Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-27
A BLooDY SHIRT DEBATE
An Iuuoeen, Little Biu sars UD the Stall
warts.

special tH u.H Register
WAsulNGrON, february u.
IL has been apparent ur some time
that the K R'pubIicans lies ed, above all
thing, an opportunity togat up bloody
shirt debate for tHu apr aching Presi-
dental campaign, aud tat they were
convinced that tue Democrats were Just
~ anxious 10 avoid IT, Well, yesterday
q modest bl.i came up Iu the senate to
relieve a MJrylanicr %. his disabilities,
who went into the CuuAieratc army at
sixteen, and now wants the opportunity
10 apply Tor the position OF Paymaster
in the United States army. senator
Whyte explained the case and then MIR
EImuuds with all thr gravity ot a Pres
iIrntial candidate, ba, ked by Vermont,
proc,rdrI To cutgap the Dem
Ocra,s by sugg sting instead 4
biu iur the REPEAL .ul the law
which prohibits CuulrdcTatcs from be-
ing appointed to positions in the United
States Army. Instead Of the Democrats
rushing eXrItcdly from the trap, Mr..
Garland quietly admitted the force OIL
the suggestion aud moved that the blll
be made general i'm its application. A
smilc ran all over the lace OF Gen. LO-
gan and hc proceeded, IN his turn, to
magnify LOYALTY and make OdlOus rebel
hon. But still the Democrats neither
seemed alarmed at the issue nor inclined
I, shirk il, Tor when the name OF MI.
Eaton VAS called ON test question, he
remarked, with u smile and with en-
phasis. Il am paired With Mr. COnkhng,
but II he were present l would gladly
vote ave" here asked senator DAVIS,
OF West Virginia, and Senator Ransom
what they thought ui the situation, and
their reply indicated that their only
regret was that the general
bill on tho calendar Was not up,
rather than the amended private one
then before the senate MIR. Thurman
came sguarely up 10 the issue and de
clared that the time had come when dts
abilities should all be removed. lie
wanted to know OF General Logan. II
our country were at war with foreign
power. whether he would be afraid to
70 into battle commanding the men who
were i'm the Confederate army, aud he
forced logan b. say that neither IN
peace nor i'm war would he put them ON
a footing with those Who stood by the
Union. During the scattering speech
of the Illinois senator, whose voice Is 50
rotuud and whose manner Is 50 melo-
dramatic. he alluded tOtwO colOnels who
resigned i'm order To escape bullets, aud
who had been restored 10 the army and
placed ON the retired list. This brought
General Burnside into the fight and
created diversion that Was AS
amusing 10 thc Democrats a. II
MAS provoking to the StalNartS,
The unfortunate Commander OF the
Army. who lost the battle Of FTederlcks.
bury. said that one OF the colonels
named, without being tried by a court,
was dropped from the rolls Of the Sec
retary OF War iOr using alleged dlslOya
language in camp. Tie, however, De
heved him tO be loyal
He then proceeded To defend th'
Committee on Military Affairs lor II
recommendation of his restoration
The expiration OF the morning hour pu
a stop 10 the debate, and the blh wen
over. Senators Blaine and Conkhnl
were absent, and they missed rare o,P
portunity for firing the heart OF tn'
loyal North and making one Of thel
periodical attacks upon the south an'