Mr. JOHNSON. I Will. ti v"eIshaonlodwehxopsohnoeunldtbs the rrecaornestditcubtnio road the prsent of entrance. In those Halls there are none whp have the right to spank for the South: none to participate in the legislation which governs her: none to impose the taxes she is called on to pay: npd none to tnet fonnd, hinejruosrtitcoev. ionrdise laatnedheerr.so Under these circumstances I appeal toyou in the confident hope that you will use every effortto see tbnt justice is done in this matter. I deny emphatically that any cotton was fired in Columbia.by my order: I deny that the citi lons set fire to 1,000s of holes rolled out into the streets; I deny that any cottonwas on fire when the Federal troops entered the city and I mostrespect fully ask Congressto appoint a committee.charged with the duty of ascertaining and reportion all the facts counce ted with the destruction O Columbia and thus fixing upon the proper author of that enormous crime the infamy he so richly deserves. I to submit herease to any honest tribunal. nmynllmg Belorqany such.I ledgemyself to prove that I gave posmve orders. y direction of General Beauregard that no cotton should befired: that not onehole wasou fire when Shermans troops took possessionof the city; that he promised protection to the city and that in spite of this solemn promise his soldlers burned it. to 1 neground. deliberately. systematically and atro ciously. I therefore most eurnostly requestthat Cqngressmay take prompt and efficient measurpsto investigatet his matter fully. l Votonly is this due to themselves and to the reputation of the U.S. Army, but.also to justice and to truth. THIS UDKthat yo"uIWill pardon mefor troubling you, am, very respectfully. “WADE HAMPTON." Mr. President, I need not say that I have not the slightest suspicion, even, that the charge which the writer of this letter supposes GenlSherman to be subjected to is true. There must be a mistake somewhere. It is equally impossible to those who know GenlSherman to suppose that he did not beheve every thine that he stated in the communication whidh is here noted. Whether he was misinformed, or whether General Ham ton was misinformed.I know not. It is due, owever, to an acqualntance wlth General Hampton, commenced long before this rebellion broke out, that I should say that 111 point of private character, in point of veracity, he stood as high as GenlSherman can stand now; and that is giving him as much praise as can be bestowed upon lnm. I know not how his object can be accomplished, and I Will therefore ask that the letter be referred to the ComMilAffrs. I do not suppose that the Senate would be willing to appoint a special committee to investigate the subject.