Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-21

when heard that gentleman, Mr. Hlii-
with his record seconded and sustained py
the gentleman from New York, Mr.: Cox
demand here. over the arraiRnmenf OF Aora-
ham Lincoln administration and over OBJ
ioouy and Islander on the grave OF Edwin
NJ. Stanton. that Jefferson Davis should De
restored to full citizenship in this country
All thai Is novel spectacle Inc gentle
man from Georgia. vino offered rne res1in-
tion in the Confederate Congress winch
have read. and who nov comes 10 this
House. after q speech breathing threaten
ings and slaughter, IN which ne TOLD the
people that, IN certain contingency ne
means war, and in which he ADVISES DIS
people TO be ready Tor II that gentleman
comes mere arraigning the Administration
which conducted the war and saseo ihe
Union. and ne asks us TO Join with him IN
paying the last full measure OF honor "hicn
the American Congress can paw 10 the arch
enemy and arch hend of the Union sup
nose Jefferson Davis Is not pardOnea-is not
amnestied. Qronicaliy.) Oh we cannot
have the Centennial year without that NO
man on this side of the House has ever IL
timated that Jefferson DAVIS should DC re
fused pardon on account OF d political
crime. Ii Is because OF q personal crime
and If Won ask that there must De mar
monious and universal rejoicing over every
forgiven man. take ont OF prlson ail your
criminals. take out men sentenced Tor piracy
and murder. and proclaim the JuDiise ID
deed
a member or the Democratic sidt-Le'
Us include the whiskey cOnvlcts, TOO
Nj Blaina-IhRt reminds me OF one
thing which ! might have forgotten lhs
gentleman from Georgia said that the logit
which / had presented the other DAY WIKI
reference to DAVIS made Ten. Urani Re
sponsible Tor Mcdonald and Joyce Inc
gentleman NAV nave thought that that Wa
wit II Jefferson DAVIS. the moment Ina
the crimes of Anders0nyilIe were brought
70 MS attention. had arrslgned the perpe'
traitors Of them 1t once and issued an Uraei
that no guilty man should escape, thel
there would be some little consistency II
the gentleman : position ApplAuse OF
the Republican side and IN the galleries.
Ii was IL conceived and IN very bad iAsis
Tor the gentleman from Georgia TO INTRO
Once Gen. Grants name ID this connection
very bad taste indeed but | may mention
on the authority OF zen. Grant-wn nom the
gentleman IRON Georgia Impugned II con
neciion with the exchange OF prisoner
That one trouble IN relation 10 the exchange
of prisoners was that the DAVIS Govern
ment observed no honor II the matter
zen Grant states the brigade 1i carter
Stevenson. who was olslodge1 g. Cnatts-
nOOgG was made up OF par0le1 prisoners
taken a. AicksDurg, and that Stevenson
himself was one Of them and be states
me paroled prisoners who were taken one
DAY and discharged were found the next
dav IN front Of ms line that Tor Lee and
BEN flra~- and
great Confederate Generals. they mad been
honor itself, but that WIZ the DAVIS keen
tive Government there was No honor what
eve- As 70 the number 90 prisoners who
died on each SIDE. nave been told boy al
army surgeon that there was large nun
Der Of deaths among rebel prisoners, bui
that during the istler part Of the wsr tney
came into orr hands very much exhausted
ill-clad ili-fed. diseased. and that they died
Of the diseases they brought Our men
were taken n full health AZ strength
Inev came back wasted and worn skeletons
The rebe. prisoners were taken emac late1
ana ten UrEnt saws that al the time such
suDerhuman efforts were made on the Con
federate side for exchange, tnere were 80 b.
900 prisoners II our hands who would nave
entered the regular army tat, II good health
and ready Tor lighting That SHEDS good
dea Of light on what the gentleman IRON
Georg!a SAL Mr.. Blaine then read letter
from Robert Ould. Confederate Agent OF
Exchange. 70 Col Myers, directing MN, d
the e1lgencles required the Use OF trains tor
the transportation Of corn, g. paw 10 at
tentlnu % the \ aukee prisoner. a. Il VS..
better u lGt them sIarve than Tor tnaIr soi-
1Iers % suffer
Air Blaine then referred O. the military
order issued by 6en " Inccr o. open trt
lf grape upon the prisoners % Anderson
vile. II the Union troops came Tlinln seven
mile. (which order Ny HI. minated was
& forgery q the Use Of blu0lluuu1s io-
hunting down escaped prisoner tAr. HI
admitted that there were dogs Eept i0r tnai
purpose but denied that tney were blood
nound-l. and ended uY saving 10 view OF
81 THESE 1Ect- have Only 10 say. 11at d
the American Congress nv g Vwo-lnIr1,
vote. shall pronounce jefferson DAVIS wul-
tny o. be restored 10 the full rights Of AmeI-
icau citizenship. J can only vote against %
and hang nv head n silence