Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-04
Mr.. FrIe'S SDeeGil.

(; 10 the United States House CT Representa-
FtI7es, yesttriay, during the debate 10 the case
Of Daotseepex Polk, Mr.. FRYE said that be
had some dsysago called attention to the SCI
dIers roll of this House. Everybody knew what
that soldiers roll meant. 1t meant a rel! Of
Of fourteen -crippled~ andS disabled soldiers.
Tiey we're Seen about the doors here for years
and everybody could know that they were Grip.
pied. After while these men we're dropped
of, ahd he bad called upon the House to know
what it meant. lie had not made this party
question, for he stated that be expected that
the ms jority would discharge the crippled and
disabled soldiers Of republican faith ADD reDiaca
them with democrats. Nor would be BAY;
been surprised if they had takeo Confederate
Crippled aud wounded soldiers, tu: Mr. Pd!k
/ declared that this employment of crippled aDd
| disabled soldiers was mere seOtlm2Ct.
lid (Ftye) did GOT look upon II as 3 scnl
rlent, It vas law, and tue democrats should
havcikapt such men on the roll. Wien be
had called attention 10 this matter a. least
| twenty men On the other side leaped to their
| feet and said they would keep up the crippled
aud disabled roll, but that they would 'epIace
| republicans with democrats Wl1 had be-
soldiers, and who were crippled and c!sab,tt.
He made no objection TO that, for he fhaokcd
God there bad been loyalty enough 10 the GetG1
cratic party of the North 10 send soldiers to
| the field who had bacoma crippled "a! d;'l,
! bled. lie had seen them, snd ID word OF hi:
| would ever be raised against loyal democrat
| who forgot his party and remembered his pa
triotism. But did they put on or po!ai aud
| disabled democratic or even Confederate soi
| diers? tie would appeal 10 the testimony IN
| the case.
| Mr.. Frye then weot o. t. qlote from the
testimony in different cases aud to con meat
upon the class Of men placed On the soldiers
roll. He would commence With y w EnGa1G,
| fur he well knew that there we're plenty of Grip
| ped and disabled soldiers, who were democrats
| ali over that scction. The New Eaglaad del,
gatioo-that was the members from Connect.
cut aud the mem bcrs from NV Hampshlre-
| Wero awarded three appoutees, aud man
| banned Holt was selected t,r the soldiers roll.
Holt said he was soldier, aud when pnocd
dowo to the point, his ooly serVIc, was tha: BE
! bad served for three years 10 40 independent
company 10 the city of Boston. Laughter. i
| He never saw service 10 the i,!d, aad was
ucither crippled nor disabled. uolt ia spirit:
committed perjury, aud still he is retained 10
the service of the democratic House. When
be was pu: on the roll he either d:c,ivcd Polk
or he deceived the New England delegation.
| Was it DOT possible to fad better soldier than
this in New Eogand?
| TIE quota of New England Wa; three, ani
| these New Eoelasd statesmen had oegcc.2t
all heimportant q1es.iooj Of legt,Ilt!0l - ).
| tend to the filing up oftheir quota. ...
| Mr.. Frye thea retired 10 ,nc way ~h;cs:
| the pay Of thu three ecu ployee: from N.R II ~
| land was pooled, 10 orlar tha, all might rac:'7'
| h. "a 4 IL ~
ridicutcd the class Of 1n2a, VINO. b. SAID. Ia!
been placed 90 the so';!i.c,' Toll De w'< 4
young mau who said he hsd enlisted ia 1869 IS
1 an apothccary clerk inthe nav, saoth"; wa .
Confederate soldise Well. be a,k;ai ,iirT a.,
gone to thc 9th ersi!cifths y c,ud 80; sH at'ui
ocratc crilplcdSo'dic Another was a s0!tcr
who had sprainel his ankle carly 10 ISL
| FLanghtekl ..-,...... .,-,.... .. ......
! Thsy have even gon, back TO tho.wAr oflS.2
sndto the. Mexican WAT TO get !crlpplet "n'
disabled soldiers to place on the soldiers ~
| The Mexican WAS neither crippled nGr d!''
sbed, but he had contracted 3 fever IN he%:r"
Il Laug h.erl-sn had :. since suffered fr'G
asthma. Another. was q, man named fians'
| gam. who served in 9 Peunsylva9iA hohl. guar!
and VIII sa; djho:hsl NOT been; in baltl3, bit l>
had been diseased for 3 Eumber OK years. An,
| other appointed WSs young Eltz5ugh, WHO dij
not claim to be soldier. H. va: G9poiated.
] perhaps, on toe principle upon which peAsl%n'
aze psid:to the childrsn OF dead soldiers, 'f,r
his father is most certainly a dead DEMOCRAT.
| [Esugbterl ..r.. :. - =. g....;.
MI. Frye closed ss follows: D, spir. Of tn"
Immortal Falstsh H. give us one our OF !hG
time, and the tsp of drum and squeak RI Ii"
drill this glo,ious bsttalion ofdcmocratic crippc
cd aud disabled soldiers. Laughter, -"
them fab into line! Here COMES the vn1,orsb'r
gentleman of the war IS , Then. tho ,M?xirsH
| war contributes is share; then tho navysc A&S
in its boy then the son Of the dead Fhzanch
| comes into view then come; the Irish brigade,
| with McbueL j.. Flanagan, diseased for n1ny
years" then tho man that spcalned MS ankle
| when drilling in EGl, and thea thct aith r"!Ir
follow Laughter SO they narch ., up 10 - tr ~:
one alter another and the spirit 81 Fa!stsT Or
| gusteu With the display, takes hcavcnwsrt ia
| Aight Laughter a1d appIause;l shouting bs-i:
i Ii i be net ashamed of my soldiers l n'n
| sou:ed Surnct. have misused the knS3 l."''
| dsmnsby.. My whole charge CONSIST cl A.
clients, eorgorsls. ieutenthis, genliemea,< g..
| and such IS were !cdeed never soldiers. I W.
| not march through country with them, t.a.
fat: .[Gra.. applause On the hjor ana II Il
galleries. "'-'. -. -. -! l., ., ..
80 NV NoRK's LATEST .SESsATToy-scT
wild stories have been circulated in the city 6:
Nav York 10 regard to ilada'mc Restcie! O?s
Has to'the ( feet hat she woman We aot cca@.
but was 10 Canada Of. On her way lirrou'. I.
issaid THAI the dead woman found 10 M25au'
RestelIes bath tab on Monday. morrlqg g.
one Of her patients; who had died Oh her has.
The. Madame had made aud recorded her w..
ADD bad done everything to deceive the pn2''.
| It is said that neither Coroner Wa'r.nan ~.
| Deputy Coroner Cushmau, who had maze IN
autopsy, nor the jury VINO sat at the lE4IE'
knew the Madame we'll enough to id emily her.
| and thar 90 real Identification could hav" taS .
place. Il was urged that no one bosdas t.
! above Daued officials was allowed to see I ,'
deceased, and that Ter; corpse was caT"'Uy
coucealed and buried with the. greatest s@cf1'j
| Another story was that Madame L stcIc ~
| murdered through the i1s'gation Q! veal
people who had patron;z,d her IN her er'u'''
business, 10 order to prevent the d'@c"SN'-
which they deemed Inevitable at her trial. y
witbstandug the wild ADD visionary natuf, ., 'I
these rumors, they have many be!lc7ers. lN'
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