, 1881-04-20


PROCEEDINGS.
s"9r T., tS riIf; SENATE.
WAsntNdft5X, u, G.. April to.-Tho till
finished e'us!ncss VIVA laid, before tho Senate
4 motion to go lhth 3t5S$ec,iitys ,scssfu,, wus
lost. pe'ftIoDs relative 10 The case Of 13nyton
wcrc referred to thB FUreign Relations Com
n,!ttec. .,
Mr. Hair offered tho following:
=, HtsAred In tho Judgment Of tho Senate. pub.
llu Interests tcq,tiFr tnnyrrss to 10 convened In
PUBLIC session Immediately.
Mr.. f,latr, IN s.tppott of tic resolution, rcnd
letter assorting Tint n rcccnt decision VI tho
sWpsc'ua COnrt tncant ruin to thu ht,stery and
knIt goods Industry Of New England, and
aNKgnSfGtl MI 0xtrl session Of Congress rs
relfef,
lie callctl tho attention of tho Chairman Of
the tomlntttee OH Foreign Relations to tito
fnct that Dn Lesscps was digging his cnunl
ftlt'nyt ai.tl 1T WIS bec0ntlg II vested right.
'rherp ctllld bn M remedy for tltts X intine-
dtatt nct!on Warh not tnkeil. unless 1t bn by
war. Thero wure ntf1er considerations which
rintte 1t almost Imperative Tint there should
be nj, extra stssIo,,, nil, TINT ms soon ns tho
ttnl,sg cnlltti l.e called together. rho sernto
wits lD0ked uhttl December. 'rl.c Senators
Ill TIN 1ther sit1e Ind tasen tl,olr ruslilop,
md It would be c0war.lly f,r ti,um to rptrent
frsnn It. Thu Republican Senators Ind takcn
sl,clr pt'sItlon. and 1t wont,l bp cowar,lly ins
tAUln to retrcnt lie nff1rcl tho resolution
wltIlout any consultation witt! hla colleagues.
Let tho deadlock bc broken h, Il way which
lhe Democrats would consent to have 1t
broken.
M'l. f.00AS TOOK THE FLOOR.
llo snltt !It WHs not accustomed tn refute
s|aiHlcrs; but Us tho chnrge that lln Ind been
III sympathy wltl. tho Rebellion had been
hEntn started, hu desired 10 give the history
of Ills cofNttct Mt the breaking ont of tie War,
Iilese ISLANDERS seemed to run through the
Uenlperatic t?nI'ers every time nny Dc,llucrnt,
fceEi%ss ~ VI statements, na,le ntusion
been elected g Congress nsa Douglas Dc,nu-
et1.t, ~ distinguished from thu Bourbon,
u De1nScrnt a,I Of that uay. During the early part
q l'Ml, wi.ell M Msecrsslon llatl becn ranpa,it III
slescl!ls whether 0r not lie WINS In sympathy
issli, Mr: Adrian, If New Jersey. Ilati nro-
e IaSen y refSsti9, iS 4sns SnnnofMtns Il the easFss
lnws md lo:preserrv tho Union. liz {l.ogaii)
lat! voted for that resolution. On that vote
'le had Matle the following remark:
s ~ thc resolution receives my unqualified np-
THAT had lnppenetl while fo was Demo-
ernt, betnlr LtllcOlII's inauguration, before Il
gun Ind been fired Announcing Tho deter.
inlllntitn Ut tlto Rebellion ngalist the (iov.
erlls!ie't l!a Ind tliel, stootl III 10 equlvucal
ssto o., io question M q resllun, or ~ 10
9TH Of February, lS6i, A''' "" ''''
j., + 1tE HAD MADE A SPEECH
in Tho House Of Representatives In fnyor OF
tllg co'l.proiNise measures repurted to- tho
PROMISE. lfu uelied uny I'M, to sow award
III tint speech which showed my syti1,,hthy
wltl1 wltl1 seeessloil o. rebellion. liz ltati 'M Id 1t
ist fI' raIe {e !, aye alYaXs Hd DO vt deny
S fh yaeS u sessSs,0D as, u s Ty' VIC 9sSl ssa
sra. Tho srnator IRAN % Georgia. Gllll> iii i'sa fs
Wcs;ntiS nt1c a! st!l!o alillslon t3 the charges
m, spgeol' to which hs i.oeanl latl just NJ
l,ittet! l'att 9ecn quoted In the South and Its
doctrines foll1Wetl. there would .,iot have
stter Gst y nie M Or s esoa Ms read
Congress At the outbreak OF tle War, bear[t,e
testimony to hls loyalty to the Union at TINT
period, and stntlnx that they ll4l never heard
iitbellion; but that, on the contrary, lle lloI
been yehcnently Oppose.t to it. III july.
1S9l, ~ wy, H.. nasketln Ills l'and' he had goao
raised regiment, resgnine lis ssat t n C",. S,!
kress. lIe llal hoeil III rs many BAL
Ties during tho War is nl1y nan. At.
Fort Doilelson he lad i,,,ssn 'amaii maio ~ =
rigadLer-Gel,era1, a,td shortly nitcrWnrtls n
Ma1Or-a r-aeneral. Why he iatl bee,, nroInntrT
10 tliosN coluniantis he would iaa~ya ~ II ~
thosv who lad promoted him 10 say. iIa
bore OF hIs person lnoro than one honorable
his loyalty given hiut by t6a e,s1ni.a ~ h;s
country. At tho close Of tho Wur ht, ind r!.-
sEgnod Ills coul,ntssion, pruferrinu moStn ~
ceIve pay from the GoyeriIilut,t Wi,nm III H. ~ hnI
no further duty 10 perfvrH1. Al Tia brcnE. nj.
!ng ON # tho Rebellion ile Ind l!yeI at Siar-
that county had beeu Deinocrnfs. ,Mnat ~ ~
them from The South, 0n fiin XII, ~ rrfi
1851, ..-..,>-...-.7
Ind got together liz Marion nn,t nossed raso.
lutIoils III favor Of secession ami '' r.Gatims,
sDn Tni,ntv hnJ hean nrnont, ,n,i s r.. !taa-
pany by Thorndiko Brt,sEs' n siarvIa,Sar sHur~
ind 'hal jullled tie Southern army, IL tiaf
flf.f,n ~