The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-30

in order
Mr. Eston-I call for the ruling of the Chair
rhe Senator is ont of order--insultin9ly ont OF
| order
The President pro tempore.-lt Is not ioI
the Char TO ray whether the remark is war
ranted or unwarranted; but the Chair does
not see that necessarily fraud and violence are
/ imputed TO Senators who hold seats on this
floor and therefore he rules that the Senator
from Michigan s not out or order.
! Dir. Houston.-l am appealing to the Senator
from Connecticut TO withdraw the point OF
order.
The President pro tempore.-ft has been
decided. The Senator from Michigan Will
proceed.
Mr.. Davis, Of West yirginia.-Before the
Senator proceeds | ask for order in the Senate
and the galleries. | hope the Chair will let 1t
be known that there is a rule here which re-
quires order and that it ought to be obeyed.
The President pro tempore-The Chair will
enforce that rule even ii it be necessary TO
clear the galleries. The Senator from Mchi-
gan Will proceed.
Mr.. Chandler.-I intended to state and did
state that it is the belief OF, think. every
member upon this side OF the Chamber that
there are twelve Senators upon that side who
hold their title to their seats on a simmer,
poorer basis than my honorable friend from
Louisiana. ! intended to state that il is our
belief, and il is my belief, that those seats were
obtained and are held by fraud and violence
That is what intended to say and that Ia what
/ now say.
But. MIR. President did not rise to discuss
this question. l roso simply to say 10 gentle
men upon the other side you have your day in
court make the most OF it: your time is short.
The people OF the North have taken this ques-
ton in hand. and from the Atlantic 10 the
Pacific. from one end OF this land 10 the other,
the people are aroused and alarmed at the
statements that have been made and the action
that has been taken in this Senate Chamber
and IN the other House within the last sixty
days. And let me say to you gentlemen upon
the other side OF the Chamber, that meme, meme,
teket, uphdrSin is written ali over your brows.
The Following day, the Senate being as in
Committee OF the Whole, and having under
consideration the bill (H. r. No. y making ap
proprations for the legislative. executive and
judicial expenses Of tue Government for the
fiscal year ending Juno 80, 1880, and for other
purposes
MIR. Hill. Of Georgia, during his remarks,
read tue following letter:
WASHINGTON, February II, 1861.
MY DEAR GOVERNOR Governor Bingham
and myself telegraphed to you on Saturday at
the request of Massachusetts and New York,
10 SEND delegates to the peace OF compromise
congress. They admit that we were right and
they were wrong; that no Republican State
should have sent delegates: but they are here
and cannot get away. ohio, Indiana and
Rhode Island are caving in and there is danger
OF Illinois, and now they beg OF us, for God's
sake to come to their rescue and save tho Re-
publican party from rupture. l hope you will
send stiff backed men or none. The whole
thing was gotten up against my judgement
and will end In thin smoke. Still l hope, az
matter OF courtesy to some OF our erring breth-
rem, that you will send the delegates.
Truly, your friend, -
HIS Excellency AUSTIN BLAIR.
Z. S-Some OF the manufacturing States
think that fight would be awful, Without a
little blood-letting this Union will not, in my
estimation be worth rush.
Sir, !(said Mr.. HID L was standing at the
door OF my hotel in Montgomery when that
letter was placed IN my hands. | was looking
to see the prospects from this peace conference.
do not wish TO do anybody injustice. / do
not know the gentleman who wrote that letter.
1t is only one or many, and 1T showed pur-
pose on the part OF the Republican party to
defeat all efforts at peace, a peaceful adjust
ment. said to friend standing by me this
is terrible, it is sad. II the leading Republicans
seek to defeat the purpose OF Virginia In this
peace convention il will fail; but, II war shall
come. predict now tnat those men who are so
anxious to let blood for the Union will never
let any OF their own blood they are anxious
to let other peoples blood" That is what
said then. / DO not know whether 1T came true
or not. Did Il. CHANDLER let any OF his
blood? l said more. l said, :" l viii venture
that these men at the North, who are 50 clam
orous TO defeat this peace movement, will not
only not gointo the war, but they will seek easy
places and make money during the whole time
It lasts. do not know whether any OF them
did or not ] viii not say they did. 1 am
mer ely stating fact or history.
MIR. Chandler took the floor after Mr.. Hill
had concluded. aud said: Mr. President. this
is the fourth time since 1861 that allusion has
been made to a letter wrttenI6Y me to tha Gov
ernor OF the Stato OF Michigan first it appear
ed in newspaper publlshed IN Detroit, q copy
OF which was sent to me and copy was like
wise sent to the late Senator Powell. The let
ter was a private note written to the Governor
aud no copy retained. Senator Powell ap-
preached me with his copy OF ihe letter and
asked II it was a true copy. l told :im that
did not know; l had written TO the Governor or
Michigan private note and had kept no copy
and could not say whether this was correct or
not. lie told me that If 1t was a correct copy
he would wish to make use OF 1t, and II 1t was
not he did not propose to make use or 1t. /
said, 'Slr. / will adopt it, and you may make
any nee OF 1t you please" So to-day that Is
my letter. II not originally written py me, 1t
| is mine by adoption.
And. Mr.. President, what were the circum
stances under which that letter was written ?
had been in this body then nearly four years
! listening to treason day by day and hour by
hour. The threat, the universal threat daily,
hourly, was, "Do this or We will dissolve the
| Union. II YOU DO not 90 tilat We VIII ulssOiNo
the Union' Treason was in the White House,
treason IN the Cabinet, treason in the Senate,
and treason IN the House OF Representatives {;
bold. outspoken, rampant treason was daily
and hourly uttered. The threat was made in
NV presence by q Senator, ''You may give us a
blank sheet of paper and let US I'LL it up as we
please. and then we will not live with you.
And another senator stood hero beside that
Senator from Texas and said Il stand by the
Senator from Texas" Treason was applauded
in the galleries OF this body, and treason was
talked on the streets, IN the street cars IN pri-
vate circles everywhere 1t was treason-trea-
SOP IN your Departments, traitors IN the White
House, traitors around these galleries, traitors
everywhere
The flag Of rebellion had been raised; the
Union was already dissolved, we were told the
rebel government was already established with
Its capital in Alabama; "and now we VIII nego-
tate with you,' was said to us. Upon what
basis would you negotiate? Upon what basis
did YOU call Bour peace convention? Will
rampant rebellion staring us in the face. SIR
il was no time 10 negotiate. The time for ne
gotiaton was past. We had offered everything
we could in the way OF negetiatiation. every
thing In the way Of compromise, ana all our
proffers had been Indignantly refused.
Sir. this was the condition OF affairs wher
that letter was written and after Mr.. Powell
had v,,ada hia Assault upOn me in this bOdy fO]