Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-22

ton was made III January, 1864, when
Mr.. Robert Ouid. Confederate agent
of exchange, wrote to the federal
| agent of exchange, proposing, in view
of tie Difficult les a:tcnding the re-
| lease OF PRISONERS, that surgeons of
| the army on each side should be al
| lowed to attend their own soldiers
| while prisoners i'll the hands of tn"
enemy, and shoulu have charge of
| their nursing and medicine and pro-
visions; winch proposition was also
rejected.
At this point of the debate Mr..
Hills hour expired, but, by unani-
nous consent. he was allowed To pro-
cced without any Limitation as TO
time.
| Mr.. Blaine asked him whether he
had not been Il member of the Con-
| fedcrate Senate.
| Mr.. Hill replied that he had been.
| Mr.. Blaine then proceeded TO quote
"A resolution offered III the COufeder-
ate congress by Senator Hill, Of
Georgia, TO the following effect -
That every person pretending 20
he 4 soldier or officer Of the United
States, who shall be captured on soil
of tho Confederate States after the
1st OF january, 1865, shall be pre-
sumed to have entered the territory
OF the Confederate States with intent
to incite insurrec;ion and TO abet
murder, and that. unless satisfactory
proof be adduced t. the contrary be-
fore the military court before which
his trial shall be had. he shall suffer
death.
He asked Mr.. Hill whether he was
the author OF that reso 'ution.
| Mr.. Hill will say TO the gentle
man from Maine very frankly that l
have not the slightest recollection of
hearing il before.
| Mr.. Biaiue-G on do not deny il?
! Mr.. Hill do not know. My opli-
ion is that never was the author of
that resolution, but | have 30 rccol-
lection of it. If the gemt!e;uan can
give me the circumstances under
which il was introduced | may rccul-
iect.
Mr.. Blaine-Ou the 1st of October.
1862. the judiciary committee OF the
| Confederate congress made IL report
aia offered Il series of resolutions, and
thercupon Senator Hill, OF Georgia,
is recorded rs having offered the res
oiution which | have just read.
Mr.. Hill was chairman of the
judiciary committee in the senate and
very likely. like the chairman of the
committee on rules ut the last ses-
sion, may have consented to that
report. Laughter at the expense OF
Mr.. Blaine.
Mr.. Blaine-DOcs the gentleman
admit that he made :hat report?
Mr.. Hill do not know, but il is
very likely. (Der,sive laughter on
the republican side.)
Mr.. B!aine-The copy which quo
ted from is entitled .RrpnbIicanism
er the gentleman was the author OF
that resolution.
Mr.. Hill really do not rernllect
(Renewed laughter on the republican
Mr.. Blaine, tp"rsistently) - The
gentleman does not say that he was
not the author of il.
Mr.. Hill do not, but / think
was not the author of it.
Mr.. Blaine-l thought that, as the
geutlcman's effort was to show tht
humane character of the Conte Ierate
congress, this might aid him in re
membrring the facts.
> Mr.. Hill-With al due Difference tt
the gentleman, he did not think any
such thing. U.am%lter). He though
he would divert me from the purpose
; of my argument.
Mr.. Blaine, (apolo"ciically)-Oh
no; the gentleman can have all thu
time he wants.
; Mr.. Hill-What measures the Con
federate government might have
thought proper to take at that time
+ to protect the homes aud children OF
the COnfedcracy from lusurrectlon,
do not recolicct. But shall not b,
diverted by the gentleman froi,
l Maine from the course Of my argu
ment To 60 into the history of slavery
+ or Of the insurrectiou or of JOIN
Browns RAID. know this, whether
4, ! or any other gentleman on th,
p committee was the author of the res
olutiou, and which think more than
/; probable-our purpose was not to dc
y inj Justice to any man, woman or child
: north or south, but to adopt what W.
deemed stringent measures to protec
our wives ant! children from sarvilc
2 incursions and slaughter while oul
: brave sons were III the field. (Mur
f. murs of applause on the democrati,
side.) To the letter which ! hav,
read from Mr.. Ould, our Commis
siouer of Exchange III 1864, propos
f ing that each side should send sur
/ geons to attend TO their own prison
, ers, that these surgeons should carr,
medicine to the prisoners that they
should nurse aud treat them and b,
: also commissioned as cOmmissaries
|. and provide them with food, ,clothin!
: and everything that was needed 70
n their comfort, no reply was ever re
ceived. In August, 1864, there wcr,
5 two more propositions.
e TIE CARTEL OF EXCHANGE
f had been broken by the frderals un
= der certain prctcnseS. In 1861 til
q prisoners were accumulating on bOtA
J. sides to such an extent that Mr.
n Ould made another proposition t,
waive every objection gnd TO a@re
q to whatever terms the federal gov
f ernmemt would demand, and to rc
q new the exchange OF prisoners, ma
: tor man, aud officer for officer, jus
l., as the federal government might pre-
/ scribe: That proposition was ais
: rejected. Ii the same mouih of Au
!; gust, 1861, fhding that the fedora
! government would neither cXchan@
y prisoners nor agree TO sending sur
q @rOns To th" prisoners on each side
;. an'. the Confederate government
Il finding Itself with increasing nuul
Y bprs Of prisoners, on hand, propose
d to send to the federal governmen
Y the sick and wounded prisoners with
out equivalent. The Comicacrai
O government officially proposed, i
i. August, 1861, that if the icderai GOV
a ermmeni would send steamers an
transports TO Savannah the Cunfc'!cl
ate government would return the sic
and wounded prisoners Oh its hand
/. without m equivalent. That pr"pO
iG SitiOm, which was communicated
'c the federal authorities in Angus
: 1861, was not answered until n"ccn
II Der, 1861, when some ships were zen
/! to Savannah. The record will shO,
Is that The chief suffering, the chit
mortality at Anaers"nvitle was ID,
II tween August and Drccmbcr, 1856
s. We sought to allay that suffering b
ii asking you to take your prisoners o
II our truds without an equivalent AN
III without asking you To return Il ma
q .Dr them, aud yOu refused TO do ii.
'o Mr.. Hill went on to quote Il sGrit