Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-29
Denoupces Jefferson Davis.


Spooner said he was glad the day had
come when the United States had
an attorney general that would
take motto. of an outrage on An American
Citizen He denied the existence in the
north of any feeling of animosity toward
the people of the south The hanging in
Il figy of Secretary Proctor not only brought
ont a feeling Of bitterness that existed in
the south, which ha 4 no counter part in any
village ia the north: but had brought into
the sunlight that recklessness, cruelty,
brutality, indifference to lay and decency
tba. the country has had for so many years
occasion to complain of. He expressed his
regret that the senator from Mississippi
(George) had felt called upon to pronounce
the eulogy on Jeffer-on Davis. 1t would
rke hsr sh chord In the breast of mill
ons Of men all through the North.
2 ople will not believe what the Senator
said today about Jefferson Davis that
whether under the constitution or confeder-
s,y he had never betrayed . trust. People
b neved. he sat in the Senate chamber,
betraying. daily. hourly, and mighty, the
highest trust ever reposed in man. Ii was
not for that rhev execrxted his memory
IL was because they had held him respousi
BILE for the atrocities, and unspeakable.
devilish, aud horrible cruelties visited oa
Union prisoners at LIB, prison, Belle
The resolution would turn light on that
transaction at Aberdeen. 1t world prove
the existence of = spirit of bitterness and
brutality there. II would show q com
munity, claiming to be intelligent and law
L. IS r.E Ia -
memory is stronger than the respect for
law, love Of berty. impulses Of humanity,
or Law Of God written in every human
/ heart.
GRAY remarked no greater compliment
co, ID have been paid to the compact clear,
lucid, exceedingly able argument of the
( Senator from Mississippi than the fact that
/ the able Senator from Wisconsin (Spooner)
! had evaded the issue tender red by the Ser
sior from Mississippi and replied to it only
/ 10 an eloquent diAtIioe The Senator frou
Ms sippi hah demonstrated With POSITIVE
ness ch left nothing 10 be said. that tbs
power of the Senate to inquire into or in
vestigste any given suit jrct Was limited anc
defined by legislative jurisdiction commi.
ted 10 congress.
The senator from Wisconsin dodget
every issue thus raised. Tne hanging of I
high facial in efigy. while . thing % b,
condemned most severely, 10 not 90 unpre
decented ~ the senator described it. H.
referred to the fact that quite recentl
President Harrison VA hung in efigy il
Indiana- He moved to amend the re,oiu
ton BY adding TIE words And also tn.
letter Of instruction to said marshal &
which report Of said marshal was re
o.. nse." Also 10 add To il. And he b
reques ed To inform whether, in the allese
a. ult on Fsunce, any right secured TO hir
b, the constitution or laws Of the Unite
States sss invaded or violated"
assolutio1 Goes Over without Actor
Butler offered an amendment instructip
the Attorney General to furnish all paper
in the efice of the District Attorney q
: Indiana, or on die in the Unied State
} Court there. relating to the charges AGAIN
". ". Dsdlsy for eorrspdag or asseupsin