The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-01
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During Wednesdays discussion in
the senate, Hoar said, Hills confident
assertion could not refute the testi-
mony of books and documents before
the house of the Caddo massacre, the
blood red streets of New Orleans, the
Coushatta horror, the Colfax murders,
Twitchell's armless body, Chisholm's
unconvicted murderers. What had
Hill to say TO those? He had no desire
TO enter upon a discussion OF the issues
which had been brought up by Hill,
but he challenged the gentleman who
claim the evils IN the south were attri-
butable to the republican party,to point
out a single great for the
benlt of the colored man, where the
republican party had not been in the
right, and the party with which he was
associated, in the wrong.
Hill said he had heard exactly the
speech he had expected, but he had too
much respect for the senate and him
self to characterize it as it ought to be
characterized. He envied no man his
nature, his position, his prospects in
this life or in The next, who could de-
liberately get up in a council like this
and take pleasure in ~rehearsing charges
against his fellow citizens In any sec
ton of the country. Was it manly,
fair and patriotic? Would it not be
just as manly to make an issue on the
constitution itself and on its framersY
Hoar again challenged Hill TO name
a benefcent democratic measure, speak
ing with his usual force.
In the midst Of the controversy,
which was kept up at some length,
Logan entered into the discussion, say
ing he was induced to do so by a
remark of Hills, that the republicans
would not let the war rest in peace.
We are told time and again, he said,
by senators from that side, that the wal
is past and do not want to allude to 1t.
Yet, every time an opportunity is Of
fered, the senator digs up every ques-
tion growing out Of the war. You sir,
and every other man that joined in the
rebellion against this government, is
responsible for every wrong complained
of.
Hill suppose ! happen to be as
responsible as you, when here stand
ing advocating a policy for the demo-
cratic party, which encouraged them to
resist manfully breasting the storm;
and, / will tell the senator what is a
historical fact, that l was not on the
stump in Georgia with the argument
that he and such as he would sustain
the south If it did secede. Applause in
the galleries.)
Logan-Any mar that insinuates
that I sympathized with it at that time,
insinuates what is false.
HILL do not charge it. The
tor will understand l do not endorse
what was said of him, but when he
rises and charges that l and those with
whom | was associated, were responsible
for all the wrongs to the southern
states, l then remind him Of the atti-
tude of himself and myself when the
thing was fragrant. I did not charge
that the senator intended to sympathize
with secession; by no means. l am
simply stating n historical fact.
Logan desire right here to settle
this question. ! do not intend that an
insinuation of this kind shall be cast at
me when it is false; it has been done
often enough. Sitting in this chamber
there is a senator who knows that this
insinuation is false; he has the right to
know it; l have ever called upon him
to state his knowledge, because l am
here to protect myself; but l say these
insinuations in this direction have got
to stop, for they are not true.
HILL accept the gentleman's state
ment, that they are not true; but IL the
senator expects to stop me from recit-
ing historical facts, he is mistaken. His
speech is unnecessary, as it Is out of
place.
The controversy was then resumed
between Hoar and Hill. In concluding,
Hill asserted that every movement of
the south toward burying the issues of
the war, was met by the republicans
with a slap in the face and a demand
that the SOUTH join the republican
party. This would do more to set back
a real liberal movement than anything
else could do. The south had aban-
doned barbarism, if by that was meant
the right of secession and belief in
but she was not to be pur-
chased by patronage nor won by SLAM
He asserted that the south had
a fair vote and an honest count as
much at heart as the north. The evils
following the war in the south were
due to the carpet-bag governments Of
the republican party.
Hawley asked Hill if he really be-
lieved this astonishing story. Hill said
yes.
Hoar denied that the negro was al