The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10
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20 appoint Gen. Grant to the retiret
list of the Army, passed the Senat
ON the 23rd, by q vote Of 35 to IT,
The following Democratic SENATOR
voted in the majority: Jones ant
Call of Florida; Brown OF Georgia
Davis, of West Virginia; Ransom, o
North Carolina, and David Davis, o
Illinois.
Tho pay that lie will receive, if tn
bill becomes law and the President
makes the appointment, will be a
bout $lO.ls5-or three fourths Q
the pay Of full General cn the &C
tive list exclusive of communications
and allowances.
Messrs. Jonos, Call, Brown and
others addressed the Senate in favor
Of the bill.
The following wero the remarks o
Senator jonas, Of Louisiana, in re-
cordipg his vote against the meas
ure:
Mr. PRESIDENT: I have been sicl,
and absent from my seat for several
days, and had no Intention Of enGag'
ing 10 this debate. AS it seems, how
ever, that wo will be called upon in
a moment to vote, I desire to give
briefly the reasons why l cannot
vote for this bill, or for the amend
ment offered by the gentleman from
Delaware.
While Senator's from the South
have been airing their Confederate
"reminiscences, aud acknowledging
their patriotic adhesion to this Gov
ernment, which again and again the,
have adhered to, and to which they
have again and again avowed alle-
glance, willie they arc making thoir
lew protes,ations they seem 10 have
forgotten tho fact that sixteen years
have passed since the war ended.
They secm to have forgotten that
there nro no lorger any sectional dis
lirctions Or divisions in this country.
They seem, some Of them, to have
forgotten that they sit on this floor
not as Southern Senators, or ex.con-
fedcratcs, but as American Senators
representing States in the Union.
was astonished few moments
ago to SEQ my esteemed friend from
Florida, Mr.. Call, arise, and TO hear
him, in tho character Of an ex-Con-
iederate, say that hesat here for the
purpose OF doing that which the
Senator's of the North and the peo-
pie of the North desire to have done.
| acknowledge no such obligations
and acknowledge no such distinc-
tions. This is an American Senate
and represent in part one State OF
this Union, as the Senators from
Northern States represent their
States and their constituents, and
will be guided in the votes which
cast by my idea of my duty to my
whole people instead OF what l think
it becomes mo to do rs an ex.sinncr
and OK Confederate in order to atone
for that sin which I rommitted twen-
ty years ago by offering here in my
place to execute the odict OF the
northern members Of this body, or
what / supposed TO be the will and
PLEASURE of the northern people. ]
do not think that this is the proper
way in which this measure should be
presented.
am not opposed to this bill simp-
ly because OF its unusual character. j
am not opposed to the bill simply be-
cause it proposes to put q civilian
on tho retired list of the Army. !
sm still less opposed to it because
would in the slightest degree dctract
from the great fame, the great re-
nown, which has been conferred upon
General Grant, not only by the peo-
pie of this country, but By se poS-
pie Of the world, who have peoclaim-
ed him to be one Of the greatest and
most success ful military commanders
OF modern days.
I was an humble soldier in the
Confederate army; but I have never
revamped my recollections Of seces-
sion, rebellion,and war brought them
upon this floor. I have never allu
ded in words Of criticism to'Gnything
which occurred during the war. l
have said nothing and have nothing
to lay in condemnation Of any mill
tary act committed during the war.
I have stood ready here to give all
honors. and all praise. and all glo-
ries to the heroes OF the war. | Gm
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