, 1876-01-17

Per. conelllHively disposed OF llis ehaf2cH Of
and 40 enectua!lY did Tor 1llls You-aro. smother
argument IN qualification Of AndeEsonsllle, that
tho hitler couldn't sufficiently explain. IN true
DunsoYtst fanbton, that h.s spoech didn't mean
what IL mnant. But 1t renamed for Ill. Blaine
to cor,niete tho rout Of tho Confodorasc majori-
tv, which ho did bv neelInR tla tssuo "a made BY
Hill. Camp Douglas having IeAn cited br Hill
~ onn Of tho ntson.rens tie horrorR Of which
surpassed Andcrsonv1ie, Hr. Blame arpealed to
tho two ntinoctato alemhcrs ffon Ch.ca8o 10
auswor wllnsher tnca rks tia fect.
Then upluse Caulfe3d. aud bors testimony
TINT tho weather nsa bitterly cold when tho Con.
fc.lerass p:lsone!A arrived from uoue!son. and
that thofo was mnsl, anffettnE among tham. but
Il WAS elmpfv incident 10 their Imprisonment.
wI,cl, wa1 tin carefully qualified tAntBe!on Mf.
CaulAeld made that thcrn Was no Windar placed
in command OF Camp Douglas. TITO quarters
tcicnt: but the cttzens Of ch,cazo aud vicinity
furniElicd thani With aittcleg which tho Govern
meut could not supply. This RnRa,lY admission
OF Tho prompsnees With which, ~ she most cttt-
ca! er;od In tile Var. onr people promptly
nEaroHpEp TO THE DICTATES or uuMA.1TY,
nntl, remembering that, though Copscdsrltcs,
tho p!is1ntra wcTo Americans. sot to work wt.n
will Ia Feovn their ha-dAblpa, was truly cacll'
lated to inspire every Chcagoan with pride A.
must tlnuttarablo aud, After hearing 4 ~ Mr.
Ca lIGed delivered It. there could no doubt re-
main TINT CHICAGO "ss peculiarly represented By
Lin. But tho eyes Of tha ex-Confsdotatcs wore
upon him. aud Mr. Csn1Acid fell 1t. TAey had
hpp!auded when he daciaEcd that thero vss
great deal Of huf1oring amouS. the prisoners in
C,deut tn their contiDatnsns bat tha applause
came from tho 1ieEublican ktao when ho modo
nlggardly n1tntfa1on Of hor fhe people Of Chicago
i.ai 1lnstrne1 to foteve tho wa11sa of tho prs1n'
era. And. still conEcions that the eycs q! tho
rx.CoufeIrrateR wero npon him, be ncnt ou to
nay, 10 a cavatlo,lY tone, TINT he had heard OF
cruelt,cs prncsiced upon thom. ba. thai thosa
statements wore or rhrtc, and lie Ind not be-
-. {rf4 t1nfrp A.
tho R;a'ements rs to tho horsots 81 Bella Isle,
Libby, aud Anaersonvllle. vera a1so ex patto,
aud not TO ho believed. aren in tho ei!eut. grim.
nnnnswerable arguments OF the dcad tFenchaa
I,era tortured 10 death. /. was i behave,
ua1ue5's frat appearance upon the floor, mud IL
was novel aud peculiarly interesting Hptctacla
be mado Of h,n1aclf 10 adj otly augeesl!tg. hrst
that t1icro was suffering IN Camp Douglas among
tho Confederate pEiHoncEB aud, no1t tnatshdFo
lad bcen charges Of cfna.tics .practIccd upon
them. which cI.arEeR wors probably "a nuthcntio
| as a1I tl,e ghastly testimonies OF Libby and An
| detHonstie. Il seemed 10 occlr to 5lr. Blaine
that Darney's EVIDENCE was Indeed pcc"lInt. nnd
be heketl II a1r. Cau|io'd lid not know that tho
| tat racks assigned tho prisoners at Camp Dong
| las wera 1ta san1 that had Just before boen oc-
cupled by tho union trJppa, Thorsat alr. Caul-
| hcid
| DEVELOPED FEEnLrSEAs pr MEMORY,
I and Ind no recollection whether such was tho
air. Blaine etsatslt1ar refreshed Mr. Cau1-
lcll'a memory in r.nl'tkahl' ahors ider. by re-
markus tlet, It air. c. didn't know that it was
tie TACT shat tle barracks occuolcl by tho Con-
tcdcrato pr1Aoucrs nt Camp Douglas wcso those
erected Tor, 1nA until then occuptnd by. tho
Unioa troops, no was tho only MIA IN Nnrsaoru
Ithois who didn't know It,. And, his tn9mor5
having thus bcsn refreshed. sir. cAuliled ad'
m,:tcd that ho now did recol!cct thas fast.
prcsnod everybody who Witnessed the
tccnc air. Caal6ells recollection waa
nov 40 s.fsiah,oae e' ap eraUS and IN
epfcudd bn14t OF manly Indignation, announce
tia. llc had ou1y borno witncss ln response Il
Mr.. U,aino's invitation. nnA sllat ho woHd pes
nit no eatlenan to dlscredis hltn pseaah9- ,
nr. i a,ne proniI tly av0Ncd that he didt''
mean to dlscyedt 3lr. c., but was 81 nply suE
priced at I,iB recollection: 1lcrcon our ncmot
with the surprising reco Lection. and WIN 1s 10
to 90 tlibct edited because ha docs uot dlsctcd!
himsolf. suhsdeu. There il now. hon evor. I'M
notdeImrnt hero al 10 whethar he recollect
anything abou: tho plot for rovo>t Of tbs Goa
teuelnto prisoners It CnniP Douglas. ana tn
burning and Hactlus Of tbs CITY Of Chicago
wh.cll had SO generously provided fer tho'
IL complete the testimony that the ConEoder'
ate PRISONERS ut Camp Doug.aB Jared ahout a
Jacksonville, Tho Hon. c. Henry Harrlso's-e.
whom. for short, is ncaut ouf own CaEsor,-nex !
to,k the finor, and corlotorated Nr. Caulao!5'
s,asament,-adung, however. ihnt tho bnsrack
at Camp Douglas ~ore insufficient fos tae COR
ing with speech, Of which he Nns proceeding
rellcye hitnaelt, when Mr.. alne, Tboso tim
tho Democratic aido woudnt let 10 oxshndoa
had 10 ntpeal to tho speaast to shnt OH III
low uf Cartel's eloquouce.
but tho sceno baitle1 description when h!'
Dluiue recalled thst there wero present pnn
be, Of members who nsj, during tho War, bao
/, prisoners within Tho Union tnos. and callc
upon tllam 10 boar wttposa Il tho state'nenE Q
sir. Hill, ct tho horrors Of Tho rrisoa'eRnlp 9
Elmra, Camp Dol,slas. otc., was warranted b
tae facts, II any of them wantod to say the
, Ind been subjected to crnel troatment. ha woul
, pause to gtye tilcm opportunity 10 10 so., Lii
tto Joues. Of Keusuclty, popped up, flied wit
indignation at tho 1nomory Of the Attoc!tses 6
Which be was victim, dining big captivity, a.
proposed 70 giso hie oxpst'encesi, .ces, hs', asm
had not been d psisoucs-of.wast but ctt'zcI
: ls,sonhr. Rlaino observed that ho couldn't yiol
, 10 prisoners Of that kiad. but to aoldieEa wh
> fought in tue te!d mud woro captured. , lone
> | refused 10 yield, hut Jones continued sloutlu
aud wildly Easticulkting, whilo tho Sneaker hau
norod the deak With hls gavel until finally 1otit
Eate NJ. .
: who had been pr!so,,e! s.ot-war in our hands,
answer whetlor they lad been cruufls t1oate
i nud added that lo should accept their tsenoo
: au admission that they Ind not Wlll!o prisoner
d boom subjected 10 ilitreasment. lhta p'oaaet
!, 4 TREMENDOUS FLuT7EN
= on the Democratic Bi,lo, aud Mills Of Texn
Cook Of Georgia, anil n unnber OF othct
!, aprang to tholr foot otcitealy, aa e.gll man !!
y hi,usof. betau mnisiuc his hl'ecch.. Tho wilde
y confusion prevailed, aud II wAn impossible
y CATCH what nas said. alr. Dlaine wns coinpeil'
"a to insist upon n!u right to !he floor remind.
n tho irato bouthrona tAas thay must appeal
y their onu leader. who had dcmandoa the rr
!, yious question. for leave to mako npceebc
- lie Hiniply wanted MI answer to his lnes:lo
!. They could t.'tasut f1om hs conclusion
;. merely 1eiug in shoIr y! ats.
:, "Tnso il pscx, then "-t.ta.ko Il back that =
!, aso 10 bs committed to yo,,r htstoipons " a
= ai!euco, waen you vii! not lot III sreak TIA
= it bacl," was tnrsonsly yssd from tho DcM
= cra:io side, while the stream OF Indignant 0!
4 tory MAS to sing from the fsps of th" doz'
~ ipetnbore mora Or less, who were eituu!saneou
!. II rcpIyiug 10 Mr. nIa:ue's question,
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