, 1879-07-03
Or W,>n,NGrUN LETTER.

Hereafter tie INSTANCES ut tee.
assault, ,u Republican leaders Wi,
be fewer aud farther between than
,hsv have been. Ben. Hi got Ia.
reward wacn he undertook To- reprI'
mand Senator Blame for what he
called a misrepresentation OF the
records of Southern Senators, and
particularly the valiant Bens. Sen
a,or Blaine showed yesterday what
tina, misrepresentation consisted OF,
and gave the Couiedera'es soma les
sons from their own record which
ought to last judicious men long
time. Hill had denied that he voted
Cor the original secession ordinances
of Georgia, and asserted that what
he did vote for was plan to post
pone action on that instrument. Sen
ator Blaine showed by the rebel rec
oris what the postponement plan Wa I.
1t contained several SECTIONS, every
one of which was a humlia1ing con.
dition to he imposed on the north as
a condition of ueorgias S remaining IN
the Union. Severai Of these c"ndi-
,ions. which wore offered AS amend
ments to the Fedora constitution,
were that slave holders should have
the right to carry slaves where they
chose, aud the Northern states should
be forced to protect slave propert,
when thus transfsrred; that no re
striction should be placed upon the
spread of slavery; that til" slave code
Of the Southern States should be a
mart of the criminal code of all the
States; that Northern men should be
responsible for the enforcement of
the fugitive slave law; that the Z. S.
Government should never attempt
to coerce a seeding State with
independent Republics of South Car.
olina, &C., rs Ben Hill called then)
and that in short the Northern peo.
ple consent to establish the Confed.
eracy over the Federal Government.
Senator Blaine we'll said that If Hill
called this standing by the Union,
he preferred the open disloyal,y Of
those who voted dire c,' " for seces.
sion and did not skulk behind such
miserable and insulting devices as
this. Another point was made upon
Ben Hills denial that he had intro,
duced a resolution in the Confeder.
ate Congress to treat as criminals and
execute Federal soldiers on Southern
soil after a date fixed. Senator
Blaine said the denia. WAS correct So
far as Il resolution was concerned;
for it was bill instead. The bill
was an Infamous proposition to hoist
the black flag that Hill could get no
support for it, and it was finally with
drawn. Senator Blaine's remarks
were brief aud pointed, and simply
showed that he had not misrepresent.
ed the record Of the rebels, and that
he had not told the worst Of it. Hill
made a sorry figure in reply, whin.
ing about these personal assaults,
and even his own friends were cha.
grined at his attitude.
Next week will finish the business
OF this session, say the knowing ones.
But the President may take notion
to veto another bill. He will have
to consider whether it is expsdient
as we'll as right to approve the bills
now in Congress aud probably to
pass prohibiting appropriations to the
Army in keeping peace at the polls
or for election supervisors and mar.
shals. The general appropriation
bill will be approved, because 30
save their own salaries the rebel
Brigadiers took from that and embod
led in supplemental bill enough mat
ter to cover the political legislation.
This Legislation could have little ef.
feet as it can only cover one year.