The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-24
TELEGRAPHIC.
Especial to the ouachita Telegraph
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, II 2r. M.-The
President nominated Michael Shaugh-
messy Marshal of the Southern district
of Mississippi. The Senate confirmed
IIosie, Collector at Nicksburg; Hiram
Springfield, Marshal Northern district
of Alabama; Mason, Postmaster at
Newburn.
WASuINt:rON, Dee. 10, - p. NJ
Uo,Se-Farnsworth made Il powerful
speech in favor Of clean amnesty. Law
renee opposed any amnesty till those
excluded gave evidence of repentance.
Wood said the bill was in no sense an
amnesty bill; its class of exceptions in
volved many who suffered no disabili-
ties under the \INth Amendment; in
stead of amnesty it was Il property
grabbing bill; instead of being Il meas
urc of grace, it was; !, bill to defeat JUS
ticc; IA bill to deny the right of men to
recover their property. 1t was Il meas
urc the effect of which he would not
say; the design of it was to do I'M justicc;
to deprive litigants of their proper re-
dress, and to grant Il boon and relief to
those who were least entitled to it.
Maynard argued against the principle
of universal amnesty. Sergeant will
vote for I'arnSwOrth'S substitute, rcmOv-
ing all disabilities for the following
reasons:
I. That the pledge of the Republican
party to remove all disabilities as soon
as public safety would allow, meant
what it said, and that it is not necessary
for public safety that these disabilities
should be continued.
,. Because the political power of OK
rebels is not diminished by their inca
pacity to hold office, as every one of
them can vote at any election. Any
man elected by such men is as danger
Gus to good government and as fully
representing their principles and pur-
poses as either of the disqualified indi-
Viduals could be.
3. Because their exclusion from Office
is Il badge Of distinction from a rebel
| stand-point-is persecution not punish
mcnt; and enhances their influence for
| evil, if they see fit to exercise it.
1. Because as Il mere party measure
it is not bad policy to add Il few thous-
and to the number of Democratic Office
seekers, while adding nothing to the
number of Democratic voters.
| ;. Because tho men under disabilities
| arc not invariably or even generally
the worst of the late rebels; and hence,
as Il matter of precslution, or even of
Justice, their exclusion does not answer
the avowcd purposes.
South will better appreciate the purpo-
scs Of the Democratic party if they are
allowed to bring forward as their expo
nents the leading rebels, as they natu-
rally will.
7. Because it is unrepublican to hold
any class of people under political dis
abilities.
s. Because the Republican party is
great and noble and liberal enough to
extend mercy to all classes of citizens
and should add this crowning act to its
great and successful war and reconstruct
ton policy.
lie adds: eff the substitute fails, l will
| vote for the measure that makes the
! frWeSt exceptions and comes nearest to
! complete amncsty.' Discussion con-
| tinucd at great length and will be re-
sumed next Tuesday.
Lawrence, of Ohio, regretted during
the debate that one hundred tirst-class
funerals had not followed the rebellion.
,Sc,luic.-ScVeral bills removing po-
litical disabilities passed. SchurZ then
delivered an address of unusual length,
to which the Senate listened with
marked attention, reviewing the histo-
~ of the party division in Missouri, for
which, he said, he and those who acted
with him had been denounced as trail
tors to the Republican cause. The in
tcrfercncc, at the solicitation of his col
league, of the National Executive, by
which II State contest had acquired
more than local interest, and the subsc-
uuCnt defeat of the President, with all
his patronage, by the triumph of the
very principles upon which he had
been elected; the probabilities of the
| formation of Il new party nucleus, and
prospects of the reforms in the civil SER
vice and revenue, were also referred to.
Adjourned.
| Drake took the floor to reply to
Schurz. s'5t;.bbing gtheItcpublictn party
in cold blood" s'dcViIish conspir:lcy,'
&C., were among the mildcr cpithcts of
! brakes dcnunciation of fSchurZ. Schurz
made y brief reply.
Went into executive session and adj
journcd to Monday.
Morton offered Il resolution in the
Senate requesting the President to COM
! municatc to the Senate all the infOrma-
| ton in his possession relative to organ
lied bodies of disloyal and evil disposed
, persons in the State of North Carolina,
which have i'll view or threaten rcSiS-
tancc to the laws of the United States
or the denial to United States citizens of
the equal protection of the laws and
their rights under the constitution; and
also what murders and OutragcS for pO-
litical purposes have been committed
by such organizations. The resolution
was adopted.
WASIINGTON, Dee. I6.-Rodcrick II.
Butler, of the first district of Tennessee,
was indicted by the grand jury here to-