Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-05-24
Mahsne's Attempted Defense.
SENATOR MALONE TO MAJOR MOOR
MAN.
q. ;. SENATE CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, May l6, 1882. !

WARRINGTON, hay 10, 1882.
Dear Major, Il have not had an ear
ller moment when 1 could reply to you
letter.
Briefly, tie matter is this. l was no
in the Senate at any time, during III
proceedings on the so called Tebb
case, until the morning when the reso-
luton proposing 10 refer the bill, an
all The amendments which had been
offered, to the Judiciary Committee,
was called IN regular order.
Without word of debate the vot
was taken. voted for the resolution
of reference. l had meanwhile run my
eye over the proceedings, as they are
given IN the Record, aud thought then
as 1 do now believe, that understood
the merits Of the question.
L voted without hesitation, and an
now The more assured OF the correctness
and the wisdom OF that vote.
The reference was strictly the legisla
tive thing to do; il was the thing to do
to arrest farther ill-tempered lice o.
discussion which had been unbappil}
provoked.
You will Observe that the original
proposition was TO relieve DR.. a.
Sidney Tebbs Of the disability imposed
by certain statute Of the United
States. 1 am quite sue there would
not have been a word Of objection 10
this distinct proposition. Uniformly, l
believe, all and singular the app!ica 9
tons heretofore made Tor such relief
have been granted, even in times when
there fingered preiudiccs OF the war as
to individuals and sections.
This simple proposition, no viewer,
was made The occasion for bill repeal
ing statute. practically dead, in the
form Of an amendment to the Tebbs
Bill. 1t was The absolute conversion
of an individual bill Of relief into one
repeating a statute. No one OIL the
M.litar, Committee not Republican
Senator, it appears, objected. In this
form the bill came up Tor consideration
when Il discussion followed which
evoked bitterness and lnstigated the
offering Ul several amendments. 1t was
here and in This condition | found the
subject aud voted for the reference TO
the Judiciary Committee, whose pro-
vince il rightfully is TO formulate any
act repeating q statute, and the more so
when the proposition was now incum-
bered with proposed amendments, in
some respects incougruous, aud in some
respects if not absurd, falling Gas 1t &C.
CURED 10 me) balow the dignity OF the
subject.
As TO the statute whdh excludes
those who were in the Confederate
military service from holding com
mission IN the military service OF the
United States broadly sLatad, my
opinion, my judgment and my feeling
are, that it involves nothing practical to
the Confederate soldier-nOthing more
than q sentiment-and that he, with
becoming seli-resDect, could only desire
and appreciate the removal of such dis
ability when ii comes of the voluntary
motion Of the representatives OF that
section aud side IN the unhappy struggle
by which it was imposed.
The power and the right to impose
such disability were determined fully
and finally at AppOmattox, aud the
Confederate soldier, in my opinion,
will proudly bear every consequence OF
Lees surrender: not in anger, nor
because there lingers with him any
hesilancy in ms obedience TO the laws
which his parole at AppOmaLtox honor
ably bound hin TO respect, TOR any
reservations in his allegiance TO a re-
united country.
[ cannot permi, myself 10 aid
in making the graves Of Confederate
soldiers, or their widows and orphans.
the stakes aud pawns in the game Of
polite.
| will not become party to profit
less discussion of irritating questions
that are calculated to ireshen issL, S
which are naturally closing, and when
the whole country is drifting surely aud
earnestly 10 the safe anchorage Of peace
aud fraternity, under the guidance Of a
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 Con-
Tolerate soldiers? Mind you, 1t CON, ;
from The political associates OF hose
who from 1879 TO 1881 held control OF
both Houses Of Congress. Why not
take that oppOrlune occasion 1t is not
violent suppOsiliou that The many
gentlemen ih Congress who had been
Confederate soldiers were then, and |
will not doubt are now, unwilling to
make an unmanly request for this sup
posed high grace.
l will, by no word nor ACT OF mine.
check the pacIlyins aud li5era.isin5 in-
fluences upon The whole country which
Virginia has set il mOlI0n. Let us
thank the patriots who are helping US
10 this great work, and move on hero
ically 10 our high purpose.
am, very truly yours,
VIM. MALONE.
Maj. II. NJ. Norman, Lynchbrg, Va.
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