Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-13
SHALL JEr1ERs0N DAVIS RE AM
yE~T1HD.

NEsriRD.
That siaunch Republican. General
Garfield o: Ohio. yesterday replied TO
the speeches Of Hill Of Georgia. and Cox
OF New York. in manner and language
at oncs cool and unanswerable. He
spoke 70 the point at issue. viz: The
rsstoration Of JED. Davis 10 citizenship;
saying that the question was. whether
he who was the head OF the rebsllion.
prncticed In the dresi court Of war the
rules Of war; whether In appealing to
war be obsysd the laws Of war. or
whether he 30 violated the laws OF that
high tribunal as that he did not deserve
psrmission to come back into his place
in Congress-" That, said Garfield. Is
the whole question. and a. fair and
plain q subject for elaboration q has
ever been stated In The House. Relative
TO Hill's denial Of the truth Of the
charges respecting Andersonvills. he
quoted n communication from the Sec
rotary Of War. calling attention to the
condition Of Federal prisoners who had
,u,s arrived At Annapolis. and stating
aha, .tb. enormi,y Of tho crimss con.
mittsd against those prisoners vas such.
and 80 we'll known to the civilized world.
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.or,mrr;ca,;or Ina, ,ho Joip, Commit.
A.. =, Coo. w.. ,,,.oin,sa which
,..,.,., ,on, D.mo.,a,. ~ho ,..or,<d
"A. r,r,,t ,,bmiaoi. General Garfield
declared that II WA. clear from the evi.
dance TIM. |, was the deliberate purpose
NJ m. .uthori,iss Of the Rebel Govern
man, no 10 reduce those soldiers by
derivation Of food and clothing that
r. u;,h, n. ,na, 10 enter the ranks.
isroe number OF those prisoners hal
come from Belle Isle and Libby. where
thew had been under tho very eyes Of
the chief head OF the Confederate Gov
eminent. Referring to the order for the
establishment Of Andsrsonvills prison.
a. quoted yesterday ty the gentleman
from Georgia, no asked how was the or
der executed and to whose hands was II
committed. 1t was committed : the
hands Of General winder. q man Of
whom the Richmond EfdmD<r said on
the day hs took his departure for Ander'
sonville : "Thank God that Richmond
10 Il last rid Of old windsr. God have
mercy on those to whom hs has been
sent" He then quoted testimony
given in tho wirz trial - to the
condition Of the stockade. the dead line.
etc.. and remarked upon it than in the
midst Of the country a place had been
selected which had q miasmatic marsh
In its midst. and q small stream OF water
having been found. troops had been
stationed on il above the stockade 90
,h., 1, vs. dsaled by all the e,crement
Of the camp before /, reached the stock
ada. Bssides that. in the very excess Of
cruelty. and a. IL to negative every
clause Of the order, men had been de-
tailed to cut down every tree In the in
olosure. and lsft not q tree nor shrub or
ls.f 10 shov where n garden or forest
had bssn. Thon. referring to the in
as.cr;b.bls borrors Of this ..pit of hell"
n. ..id e. tho British army Lost in ten
Of III. rreat battles Of the Napolsonic
%, inc,ua;no w.tsrloo. NOT ouite IT,.
600 man. bu, mi. man wiuder. within
mi. ,e,r;bls nit Of death from April.
1894 N Anrii. 1867. pitched into III,
.v,r, ,,.n.h dad hod;s. NJ bis pris.
4. ~. rruh. ~ 10 eil" Con.
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n,.c,;osi a, Elmira. C.mp Douglas. or
For, Dai.va,.. toward Confederate
pu,oueu. Congressman Pratt. Of New
yo,l :. mi. ;uneturs ,ro,e and read A
tslscrsm received from the late Com.
missioner Of Military at Eimira, deny
i.e tia. any cruelty was practiced TO-
ward prisoners at Eimira, and Mr..
W.lksr. n Democratic member from
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