The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-13
The Issue Between Himself and Gen,
Sherman the Cause.
SOME SHARP WORD PASSAGES.
The Cold and Clammy Sherman and the
Sarcastic and Satirical Ingalls,
Arouse the Ire of the True
and Tried Lamar.
THE DEBATE CONTINUES TO-DAY.
XLVlII Congress
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-Among the
petitions presented was one
BY Mr.. HOAR, from Mrs. Belva A.
Lockwood, praying that congress see as
to the number of votes east for her in
the late presidential election, and that
they be counted.
Mr.. VAN WICK, from the committee
on public lands reported favorably with
amendments house bill to prevent the
unlawful occupancy of public lands.
The principal amendment proposed is
to authorize the president to use the
civil and military to remove and destroy
illegal fences.
The CHAIR laid before the senate the
resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Hawley, calling upon the president for
a copy of the historical statement con-
corning the public policy Of the execu-
tive department of the confederate gov
ernment, by Gen. Sherman.
Mr.. HARRIS said if Mr.. Haw-
Icy thought that any action
Of the senate was proper
with regard to the paper or papers re-
ferred to, he would not object to the
call; but il not, and such action was to
be taken, he (Harris) could see no OBJ
iect in the call for the papers. They
were in the possession Of the war de-
partment, and would appear in the re-
bellion records. Mr.. Harris said he had
examined the papers at tho war depart
ment-they consisted somewhat
ed by Gen. Sherman, as
his side of the personal issue
made through the newspapers between
himself and Jefferson Davis
Mr.. HAWLEY had presumed the
papers would find their way into pub
iicity and he had desired complete
and not partial edition pulished.
Mr.. HARRIS had not the slightest
objection to the broadcast publicity ol
the papers, but saw no reason why they
should be sent to the senate to be
merely printed as an executive docu-
ment and then slumber there.
Mr.. HAWLEY said the papers re-
lated to the last year of the war aud
would not probably be published in the
rebellion record for couple of years TO
| come.
Mr.. HARRIS doubted the propriety
of calling for the papers.
Mr.. VEST regretted tho in
PRODUCTION of the resolution, not
that he would oppose the largest publi-
cation of tho history of the Confederate
states, but because the senate would be
making itself-indirectly, at least-a
party to tho controversy that had been
going on in the public press. His feel
ings towards Gen. Sherman were of the
kindest character, and he believed he
was his personal friend.
The debate in the senate on Hawl0y's
resolution was continued sometime to-
day, and became pretty warm before it
closed. The participants, in addition tC
Messrs. Hawley, Harris, George and
Vest, were Senators Sherman, ingalls,
Morgan, Conger and Lamar.
MIR. Vest inquired whether IL wa'
manly to commit the senate to any sid,
personal controversy, when Mr.. Davil
could not be heardp Mr.
D Davis was to-day an old man, broken il
. fortune and health, living among peo
> pie who honored him. lie (VosN , o
t5een a member OF the Conf. c.uerats sen @
D ate ana frequently opposed Davis
j measures, but he believed, az an over
9 whelming majority of the southern peo
: pie believed, that Mr.. Davis was tru
> and loyal to the cause ho espoused a
: ever was wife to husband, or any re
. liss,,vus devotee 10 his God he wor
shipped.
! Mr.. GEORGE said the controvS,-'s
!, was personal one between two priyati
= citizens OF the United States.
! MIR. CONGER disputed Mr.. Davis
: right to be called q citizen in relation 4
l Goa. Sherman.
! Mr.. GEORGE was willing that th,
controversy should be settled Inv his
; tory. he had no fear that the resul
: would be adverse TO the honor or pa
: trlotism of Jefferson Davis.
l Mr.. MORGAN said that it may b,
> true that Jefferson DaYis' political dis
! ABILITIES had not been removed, bu
he was no less mar
becaus. OF that. 1t was no
less true IN, It he was beloved by million,
Of people yot Ii. the United States, lie
had been no moe an enemy Of this
United States than nisty senators now
on the floor of the United states senate.
Mr.. INGALLS, said Jefferson Davis
name mad never been mentioned in the
senate without Morgan, Vest and their
associates endorsing him and declaring
he was man of honor and patriotic'
and that millions of people in the United
States loyed him. So long as such ro-
marks were INDUCED in it was In
vain to declare that the animosties on
gendered by the war had been buried
forever. It did not sound
well to have Haunted no
constantly in our faces by members of
the senate tho fact that Davis was n
patriot and man Of honor and beloved
by millions.
MIR. SHERMAN, after recitinp tho
circumstances of the controversy, said
he did not desire to wound the feelinps
OF an old man, "but great God, ~ said hp.
"will II even be disputed in this or nt
any time within thousand years. TINT
in the war, and before the war, JefIer.
son Davis was o conspirator and traitor
to his country2 Never trust.n
Mr.. Sherman felt compelled to
enter his most solemn protest against
Davis being treated as u patriot.
Mr.. LAMAR characterized Sherman,a
statement of the controversy rs marked
Dy nagrant inaccuracies, M TO the issue
between Jefferson Davis and Gen. Sher-
man. He (Lamar) did not impugn Gen,
Sherman's veracity, but insisted tina,
ne mad been misinformed about Davis.
The south, he said, had been sounded
upon all questions dividing the sec.
ions, has given up the right of tho peo.
pie TO secede from the Union, and
had given up the right of each
state to Judge for itself of infractions of
the constitution and its mode of ro lress.
IL nad fought for its own view and had
lost. But no man should, in his pres.
ence, call Jefferson Davis a traitor with
out MS tLnmarl responding with stern
and emphatic denial.
The hour OF o'clock arriving. the
matter won't over till tomorrow, and
The CHAIR laid formally before the
senate the unfnishad lagi.Ia,i,-a