Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-05-29

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id more. said, 81 will venture that
- Sc men at the North, who are so clam
. Jus to defeat this peace movement will
only go into the war, but. they will
k'easy places and make money during
. Whole time it lasts.' 1 do not know
ether any of them did it or not Twill ]
say they did. / am merely stating
7tOf history. .qr .ssg.i.f.E
BAIT. Chandler took the floor, after Mr..
II had concluded, and said: Mr.. PEesi-
ut, this is the fourth time since 1861
VT allusion has been made to letter
itten.. by me to the Governor of the /
lte of Michigan; first it appeared in
fvsPaperpublished in Detroit, a copy OF.
7ich was sent to me and copy was
ewise sent to the late Senator Powell.
letter was private note written to
~ Governor and no copy retained. Sem
rPowell approached me with his copy
the letter and. asked if it was a correct
f9y. 1 told him. did not know; [ had
itten to the Governor of Michigan
vate note and had kept no copy and
Id not say whether it was correct or
He told me that if it was a correct
iy he would wish to make use of it,
IA if it was not he did not propose to
4 Ike use Of it. | said, "Sir, l viii adopt
and you may make any use of it you
ase.' So to-day that is my letter. If
originally written by me, it is mine
adoption. f.t...
And, Mr.. President, what were the cir
Instances under which that letter was
itten? l had been in this body then
Rrly four years listening to treason day
day and hour by hour. The threat,
universal threat daily, hourly, was,
20 this or we will dissolve the Union:
you do not do that we will dissolve the
liOn." Treason was in the White House,
ason in the Cabinet, treason in the SEN
-, and treason in the House of Repre-
natives; bold, outspoken, rampant
'ason was daily and hourly uttered
threat was made upon this floor in
presence by a Senator, 'FYou may
Ae us blank sheet of paper and let us
live with yeu.' And another Sena-
stood here beside that Senator from
xas and said, 81 stand by the Senator
Sam Texas" Treason was applauded in
galleries of this body, and treason
5 talked on the streets, in the street.
S, in private circles; everywhere it
s treason-treason in your Depart
7fc IN tkIa
around these galleries everywhere.
The flag of rebellion had been raised :;
= Union was already dissolved. we
Ire told; the rebel government was al
Gdy established with its capital in Ala
sna; 'ttand now we will negotiate with
+ l,'' was said to us. Upon what basis
Iuld you negotiate?' Upon what basis
you call your peace convention? With
npant rebellion staring us in the face
it was no time to.negotiate. The time
negotiation was past. We had offered
Rrything we could in the way of nego-
Stion, everything in the way of compro-
Use, and all of our proffers had been in
gnantly refused.
Sir, this was the condition of affairs
pen that letter was written; and after
+. Powell had made his assault upon
in this body for it, instantly respond.
ed, relating what have related here now
with regard to the letter, and said, 81
stand by that letter. and L stand by il
now. What was there in it then, ant
what is there in in it now? The State OF
Michigan was known to be in favor of thu
| Constitution and the Union and the en-
! forcement of the laws, even to the let
| ting of blood, if need be, and that wa
all there was and all there is in that let
ter. Make the most of it.
The Senator from Georgia says that
did not shed any blood. How much bloc,
did he shed? [Laughter.l win somebody
inform us the exact quantity of bloc,
that the Senator from Georgia shed?
Mr.. Hill, of Georgia: The diferenc
between us is that was not in favor o
shedding anybody's blood.
Mr.. Chandler: Nor I, except to pun
ish treason and traitors. Sir. the Senate
is not the man to stand up on this foo
and talk about other men saving thei
own blood. He took mighty good care t
put his blood in Fort Lafayette where h
was out of the way of rebel bullets a
well as Union bullets. He is the last ma
to stand up here and talk to me about lei
ting the blood of others be shed.
Mr. President. was then, as am,nov
in favor of the Government of the Uni
ted States. Then, as now, abhorred til
idea of State sovereignty over nations
sovereignty. Then, as now, / was pr,
pared even to shed blood to saye this glt
rious Government. Then, as now, stoC
: up for the Constitution and the Uniol
Then, as now, was in favor of the pc
petuity of this glorious Government. B,
the Senator from Georgia was, as he te
titled before committee, "aUnion sece
sionist.' have the testimony here b
, fore me. viii somebody explain VIII
thatmeans-''a Union secessiOnist?'' NJ
, tionary where the definition can be four
of ga Union secessionisti 70 1 do not u
derstand the term.
He says they have right to have
l solid South, but solid North viii
stroy the Government. Why Mr.. Pres
. dent, the South is more solid to-day tbs
t it was in 1857.
t Several Senators: Eighteen hundre
: and sixty-one you mean.
= Mr.. Chandler: Well, it was the sau
: in 1857. 1t was just as solid in 1857 as
], is to-day. 1t has been solid ever sine
: and it was no quarrel with the North tn
z made it solid. 1t was solid because it W
!, determined either to "rule or ruin" Il
!. nation. 1t tried the "ruin" scheme wi
o arms; and now having failed to ruin th
II Government with arms, it comes back
ruin it by Withholding supplies to carr
on the Government. Sir, the men ha
IS changed since 1857. There is now but o
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