederate
government might have thought proper 10
take al that time to protect the women and
children of the conlederacy from instruction
do not recollect, but shall not be diverted
by The gentleman from Maine from the course
OF my argument to 90 into the history of
slavery, or OF the Instruction, or of John
Browns raid. know this-hat whether !
or another gentleman on the committee was
author of the resolution (and which | think
more than prohabIe) our purpose was not to
do injustice 10 any man, woman or child
North and South, but to adopt what we
deemed stringent measures, TO protect our
wives and children from civil Instruction aud
slaughter while our brave sons were 10 the
field. Murmurs Of applause on the Demo-
cratic side To the letter which have read
fron Mr.. Ould, our commissioner of exchange
in 1864 proposing that ench side should send
surgeons to attend 10 their own prisoners that
those surgeons should carry medicine 10 the
prisoners that they should nurse and treat
them aud be also commissioned as commssa-
ries and provide them with food, clothing and
everything that was needed for their comfort,
no reply was ever received
In August, 1884, there were two more propo-
siiions The cartel Of exchange bad been
broken by the federals under certain pretenses
In 1864 the prisoners were accommodating on
both sides to such an extent that Mr.. Ould
made another proposition 10 waive every obs
lection and to agree 10 whatever terms the
Federal government should demand aud TO re-
new The exchange OF prisoners man for man
and officer for officer, just as the Federal gov
ernmens might prescribe, That proposition
was also rejected. In the same month of Au-
gust 1864 finding TINT the Federal govern
ment would neither exchange prisoners nor
agree TO sending surgeons to the prisoners on
each side and the Confederate government
finding itself with increasing number Of prs-
oners on hand proposed TO send to the Federal
government the sick and wounded prisoners
without equivalent The Confederate govern
ment officially proposed in August, 5G4, That
if the Federal government would send steam
ers and transports to Savannah the Confed-
crate government would return the sick and
wounded prisoners 10 its hands without an
equivalent. That proposition, which was
communicated 10 the federal authorities in
August, 1864, was not answered until Deem
Der, 1864 when some ships were sent 10 Sa-
vannah The record will show that tue chief
suffering, the chief mortality al Anderson
Vile, was between August and December
1864. We sought TO aliay that suffering by
asking you TO lake your prisoners off our
hands without equivalent, aud without asking
you 10 return man for them and you re-
fused to 20 it.
Mr.. Hill went on to quote series Of resolu-
tons passed by the federal prisoners at Ander-
sonville, on the 28th Of September, 1864, in
which all due praise is given 10 The Confeder-
ale government for thpaltrntiOn paid 10 them,
and in which ii IL said that the sutfefings
"h'cn tnPy enaufed were net caused lnten-'
t'ohaiS l"t Noh''uei"'e government Dut
py Iof'e OF e'IchhsunstS. commenting upon
lnat Ies"l"Alput MT mn sa''t orhFe men are
"I""ys non, Of mn I"c S"i'I'rs never SihdtI-
eFs "onih oe1tVe '''e s'aieWch's OF NOSE
gallant soldiers at Andersonyile as coDtnined
in that resolution in preference 10 the whole
tr ne o. rePuuHehn Poluc'us' Laughter on
tne heinOet"Ic sue NM can oe shid OF
lhe people "pich c0uin feJect sueb Appeals
IRON tRelf own soiuiefs ana YET even m re-
spohSe 70 tu"' hpPe"I 'of shce"f, qua not
come WY ne eubtlhnrd' were hII lheSe
appeals resisted by did the federal an-
ihofiUee reIhse 10 aIlo~ iheir own surgeons
10 ai'end upon lneir own so'aiers "heh prs
onefs OF war ana 70 carry mem medicine and
comior'sf why did the Federal government
refuse 10 exchange prisoners man Tor man and
oneer !or Vll'et ny dlp u refuse TO stand
w. ge ~ ~ ~, ~" sp,sin e"ensepfnt 'naue 10
i, fanI'2 Thera -, H.. ''Vaae e !" y" az. -
na,'.,ro.i,, 80 H., 4. u' ~ ~
which / wjs6 IN cali Tho a,ten,ion If III,
U,nse Listen Ia tbe rrae,n ~, NJ,
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rencc vbirb / have related save. ftf s,,,-
nose yon wonld betieve 10 T,iI,nnc II lgeb
even If you do NOT believe il now,'l fLaneb..
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new the EXCHANGE man for man General
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otherwise becomes an active soldier against us