The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-19

Manner IN Whtoh uAtihlN tN|Ir'| N'N l-'1I "A
himself Out Of His rrealtsln'nt wy iF
Ably Answers Blaine ipA spste|iNn'p
Is Frequently Anplsil9ed. ~ Sors
reels Many lilssialelisnls made
By MalBo'u ssnalor asto
Secession Of Viz STATE.
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AN SENATE. tI
washington June 1.-THE consideration was
resumed Of tho Mcdonald b II to authorize the
uae Of troops certain cases and the repeal OF GER
tain election laws IlF
Mr Hill (Dem. GA) began his speech on the
bill by saylug be inteuded to reply 70 personal
illusions but not 70 retalate nor 10 make per-
sonal attack on any Senator. He said his vote IN
the Georgia convention was against secession,o ,ou'
the secession resolution was adopted BY the Con
ventlon, and after that It was only question
whether The eltlsens Of the State should uphold
ils solemn action ln tho Convention. he, there
fore signed the ordinance Of secession aiter us
passage as did ell his colleagues, though ono
third OF the members voted with him against II.
Mr.. Hill read from the Record extracts from Mr'
Blaine's late SPEECH 10 which the latter assum ed
that MI. Hin, rather than have minority In the
Georgia Secession Convention had CONSENTED TO
the death Of the old man" by voting with the ma'
iority 10 secede, Mr.. Hill said that Mr.. Blaine
had mIsrepresented the facts contained in the
very book he had quoted from In that speech,
containing the proceedlnH Of the Georgia Con
yenton. II that Senator intended, by the man
nef In which he represented these facts, to show
that in that convention, on a Test question ast
whether Georgia should or should not Becede
Mr.. Hill voted for secession or intended to ap-
prove Il, be stated that which the document he
proiessed to hav1 In bis hand taught him was not
true. Mr.. Blaipe had chosen 70 introduce the
subject. He thought II proper 10 give the facts 10
the premises 10 the form ofa historical statement
While there was great diversity OF opinion
throughout the South as to whether secession
should take place or not, II was universally con-
ceded, that II State should determine to Secede,
when that declared will should be asceTtained It
was the duty Of all her citizens to support her acts
and two reasons were gived for that: First, that
70 oppose the will OF State after that will had
been officially ascertained and declared, could
only resultin civil war among States which was
determiued at all hazards to be avoided sec'
ond, because It was believed that II the Northern
Deople saw that there was unRnlmity In the
Southern States, 1t would have happy moral
effect Of avertlDg the catastrophe Of sections at
war, a. It was widely charged that the movement
for secession was merely factious. There were
many Southern men who sedulousy opposed
accession and who believed that If war could
only be avoided for few months, the sectional
differences could be adjusted and war averted,
II the senator from Maipe had seen to say that
my vote on secession was inconsistent with my
hat nNk
ing for the statement Of bis opinion. But for
some purpose of his own, he chose 10 suppress
facts which did exist; and upon this double mis-
representation OF facts, he displayed his wit and
smartnesp, aud all when he knew was seven
hundred miles away. make that simple state
ment, and leave the Senator to the Judgment Of
honest men and honorable debAters, without
comment
Mr.. Hill then spoke about the clamor raised by |
his assertion tha' Democrats were largely inst'u
mental in saving the u1i0n. He denied that
what he had said could be construed as meaning
that Republicans did not also help In such pre-.
Rervation, but he added, strike from the rolls OF
Union troops the names OF Democrats, and VIII
any man say tnat the war against secession would
have succeeded? This was what he had meant
before
Continuing he said there had been persistent
effort on the part Of the Republican press, aud By
brutal and eTel man. He had been charged
wears ago with introducing retaliatOry war mea
sures in the Confederate Senate. so far from this
bt1Dg true, he showed from the records that he |
was unalterably opposed 10 any war measures not |
in the line OF right and according TO the law OF |
nations When there seemed danger that such |
measures might in the excitement OF the time be |
adOpted, he, while opposing all legislation on the
subject. drafted aud held In reserve, In case of
need an act declaring persons or parties rading
maraudinR aud 0mDittiDg outrages under pre-
tense OF being federal troops to be criminals
Real BOldiert were not touched 0y this provision,
but II was framed In view OF a wide spread ap' |
prehension Ofa servile insurrectiOn following the
Emancipation proclamation. No legislation on
the subject Wss had. however, not even this
moderate measure drafted BY himself
Mr. Hill after further vindicAtiDg himself from |
similar charges, and denOuncng the unfair At
tacks upon him, EBid that he had understood his
political opponents had sent agents through the
South 10 hunt up his record. He had never made
practice to save his speeches OF letters, but he
was sure no word Of bis would yer be found
justifying q charge that any time before during
or after the war he had ever spoken In the slight
est degree dsrespectfnlly Of this union Of States
under the Constitution. He had spoken burn
ing words against the Republican party, aga INST
the war against reCOnstI uctiOn, but for the union
OF States Darly national, partly federal as form
ed by Madison and expounded by webster, he
had felt constant admiration from the time when
he FIRST understood IL 10 thishour. Upon this SUB
ject he de6ed criticism aud challenged malice.
Mr.. Hill IN further n mtIks, showed that he
never had been an extremist in politics, and con-
seuuently had been denounced by secessi0Dists Rs
q Nationalist and was now blamed by the con-
eOlidatiOnist element as a ceBsiOniSt de De-
lieved that the true theory of union was that
neither state nor the National Government WAS
master OF the other. and quoted frOm Websters
utlerAnces ~ cont hrm HIS view.
Mr. Hill closed with an eloquent appeal to the
American people 70 abandon hecionalism,
whether tending toward secession or toward des'
pOtism and q return to Constitutional Govern
ment rs inaugurated by Madison, and expounded
by Webster. aud as 1t stands uDaltered BY amend
ments growing out Of the war.
Mr.. Blaine (Rep. Me-. gave notice ne would ~
another time reply to HIPS remarks.
{ Mr. Beck (Dem. Ky), from the Committee on
Appropriations reported back with sundry am
endmentB the House Legislative, Executive and
judicial Appropriation bill, and said be would
endeavoF 70 have II taken up for action tO-mOr'
row. Ordered printed and placed on the ealen'
dar 0Hl
The Senate then went into executive session,
and when the doors were reOpened the President
pg0 iem laid before the Senate the House OIL
making appropriations for certain Judicial ex-
penses Of the government, which was re'erred W
the COmmittee on Appropriations.
The President pro TEN OpDOinted MesHt. uaVb
(W. Val, Wallace ana Allison members Of the
Conference Committee on the bill repeating Ger
tain clauses Of the SundSy Civil Appropriation
act Of last session. the house having insisted upon
its amendment 70 certain Senate amendments
thereto. SO
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,