Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-09

as having failed TO put the
ehels to the sword AZ Autietam; as having
efused to obey tho orders o. the President
md follow the rebels TO Winchester. and
isl tast had been spit upon. That aver
uent couid be substantisted by credit
4ble witness as there was in the city.
VOORHEES, Owes TIE LIE.
Mr. Voorhees-And even If the Senator
said il, It would b. absolutely false and n
palpsbl- lie
Nr InzaIIs-The Senator is dYsord erly.
Mr.. Ingalls, read from paper
siSued by citizens of Sullivan county, who
stated that thev were present at meeting
on \ ~ D. 1862, when Mr.. Voorhees, saii
that Union soldiers should 81 10 the nearest
placed blacksmith shop and have an iron
collar around their nscs- with the inscrip-
ton my dog.-Abrsham Lincoln" This !
paper was signed BY respectable citizens of /
Indiana. Who were not ashamed of their 4
names and residences which were attached /
The genilemad cc2id settle the question /
Of truth with thctc I'd not with him Mr. /
Iny4lis) when the Senator stated thit b. !
had been endo -sei by tine people OF Indiana |
and that this accusation had been con- I
spSt upon
Mr. yoorhees-That il lie.
This caused a sensation in tho galleries
and manifestations of Spprohatinu AMI r.
proval, and the sergeant-at-arms VAS di-
rected 20 place under arrest any person
ereafter violating the rules OF the Sen
ste.
Mr. Iugll's, continuing. SAID that the Sen
ator had just stated he had been in favor of
the destruction oi slavery and opposed TO
sec scion
now VOORHEES, RoDE Two HORSES.
Yet IN & published volume Of his speeches
appeared a reprint o. sn address made ny
him in Virginia just before the war in which
be Edvocated both
Nr. VOORHEES, stated that be had not said
hs was in favor CT the destruction of
slavery out hc hal said be was glad il had
taken place, sld Ee was.
Mr. IrEal.a-Thc Senator from Indiana
az the i!ule when he de ivered that speech
had 80 editions prepared, one tor circuia-
fiorl ~ the north and one for circulation In
the south
Nr. yoorhees-rhat IS not true
Nr. Insa Is-They are accessible to-day,
jrst as much a. the Statutes OF the United
States.
Mr.. Voorhess-Bring them il. l say it is
not true.
TREAsoNABLE ORDER
Mr.. IrEa'l- resumed, saying that the Gen
aior was entitled To the benefit of doubt.
The Senator stated that he had abandoned
the practice or las. ard that he was not in
tending To- resume il, aud yet he Mr.. In
gslis) hsd a list ot what was fouad in his
office AT he time, and which had never been
denied. The Senator afterwards stated that
there had been ~ understandable search Of
his private pSprrs. Gen CgrrinEton bad
stated publicly ~hst had been found IN the
Senators office. \ hundred and twelve
copies OF the ritual of reasonable order.
The Senators Congressional documents
were in the office. The corresppnieucs Of
Senator Wall, from New Jersey, WAS in the
office. The correspondence o. c. l.. Val
laudighsm was in the office. In the rebel
srchIveS was found . letter from c. &. Clay,
dated s.. CathyrIues, July IL, 1864, address,
I'd TO Jacob Thompson ia Montreal. 1t was
iuIi OF corhd entail communications 70 Mr.
Thompson A. the agent of the couied eracy,
and he told him what was done by the
knights OF the Golden Circle. II said
s.VOorhees IS to b. here Monday Or Tues
day, and perhaps Ben Wood "
ooNFEDEHArE PLOT.
What was voorhees, to he II Canada for,
and Why was : lcOU Thompson, OF n south
e-u confrdera-y. advised o. iti A letter
FROM Z. c. Hihbrn declaring that Lincoln
hlN yGets we're sAou,ierrd for cnid-Diood d
murder was ~ the Senators Office \ letter
from j. ESrt, -:cr. - 40 wanted VOORHEES, 70
have that O,U,O men ready, vas fonnt in
the office. There was curious explanation
shout this letter.
VOORHEES, SUPPORTING sLAvERr.
when the senator. previous to the ore Ak
ing out q the war, was in Virginia making
addresses IN favor of slavery sri secession
he made a speech Ou a pubic occ t~iou, ia
" hch he said that = auv attempt was made
TO cuer,e the south a hundred ID Ausand
Indians Democrats would come down 10
rssi-t tue flor. In tho Office was found a
petition OF L. l.. Nallauti CHAM. Daniel W
VOORHEES, aDd Ben Woud in favor ~ two
republics and an united south. Tho letter
from J. Hardesier was rom HarisonburE,
snd ~as addressed - his nephew, ID. W.
voorhees,, aud said awe want you TO
hold that one hundred thousand in read
iness, a. We do not know how soon We may
want them" VIII regard 10 the question
~ to the side On which the Senator was
d Uring the -;sugEIe on the 9TH of March,
1864, the S.'r.tur spoke Of Vallandighsm
- a reprss-,. alive American patriot, who
/ had don So Li.ch to uphold the hand Oi
the American Republic aud had preserved
! - far the guarantees Of liberty. The S"nl-
( tor had b,ea a meulb-r .; Congress in the
earley DAYS OF the war and had made SONS
! speeches on the subject then sgitating the
/ country
ROT M HELPED THE REBELLION.
In an address TO his Constituents in 1854
he had declared thst he would never vote 4
. single dollar nor single man for the prose-
cUtion OF the war. and he had never done
So - Ior : aE be was IN Congress. He had
consI-tcutly and p .rsi-tenrly voted against
every measure tor uphoiding the Union
csuSr aud reinforcing the army.
'sYri,' conIiUu-d Mr. Ingdlls in conclu-
sion, ''the Senator, who | think ccse--es
charity more than any man | know of on
this floor, and who has received II AT the
bands OF his associates, and Who can less
afTord than a. ' n4n Of nv acquaintance &c
invite the scrutiny of his war records, rises
here, and with playiulness snd hilarious
ness, re:sr~ 10 the fsct that l served during
Il yer a. a Judge Advocate, with tbs
rank ii IN jor. and subsequently as heuIen
ant colonel However obscure Inefficient
my services may have been, they were al
wave on the SIDE of my country, not a. HI:
have been, Always against it,"
Mr.. VOORHEES, REPLY.
/ M. voorhees, said that n the gentletnar
from Kansas woulU hud one single vote tina
he mad cast against the payment OF sOldie
tor their SUP plies for their bouuiies, 0
against the APPROPRIATIONS tor their pensions
be would resign his seat 10 the enate
D, Every word the Senstor had stated on tha
subject was Absolutely false Oy the record
He regarded the Senst from Kansas a
the most brilliant and c pIble man on hi
side of the chamber. anu elevated TO II
/ highest position. Consequently, when
listened TO his astounding, amazing an
extraordinary speech of 9th March, be Ia
passed him by but he had arr. ignyd th
! party of which he had been made th
leader, oec-ase no member OF /, IN e:.h.
House and discllimed his terrible ASIAN
on the most brilliant names in America
history. He then proseeded to compal
!, Mr.. Ingalls, 10 a peacock on oarnyar
fence, posing OF summer morning lool
= ing At MS own feathers they glanced
Q the sun and vocalizing the whole neigh DO
m hood with his harsh, unmusIcaI snd u
meaning cry, unmIndful uf the fact tn
there were more useful fowls in the bar
&c yard.
N Defending his action on his remarks ,
ID Lincoln, MIR. voorhees, said that i: had -,
blown over by this time"
Mr. lngalls-DId not the soldiers of IND
P ana threaten tu nSng the Senator with
er bell rope on a train after ha made 10
a