, 1881-02-24

a
cure tho appsnpi..4 jon far the families Of
these two tonfGttcrate Generals.
rllOM "TIlE NEC0ID."
10 tho Ttstrn Annotated Pres.
WAaIttxGToS, u. c., Fct. 2}.- Mr., Bragg
ratsed point Of order against tbs clauso ut
the Sunhry Civil bill npproprInting $4,000
for tho purchase Of the rtvHtc papers Ut tho
Int Confederate Gems bragg antl Polk re-
lating to the late War.
Afcssrs. Baker and 1}lnckb,trn coutcntled
that tho point Of order was mt well taken.
Str. Blackburn stated that tho papers re-
ferref to Ind been appraised Under net of
Congress- and 1t was lutte lit tho day fur the
gentleman from Wisconsin to undertake TO
tell tho 1louso there was no law or no ALI
tIurIty fur tfiut approximation. lie denied
the statement madu hy Mr. Bragg that the
Secretary OF War had recommended tint the
papers should not bc purchased.
Afr. l}rngR askctl blackburn to read the
Secrctary's repnrt, which Mr.. blackburn re-
fused to do, stating that IT lIu sought dlcta-
ton rs to what tle sioul.l DO nc wo.!4 20 to
Mr. Dragg--Ohl that has no effect here.
Mr.. Blackburn. continuing, 5altt these pa.
history Of tho nte War, anil hc was
SURE M GENTLEMAN
OH tile other side Of tic Imlse wonld oppose
d proposition for the purchase OF the pnpers.
nj ar.t,r y, "nt r,t ~ ,"nv th",, that 1,sJ hy
y, ~ u. fr,,tf G Ksm;nE ,' ' instaoH ~
stating whnt tho law was, he would rc1tl 1t;
Instead Of asserting what the SECRETARY
liz r,,n''rt ona ;r T." ,r,ro n nm hs.vo,,d tlnr
~ ~ t IL "tHa ,tl ~ a,. so,,,o ~ ,;rntnr h nI
,t'c te s s"5 ~ h,,, nfi;or non"ra
Ind occupied his time ~ preventing these
lapers being giyen t., to tue Goyern'ne1t M IN. 9 u.
"rn,u,i ' liz jis rontin,,c,i to ;.rEye III s1,pport
nr hiS mint nj nrtlrr. wi,jrh was. however.
oyrrru,e.l by tin Chnir.
Mr. Thomas thcll moved to strike out thu
% npposett t" te pltrcl,ass m Of tic t,lpers. UM-
der the law MI records OF Il general clanr~
uctrr, any tl,at threw nny light On the path
way If History
"'''oS'fD ~ IrxtTrn @ Sl srATEs.
rr ,,,r,r ,,,ras.,r ,,,o u,,,"r,mcnt trno
Ms nahet npposst e,ro ~ ~, "n,irarttv
ws.. nrt thn M'S ,,rk usxs u nulishng ii cori
OF tho Wnr OF tho lscEM'l!Dn. , IL IT, " was @ i''!-
iTnt H., =" ,Sor3;,amt ts ~ n',tt II si sve hnsn
Iec9rs S! TINT co,trl1t,1rs soM lou, 9ron Dc
lna!s to them fr't escry ,tcct", feat , an ffU a
the future Historian ght lo1k Ct GSn t|o sFs;ns ,;'s
sstrmRRiu aI,m =; m 'og iorra, when
vel!ltnsI Se1seM % 10 "e eassd @ eo"f' ~ H. Iarga
enough - atprt'ptiate IL" lnUMnai'a uo1 VI,
lnrs to leave tn c0tIling ages = Eecofu OF ~
that ,Tas done On ~! sides IN nn unHappy,
fsntrcidnl Wnf, 70 ior I sns s''otlso pe ashamed
hs WnS nn AlIerlcnl' ell'zGil: ,,,,, ,,,,o ,,r
NJ. MctunE saltl lho t'll!o i!ta coiig, us
would so9h cai,e, Wl!en' ~ ~ american
ct,zet,: witi.ot sashR v wof M ,n ~ tGIo Ti',a 70 70
lie pluck and determination of the C9nfeder-
ates ns In the sturdy courage ; OF tne ! N0rtiietn
soldiers; !Applause'I bnt "he'1 II ealao 10
purchasing
ruE PAPERS OF Two CONFEDERATE GEN.
ERALS,
for which there WIS no necessity, 1t seemed
Ia hin, II wus cnrryinr this sentiment Il little
lon fnr.
Atr, itawtey op1,osed tho amendment. Ife
wIl1tt rnthnr priIt SU1nu sl,ppr1Elluus records
tban that any critic should 1intl fuMlt wlsh
the presentation Df tits subject oh ACCOUNT UI
partiaiity. ., t.. ,.,,, l., ,o,,.r,s
Mr.. HEafE ploceGutn ~ Alhuu III tsp1 ;.i, -. ~
nlurss. sAid there Ind been statements iintae
during tic debnte which we're tsarcastlcal'S}