Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-26

sion which had been unnapplly PROVOKED.
You will observe that the original pro-
position was to relieve DR.. A. Sidney
Tebbs of the disability imposed by GER
quite sure there would Lot hare been
word of objection to this distinct PROPOSE
tion. Uniformly, believe, all and singu-
lar, the applications heretofore made for
such relief have been granted, even in
times when there fingered prejudices of
the war as to individuals and section.
This simple proposition, however, was
made the occasion for bill repeating
statute, practically dead, in the form of an
amendm emit to the Tebbs Bill. 1t was the
absolute conversion of an individual bill
of relief into one repeating statute, No
one on the Military Committeeman
Republican Senator. it appears, objected.
In this form the bill came up for consid
Grafton, when discussion followed evoked
bitterness, and instigated the Offering of
several amendments. 1t was here and in
this condition I found the subject and vo-
ted for the reference to the judiciary Com
mittee, whose province it rightfuly is to
formulate any act repeating statute, and
the more so when the proposition was now
incumbered with proposed amendments,
in some respects homogeneous, and in some
resp ects if not absurd, falling las it oc-
Cured to me) below the dignity of the
subject.
AS to the statute which excludes those
who were in the Confederate military ser
vice from holding commission in the
military service of the United States
broadly stated, my opinion, my Judgment
and my feeling are, that it involves moth
ing practical to the Confederate soldier
nothing more than a sentiment that
he. with becoming self-respect, could only
doaira md apnronioto thu romOvat ut qUpF
disability when it comes Of the voluntary
motion of the representatives of that sec
tion and side in the unhappy struggle by
which it was imposed.
The power and tho righs to impose such
disability were determine fully and final
ly at Appomattox, ard the Confederate
soldier in my opinion, will proudly bear
every consequence Of Lees surrender;
not in anger, nor because there fingers
with him any hesitancy in his obedience
to the laws which his parole at Appomat-
tox hGnorably bound him to respect, or
any reserv ations in his allegiance to re-
united country.
/ cannot permit myself to aid in making
the graves of Confederate soldiers, or
their widows and orphans, the stakes and
pawns in the game Of politics.
will not be came party to proftless
discussion of irritating questions that are
calculated to freshen issues which are nat
urally closing, and when the whole coun-
try is drifting surely and earnestly to the
safe anchorage of peace and fraternity,
under the guidance of President whose
whole policy toward the South is one of
friendship.
But why this latter-day anxiety for a
declaration of zeal in behalf of Confeder-
ate soldiers? Mind you, it comes from
The political associates of those who from
1879 to 1881 held control of both Houses
of Congress. Why not take that Oppor-
tune occasion? 1t is not violent suppo-
stion that the many gentlemen in Con-
q Esq who had been Confederate soldiers
were then, and will not doubt are now,
unwilling to make an unmanly request for
this supposed high grace.
| will, by no word nor act Of mile, check
the pacifying and liberalising influences
upon the whole coun, ry which Virginia
has set in motion. LIST us thank the pa
triets who are helping us in this great
work, and move on leroicallY to our high
purpose.
WIN. MALONE.
Maj. N. N. Norman, Lynchbarg, Va.
HIS LETTER EXAMINED BY REFERENCE
TO TIE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
From the Washington Post:
Senator Malone writes a letter to Mr..
NJ NJ. Norman of Lyrchburg, Va, ex-
planatory of his vote by which the bill
permitting DIR. A. S. Tebbs, Confederate
soldier, to enter the military servic5 Of the
United States was defeated.
We shall be able to prove u al Senator
Malone has deliberately and mt, ntionall.
deceived his friend MAJOR Norman. an l
through him the people of the State of
Virginia. and that in order to do SO he has
been guilty of a deliberate and Intentional
falsehnod
be clearly understood, we briefly state TN,
case. The bill was comprised in a single
paragraph. providing, shat Or. A. Sidney
Tebbs. Of Leesburg, Va, be and is hereby
relieved from the operation of section 1918
of the Revised Statutes
This section is follows:
"No person who has served in any ca pac-
ity in the military. naval or civil service of
the so-called Confederate States, or either
of the States in insurrection during the
late rebellion, shall be appointed to any
position in the army of the United States. -
The Tebbs bill was reported by the Mill
tary Committee of the Senate without
single objection-the Committee con-
sisting of Mt ssrs. Logan, Cameron, Har-
risen, Sewell and Hawley. Republicans.
and Cockrell, Maxey, Or over and Hamp-
ton. Democrats.
On the 26th of April the bill was reach
ed in its order on the calendar and its con-
sideration objected to by Senator Ed
mupds. That put it over one day. On |
the 9th it came up and upon motion of |
Senator Garland to consider it the ayes
and noes were called.
iy,h 1ntto 70
man says:
81 was not in the Senate at any time |
during the proceedings on the so-called |
Tebbs case until the morning when the |
resolution proposing to refer the bill and |
all the amendments which had been offer |
ed to the Judiciary Committee was called |
in regular order.
This is falsehood, and an Intentional |
one, unless the Coagresssenal Record is |
wholly unworthy of credit. Senator Ma |
hone dates his Norman letter on the 10th |
April shows that on Mr.. Galland's motion
to consider the Tebbs bill there were
% yeas and % nays, and that Malone vOted
nGy
Senator Malone further writes to Moor
man;
'sWithout q word of debate the vote
was taken. I voted for the resolution of
This is both a falsshood direct and a
falsehood by implication. Senators Gar
land, Sherman and Edmunds had debated
the propriety of considering the bill before
the vote was taken, and the vote was not
to refer but to consider. Every Democrat
and four Republicans voted to consider it,
and Malone and twenty-o ne Republicans
voted not to consider it:
Senator Malone writes further:
sThe reference was strictly the legisla-
tive thing to do; it was the thing to do
70 arrest farther ill-tempered line Of
discussion which had been unhappily pro-
vOked."
This is deliberate deceit. There had been
10 discussion and no display of ill-temper.
The votes of Cameron of Wisconsin, In.
.alls. Plumb and Sewell-ail Republicans {
nd all in favor of the motion to consider
prove this and disprove the assertion of !