, 1879-04-07
q CIIALMEIlS,.


Who He 1s-Snhe 0nlcEht Tcsttmony.
Ger. Chalmers OF Mississippi in t!lc House,
on Tucstlay inst malc au insolcnt speech, ic-
Tending secession with tic liz that tlle Suuth
only sought TO 90 out pcarsfully, but war was
Acc,tn Oh tho South bY the North, when the
truth OF history Is tl,at tic Rebels seiacd by
armed force fort after fort, md arsennl after
arsenal, ship-yars1s, vessels, all other
property belonging to the United States,
md finally brslcgca a,N1 fired upot,
Fort Sumter, before tic Unltctl Suites fired
single guu III defense Of tho unlo,.. W',o,l
Mr. Congcr, Ut Michigan, asked Gen. Chalmers
civil nld pcrtneHt a1sestull, Chalmers rcpltGs!
like bnckEnnrd. atnl Was very properly and
sharply retnste1 upon by Mr' Cunger. =.
Who is this dssl. Cnniinorsl 4: onn Of tho
forever infamous Fort Pillow luassarro. The
facts as to this massacre were Investigated by 4
Joint committee bf Congress; mil the following
y an extract from ti.e [eport Of Senator Ben
ing the attuck on thu fort n1,l its ca1'turc bY
srrnrhery, undor cover of flag u trucc, TIC RI.
port says:
rhea followed = tccne II cruelty md murder
wuntc!! bat Tho tomaha"k aud rcalplns.knsfo to
exescd tno worst Atroc,es cyer com';iitea y say.
slaughter. sparIHx ,,alties aEs nor Rcx, whits Or
Fasmea to VIC with cac other ii iii. .aovis1 .w"rE:
HtCHt Wt3CH* Htll4 tfSH EHGEEfGE lOHItl+
weso deliberately rtot down, beaten. ansl lsacko,I
with ahbrrs: suto of thu children not mura than
ID years old forced TO stand up md faca tfeir
murderors whIle boing shot; thu slck and
tho Kcbcls oyon enlorlug lle. hospital building
sf itna @'isS is MS % tday l ay tSe+e nas nS q "s
! oppose tho lcAEt rcslstRnce. ;. No cruelty
wl!eh the ost acal. a,a!tsn!,y eo,'!l devise was
WIN WAS Wonnaca In one lrE 40 AZ to io unable IL
wulk, was made TO ntaud III, wl'ilu hs sormentors
s Se f ocrs s iH To- o''s u ss k:a ~ Il Iii
[ whon no demonstrated; another, 4 mora child,
| whu,n au ollcur bud taken up 1el',d him on hsa
tho olcar TO pnt him towH asltl shnot lEn, which
was .lo.G: !: H., yns man w was ID 2dslDcratsls
@ 81 eit h eohs 'f sss IL
btaus ilhtcr hlHl % t,athe coullt not possibly es;
H" 9o s 5 'o 81 anr
tho sott, anl Then tho building Het on tlro ana
burned.
Tile report ID sustained BY many pages OF tes-
tlmouy Of officers and soldiers, wl'q wero eyo-
tnonY Of Mai -Gcn. Stephen 4. Hurbut tpago
u, liGpost Of the Committee OIL tho Conslnct Of
thu Wnr, Fort Pillow Massacre, ThirtYelEltth
Congress, first scsaton) We nud this alluston 10
| Con. .Ghnlmers,
however. That tho null, boIy If tc command waa
| Chalmers command, wh0 WIS nls0 thUfe.
| pugu 81, JOHN T. 1say, Thirteenth Tennessee
| NufHllfS tSstAacst
lsnw d ReboI Lioutcnaut taxn - little negro bny
| up on tho llnfao hAhttll him; antt then heard
! Con. Cha1n,sts- think It must haye hccn-tol!
him TO ''tako TINT asgFo down ond shoot !'tm. "
ana he passed 1,'m s.nwn and shot him. 1!e was
nut nlDre thaM yoars old. l1sard thu Lieutenant
tell rho othet* thnttnc negro Was nut in tho scrvfce
f.-hn nothing ont child, that he VIVA ptrHsct!
and brought In tllcre Thu 1thor atu ynil: t'Danln
tI,c differences; tnku him dowM md shoot lin, Or
b would shoot him." think 1t rnust have buen
| uun. Chalmers.
Dr:Chapuau: Underwood testified. pago 81,
that runpoat went IN undrr n Ing vi 1ruru
| utter the fight, when ho rot OH board hcr. Gen.
Chalmers clt,e IN board, giltt satd he "wouIl
nut trcat Us pr!aotcrs OF wnr tlIu tholne-InAtlc
Ynukces,'r meaning the loyAl rcnncsaea,ts.
William u. Walker, Thirteenth Tonnssscu
Cavalry, testified, page l2t:
Tho 1lebo!H h4d almost ceAsed firing OIL IN, w1,c d
All officer cnn!c down and told Them 10 ''sout ltt
last tlamncu one Ut us. "and mot take ur.s.
| oncr" llo aatd Iwas thu order of TIM General-i
could not hear the natno plhNly, but / thtnk II
wis Chalmers. Thcntho slaughter of the prisun-
! ers Was resumed.
THIS Ia tho Gen. Chamcrs who answered Mr..
Congcr with insult, WHO defended tlo 1sobelllon
| with lalsshood, a'.l who spnke tnsnlently !os
thu Solid South n,ld the Democratic party tl t,
Houso last Tucsduy.