Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-01-28
faithful will be ascendency and power
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We have furled it sadly, slowly,
Furled it gently (for its holy
Till that day yes, furled it sadly.
Then will unfurl it gladly.
Conquered banner, keepit STILL "-NetcS.
The poetry from the NeTs refers to the
bonnie blue fag;' not our own glorious
"stars and stripes"
Hon. Ben. Hill, of Georgia, and during
the late "unpleasantness' Senator in The
rebel Congress, made Il iaming speech i'll
answer to Hon. James e.. Blaine on the
Amnesty Of JEFF. Davis. II was full OF
bitterness, aud not one sentence in 1t con-
tanned au expression of regret for what
they had done during the rebellion. lie
justified the brutal treatment given to OUR
soldiers at Andersonville. and insisted that
the soldiers OF the Union were the fiends
of the war. IIc made tho assertion that
the Southern people were martys, and, as
such. had no forgiveness to ask from !y-
rants. He shook his clenched fist at the
Republicans and called them murderers and
yioators Of the Constitution, and said that
the Southern people knew their friends
now as th ey did during the war, and would
only receive from them their rights, which
was justice, as they had done no wrong.
Mr.. lIiIi said that ".he atrocities Of An
dersouvile did not begin to compare with
| the atrocities of Elmira, Of Fort Doug
lass, or Of Fort Delaware" aud that ''of
all the atrocities, both at Andersonvillc
and Elnra, the confederate authorities
stand acquitted from all responsibility and
blame" The Democrats OF the free States
had to acquiescc in these statements for not
one of them had the manhood 10 stand up
in his place and deny these false accusa-
tions, and to brand the author as a liar
In years past fellows like Hill could bully
and blus,er and froGu down their oppO-
nents in the councils of the Nation, but
that DAY is past, and they have found it
! out, for the last few days, or in fact this
session of Congress, has brought men to
| to the surface that will mot down at their
| bidding - men of bold hearts in The Re-
DuUilGsii Iabhs lIisIls Win roAO1S onAii "1-N
management, have forced them >t0 the
wall, made them show their designs, and
exposed to the full gaze of the country the
real purposes Of these bad men. Rebel
lion, although not openly advocated, is as
deep as il was before the war it is only
! smothcred, and all that Keeps il from
breaking forth anew is the hopes OF elect
ing Democratic President in 1876.
The Democrats, fearful OF the bad effect
Hills remarks would have upon the coun-
try, revised the speech. and it does not ap-
pear in the Rec0rI as delivered. The vile
assertions about the atrocities at Ander-
sonville are omitted, and in lieu thereof is
the following: The mortality at Ander-
sonyiIle and other confederate prisons falls
short by more than three per cent. Of the
mortality in Federal PRISONS
Through the efforts Of honest reporters,
the country is already in possession Of a
report OF what Mr.. Hill did say, and the
! fact that he preferred to put on record 2
garbled statement of his remarks, shows
concusively that there were utterances Of
which he was either ashamed or afraid to
have appear before the people.
Applicants for Office under the Democra-
tic House of Representatives are as numer-
GUS as when the session first began. A
few days ago Il rough and ready appearing
fellow, dressed in butternut gray, wearing
a lisht sIouch nat, and carrying 4 formid-
able looking musket. might have been seen
add in faut was seen, slowly vending his
way along Pennsylvania avenue towards
the Capitol. On his arrival at the latter
place he inquired where he could find Gen.
Eppa IIunton, Virginia representative in
Congress. Thinking he meant mischief
the person addressed tan employee Of the
| House, asked, What do you want With
General Hunton 2" What do l want
with him, sub Well, Sub, | am fpm
, Botetourt county, Eirginuy, sub, an l
hearn that We uns, confcdrit soldiers, vas
gitter' most of the places up yere, and 20,
afford to ride in the kyars) to sec my i'd
commander, Gen. Eppa Hunton. I fut
under Gen. Huuton, by -, sub, al thp'
the wah, and if the confed'rits is n gitlh'
places, Gen. Hutton must git ME one'
But what are you doing with that gunF'
queried the party addressed. 'Tha,
Suh,'. replied the gentleman from Bot,-
tourt, lis the mnsket carried all tlrougl
the wah. jest brought /. along TO shoy |
Gen. Hunton, and by -, sub, hes gct |
to git me a git me L good place" Ie he !
left his gun in charge CT the other 'arty, |
and went 10 find Gen. Huntou. Tb re- !
suit of his interview has not transjred.
This is no fancy sketch, out IN &ual
occurrence.
a late issue of the Sunbury Daily on.
tanned the following:
-. e. Barr, of Philadelphia. has b.n
appointed index clerk of the House of h.
representatives. instead Of Harry Whartl
of Sunbury."
In several particulars it IS incorrect. :.
G. Barr, of Pittsburg, relieved the indei
clerk Of the House, .Judson Hocomb, Esq.
of Towauda, Penn'a. Your correspon-
dent was not index clerk, but a clerk in the
enrolling room, and was succeeded by w.
III. Beadle, Of Indiana. Each Clerk on
being assigned desk has to take the oath
of Office, either the Iron-clad or modified
When Mr. Beadlc was sworn III, he hesi-
tated about taking the irou-clad oath, say
ing that during the war he was peace
Democrat: had published q paper in In-y
diana daring the whole rebellion, and in
his paper had advocated the cause OF the
South.u However, he bid conscience
down, and swore that he never gave aid
or comfort to the enemy"
Hon. Edward Nc cPherson held the Office
Clerk of the House of Representatives dur
ing twelve years, and in that time dsburs-
ed over six millions of dollars. He had
final settlement with the Treasury Depart