The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15
JEFF AND TECUMSEH.
Bitter Debate In tho Senate on the
Davis-Sherman Controversy.
Northern and Southern Statesmen Engage
Ina War OF words-A Blli TO Relieve
General Grant Work In
tho House,
SENATE pRocEEpINas.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS,
wAsnINoroN Jan, 10, IIn the Senate yester.
day, the subject under discussion being tho
resolution OF Mr.. llawley calling on the Preei.
dent for a copy OF the historical statement
concerning the public policy OF tho Executive
Department OF tho Confederate States, iilod nj
tho War Department by General sherman,
Senator George said the controversy was
purely personal issue between two private
oltigons OF tho United States. Senator Congor
hold that Mr.. Davis had no right 10 be oalled a
citizen OF the United States In any relation OF
equality To General Sherman,
Senator Ingalls, said Jefferson Davis name
had never boen mentioned Ia the Senate with
oui Morgan, Vest and their associates indOrg,
Ing him, nnd declaring that he was u man OF
honor und u patriot, and that millions OF
people IN tho United Statos loved him, so
long hd Huch romnrka were indulHod Ia, II was
In vain W declare that the animoaltoa on.
gon1orol 10y tho war hnd been buried forever.
Tho people hhd Just wltgessed the spectacle
OF M Ul0ctiOn Of President OF the United
btntea Dy the votes OF men who declared TO-
day that jefferson Davis was man OF honor
aud q patriot lie Qnptlls hRd heard tho SEN
Ator IRON Missouri Vest frequently allud0
WITH solnolllng OF apparent pride and satls,
faction 10 ifho part no played IN tho politics OF
tho SOuthorn l1ontcdornoy. There was no 90
oaslon for such nllualons, IL did not concern
when no appeal was made 10 partisan teong
FOR the Senators tO reO ono after another aud
dwell upon tho fact that they had boon inom
bera OF lhe Confederate Senate; TINT ,lolfOr.
son Days was beloved by tho Southern 200
plo, and that no had bo0n aotuatcd by tho
sentiments OF man Of honor aud of patriot,
heforrlng 10 Mr., Vests allusl0n 10 his nom
borahlp IN tho Confederate Senate, Mr.,
lngllA remarked that 30 fur rs tho State
OF Missouri was concerned Mr., Vest had not
boon accredited ne tho state Of Missouri had
Na..lh NalN Nl..I II..l.s Ia
the loyal people of Missouri Mr., Ingalls, pro.
tcstod against the sentiment ho had heard no
often expressed by MIR. VeNt IA 20 tho I'm,
mediate controversy under discussion, Dnya
had called sherman u liar, That was tho plain
English OF H. In any controversy between
Davis and sherman Mr., ingalls, was Tor sher.
man, and 40 ho smd, would all lojal people OF
Senator nuwley did not coincide with tho
Wow that by passing his resolution the Son
ato would DO taking adus ~ private quarrel,
Personally, however, ho did not hesitate 20
gay that IA tho controversy between JolioraOn
Davis and donoral sherman ho liiawlOyl was
on General Shormnns side ull the tlmO ll0
beloved General sherman was ON tho right
alde-pOrA0nully, politically aud IN military
benso-yin tho war Tor tho Union,
Senator iinrre inquired what good would
bo accomplished by lnorely printing tho paper
roiorrod 20 IN tho resolution
Senator Hawloy enld In reply that thoro was
matter IN II thntin his mind established b0'
yondi controversy tho fact that before tho
In Washington by which certain Senators had
dOnided upon Confederate Government, had
appointed committee OF senators 10 20 south
10 attond 10 tho preliminary, steps for ile
formation ana hud grcod thnt Others
should remain horo 70 proycnt such lcRlHlN
tlon ~ might lntericre with tho success OF tho
: conspiracy, The matter undor confederation
was no moro u OltOnu quarrel than wlh tho
fow yoars OF war Tor tho Onion,
Senator NoAt snld General sherman Ind
stated lhat ho would mako Ills reply TO hr
course therefore, the papor was ~ rt ola per
Bonl controversy.
senator Sherman sald that from n foolIng Of
porsorMl dooncS growing out OF his relation
ship 10 one OF the parties 10 uio controversy,
he would hpye prelerled not 70 speak, Hut
soino Senators sOomoa % treat II ma q con
troycruy bctwoOn two uitlzona, IL would DO q
map0r OF surprise 10 Gon0ru sherman that II
was OF TINT character, H0 had stated that hO
did not know Dnyla personally, 10 (uon.
orhl Shcrnnn had by invitation NJ.
tended reunion OF nn army post,
and in the course OF somo I'm
nowspap0re porhup0 correctly enough, had
eaid no regarded Davis na not only rObOl but
q oOnspirator aud that ho Ind soon certain
lottcrs aud papers while on hismaroh through
Georgia tondiuH 10 show that Davis, while lti0
MM was progressing hnd abandoned his
btntos rights convictions ana had become
practically dictator IN tho South. Hut thoro
WIS no personal mettOr IN the controversy
between Davis aud 1onoral sherman. ll0
(Goncral shormunl had simply lnslslcd on hA
right 70 0nsa Davis ns oQnaplrnlor nnd
traitor Did thnt mako II II personal qunrrpl
butwoOn the two mung Eur from H. llo tho
sponl0rl might us well bO said In the same
way, 70 mako u personal quarrel with tho
descendants Of benGd'ct Arnold by ropoac
blttor nrt0lo, not addressed ~ Gonor0l Sh0r.
man, but substantially giving HIN the no.
Gonorn sherman did not respond ~ that
article by amy lOttur 10 Davis or 10 any news
pnpor. lilo did tho very opposite llO was
Btill IN Ovorl Acnac IN ullCOr of the army,
though on tho retired list llo was subject 70
the prosldente ordcrs ~ M nTm, oillcon
Therefore, h0 properly gltvc TO his military
superior HIS reasons Tor every assertion ho
had mndq THIS no was bound to do Whom
mn ollloOr OF tho army whether retired ornot,
which anonp gcntlomdn would reflect upon
his character, lila honor or m
togrity, ho wac bound by his
oalln to mako IN explanation 10 tho proper
author Is 10 SHOW iNNt the nnpita.
ton upon hla honor wne not Just There wue,
therefore, no personal ooniruvulty hotwccn
JouorSon liavls and hlmsoll !, but tnYro woro
pomo statements OF avery striking character
involved which ought 10 DO put on tho
ollolnl records OF the Government why,
Senator sherman asked, should not thoao
tSSpO'I tSSp motives Of III tGat led To- tho great
civil WARP Did thuy not tend 20 show the
probable formulation OF tho r0bolllon-ovon
II tho Unllod Stntvs arms l,n1 nov supplossou
v
ism In the Southern StltrHt WhOnoVor thu
Senator uddod, "lho mot yes ud unuss ol wy
war uro called into question must Nsserl thll
u win u cnuso0gg rebellion, OntCvd upon
with bad motives, una that all tho mon who
lod IN thnt movement woro traitors 70 thli
country of ours
Sonnior Lamar characterized Shcrmnn't
atntcmQnt OF the coutrovory 40 mnrkod bS
fnulnht inaccuracies nH 10 tho issue butwcOu
Joilcrson Davis and ucDornl Shoimnl Ll
mnr spld hq ala not impugn Shecmen n,. ,,, y Ne
forn0d about Davis Tho South Lamar srld
and surrendered upon nll questions dlvdinl
tho seotlpns, II hnd giYon up We riyht oI tn'
proplo 10 eocodO from tho Uulou, hnt
given up tho right ofonch state TO judge l0l
Y InoIf of M inlrnouon of tho Constltutl0n' nnt
hnd mudo redress, II hud Fought Tor iiA owl
yow aud hnd lost hut no man should III h
pNionco Gull Jonorou phvie wtrllor with
. outhis d,MnurN r0epon1ug Mth u storm NJ,
elqpndllo dcninl 10 hud no Objection to, NY
publication tNt wouu throw, WIN
movement Tor tho separation OF w
sutos VI tho South from those q the NoIll
According 20 publcations w the pruAs tll
question Wils not mornl that tho huoosaioli
Il the Southern Atttos wNHthu result OF u con
splrnp, That question, ~ tho senator iioi
Ono had properly lymaikod wls u Quosdo
Of SG, sS sSSrS1d ara pGSaaatdp thc " "uets "
hiplol, 10 rCud by future gtn0 tltlOllI
whether was Il coheproci Of n low nmh
toutl individuals or The nmIslnn ol whol
n,nonOmv and thQr nHiiiiitlUng, wM w
uupauOu which no UiNwdl' was willing sholl
be- rumlltod 10 tho verdlot OF pQslorly' n
Senator hHd kinder loulllNs Tor ugi
oral Hhprnln or moro ioipeul Tor N
military snanpty o. genius thnn n
MI fhmnr hut 0onttA Nhmman hi
buen betrayed by hls lNgli1gs a
4 bN miRnlornuNGu INTO M nl!1p!von NY
ci,hgn nphlist lcloreOn Davis which llc uDul
n1i nustin, witch n0nuln nOuld ever suAtlll
:, AMI which WA not the truth Tint clnto
F1\Serlin ) ihnt 4, A Southern State should accot
I n N.ti,d the Cnftdcncy he would put Y uVw
" " ihAmIlinry uDcfoIon Of tho Fcterpto "
~, trhlnNnL 'fhcrc wpe no quuiluh OF ne,IV2
Ill ioll Ilcbin fnl0llouto tho tlnfnetcr nr tW
llN uAokoMout ns botwoon Davis ana ucner
Rhnrmnnh ~ Mha oulAldn tho Iecofh ~