New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-12
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Saeueral Barnes the ratio was twe!re ~
cent of Confederate prisoners ~ Ieue' -
Ssnds died. and less than nine per CENT VI
fede,al prirouers in COnfedersto na ,s;n
aid. my friend Undressing MT. nls.u r,
with great emphaais], who 10 tho W p"aos IN
would believe Ssrkeon uenera nrer there.
he gentleman (Platt) says he nves LII -
a;r miles away from Elmira. Fernaps uo
'.onid have smelled the smallpox tnaS ist:
Ia cartainiv could Let have seen IL, 81"
vantnre TO saw that ii the smallpox was -
the prison camp, no one coalo nasG go rs"n.
nearer than thirty six mi'es. no W."
derful witness. [LauRhter.! ..+;or ia at
.1.s+ u,ho waa responsible for that state OIL
fhinps. and that is really the only i"pof''
@u NJ Hi vent on to discuss the history OF
the exchange of prisoners, dwelling on s:o
fact that the cartel which was estaoi,suo. IN ~
1872 was interrupted in 1865, ana tDas .Se
federal autL critics refused 10 ~ cc anhats Mr.
H;li's lime expired, but by unanimous oon.
can't he was clio we'd to proceed wi.hoa1any
NJ Rla;ne aeked him whether he had not
been a member of the Confederate oena'e'
m. Hill replied that he had oeen.
Mr.. Blaine then PROCEEDED To !uu Wess
-,,t;on altered in the Confederate congress
~ Senator Hill. of Georgia. to the follow
nThat every person pretending to De
.o,J;ar or officer of the United States, VINO
sSoii he caDtured on the soil Of the Con-
faderate States after the first OF January,
1868 shall be presumed to have entereu !ne
territory of the Confederate STATES WIZ. WIZ.
the intent to incite ipsurrection anu ~ aoo.
aQflGfActOTV
he ad dnced to the contrary before tho mil'
tarv court before which his trial shall DC
had he shall suffer death H.,
Ne asked MIR. Hill whether he was the
author of that resolution! f.n
NJ HILL will say to the gentleman from
Maine. very frankly, that have not the
.slirhtAst recollection OF hearing ~ oeiore'
Mr. Blaine-You do not denyl It'll
A. Hill do not know. MY own opin-
ION ia that never was the author OF that
reaolution: but 1 have no recollection OF IL.
n the gentleman can give me- the clrcuu +
srances under which it was lntroouceo'
NJ Blaine-On the first of October, iSt2,
the Judiciary Committee OF the t0hieae-
rate Congress made report ana oHeleu
series of resolutions, and therenpon Sena.or
aaa,oS the RESOLUTION which l have just
~ Hm-I WAS chairman of the Judiei-
arr Committee in the Senate, and very
i;Ee,v, like the chairman of rules, at the
iast session, may have consented to that
report. daughter, at the expense OF Ms'
Mr. Blaine.,Does the gentleman aom''
that he made that report
M. HILL do not know, but 1t is very
likely. IDerisive laughter ON the Republi'
am aide.
M. Biaiue-Tbe copy which have
cnoted from is entitled "Republicsnism in
America" l wish to know whether the
gentleman was the author OF that reeoiu'
M. Hill really do not recollect. Re
,,avad lanphter on the Republican side.
M. Bleine. persistently-The gentleman
does not say that he was not the author Of
Mr.. HILL do not; but think was not
III. Blaine-I thought as the gentleman's
effort was to show the same character OF
the Confederate Congress TINS mignS a'o
him in remembering the facts
MI. Rill-With all due Difference to the
sventleman he did not think any such thing.
me from the purpose Of my argument.
Mr.. Blaine, apologetically-Oh, no; the
gentleman can have ali the time he wants.
M. Hill-What measures the Confede-
rate government mighthave thought proper
to take at that time to protect the women aea
and children Of the Confederacy from the
inaurrection, do not recollect, but shall
nor be diverted by the gentleman from
Maine from the course Of my argument to
90 into the history Of slavery, or OF the
.inaurrection, or Of John Browns raid.
ii know this that whether or any the
other gentleman on the committee Was
the author of the resolution, and which
u think more than probable our purpose
Was not 10 do injustice to sny one woman
or child, North or South, but to adopt what
we deemed stringent measures to protect
our wives and children from servile insur-
rection and slaughter, while our brave sons
we're in the field. Murmurs Of applause
on the Dsmocrs tic side.] Mr.. Hill passed in
review the efforts of the Confederate gov.
eminent to get rid of their prisoners, and
saving: And of all atrocities, both at An
Jacksonville and Elmirs; the Confederate
government stands acquitted from all re-
sponsibility or blame.
Extract.-But the South is here, and here
abe intends to remain. Enthusiastic de-
s.nonstrations on the Democratic side and in
tho aalleries] Let fanaticism do its worst;
let it pass it's nullifying acts, trample on the
J., constitution, abrogate the pledges OF the
Fathers. incite raids on our people, multiply
siniidelities until they shall be like the stars
of heaven or the sands of the sea shore,
without number. but know this, that for all
your iniquit,es the South will never again
seek q remedy in the madness OF another
secession. Renewed applause.] We are
here. We are in our fathers touse; our
brothers are our c0mpanions, and we are at
{ home. thank God. Enthusiastic applause.]
After eulogies upon Mr.. johnson. tho
Houaa adiourDod