The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-01-20
BLAINE AND HILL.

| ~, While Blame is seeking to show that
brutal, and Ben Hill achieves an unparal-
leled oratorical triumph over the faclle ad-
roit eI Speaker, and while Morton is Haunt
ing the bloody shirt in the faces of man
kind the race conflict IN South Carolina, as
in Mississippi and in southern counties of
Texas, resolves itself into a struggle be-
tween those calling themselves ''Conserva-
tives" who would retain their property, and
Radicals who would seize that property.
These last, in the States and counties men
toned, have succeeded in stealing more
ated at last because of persistent legalized
robberies, especially as proposed to be per-
petuated under the new Constitution Of
Texas. Gov. Chamberlain, of South Caro-
llna sets his face against the robbers and is
denounced even as Ames is lauded by
Northern sympathizers with thieves ravag-
ing Mississippi. To justify this state of
facts Blaine recurs to Andersonville and his
argument resolves itself finally into this,
that it is right to rob and destroy a people
who made such a remorseless monster as
jeff. Davis their leader and assented to in
tolerable enormitles done by them at An
dersonville Ben Hill replied, alleging
that Davis was surely no more responsible
| for Andersonville than Grant for the con-
duct of the whisky ring or for Boss Shep-
perd's thefts, In fact, COnfederates them
selves, outside of prison walls, were almost
starving when Andersonville's occupants
were refused to be received in exchange fol-
Southern soldiers by Northern statecraft.
The Switzer, Wirz, the Andersonville prison
keeper, when it was sought to implicate Da-
Wis in crimes ascribed to Wlrz, declared with
his diving breath that Mr.. Davis had NO con
uection direct or indirect with the cohduc'
of prison keepers at Andersonville. tBut,
said Ben Hill in reply to Blame, ''wha
poor Wirz, within two hours of his execu
lion, would not say for his life, Mr.. Blaine
SAYS to the country for the sake of jumping
his party into power" Blaine must hav'
WINGED, even as the whole country mus
confess, that the effort 10 divert popular at
tention from existing evils and crimes Il
government to outrages pracuced in half
forgotten brutal war, must surely fail
Biaine's speech was designed to place tn
Confederates practically beyond the pale o
Union, and within it to excite another wa
in which Radicalism, prating forever o
peace, would win an easy victory, and thu
the spoiIs of office but Hills peroration wa
simple declaration that aiiae So
s'0f all atrocities done beth at AndeT
souville and Elmira, the Confederate gov
ernment stands acquitted from all responsi
bility or blame. but the South, I" SAID MI
Hill, rs here, and here she intends to n
main. Let ianatieism do its worst, let
pass its multiplying uct, trampIe on the Cor
; stItuIion, abuegate the pledges of tn
fathers, lncite raids on our people, multipl
infdels until they shall be like the stars Q
heaven OF the sands of the seashore, withou
Z number, but know tins, that for all your IN
/ dignities the South will never again seek
remedy in the madness of another sece.
sion. (Renewed appEause.) We are herr
We are in our fathers house, our brothel
, are our companions, and we are at home
$ thank God" Enthusiastic applause.