Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-12
THE EVENING STAR
CONGBEDOIONAL.


SENATE.-After our report closed
MI. Hill, speaking with reference TO that part
OF the legislative appropriation bin proposing
new legislation with regard TO Jurors. sunef.
visors or election, &C., alluded to persons who
had soJourned In the south and gone north IA
denver lectures on the subject OF southern
wrongs ana outrageS, their statements being OF
grossly exaggerated character, and also re-
ferred TO those who inStigated the movement OF
negroes to Kansas under false pretenses and
for their own personal bene1t, as they became
sharers In the money contributed for the relief
OF the sufferers The south had been maligned
in hundred different shapes and forms for the
purpose OF antagonizing the north and TO secure
the republicans In the possession OF power.
There was persistent, earnest, arbitrary and
dictatorial purpose to induce the President to
veto the bill prohibiting military interference at
OF infdelity against the southern people went
TO Washington to defeat the purposes of Viz
GINA. In proof OF this he read the following
"WAsHTNGToN, Feb. II, 1s61-My Dear Gov
ernor: Gov. Bingham and myself telegraphed
70 you on saturday, at the request of Massa-
chuseCtS and New York, to send delegates to
the peace or compromise congress. They admit
that we were right and they were wrong: that
no republican state should have sent delegates,
put say that they are here and cannot get
away. Ohio, Indiana and Rhode Island Are
coming In, and there is danger OF Illinois, and
now they beg us for Gods sake to come to their
ture. 1 hope they viii send ifT-backed men
or none. The whole thing was gotten I'M
against my Judgment, and win end In smoke
erring brethren, that you win send the dele.
.u,s rx.ouon,,, CHANDLER.
To this letter postscript was added, saving
the northern people think that fight would be
AWFUL, but without a little blood-letting this
Union VIII not, In my estimation, be worth a
The men of the south would go with the stars
ana strlpes-the flag OF their country. The peo-
sured those who heard him that the north need
not be alarmed on account Of the south. But
they bad cause to be alarmed by such threats as
nav nave aa been made by the leading republicans.
honor A'
Mr. Chandler said this was the third time since
1861 that allusion had been made to a letter
written by him to the governor OF Michigan. It
hIst appeared in a Detroit newspaper. The
tained W Sy b,m private one and no copy was re-
OF the newspaper to him and asked IL the letter
as printed was correct. Mr. Chandler told him
Powell then said II it was q correct cSnv he
wished to make use OF it; II not, he did not wish
TO use It. Mr.. Chandler told him that he would
pleased, so to-day the letter, IL not originally
Mr.. Chambers, Is his by adoption. Let the most
be made OF it. And the Senator from Georgia
sGg Sooa MI HOW mulch na ala Sd ~
shed? VIII somebody inform us OF the exact
quantity?
Mr.. Hill-The difYe eAee between us was that
was not In favor OF shedding anybody's blood
MIR. Chandler Nor !, except to punish treason
and traitors. Continuing, Mr.. Chandler said
the Senator from Georgia was not the man to
talk about other men saving their own blood
He took care to put his blood In Fort Lafayette,
where 1t was out OF the way OF both rebel aud
union bullets.
MI. Window then spoke for a short time
against the Dill, when he gave way for motion
to adjourn by Mr.. Beck, who suggested that Mr..
WINDOW continue his remarks at half-past one
p. m: Monday, by which time, It is thought, the
political provisions OF the bill will be reached
and with this understanding the Senate, at half
past five p. m. adjourned.
HOUSE-After our report closed
The remainder OF the session was occupied In
by Messrs. Kelley, Reed, Haskell, and BOW
man.