The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-20

A dispatch from Washington city to
the Cincinnati Gazette gives the follow.
ing account Of the great debate in the
House last weok
max. HILL's = srEgcu.
The scene in the House was ono TO
make one forget that secession IL n crime.
or that there has been a civil war. That
Ben Hill should appear in the American
T Congress at all Is a curious political
anomaly; that he should appear a. the
I eulogist and apologist OF Jeff Davis and
/ to defy the loyal North. Is fact which
/ the future historian will record with In
crcdulity. IL was speech which all
Union soldiers will read with amazcment.
| pain, and anger. There were In Il the
crack Of the old slave whip. the truculent
threats, and the plantation swagger Of
the old days The old slave dogma that
there Il no virtue except ia violence.
was again cxemplifed Ben. Hill, in tho
name Of the United South, aud speaking
of il as OF foreign country, has returned
10 threaten to nulliiy the acts Of the gov
ernment which he betrayed. and 10 an
nounce a determination TO control the
government which he disOwned, and
which has pardoned him. Protesting
that he was a citizen Of the whole coun.
try, the speech was narrow. bigoted. and
meanly sectional. IL raked up the en-
bers Of a dead hate. IL showed the Bit
terness Of an unconquered and unsub-
dued rebel The ulterior purpose Of his
speech was very plain; IL was 10 show
the North that the South has determined
to do within the. Union what IL found
impossible 10 accomplish by secession
that tho South intends 10 take possession
OF the government whose life Il sought
and Of the flag which IL detcatcd, and "a
rule the North. His words were very
plain. When the South went out Of the
J Union she went hugging the Constitution
to her bosom. and she comes back bring
. ing IL with her. Turning 10 the Republi
can side, he said that the South had beer
driven from the Union by n higher Law
! (ianaticism) which never kept pledge
} or obeycd a law, and that the South had
! come back 10 compel fanaticism 20 obey
the law and live in accordance with the
, Constitution. Hills words seemed "a
! burn into the h carts OF the Republican
members. In their fiery. impudent,
, brutal, arrogant passion, ono could al
/ most see the old camp fires burning Hi
: denied that Jeif Davis knew Of the An
3 dersonyille atrocities, when 10 IL a fac
. that there are a score Of papers on Gle Ia
AAt k0hANAfNAkt AAAAANt ni AHsNs&A3N
! and other officers at Andersonvillc. show
|. ing that Davis knew Of the atrocitic
there and did not interfere. These pa
5 pcrs are all written in Davis own hand
: THE DEMOCRATS ALARMED
There are rumors that the Democrats
alarmed by the ultra, unrepcntant rebc
. character OF Ben. Hills speech, have en-
deayored TO induce him 20 modify u b.
q "a al
strike out some Of the more objections
: bic passages. These passages can not b
: erased from the memories aud note
books OF all who heard him Here or
some Of his extraordinary statements
/. Ben. Hill, an amnestied rebel. said b.
/. could forgiyo--he used the word for
. giye'-t Union soldiers for what the.
!, did TO the South, but he would not foi
give the politicians lie contrasted Gen
|, Grant with JEFF Davis, even in comes
: ticn with Andcrsonville aud though
! Davis the better man Ho charged th
I murder Of the Andcrsonvillc prisoner
! upon Secretary stanton. lie admittc'
that he introduced a resolution in th
Confederate Senate declaring that afte
J. the emancipation proclamation ever
a Union soldier found on Southern soi
should be treated a. a murderer. II
justified this resolution ia the House "a
J. day. and was applauded for Il by th'
y Democratic members. Some Of Oh
. Union soldiers among the Democrat
4 looked on in surprise and silent pain,
n rHE CONFEDERATE rosrNasrrn GENERAL.
Reagan. jeff Davis Postmaster Gen
I eral. also a representative. helped Ber
4, Hill with his facts. Ben. Hill said, wit
an air OF threatening triumph. "rh
South il here. and she intends to remain
We are hcre-we are in our father
> house. and we are at home. thank God.
and he appealed TO the shades Of Fill
=, more Cass. and Douglas 10 aid th
: united South to put the Nor th under u
! feet