New-York tribune., 1872-02-02
THE AMNESTY DFBATE.

POLICY OF THE ADMINISTRATION SENATOR'S
now THEY TREAT TIE PRESIDENTS RECON-.
MENDATIONS.
(PROM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBUSRl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The Amnesty debate
which still drags its weary length in the nate has cI'
bbited the clique popularity known the Admlnists
ton managers IN the undisned attitude of professed
advocates of a they bent upon hllins.
Qualified tho Presidents recommendation Of Amnesty
his message at the opening of the seSson IL weni
much further than the keepers OF tie Executive con-
science prepared TO go; and MesSrs. Carpenter
Conkng and their associates trying to prevent 40
ton in this matter exactly in the scheme for CVn
Service Reform. The bill before the Senate carries
o proposed amendment Of Mr.. Summers In eneeI
the same Civil Rights bill which he has tned
to through at previous times, and In other forna
measure Of DIR. Summers. equivalent IN all respects
this was submitted TO the Judiciary Committee last se
sOn and there unanimous report against IL oen'
ators Carpenter COnkling, and Edmunds were mem""
OF that Committee. Yet they are loud supporters nov
Of bill which they threw out only year ago Ihe ef
PLANTATION of this sudden conversion is thar, with INC
amendment amnesty can be defeated, and that Il pw
csely what the Administration clique desires; Dut t"'
pending motion to lay both the bill and the amendnen
aside and take up the House Amnesty BILL without
Civil Rights amendment, prevail, the Admlnistrahon
Senators have no OF defeating general amnesty
except by going upon the record and voting honestly
against IT, And that they 10th TO do. The discussion
durine the last two days has made their scheme veD
plan indeed some Of them are at no pains 10 COZ
ceal it,
Mr. salisbury opened the debate on Tuesday with one
of those real old hig-tOnod Democratic speeches "nea
used to plentiful in the days before the war; ~non
1t was assumed 10y Democratic statesmen that sny "h'
man who favored emancipation wished his daugn'ei
N,aFry niger MFR. Salisbury naturally wan'ea Az
pesty but he could not tolerate equal rights anu u.
ueved the South would rather bear its dlsaoli'e' ~
share freedom with the emaneipatcd blacks 'i ~.
ner Of whom " il was difficult to tell whether us ~,
for the black or hatred OF the white race va"
srongor" might invite nigsers to his house Il Nc
uhough Mr. Salisbury hoped he would ho1 Se''
example by doing any such aooniin' O. n.
but for himself the speaker thahksu ""
belonged TO q superior class OF ooins'' r
whom their Creator had placed i"i" y,
beclnning OF time the stamp OF moral, inteheO'"" A.
physcal nobility. IL rather affecting 10 oOS'i "
dstress of mind into which the excellent ou sen'r a
threw himself he pictured 'ne
consequences that must follow II mr' ou
amendment should become law N" ,
would colored people thrust theinso"o
car, and steamboats, and hotel dningrooms' pu' -,
keepers, when the house fu, would put pia
whites into the same bed crowded they were vi ~
sex) and the curse OF Canaan would invade tpc a,
Church and show itself the front seats no,so 80.
would pollute the habtations or the dead ""u ~
could feel the assurance that tho remains oi h' :,
and mother would rest safo from the eoh,'iu"" ~.
u negro grave. 81 have heard" contihucu " "a. ,.r
bury, In solemn tone, A" OF the man VIM ,,.s
others and fell into 1t himself; and VINO shaii "' =,
eysn Senators from Now En gland may notye' HA''