The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-03-01
COL.IJ[ MBI AZ, S. e.
Tussaay serning, March !, 1870.
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We are glad TO notice the indications
Of more generous policy on this sub
ject. Even radical Congressmen are
beginning TO realize the unstatesmAnlike
modSof doing out ..pardons" by piece
meal Not aoag viii it, be permitted for
the Robsftsons OF Congress 20 ssiect the
men from Rhom disabilities ara to be re-
moved thus eonaning hS Removal 81
disabilities to certain class Of Southern
men. In debate on this subject, as
reported in the New York World, Mr..
Brooks, Dsmoorat.) OF New York, and
Others expressed themselves very decid-
edly. We append the remarks made:
Mr.. Brooks Dem., N. W declared
himeeif opposed to the whole system of
peddling out pardons in detail: il was
wrong from beginning to end, unworthy
the character of the Government undie
nified and improper; and If there were
no other member to vote against st, he
would vote against it alone. There was
nanch to ber said against the people of
the South, ,1butlthefe was also much to
be said in their favor-of their ,heroism,
OF thair Angle: Saxon, native American
pluck, of. the wonderful resources they
had exhibited. noHe desired to have them
welcomed back, so that in csse aCf a
forsigh war, they would. tight alongside
the people OF the North, in common de-
fence Of the: country, He had felt proud
Of their hetoism, ahd'h had felt proud
OF phe generous terms accorded to them
at Appomattox Court House by the gene
raj Of the army, and he only wished that
distinguished officer was as generous low
as he was then--that he we're less of a
politician and more of general. He
wished that such generosity should be
exhibited to the people of the South, as
that the Government could safely calcu-
late on the aid Of their half million rifles
in any war that it might be engaged in
against England, Franco, or Spain.
There was no self-government in the
South. More had been imposed on that
peoPie titan had svsF been imposed by
any civilized people upon any subjugat-
ed nation. - They had been robbed of
self-goyernment: the military had been
placed over them; their States had been
re-organized by force; they had been
made slaves of slaves. Was not that
punishment enough? Was not that re-
venge enough? Had not the amplest
desire OF punishment been gratifed? He
appealed to the House to rise to the mag
n1tude of the occasion and throw wide
open the doors of pardon.
Mr; Beck, (Dem., Ky.,) while agreeing
with his friend from New York as to the
propriety of passing a general amnesty
bill, expressed his surprise mt hearing
him say he would vote against this bill.
For his part, he would vote for every bill
removing the disability of any person.
Mr. Voorhees, (Dem. Ind.) concurred
with his friend from Kentucky, and
hoped the day of the PRONUNCIATION of a
general amnesty bill was not fur distant.
Mr.. Farnsworth expressed a like senti-
ment. NH' '@ ~!
Mr.. Wood was opposed to dealing out
tho clemency of Congress in these doses,
and was sorry to believe that they were
prescribed by partisan committees out
side and inside cf Congress.
MIR. Wood trusted this bill would re-
ceive the votes of members on both
sides. '' e"i
Mr.. Hotohkiss (rad., N. Y. was in
favor OF rejecting this bill, so as to Sc
cure the more speedy passage of d gone
raj amnesty bill.
Mr.. Maynard (rad., Tenn. moved to
strike ont the names of Messrs. Brown,
McKennon, Wright, Thomas and Dun.
nington, of Tennessee.
Messrs. Golladay Dem., Ky.) and
Randall (Dem., Pal opposed Mr.. May
nard's amendment. and favored the pas
sage of the bill.
MIR. Maynard's amendment was reject
ed, and Mr. Whittemore's amendment
was adopted.
Mr.. Porter (rad., Va moved to strike
out the names Of A. H. Stuart, r. T.
Daniels, F. Nancy, Willis G. Dance. r.
8. Graves, James III. Cox, Asa Rogers
and John H. Meredith, of Virginia.
The amendment was rejected.
After remarks by several other mem
bers, the bill was passed by the necessary
two-thirds majority.
A PARDoN IN ADVANCE. Coy. Scott
we thought, was swift 20 pardon, but