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name in the bill OF any person VINO had not applied
for pardon. II any OF them should afterwards deny
1t then either his name was forged or ne was liar
AS to the punishmenI indicted on the people or the
South he should ask, VINO had been put on trial for
treason? whose property had been connscated :
VINO had been denied any righG or privilege except
the opportunity OF destroying py his vote the gov
ernment which ne had once attempted To overthrow
by arms2 The republican party mad with mag
nanmity never before Witnessed been guided simply
by the proposition, nothing for punishment, every
thing ior safety.n Just last as IL was understood
20 De sale, and perhaps hike faster, disabilities
hau been removed, ana II II were proclaimed tnat
IN every state OF the South any maa could express
nls sentiments on any subject. In proper inanuer,
without molestauon. he wonln vote tor general
amnesty Bus thai lime haa not yet come.
& mr. ana SIokE ep q Ienn s9se nse ~ aTor OF 'e m
favor VI the removal Of disabilities.
MIR. ELDRlpGE, ldeui.) OF Wis. favored . general
Amhesiy, anu SAID tnat u was win great re!uclahce
that ne brought himself 10 vote for this pill.
Mr. Cox quoied Dr. tlarks commentary on the
i2oth Psalm, relating the removal oi the captivity Oh
lsrael.
Mr. CovopR trep) of Pa, quoted against that pre-
cedent OF mercy the punishment inaicled ON AnaD
and Aptaaab aud MS sons Tor having SHOWN mercy
to rebels.
Mr. MCKENZIE, trep) OF La, spoke in favor OF a
general but Was willing " get any thing he
Ar. PORTER spoke against the b'li arguing that it
contained the names OF the worst and most yindic-
i've oil the antaaed. unrepentaAt bio0dthisty rebeiS
Mr. ROGERS. tdem.) OF N j., favored a general
amnesty. out was wiling 10 vote Tor tnis oill.
ar. GRisWoLD tdeini 0i \. T., condemned the
opposition shown by Mr. Porter to the pardon VI
ci.izens or his own state.
MI BOYD lrep.) OF No., was opposed to amnesty
Tor the present. s.
Tor ms readiness on ali occasions to recommend the
rclnovaI VI disabilities
Finally tie Diit WAS passed BY the necessary two
thirds majority.
SALES OF cADErsHiPs
Mr. LOGAN pep.) OF H. from the Committee on
Military Aliairs on tue subject OF The sale OF cadet
taken testimony the case OF B. f. Whittemore,
member VI Congress from the First district OF South
Carolina, winch testimony, together with the state
meat made 10 the committee Dy MI. Whii-
temore IN excnipaton OF himself. he sub
ing carefully considered the same, mad come TO
the conclusion mat III making Lie appointments TO
the mlitary and naval academies nom the district
represented by INN, y. r. Whittemore had been Ia-
nuenced by improper Considerations. He therefore
submitted IDe following resolution:-
Resolved That B. r Whltemore, Representative In Con
lna, be ana is hereby expeed his
the House OF Representatives the Forty Congress-
The CLERK then proceeded To read the testimony
or Messrs. Cathcart, Daiiy and z. H>ke1er, OF New
York; Geueta scnoer. OF Washington, and n. 7.
Brooks newspaper correspondent. aud tue exculpa-
tory satenent made by DIR: Wnttemore. Tue re-
Stohgnton, Asper, Witcher, Morgan, SiOcum and
Hoge
statement. The testimony OF Philip II. hegier
was TO the following elecs:-
resides at Staten Island, N. r. and resident Of
ier rom Senator Sawyer OF soun introducing
him 70 NJ whltiemors and .ssag nm II he had no. yet az
r kcser's he handed the letter in person to Mr.
%hasnors told % hm that he resrs,sd essssansy that
ns pledged himself he IS very and
ihouht taAl The witness was as deserving az anybody
what he had lost Guas the war; Mr. Whiemore talked
his nsendei naness the mater there depps Waess
hkng no more Of ~ 70 r onths astsrward ne happened
acquaintance, " T. Shaw, whom he Introduced his son.
mark @ ns as s?H se s .a
very much TO ye his son that Opportunity but TIA: he wa:
required much innuece; "oh," said shaw $50
sa~ wa. & to
to him. and thanked him. but shaw said thers was
letter Mr. whi.semore stating these appointments
witness unfortunate everything
sg Ss s S he soa M % sven b as a
he could do that ne wiling waive ais interest in
Whismor who was then ID wa.hnsea he Ss wit
% g a Mp as
naa gone s home snd he wra: % Y % telling him I'M, s M he
po.nmsnt not yet MED and uins him give to his
s 3 . M n. % s h. ne mad h,S nd
reply 70 ihai Ieter but waited for some time and subse
wanted him give them MIN bs used for pot
cal anI suggested ha as %9nd To 70 a ana .a sar
Mr. MhitiemOrs replied that ts did not see .nyh,ng
for & Rsr sensa asss sa s
eaaee he should anything aostis Whitsmcrs
whi.tsinore, with hs FRANK aud mailed from Wsshnsoa
He produced the original letter received by hn ,d
General A. schOepp, examiner the Paen. Once, tes.
tLed before the committees that lac LOOKING Tor
pontmeni in the West Point Military Academy for son Of
psres about it, and introduced by southern
70 mber from south Carolina whose name he did NOT
regiment ans the war , n % had sn,sm,n ssa IN tas ons
him he coad hays tho appoin.assn oa, hs
price s .OOo witness taken by surprise an
the
the young whom he wanted appointed above the
as payer could bear anything witness subsequently
u,o ne hall Of the n HOUSE I and pointed og
whom had the conversation.
tailed 70 The committees sons asgoatioa- whcn
e an spsngn 10 @ wia Point Acay w
ason OF Mr. Dsy 81 New ort he wa, not positive az to
,weea ESQ and which money he understood hsye
been ended for use In the political campaign IN Mr. WHIT
na testified to havaa ,roush the 1,smsdum @ Of
ceise an ppe'men' 10 West Point FOR his son. for which
Nhitenare stated before the committee that he made
70 % q a s Il. m s 81 caas. R
Goss and that when Kegler Applied to him Tor the ap
Of it, reference promise TO Mr. Goss first
idea had been II he could an poor boy who had sum lent
ha had od Mr.. Goss whea he applied to him for
more -. said that ySnd Consider, bis appss.
lor land you may any purpose You please told
whatever; Goss said him. You doing great deal
S Saa ss IN yeas eaan sSe ya
$50 be used for educational purposes, for other
in the district that you pease; the matter stood
thus between Mr. 6oss aud himself and up y the time OF
Mr. Goas leaving Congress had been understood between
them that Goss should have the appointment;
that understanding that he told keger that he had disposed
the appointment; after home Wh.emore
him asking whether he desired have his ap
pointed, but he did not hear anything about II, Mr.
Goss never replying TO his letter. he then made
up his mind ne should seek TO make ths appoint
else, and he thought Of his old friend,
Mr. shaw OF Boston, with whom he used to be empoy,
who had always been kind to him and always treated him
coureouy and he had thought to himself he would give his
friend Shaw opportunity 70 make the appointment he
pleased He had Therefore down and ied out blank
appointment the Naval Academy and had sent to Shaw
with the he had any friend whom he wanted to
appoint TO the poson ne could I'll out the blank and send
70 hm and he (Nhttemore) would forward It to the Navy
Department He denied, utterly that there anything 10
Abe letter nxag the three thousand dollars
other figure He returned home after tho close OF the
trs, session Of te Congress- about the middle OF
April as and In the bad had conversations with
gentleman named Linden relative to he appointment VI
ooy Tor the Naval Academy. and had told Linden that
ne did not know what he should do about Il, but
SHAT he should the boy could time
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