New-York tribune., 1870-12-21
,,o,,sp OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

on Foreign Affairs IN relation 10 Paraguay DO "no"
up on Thursday the 5th OF January to the exclusion oi
all othor business. so ordered
Mr.. CLEVELAND Dem. N. j. presented petitions OF
manufacturers and dealers Newark and Jersey City
against the Governments furnishing printed envelopes
free 20 consumers.
vENoMoUs PERSONAL ASSAULT ON MR.. BRYANT.
Mr. INGERsOLL Qsep., TlJ asked and obtained leave
since the editor OF The Ne York Brenng taken
occasion to make an attack upon him IN the columns OF
Cullen Bryant and should not have noticed the attack
made me o0u% %hoR not gSS SS SSO Ss S BITTERNESS 3
these personal attacks in the newspapers injured any
body but neither qua he know ta Co SneR rvart I night
be good man; IL he were, and knew him Quger,olp ne
certainly would make attack upon him. These AZ
tacks were inspired by s brother John H. Bryant Who
resided Princeton Ill., in his UngersollS) district he
wasls GngeroPs personal ana nitter had @ nro a
cured Mr. Bryant's removal from the once Oh N9eotor
of Internal Revenue In his district for cause Mr BY
ant was had man. and officially reported as III "
fault tO the GOvernment in sum exceeding stVV1 ne
had restored TO Office in 1866, under Andrew JO-
SON and ne nngersolD had again procured Bryats re
moya. He had thus incurred me bitter hoSnLlty anu
dislike of WIN. Cullen Bryant John H. Bryant had ear
red that bitterness and venom into his brothers paper
He had thus much TO say IN cxpanalion; ,.uo.., %,
Mr. j. II Bryant, whom he had known from his boyhood
His reputation wherever he known was - pure ana
spotless that of any other man living II j. H. bryant
was dcfauter then be Dawes had lost faith in human
nature. -, -. . III. A,,.
been An excellent person Massachusetts,, hut nc was
by means spotless in the town where no hVeu III
Illinois. , NJ,
Messrs FARNsw0RTH Rep., Hll and JUDD rep;
Ill also testimony TO the excellent character AMI
Mr. KELSEY Rep, NJ VI explained that outgoing
Collectors were charged with the lncoledtea sun,
defaulters until the accounts OF tneir "'
Mr.. INGERSOLL replied TO Mr.. Judd by asking him
If he knew how many children Mr.. Bryant had IN me
town OF PrncetOwn H., who did not sleep unlicr Ms
roof9 [Laugher.i How many il!egitlmato ehnureh nc
Bills were introduced and referred As folOws:
Mr. ELDRIDGE Dem. Wisl-Makng Appropriation
for the improvement the harbors OF Shoboygan ana
Port Washington in Wisconsin
Mr.. PROSSER Ciep, Tennj For the building OF Cu7-
tom House and Post-Ohice at Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. WHIIMORE (Rep., Texa9-f For tie 1ullIDhG oi .
POstOfce, United states Courts. &C. at Tyler Texas
Mr.. ARNELL lRep., TennJ from the Committee ON AZ
counts reported resolution allowing clerks 10 tn' Na
Ous Committees. Adopted
The House then at o'clock, proceeded thc consdera
tOn of
Mr. DEGENER rep, Texas spoke IN favor oi General
Amnesty the cornerstone Of the reconstruction edl
flee, but he admitted that General Amnesty had been
buried last week in Arlington Cemetery Himself and
his Texas colleagues had come to the 9encnson, ner
imperatiyey demanded that they should vote for TIE
Bingham amendment, II that should tail, Tor the SUD
sttute offered by Mr. Beck OF Kentucky.
Mr. MANNING lDom, N. c. made tenlnlnute argu'
ment in favor Of General Amnesty.
Mr.. BINGHAM Rep, OHIO then addressed the House
The question he std Touched the honor. and In some
sense the prosperity Of the American people The irs
vote would be the amendment onsred py & h1e M Ito 60
the euaoting clause, and to substitute words
which would relieve from disability all persons in the
l4th article Of amendment, except those who Off
OF the United States IN the year 1860 1861 and
the Constitution and laws, held and exercised the func
tOns OF offices to which they Ineligible. He should
he constrained to vote against the proposition OF Mr.
FarnswOrth for General Amnesty The country not
yet prepared TO take that STEP but the country pre-
pared to relieve as far as might be consistent with
".
He did not believe that single person could be named
public who Was not excepted by the amendment which
he had offered Why not then. adopt it, The whole ole
men, and he would let them bde their time until the
people satisfied that they "clothed and in
and laws But why go further back than that He
ganzng and carrying forward the Rebellion felt
IL his duty to except by the operation of his amendment
Oath-that adamantine chain which bound the
sciences OF to the throne OF eternal truth
who nevertheless did organize that revolt.
He would leave them they are-under the protec
zens except the privilege OF holding office, civil mill
tary. But he desired to remove all remaining disabi-
ties. As he could ascertain. there were about
under these disabilities the majority OF whom
about as g OF tne m PoVo o a. taH
was not adopted, then he would vote Tor
circumstances would he vote for the bill as re-
ported by the gentleman from Massachusetts tButler
States suors who went there for the maintenance of
right or the redress OF wrong The trainers OF tue Con
suon had answered the bill when they put into that
instrument the immortal words that TO establish
justice, Ordan this Constitution. What was justice
but TO give every man his due 7 Was Congress to say
that the courts closed aganst citizen for the
vindicatOn OF right the redress OF wrong IT ne
wond show how it Would nure to the benefit OF the Re
publican party to pass the amendment which I've had
remarks Of that sort. He asked that amnesty be q
tender that Conges. should not hereafter be engaged
He wished II extended 10 those who were lately III arms
against the Republic, so that oil The world might witness
another exhibition OF magnanmity of that great aud
triumphant people who carried the F0urteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution lie asked that ms
animoses. kept alive by the sense OF personal degrade
adopted that all people may tgan, III the presence Of
that healing act become united people with one c0un
world may have another assurance that the Republic
the refuge OF liberty the last center OF inyiOable
by the act of its own children
Mr.. FITCH Hep.. New spoke in favor OF Universal
Amnesty He believed that the policy OF foryness
a wise one. He believed that Breckenridge might safely
be permitted to defend the principle Of Secession IN the
that senator without his principles his culture or his
taste should insult the world with an offer to exhume
the bones Of the lQyQl dead.
Arguments in favor Of Universal Amnesty were also
made by Messrs. SHELDON. DUKE, and TlLLMAN.
uneompromisInsy against Universal Amnesty believ,
ing II to be policy fraught with danger 10 the loyal
e EsGiGs he til THnsaccsssy Governments
OF the Southern States.
Mr.. PROSoER (Rop., Tenn) regretted very much that
he could for General Amnesty IIe did
believe that the time had arrived when that policy could
be safely adopted. He reminded the House that
Yesterday IA Democratic members had voted that
sion a debatable question.
Mr. JONES Dem. Ky.) corrected that statement, and
said resolution merely declared that Secession at
the opening Of the Rebellion, debatable question.
Mr. PROSSER went on to argue that large portion OF
the persons aboriDg under dsa south
not willing To accept the situation In good faith and
Republican party. The leaders Of the Democratic party
even lswless band Of cOnspiratOrs who did
not deserve and ought to receive any OF
msgnanimty from Congress. IL the full intention
OF the leaders OF the Democratic party by violence and
Intimidation carry every Southern State at the next
Presidential election and he therefore demanded
measure OF Legislation that would p stop ~ the law
lsss proceedings that were now gong ON IN every
SOuthern State.
Further arguments in favor OF Universal Amnesty