The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-06-04


this Union will not, in my estimation,
be worth rush
Sir, (said Mr.. HILL | was stand
in at the door Of my hotel in Mont
gomery when that letter was put in
my hands. | was looking 70 see the
prospects from this peace conference.
| do not wish to do anybody injus-
tice | d. not know the gentleman
VINO wrote that letter. Il is only
one Of o. ,8y, and it showed purpose
on the P ri Of The Republican party
to defeat all Efforts at peace. q peace
ful adj jIstment. l said to a friend
standing by me, this is terrible it
is sad II the leading Republicans
seek to defeat Toe purpose of Virgin
ia in his peace convention it will
fail bat, if war shall come, l predict
now that those men who are SO anx-
ious 10 let blood for tbe Union viii
never let any Of their own blood !;
they are anxious toilet other peoples
blood" That is what | said then.
| do not know whether it came true
or rot Did IL CHANDLER" let any
of bis blood | said more. said,
al will venture that these men at the
North, who are so ciomorous to de-
feat this peace movement will not
only not 90 Into the war, bat they
will seek easy places and make mon
ey during the whole time j, lasts"
do not know whether any Of them
did il or not. | win not say they
did. | am merely stating a fact Of
history.
Mr.. CHANDLER look the aoor after
Mr.. HILL had concluded, ami said
Mr.. President, this is the fourth time
since 1861 that allusion has been
made to letter written by me to the
Governor of the State of Michigan !;
first it appeared in a newspaper pub
lished in Detroit, a copy Of which
was sent 10 me and a copy was like
wise sent to the late Senator Powell.
The letter was a private note writ
ten 10 the Governor and no copy re.
tanned Senator Powell approached
rae with his copy of the letter ard
asked If II was correct copy. |
told him | did not know; / bad writ
ten to the Governor Of Michigan q
private aots and had keps no copy
and could not say whether this was
correct or not. He told ne that if i.
was correct copy be would wish to
make use OF it, and if it was net be
did not propose TO make use of it.
| said, 'Sir, l will adopt it, and you
may make any use Of i. you please" +"
So to-day that is my letter If not
written BY me, il is nine
by adoption.
And, Mr.. President, what were the
under which tina, les-
Ter was written | had been in this
body then nearly four years listesing
10 treason day by day and hour By
hour. The threat, the universal !
threat daily, hourly, was. do this
Or We will dissolve the L nion; il you
10 not do that We will dissolve the /
[ Mon" Treason was in the White 1
House, treason in the Cabinet, trea-
sou 10 the Senate, aud treason in the |
House of Representatives bold, out I
spoken, rampant treason was daily !
md hourly uttered The threat was
made upon this floor 10 my presence
~ Senator, You may give Us s
blank sheet of paper AID let Us Gil i;
Up as We please, and then We will I
lot live with you" And another
Senator stood here beside that SeDa-
or from Texas and said, Il stand by
be Senator from Texas" Treason
vas applauded IN the galleries of this
,ody, and treason was talked on the
streets, ia the s;reetcsss, in private
ire es everywhere it was treason
reason in your Departments, traitors
n the White House, traitors around |
hese galleries. aud traitors every
where
The Tag Of rebellion had been rails
d (; the Union was already dissolved,
Fe were told the rebel government
sas already established with its cap
tai in Alabama ''and now We VIII /
with you" was said to US.
pon what basis would you Eego-
late Upon what basis did you
all your peace convention With
smpant rebellion staring us 10 the
ace Sir, il was no time TO nego-
late The tine for negotiation was
'as.- We had offered everything a e
'ould 10 the wsf Of negotiatioa. er-'