Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-23
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during he Waf, FIR supplies furnished tho
UGi9l amy, 5tlog under consideration,
Gao. B,Gg., ct Wisconsin,. democrat, oppos-
e. tie bill, ali ID The course OF bis remarks de.
rouGaed lha Theory advanced, when claims
were to DC paId. that there was such abundant
I3ya!ty iH TIC South during the years ct the
VA. L9ys,g Vss only sentiment, and it was
tee taSisg. ihing to provo it when the evidence
5raa III pare. lie had no doubt that gen.
tiea,ea in this House who had served in the
GJG:y,icrSte army could rroVe that they were
poIc loyal tnan those who fought on the Fede
raj side, because they claimed that under the
Constitution they had tight on their side. 1t
YES essy enough to get some old negro to swear
that be had heard his old 'massa" say !hat be
Vas lGy.I, ca some dsy perhaps when the Goa
ildcrltcs refused to pay for the property they
tock; or shca th2y refused TO grant turlough
to son or brother. There was but q small
pcro. u.agc Of The people Of tho SJuth who
gers loyal 10 ,to U9ioa Luling the wsr.
Mr. Waddail suggested tia. % per CT. were
ioya 10 the Con!cGer2cV.
ST. Bragg said 10 bis opinion 90 per cent oi
hes! were iayG to the C0ntedcracy. But he
wss eocs: surprised yesterday to hear the gen.
tiauian irouss mississippi (Mr. Hock:rl advocate
the claim because Ct the loyalty Of the claim
aas - hen before On the dor Of this House
did 4 representative from the Ficksburg dis
;r;c. Of Mississippi hoi up scah loyalty as C
ac!!;? lie vas reminded oi the story ct the
cat ocG he lnoGar, The mouse came i2, end,
s>tiA: the cAt dca.;, ha7giog against the wall
said: 'Ah Sc. a.c there, my friend, are you?
| Bat ! Wjl!G TO. Get sou down and trust you,
t7en i y2u ;7erG a:utf:5 win straw. Laush
1T q the republican s:da.
!':r. Chalmers II IS cliItd attention to The
&c Tat h;a c5'leasu, NJ. Iooker was not
~ lis ssa.
Mr. brsgg IL, lied that il nude 20 difference.
| iIc w2rld not say hchiGd Dir. Ho3Eaf,s 5scs
| Il hat &c would nc uo! sly to his !ac2. He, Ter
c.c, ras ;ircd ci t.ua,s that cad been throwa
! Oh! here. We lad bc2n taun!ed (.nG that
c..a.c also lsam Mis:i:sirpi) viii takicg thirty
! five n:i.iars Ct TIE property that belonged 10
;aa Gcopc Of tie S3ut!I, aaI keeping it 10 the
| Treasury CT he Uait:a States. lie kcd the
sl1acEaou to take their eyes IF Of that money
! ir ti.1 Treasury ald turo loo short tina to the
| Liner SIDE. i!st them !ook Tor q short iiua al
! tic battle Gcll5 OF ;hc var; i. the hospitals
with t.ci7 bed. Ct The sick ami The 0ylUs: lie!
| then cck ut al the 'Cs;ea aad telrors and bleed
Of tie war. and place ;hat o1 the d05:Cr side,
4: aglrst .nis n,oncy WhiJh vas ia the Treas
! urg. In US Wll!lr& 10 let these matters DC
| !o:ao,,cr, bl! no Vas no. "iI'lE,, 20 lei these
| !hi.ca ta bEoICil. up every t!C;c that money
! vas sun-hs 10 b. taken cnt O.! the Treasury 10
dsg ,no p2a OF .oyaity. These loyal men Q! tic
! Scul:! we:c So icw that ii all the claims were
refused ca much evil would not be dinc as 10
! upaa the door 10 these claims under tnc plea CT
Ioyal,y. Tie republican party iaauguretcd the
p1ynlcat CT the5c claims, and established the
! ;50ctbc.a Ciain3 Commission 10 build UP the
:sDp!.,ic2n party q! the South. lie had heard
: /: esd oa this ilecg. and that came from his!ii
! .ipTi also, th4G r3ics5 the dcm0ctaia o! tie
North ia this House cid ;norc Tor these Southern
claims, unless they were more liberal that Ike
! a.iii South would s1Cn 90 Owe. to tic other
side. he ;;3u:G a&y that il any mau wto
| ;,.otGSses 10 h,o62 to The democratic plry W2s
y 1riaocrat Only 10 gct money out OF the Treas
urc, lie sooGor tEcy 20 over to The other SIDE
thn better ilT tSaul AID the better Tor the party
ani ;hc couotTy. As q representative Of the
democracy Of lhg North. he desired to say that
LIE party cf that sectlou gould not sell clt
tIG7 and soul 10 The dem0CEtcy Ci the South.
1ir. ellis (iIsl said be vas oac Ct those %!io
isi referred to the prGc3cd; OF captured aud
abandoned properly 10 the Treasury, out Of
which the pecre Of the South had been rob
b.d, ard which there Ess refusal to return tc
them. i!a agreed with the gentleman from
Wisconsin that the rrcc,nase o; loyalty in the
S:uthcrl States, % it il understood, during
the war vas less than Que per cent. B1s be
w2uld say that they ware loyal to their homes,
their c3uo,y and their God, and that was the
! hichcs. sentiment Ct loyalty.
Mr. CoOgcr rose to ask question.
TIC Speaker rappi0g With h!s gavei, said
the Gcnlleman from Llul:lans decllocd to
+! Weld
Mr.. C,netr sad he had addressed the gen.
| tleman from Louisiana, acd the Speaker had
70 right OF lis own m9tloD 10 BANNER him
dcTr.
The Speaker replied that it WAS his duty to
rro.cct The grntlom.1 from Louisiana when he
dec iaei to yiclj.
Hlr. Co7go. rct0iicI tl:t be had 20. leclned
yei.
Mr.. Ellis Qaid he declined 10 yield.
Dir. Corccr H.u'd have no controversy uoW
aitcr tic Speaker helped the gentleman to
decline.
Sir. G3Dsc7 then su5sIIsd rather sullcaly.
Mr. Eiis. rc5um!0s, said there was 40 doubt
some in Tic South who, from their heart, AID
10 their hoEcss co5Vicioas espcu':d the side Of
the Uaiou. Bui tner, were not many. La
he did not kaow tfbut three or four in Louis
qua VIVA were l,yal. The lecture Of the gen
tlcman from Wisconsin, came with bad grace
fram him. Il discussing the leveo bill the
other day. he had alluded to The fact of the
$50 COG. 600 CT captured AID abandoucd prop
erty which had been taken from the people
of tho Sub. lie put its return upon the
b.sis Of Justice to the South. Bu. he did
rot know Il any dcmorcat who has iuti
msted that he would leave tho Democratic party
ifthe5a csrs were not paid, He believed the
Democrsts Of tho South were as much Demo.
craft, aaI Is true to the party, az men elsewhere.
II WAS in obedience to theteechings of the Dem.
ocra.ic party that VIZ went into the war. De.
yisye laughter on the Republican side.] We
went i5t6 it for Whist VIC believed to DO the en-
fo,cement and application of the principles Of
the Constitution OF the United States.
Hr Hills then alluded TO the fsct that they
had seen arca!er radical changes come over the
spi;il o! tho country in relation 10 the works Of
| internal improvement and there had beon othe.
changes Of practice Tho people of the South
only demanded WIS. was justly due them and
Whist was right.
Mr. MsEtin-(W. Ve.) who had charge Of the
bill this point demanded the prs7ious question.