The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15

bhefnhn saw letter written by jon Davis
" Senator now In the United States Senate,
saying he would ooeroe u Southern State il ii
| should attempt 10 seoede from the Confedera,
| oy' ~ assert elr, said Mr., Lamar, "thnt no
such leitor y In existence, and In my. opinion
no such letter was ever written, When the
| truth comes before General sherman
| that ho haa made an assertlOn-eyen
against political enemy1,.whloh ho
can not sustain y would eompori
acknowledge the lnadyertont and unnten'
| tlonhl injustice than 10 change the 'sauo bo'
foro the American people and ~ rane
question as % tho character OF the secession
| movement As roason for his belief, Senator
| Lamar said throughout no had heon u friend
| OF phVlhi ANA hhd been otten IN consultation
with him, and u Davis Varied
secession controversy 10 its oud rs TO tho i'm
| pOrtnnce Of maintaining the movement upon
| tho consent OF tho people tngnged IN n and
not upon any force, his most intimate friends
| were lHnorant OF any such re'olutl0n OF opln'
| lon No man had stood moro firmly thnn
| Davis Ivy the doctrine that II should be n Gov
ernment based upon oouscpt aud not Force,
Senator V0at thon delivered u lengthy 70,
| buke 10 Senator ingalls, Tor remarks nude by
| the latter concerning him during the debate.
| The Senator had said that ho (VuaU had been
IN the habit OF nlludlng In spirit OF boast
| fulnosa 70 tho fnot that he had been
member OF the Confederate Senate II was
| not true Tho records would show that
| he hAd made such illusions upon only two
oqQasl9ns-onoo ~ his ouloy upon Hlll,
| with whom hohnd served m the Confederate
| hennto, and npilln today In order 20 assume
| his full share OF the roaponrIb ~ which was
sought IN certain quarters 10 be put upon
| DAVIS.
Tho hour OF two o'clock arriving the matter
| went over till 20 day, ana the Char laid form
| ally before tho Senate unfinished legislative
| business being the Inter State Commerce bill,
but thla yielded " motion decentralization OF
| WAsnISdToN, Jan, l8-Mr, Hale, from the
committee on Appropriations reported back
| the last Naval Appropriation bill sent over by
| tho House, amended by striking out all pro
| visions for change IN the OK atlng laws. Mr..
| Hale said hO would call II up tomorrow,
Mr., Dolph, from tho Commlttee on Public
Lands reported fnvOrnbly the House bill 70,
| ponling the Presumption, Timber Culture ana
Desert Land aots, and modifying the Home
atond act
Mr. Edmunls introduced u bill authorizing
tho President 10 appoint and place on tho ro
| tired list OF the army one person from among
| those who had boon Generals commanding
the armies OF the United States or tho Con
ornlin'Chof OF said army,
Mr., Edmunds expressed the hope that
| unanimous consent would DO giyen for tho
| immediate confederation OF the bill Every
Senator ho said, would 900 tho object, pur.
pose ana application OF the bill II would
Grant 70 the retired list In a. form II OBJ
ylatod tho difficulty observed In tho flh John
| Porter cna0
| Mr. CooEroll asked that II should llo over TN
| tomorrow,
Mr. Hawloy moved 20 proceed 10 the consd.
| Grafton Of his bill 10 print General Sholmtn'a
historical statement On this question, whom
tho yeas ana Maya wore called, dead silence
was maintained on the Democratic side, aud
| tho Senate proceeded 10 tho consideration Of
| the question, Mr., Vance slowly roaO, nnd
with q manuscript epoeoh ln his hand pro
SSeaSd 70 resG s gart o. General Sh,cS sIs
| ho CntcgOrlunlly replied,
l. That no lottora or documents or letter.
books were over loft NJ hia residence while
| Governor,
g. No clerk or Secretary of hs ever used M
o repository any copy book Tor his lVanooal
correspondence, nll luttora having been copied
In tho book required by lHw, Nnd afiorNnrd
tied np In hundloa, whore thoy roman until
o. General Sherman dld not fnd IN tho copy
| book which no r0lcra "a any such lOttor, for
the simple reason that no such lOttor ever OK
istod.
lio avorrod most positively on hla honor Ne
hn American senator, that no letter contain.
| Ing such threat waA received by MIN, All
lOttora from Mr., Davis 10 him were 10 bc
found copied In the book nov on illO In the
War popaflment llo Prooo9dod 70 say that
tho r0aaons glvOn by Mr. sherman, In cor
robOrntlon OF his stntomont wor0 equally
untrue, u was impossible that any
distinguished oiuzons OF North Carolina
Gonoral sIcrman which no said they dld, that
ho tMr, Vanool was u friend OF Mr. Davis II
was true that ho Vnnool did send M embassy
20 0onornl sherman, but u was % risk protog'
ton, not lorme, the war being then virtually
over, aud Mr., Davis fugitive, The rcHaon
ho did not await the return OF that 0mbnsay
was because no was informed " hnd
boon captured BY kllpnlrlol,e cavalry.
tho late war seemed unable 70 appreciate the
fcollnga which those who suffered the humilin
tlOn OF dOfcnt Htlll entertained toward thoif
lhoy ~ mon, would not rather SEQ tholr lntc
foes mooting them standing up rather than
crawling on their bollioS'
HOUSE,.
wAeuINGToN, Jan, BIN tho House yostor.
dny tho following bills were introduced ana
By Mr. Rosocrans-.For the establishment OF
u branch Sodlora Homo In l.nl lornn
ly Mr. Holman -Approprlgtlng NhWO for
tho erection OF public building NJ Madison,
| Ind,
ny Mr. Browne, OF indlnna-lotcrrlng ~
tho present controversy between tho Unltod
States ana Vopoluoa IN regard 10 the award
nv Mr. Uoutolo-'ro aoltlc the claims OF any
State for eyponaoe Incurred IN dolonso OF the
| United NtntOH,
ily MIR MoComaa -Tcndcrlng tho Thanks OF
Congress 10 Commanders SChloy nnd Colin
nnd lieutenant Elnory aud tho officers nnd
mon of th0lr commands Tor the rescue OF
Lieutenant Grocly aud his surviving com
| rndOu,
iiy Mr. rlcdlcr-Lovyng n duty Of 0fty por
cont nd vn0rOm Oh pcnr buttons
by Mr., Georgo-'ro authorize tho transfer
OF ono Of the v0a4OlA of the Greedy Nollof EN'
podtlOn to the Treasury Department for u
revenue outtor, nnd the r0tcntlon OF the other
two for use IN the navy,
ny Mr. Roberts of New YOrk-Tp provide
for the hotlOr protection of the Northern nnd
Northwestern frontier, nnd 10 facilitate com
mor0o nnd dlmlulsh expenses OF exchange DO
tMOpu tho kiutna,
6yMr MoNdoo-A resolution calling op
tho pOstmnstog,Gcnorn for ha opinion
whether the Elghthour law applies TO lotloi
unrrora,
THO House then proceeded 10 the conadora.
ton Of business relating 20 tho DISTRICT ol
Columbia
A bill was pnsscd authorizing The Judgo OF
the Supreme Court OF the District Of Coluin
hin TO appoint n oompctCnt lawyer 20 pro
pnrO n criminal code for the District
Several other bills of loCul Interest wor,
pnegcd. lhis completed the District buplnoRs
and tho House went Into Committee Of III,
Whole on tho Consular and Diplomatic Appro
urIutlOn hill IN the discussion that onsucd l
was stated Tint vosHuls wore sailing IN Chinese
'wntOrA undur American o0lorH Thcao vosucl
wOrO not entitled 20 tho ool0rs, hut bore then
10 insure protection IN Wow of the danger
presented IN the Frnnuo.C Chinese cOmplion
tons. ON discovering the absence or aquO
rum, tho House adjourned,
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IillnoIs Legislature,
SpufNoriptD. H.. inn 10, Tho IIoua