The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-17


1 have related. Says the Tribune-I suppose
you would believe the tribune in 1854, If you
don't believe IL now. Laughter.) In August
the rebels offered to renew the exchange, man
for man. General Grant shen telegraphed the
SS IN ouber0 Dfsons no to eSchanee
them, but IL is humane 70 those left
in the ran s to fight our battles. Every man re-
tive soldier against once, either directly or
indirectly. II we commence system Of ex-
e We viii Tni'n have to to- ' night on until
the whole South is exterminated.
If we hold those caught, they count for
NO MORE THAN DEAD MEN.
AT this particular time to release all the rebel
prisoners North would insure Sherman's defeat
and compromise our safety here"
Mr.. Garfield, OF o., asked Mr.. Hill from what
books he read.
was reading was the life of JEFF rson Davis
Derisive laughter on the republican side He
asked Mr. Garfield whether he would say that
the telt gram was not true.
Mr.. Garfeld.-I haven't said word about the
telegram. / merely asked you what book 1t
was.
Mr.. HnI-The extract in the book is takeu
from the New York Tribune OF 1854 But here is
O. n. Grants testimony before the committee on
the conduct of the war, taken on the 18th of
February, 1850. You believe him, don't you?
Laughter Mr. Hill here read Gen. Grants
ties imOny before the co mmittee explaining the
reason why he was opposed to an exchange of
pris oners and which was in effect the same as
was given in the telegram quoted rom the
Tribune, one entence being in these words: 81
did not deem IL advisable or just TO
reinforce the enemy, and an immediate
resumption of exchanges would have
hsd that effect without any correspondents
benefit. Mr. Hill then quoted from letter from
Junius Henri Browne in the New York Tribune
TO the effect that Gen. Butler had stated in
speech at Lowell, Mass, that he had been
prompted by Mr. Stanton to put forward the
the exchange of prisoners, Mr.. Brownies COM
meng upon 1t being that Mr.. stanton was the
digger of the unnamed graves which crowded
the vicinity of every 5 Iutnern prison with
never to be forgotten horrors. Mr.. Hill then
proceeded to sum up his argument, and said:
WHAT HAVE WE PROVED?
have pro we'd that the federal authorities broke
the cartel deliberately. have proved that they
refused to eopen that cartel when approached
by Mr.. Stephens as a commissioner, solely on
the grounds of humanity. i have proved that
they made medicine eontraband Of war
and thereby left to the dread necessity of
supplying prisoners with such medicine as
could be impr0vised in tn con iederacy. have
proved that they refused TO allow surgeons OF
their own army to accompany their pri -oners
TO the South. have proved that the confederate
authorities proposed to return your sick and
wounded without an equivalent in August. 1854,
ard that you yer deigned to reply until De-
cember, 1854. have proved that your high Of
ticers in command gave us a Iea'
change prisoners, that it would be
humane to the prisoners but cruelty to the SOL
a
policy to let your prisoners suffer rather than
that the Southern confederacy should have
have sso of pro1s s military baa w 18TSe
the horrors which you have made
ssch a noise about as occurring at Anderson
vilIe greater horrors occurred in prisons wnere
you hah our troops, and that the percentage of
death was 3 per cent. greater amoDgour prison.
in hands lands than S9D your
from Maine rises again to give birth 10 that un-
mitigated efusion OF genius, without fact to
my God measuring my words, knowing their
full intent and import, declare that neither the
deeds OF the Duke OF Alva in the Low countries,
nor the massacre of st. Bartholomew, nor the
humb screws and engines of torture of the
| tty with the hldeous crime OF Andersonville.
ties nom aa %ndsGsonTle a9S the not arG Be-
Elmira, Fort Douglas, or For Delaware and of
| all the atrocities, both at AndersOnville and
Elmira, the confederate government stands &C
quilted from all res possibility and blame. Mr..
/ Hill then quoted from the
SPEECH MADE BY JEFFERSON DAVIS
to the confederate soldiers after the retreat OF
Gen. Mcclellan from before Richmond, In which
he said that the browning glory of the soldiers
was their humanity to the wounded and prison
ers who had fallen into their hands.
He also referred to the fact that the Richmond
Examiner, which Mr.. Blaine had quoted yester-
day as an authority against Davis had stated
that the humanity aud generosity
of Jefferson Davis would Inevitably
rTi1 the The gentlemen "a
Davis's guilt of inhumanity. and yet the wit
ness said that the humanity and
F se Sonfedracy Hin W also ou TSi9
the following from the Richmond Examiner:
" The enemy bas gone from one , unmanly cruelty
| they are now and Lave been for some
time INJECTING upon the people Of
! barbarous aud uncivilized war Yet in spite OF
ali this, Mr.. Davis in mis- dealings with the
enemy is as gentle as sucking dove" And
That, CONT ued Mr.. Hill, is the truth. Those OF
fact. one of the most persistent
Examiner and some others against Mr.. Davis
was his humanity. Over and over again has Mr.
taliste for the hOrro inflicted on Oul
prisoners, II quote his very Ian
sHs@y to our prsdners cam be NO
ton for a disregard by of the rules of civil.
lied warfare and Christianity" Therefore ue
d m that he would ruin the confedeTacy?: But
why bring up such a subject? War is. always
horrible. War always brings hardships
death, sorrow, pain and devastation and he il
unworthy to be considered a statesman looking
10 the pacincat on OF the country who viii
parade the horrors inseparsble from war for the
OF kseeptPbg gss up borr ns sTt
message to the gentleman rom Maine
is this: There are no cOnfederates in this
House. There are no confederate ambitions
IQeSlrcS OF purposes III the aOuso nut bUt
South is here and here she intends to remain
Enthusiastic demonstrations on the democratic
side and in the galleriesl Let ianaiclsm do iti
worst. let 1t pass its multiplying acts
Ta@p lee on oeaes she Of Ss fatber ne
raids on our people, multiply wrongs infinitely
until they shall be Ike the stars of heaven Of
the sands on the sea shore without number. bn
know this: for all your iniqu1ties, The Soul
will never again seek a remedy in
THE MADNESS OF ANOTHER SECESSION.
T (Renewed applause) We are here. We are IL
our fathers house. Our brothers are our com
psnions, and at home
Thank God! Enthusiastic applause.
J We come to crafty no vengeance
to retaliate no wrongs. to resent no past insults
to open no strife. We come with patriotic pur
pose TO do whatever shall he in our politica
power, to restore an honest, economical
and constitutional administration O
: the government. We come charging on TIT