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


WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 HOUSE,
After some unimportant business the
question of amnesty was resumed.
Deneger, of Texas, spoke in favor of
general amnesty, but it had been buried
last week under Arlington cemetery.
Manning favored a general amnesty.
Bingham said the question touched
the honor, and, in some sense, the pros
perity of the American people. The
first vote would be upon his amend
ment, which excluded only officers of
the United States in 1860 and 1861, and
those who, since the first Of June last,
had held Office to which they We're in
eligible. He should vote against Farm
worth's bill for general amnesty; the
country was not prepared to take that
step. Bingfarn's bill only excepted
some two hundred. The relieved could
not, by any possibility, harm the Re-
public. There were about twenty thou
sand, among those suffering disabilities,
who were about as guilty of the blood
of their country us members of this
House. If his own was rejected he
would vote for Beck's, but, under no
circumstances, for the bill as reported
by Butler.
Fitch fOVorcd universal amnesty. He
believed that breckenridge might safely
be allowed to defend the principles of
secession in the Senate.
Sheldon, of La, spoke in favor of uni
| versal amnesty, and remarked that his
State, which had twenty-five thousand
Republican majority, had abrogated
every vestigc of disability by a vote of
| 1O3, 900 in the Affirmative to less than
1000 in the negative.
Conner, of Texas, spoke in favor of
| universal amnesty and denounced the
Southern State governments, especially
| that of Texas.
Hamilton, of Florida, protested SOL
emily against universal amnesty.
| Butler moved the previous question
upon pending amendments, which was
seconded by I, vote of 81 to 81, when
! the House adjourned.
WASIIINGTON, Dec. 21.-Sunmer
made Il speech against San Domingo.
Abiding to the President, BALI, Con-
reau and Fabers us cOnspiratOrs with
Gen. ISabcOck, who called himself in
the protocol the aid-de-camp of Presi-
dent Grant, Sumner asked: "Nhcre is
the warrant for such office: 1t is I'M
known to the laws. The object of APP
pointing Il commission to proceed to
| San Domingo was to commit Congress
to annexation, as, if the President
desired information, he could send a
commission and pay them out of the
signed by Baez and Babcock, the latter
pledged that the President would so in
ffuence Congress as to make annexation
a necessity; SO, the first thing the Pres
ident did was to send Il naval force to
San Domingo, that President Baez
might betray his country.''
Sumner showed that a naval officer
had entered the capital of Hayti and
threatened the authorities that if they
endeavOred to thwart the object of an
neXation he would bring his guns to
bear upon and blow down the town.
Against their ears the Government
would not so threaten Il stronger power
such as France or England.
We could not acquire the Island Of
San Domingo, for one-half belonged to
Hayti and, if we annexed San Do
mingO, we would have to assume Il
part of the sixty millions of francs Hay
ii and San Domingo owe to France. In
every view of the case we would pur-
chase Il bloody lawsuit, and Sumner
appealed both to Mr.. Morton and the
Vice President to call on the President
and ask him to rctracc his steps and
not follow the example of Presidents
Pierce, Buchanan and johnson. Not
likely he will do so.-ED. Tell
Lnfe,'.-Thc Senate still remains in
session, discussing the San Domingo
resolution. There is Il probability ofan
all-night session.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
Tours, Dec. 2l.--Thc army of the
Loire has joined the army of the West
near Lamcns. The Duke of Mcclllcn-
burg has passed st. Calais, and Frcdcr-
icl> Charles army is marching west
from BfOis. The German reserves are
hurrying up.
LONDON, Dee. 2l.--Thc siege trains
before Paris are largely increased.
Faubourg de France, at Bclfont, has
been burnt by Prussian shells.
One thousand Germans were killed
and wounded ut Nuts.
VERSAILLES, Dee. 2I.-Thc left wing
of the German army is advancing on
Tours, and the right wing on LamcnS.
The French abandon hundreds of
wounded before the advance.