The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-12
STANTON MALIGNED
IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
by an Alabama Member, who Calls him IN
Arch. .UOnSpIrAtOr, who ID Given Whole.
some dose By Several Indignant North
srn MSmbsFs-WRShlngtOn News,

WASHINGTON, D, O., May ll,-In the
House to-day Mr., Grosvener, Of Ohio
moved tostrlke from the bill under con-
sideraHon the appropriation for the Judge
Advocate Generals department,
Mr.. Hepburn replied to some remarks
previously made by Mr.. Bragg, in which
he alluded to him [ (Hepburn) as the boil
ing pot from Iowa, The difficulty with
the gentlemen from Wisconsin, said Mr.,
Hepburn, seemed to be congenitRl, and ne
ought not to bs censured for his language.
When he Ventursd upon the domain oil
the blRckguard he ought to be torgiVenby
all OF those who felt a sympathy with
others who were Rmenabls to criticism,
because Of the unfortunate manifestations
OF Providence,
The gentleman from Alabama, Mr.,
Wheeler, had taken upon himself the role
OF the sIanderer when he made the charge
that he did against Abraham Lincoln who
had appointed General Holt to Office,
General Holt had not been appointed LOT
any purpose that was inimiCal to justice,
There had been no purpose OF assaultng
General Mcclellan or any other General.
It III become the gentleman from Ala
bama, 1t III become any man situated as
ne had been TO assume the role Of SLAM
derer Of Abraham Lincoln, (Applause on
the Republican slde.)
Mr.. Bragg said that the remarks Of the
gentleman from Alabama were not aur
on Lincoln, but as he MIR. Bragg had had
occasion to say once before In this House,
the gentlemen who were opposed to hav-
ing the drapery OF the garments drawn
aside for fear Of showing political and
moral leprosy that existed, always dodged
behind Mr.. LinColn's coat. 1t was Mr.,
Stanton, and not Mr.. Lincoln, to whom
the gentleman from Alabama referred,
AS to the personal illusions OF the gentle.
man from Iowa Mr.. Hepburn ithad taken
him so long to get into action, that out Of
compassion for him he (Mr. Bragg would
not stir him again just now.
sLANDERING STANTON.
Mr., Wheeler regretted that the gentle.
man from Iowa, Mr.. Hepburn, had
seen fit to make allusion to him. In all
matters OF legislation he never looked be.
hind, he only looked before. Every act
Of his was taken for the purpose Of adding
by his feeble effort to the greatness, the
grandeur, the weight and the power OF
this the greatest country that ever existed
or could exist upon this earth. No word
ever uttered by him had been uttered
against Abraham Lincoln. Ithad become
his duty to defend Abraham Lincoln
against assaults made by Republicans In
their efforts 10 crush and destroy
the bravsst man that had ever led their
armies. It had become bis duty 10 defend
that great General, U. S. Grant, from gross
charges brought on this floor, charges I'M.
pugning hiS motives, his integrity and his
ability. He had made no charges against
Abraham Lincoln. The charges had been
against that arCh.Conspirator MIR. Stanton
misses on the Republican side) who had
sought and attempted TO break down the
officers OF the army who had not sustained
the line Of policy he had sought to In.
augurRte,
Mr.. Hepburn said this arch.Conspirator
had been at the head OF the Federal army.
He was man who had directed the
maneuvres OF that army. He was the
man who had brought the Confederate
banner to the dust and who had do.
Stroyed the lost cause. He was the man
who had whipped the Southern States
back In allegiance and who had made II
possible for the gentleman from Alabama
TO be here 10 be his slanderer.
HEpBuRS's hot REJolNDER.
"He Is dead now" continued Mr. Hep.
burn, "and you try to blacken bis mem.
Ory though You live to-day, because that
man was willing among others that you
might live and not have the halter that
you had won around your neCk". Ap.
plause on the Republican side.
Mr.. HisCoCk, Of New York, said he had
before heard charges and aspersions
against Edwin Stanton. Stanton was the
able Secretary OF War under whose
leadership and adviCe-eyen II be
committed errors-the Union army
marched to victory and now these small
men who were hero by his (Stanton's)
grace availed themselves Of the opportun'
ity TO slander his memory. He (Hiscock)
was not willing 10 stand here and hear the
memory Of one Of the ablest and purest
men that had been given to the service ol
the country slandered by men who had
been In opposition 10 him during the war
[ Applause on the Republican side.
The motion to strike out was lost-S2 Ia
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Pending further action 4. the COMMITTEES