The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-03-29
MIR. Hills Speech.
THE OPINION OF A MINNESOTA PAPER.


The North Western Chronicle, pub
lished in st. Paul, Minnesota. express
cs the following sensible view in rela-
ton to Mr., Hills celebrated speech in
reply to Blaine's CHOU, like TRADE:
Mr. Hill, OF Georgia, in his reply to
the ghpul-like effort OF Blaine, was
forced into past issues, which the good
citizens oflneiiher section desire 10 see
re-openel Mr.. Hill understands this
eminently -heNAaa M ether recourse.
Blaine charges point blank the piteous
sufferngs Of Andersonville upon the
Confederate Government; he attempts
to fasterr terrible iishonor upon the
name. of the entire Southern people;
and is Mr.. Hillin the,intertsts of truth,
Of common American history, ito sit
idle unden this passionate ihvective Of
an unscrupulous slantlerer If So,
~hy7 Are there any Con!ederates in
Congfess 7 is there any Confederate
Government in existencea Mr.lHill, OF
Georgia, occupies the precise attitude
in Congress representing lis State, that
Mr.. Blaine does, as the member elect of
Maine. The two men meet on terms
| of perfect equality.
| What is the argument then? That
the tx -"rebel" is to consider himself
personally an inferior being; not civil
Fly dead, but socially and morallydis-
eased, diseased, BECAUSE of his Confed
crate antecedents Let the Radicals
of the land disabnse themselves of this
impression-the true men of the coun-
try place no such Interpretation upon
the past. an.
IfMr. Hill Of Georgia aud Blaine of
Maine met on equal terms, what was
there indefensible in the action of the
ffurnler7 Rlalne makes an accusation
Hill disprogesit. Hills not respon-
sible for the issue introduced. He had
I either to meet it; OF in SILENCE to adj
init it. Policy might have dictated
the latter course; if we believe so, we
would simply desispateit as an infa-
nous policy. Secession is dead, blaze
away at it if Won like. The men who
1 followed their States out of the Uuiou
are alive; and they canuat in justice to
themselves and their postcfity, permit
such terrible charges to pass unchal
lenged upon the record. IT
But Hill goes beyond defence-ht
assails by tile same" right that he de
tends himself at all. The truth is uu
pa'atabte, that We grant; but the Geof
gian uses it IN illustration, of o gener
) ons proposition. oHad Hill exaggera
ted, no Reproduction would be too SO
! we're; but the papers, that SD accus
him are eitllertGgrossty misinformcd o
, wjllfulIy incorrect. He Handles III
; facts, as he has the right to, to- bstah
fish from the logic Of parallel cases
? tile inconsistency. Of .Blaine's persona
! targument! Mr. Hill not hol
e Abraham Lineol;, responsible for til
prisoners. shot. down at Camp tsihas
ana Rock island. lie does not char,
> the starvation, consequent disease an
:. .hastly array Of dead upon tie North
, 'rn people.
Il, AID why docs this Matte ar"li'icia
dig up the bones ofonf A,neri,an dca
: he they of Rock fsIand or Anlcrso.
sFvi!le' nWe.haye gse'n straage thing
q 10 ,our day, and it is not long one
d But the stran sest would be TO find an
y considerable, potion of the America
IS people. indorsing fl.is political jack
II WHO plies his rcsnrrectiphist' trade
=. the broad glare IF itIte Cettenhiaf,
X Lpntrefy au atmosphere of peace al
i, fraternity with the& faint of passi"1
'ldng since buried, land recuseitated
y = subserve aperscnal ambition, as reel
% less III IT'D means as II is illnsory in j
means sit ID illusory in, it's objee
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