The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-14

tleman on the Otner Sue Hhu hus"cEcu
one fact which the gentleman from Ohio
alleged, and that no gentleman could an
swer them. He Blaine should not
therefore at any length rest on that
point, but there was one allegation as to
point of history which he felt It bis
duty, not merely as member OF the
Republican party but as citizen OF the
United States TO resist and resent, aud
that was the allegation made in regard
to the manner in which the confederate
prisoners had been treated in the prisons
Of the Union. sThe gentleman from
Georgia Hill had spoken this sentence
in his speech: II have also proved that
with all the horrors which you have
made such a noise about as occurring at
Andersonville, greater horrors occurred
in prisons where our troops were held,
and | could not but admire the "our" and
the "your" with which the gentleman
communicated the information. 1t lily
compared with his preten sions to Union
ism. 1t was certainly finging shadow
of the dead Coniederscy long way over
our dead, and | think that the gentleman
from New Y orkG Cox has somewhat fallen
into little of the same line. He goes on
to say, and the atrocities Of Ander-
sonville do not begin to compare
with stories of Elmira, Camp Douglass
and Fort aware, and OF all the afro.
cities both at Andersonvllle and Eimira
the Confederate authorities stand acqult-
! ted"
Mr.. Hill. who occupied rear seat on
the Republican side Of the House, arose
and said-I certainly said no such
thing. l stated that brought no
charges against anybody but that which,
according to The gentlemans logic, the
! result followed.
Mr.. Blsine-That is no. the report Of
the speech at all. am quoting the
gentleman's speech as he delivered it.
Mr.. Hill-You are only quoting one
sentence out of its connection.
Mr.. Biaine-I beg pardon. l am
speaking Of it as It ap
peared in the Washington Chronicle
and in the Associated Press report.
do not pretend to be bound by the YER
sion of it which may hereafter appear IN
the Congressional Record, because the
gentleman from New York [Cox spoke
one speech and published another.
suppose the gentleman from Georgia viii
do the same | do admit thai no has
difficult role to play to keep himself II
proper position tor the Democratic
candidate for the Senate from
Georgia, and it Is very
much like the man on Broadway wh'
found it an almost impossible task Il
keep clear of the omnibusses; boisterou
laug hter all over the house, and that l.
the case with the gentleman from
Georgia. He has been trying t. keeT
step to the music Of the Union and e
dodge his fre.eating constituents II
Georgia. Laughter. l will read an
other quotation from his speech: "Ou
prisoners suffered in Federal hands, ant
we known now, il we chose, 70 tsl
Of tha,.~nlL<-..s-sar-P P0or- feso0WH'
came home from E.mira, Fort Delawsr
and other places with their fingers trozel
off; with their toes frozen of
and with their teeth fallen out,
was that in line of what | said or WAS !
simple assertion from the gentleman
from Georgia.
Hill said that these were nccess tr.
incidents to all prisons.
Mr. Blaine-Do | understand the gen
tleman TO back down from that assertion
Mr.. Hill-No sir, saw it with m.
own eyes,
Mr.. Blaine The gentleman from FL
mira District yesterday [Walkerl and
honor him for il, was no
held in BY the lash o
party fidelity, nor BY southern
sympathy, but came out like man ant
vindlcated MS constituents. There ar
on that side of the House two gentle
men who represent in part the constItu
ants that surround Camp Douglass, re
ferr .ng TO Messrs. Caul6eld and Harrison
and ask those gentlemen to say wheth
er to their best know edge and belle
there was any curelty TO the prisoner
at Chicago. l yield to them
Mr.. CauIiield rising on the Democratic
side OF the House, said: The gentleman
4 has,ssen 1t to call on me for my testi
| mohy ip regard 10 the treatment OF tn
| priaaeisat Camp Douglass. / do no
wish him TO suppose from my silence tina
I fully acquiesce in what be has said.
Mr.. Blaine, tinterruptingl-ls wha
who said; the gentleman from Georgi
or myself
Mr.. Caudfeld-In what the gentle
man from Maine has said.
Mr.. Blaine (sneerInglyl-Oh! Laugh
ter.
Mr. Cauldfeld-l rise to say there wer
hardships in Camp Douglass which wer
experienced by the prisoners from tn
South; that those hardshlps were incl
Dental 10 the climate and 20 the emer
gency of their imprisJn ment.
NJ. Hill without rising and in lo'
tone THAI is right, IN that agree wit
you.
Mr.. Cs1lAcld-l don't, however, sa
that there were certain instances {
cruelty which occurred in that camp t
nv knowledge, but they were not Of sue
a number or such character a. n make
general charge against the officers {
that camp
Nr Hill-is,ill in his sea. and 10 lo'
tone TIA. i. right and ! make more
Mr.. Caul6e!d-I remember some IN
stance. myse.t. ] happened 20 be on
Of the nunb Der appointed 10 smeliorst
%. suaerings Of the prisoners at Cam
Douglass. They were brought ther
in The winter; | think the fr;
batch from Fort Donaldson. The wea!be
was cold, and it was impossible 70 max
them perfectly comfortable, and As tns'
ter Of co1rse there was great deal {
suffering, IS only incidental to the cir
| curastsnces which surrounded then
Every effort wss made TO make ther
comfortable both on the part Of the Sta:
( and the Government, but there vel
some cruelijes inflicted there 70 N
own knowledge However, / do nc
think II would be fair 70 charge the Coz
. ernmeni with that. They were chsrg
able 20 the inhumArity Of certain persOr
; in charge VI them.
Mr.. Hll-ThAt is sll that / meant.
Mr. BlAioe 20 Cauldeld-"WIl 70
state whether the prisoners who can
. from Fort Douglass dId not occupy AZ