Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-17
THE CRY FOR BLOOD.

Correspondence Of the Boston Post
WASHINGTON. May lO.-Almost the en-
tire day in the Senate has been occupied by
Senator Nye in a dcsultory harangue, cali
ing for blood, and denunciatory of the Pres
ident His speech has caused the widest
enthusiasm among his fellow Radicals, and
may bc regarded as an authoritative declar-
alton Of party demands for retribution.
During the half hour Just previous TO an
adjournment Mr. Doolttle answered the
whole datribe with rare eloquence in the
following terms Said Mr.. Doolittlc-"I, !,
too, have stood by the graves of loyal men,
who have fallen in the late war; ] have stood
by the grave of my first born, also a victim
10 that terciblc struggle and resolved never
20 give over the fight until rebellion should
be suppressed and the Union restored. Now
the war has ended, and must we continue to
make speeches for its maintenance? There
Is nothing in Christianity or craftsmanship
b. Justify "A spirit of unrelenting vengeance
toward the Southern people. do not doubt
there are men to whom extraordinary pun
i-hmcnt should be meted out; but how many
will the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Nyel
and those who act with him, choose 10
hangg
Mr.. MED you want an answer to
that question:
Mn. DoOLITrE-l do.
MR NYE-If the Senator will give me 4
day or two to make ont Il list Of the men
want hung, | will do 50.
Mr. DOoLTrTIE But about how many
would you hang?
Nh NYE-Wcl, for a venture, | will
answer that | would hang enough to make
treason odioHs-to make good the assertion
Of the President.
Mr.. DooIITTLE-Ilowm many, in the opin-
ion Of the Senator, would be necessary to
do that?
Mr.. NYE-Five or six.
Mr.. DoOLITTLE-ln what way would you
try them2
Mr.. NYE--I will answer that question in
two WAYS.
Mr. DooLTrLE-I want direct au-
swer.
Mr.. NYE-I would not have kept Davis
so long would have hung him in hollow
square of the grand Union armies, when
they were being mustered out here.
Mr. Doolittle then proceeded TO say that
the President was not responsible for the de
lav in the trial Of Davis. II was admitted
that n court martial was not the proper tri-
hunal, and the Judge of the proper court
had refused, so far, TO try him. lie was
tired of this clamor against the President
for not bringing Davis TO Justice. The
President, an the exercise of the pardoning
power, had done what it was impossible to
avoid.
There was no tribunal before which the
rebels of the South could be tried. As for
the trial Of Gen. Lee, it was well known
that Gen. Grant had spurned the idea of
such thing, so long as the former obeyed
the terms of surrender. Mr.. Nye had asked
where was Clement c. Clay, 10y way of cast
ing stigma upon the President. lie would
point him, therefore, TO the letters OF appeal
written for Clays release by Mr.. Wilson.
Mr.. Doolit,le said there were two wings TO
the opposition 20 the Republican party, one
led bv Mr. Nye, and a univcrsal-amnesty-
in-rctun- Notwithstanding party, led
hv Mr.. Stewart. Mr. Doolittle next took up
the question of State rights, alleging that he
was for defending the rights of the States
against the insidious aggressions of Con-
grcSs. ltwas not the right of State 70 Sc
ccdc, but il was its right tc maintain and
control lis own domestic affairs. The party
opposed 70 these rights would meet the fate
OF the old Federal party. Magnanimity to
a fallen foe was dictated by every consldera-
tions of Christianity and all the teachings OF
history. Ii was an infamous ialsehood that
the President or has friends favored the ad-
mission of rebels to the halls of Congress;
they only contendcd that each House had a
right, for itself 10 judge of the qualifications
of its own members.