The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-08

he is wonderful witness. Laughter. Bu
the great question is, at last, who was re
sponsible for this state of things? and tina
is really the only important question. M
Hill went on to discuss the history of tn
exchange of prisoners, dwelling on the fac
I that the cartel, which was established Il
1862, was interrupted in 1853, and that tn
Federal authority refused to continue tn
exchange.
rat this point in the debate Mr.. Hill'
time expired but, by unanimous consent
he was allowed to proceed without any linn
itation as to time.l
Mr. Blaine asked him whether he had no
| been q member of the Confederate Senate
Hill replied that he had been. Blaine ther
proceeded to quote a resolution, offered il
the Confederate Congress by Senator Hill
ofGeorgia, to the following effect: THAI
every person pretending to be a soldier OF
officer of the L nited States who shall be
captured on the soil of the confederate
States after the lst of January, 1868 shall be
presumed t0have entered the territory oil
j the Confederate States with intent to incitc
1 insurrectioa and p abet murder. and ssaat
Npless satis6aetory ps0ot BE- ddpced sAthe
Shien his Hi shall IS had, hs hall sGdl =
death. - - asked mll Nheehek he was tt
author o. that resolutionl 4illsl wiN$s4x
| to the gont1eman froN Maine, N9ry fraN
that have not the slightest recollection OF
its HM@fdo posk know sAy ownsornion
| is tha6l neverwas the author Of thAtereso-
luton but have no recollection of 1t. If
the gentleman can give me the circum-
s ~ 4Iia g a iss, y 81
t5bert 1854 the JpdidLary Ganmittee ofehe
Oknfd1 erste Con kess ,madeSe report Ind
2 re sSsrieS a n1lnlutioiS and th@se-
upon Senator Hln, of Georgia, Is recorded as
just read. Hull was Chairman of the Jul
likely. Nike tSe Chair man q shs do%mitsss
on Rules at the last session. may have con-
senssd to tn that report; .,dl Lsugkl;tsr g sas
the gentleman admit that he made
-s;sas-sep0Es2 Hu==I-dop't know, but
it is very likely. [Derisive laughter on the
Republican side-I Blaine-The copy which
have pied from is entitl publican
ism in berica. wish .Sf whether
the gen oman was the a ~ that res
olutionr HILL really - fecollect.
{Renews9 }augh{eSR III! lcan side
g ei .sa hi; Dns sss %. Of does does
- ,3 e LIZ e. s. s :; +. : as.
A6eratt Congress- his might Sld1him in re-
uenb9 18g the IA Hill-MIfh due def
snf So ming. laughter He thought
howo&15 Divert from the purpose of
my asument. Zine, apelogetically-l
Oh, no the gentleman can have all the |
time he wants Hill-What measures the
Confederate Continent might have thought |
proper to take at the time, to protect the |
women and children of the Confederacy |
from instruction, do not recollect; but
1 shall not be diverted by the gentleman
from Maine, from the course of my argu-
ment, to go into the history of slavery, or
of the Instruction, or of John Browns |
raid. know this: chat whether l, or any
other gentleman on the committee, was the
nuthor of the resolution, and which I think
ny nha1 MIR u<ux<E
q do HjStiee ~ any man, woas9t
Uf child 16GB ~ nth, but to adopt whist /
u y measqres to- protect I
= nd LEN fro4 seryile insur
- ia.sSs aid. fsssrm.iI : & applause . /
6s Sc Eiss 50 81 6cbf s.dI passe q
ernment to get rid of their prisoners, and
concluded this branch Of bis subject by say
ea sss 81 as.. ss
sibilities or blame. But the South is here,
and here she Intends to remain; IEnthu-
siastic demonstrations on the Democratic
!. 9eD1E thFr les.ies.I Lete1lnaxicis
i&gh ~ t8mplS On The dbnStishtiSa,l
a0aegase the fsedkessof the fatl.see, 1n1tsf
raids on our people, multiply indignities
until they shall be like the stars of heaven
Dr. the sands Of the seashore without mum. r
Der, but know this that for all your iniq-
aities, the South VIII never eEaia- seek 81
remedy In the mad6ess ot ahotAer- ACCESSION.
Renewed applause.l We are here; we are
n our fathers house; our brothers are our
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