The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-27
THE STINTED AMNESTY.


Who are Relieved and Who are Not
The Iron-CIad Oath no Longer the
Test.
The partial amnesty bill passed by Congress
on Wednesday leaves, among those VINO are
still under disabilities, Gx-senators Clay and
Fitzpatrick, of Alabama; Robert W. Johnson.
OF Arkansas; Yulee and Mallory, Of Florida;
Iverson aud Toombs, of Georgia; BEN
jamin, of Louisiana, now citizen OF
Great Britain Jefferson Davis and Al
bert G. Brown, of Mississippi; Polk..
OF Missouri; Chesnut, OF South Carolina; Mich
olson, OF Tennesser; Wigiall, oiIexas; hualer,
of Vliginla, aud the following named ex-mrm-
bers oil the House of Representatives: Pugh
and Curry, OF Alabama; Bust, OF A, kaLsAs;
Scott, of California; Hawkin., uf lord !; Ill. j.
Crawford anu jackson, Of Georgia; Lamar,
singleton aud McRae, Of Mlsslsslppl; emlih
auG Vance. Of North Carolina; Miles, Mcqueen,
Bunham end Boyce, OF South Carolina; Avery
und Tnouas, uf TENNESSEE; Reagan. Oi Texas;
DeJarnelte, Pryor, Bocock, Lenke, Smith AID
Buteler, oil Virginia, and others. Tile excrp-
tion of the Thirty seventh Congress Was made
expressly 20 include GeHerai j. G. Brechin'
rluge, OF Kentucky, who left his seat as sena-
tor from kentucky TO aid the Cuniedrracy,
aud served first as general, and next us Con-
ledera,e secretary of war al Richmond.
Tne list of Judicial officers OF the United
States still disqualified comprises ex-Suprene
Court Justice John A. Campbell, now iu large
praciice ut New OrieaDs; Judges Hayourtun
aud Brockenbrough, OF Vir1inia, and others.
IL Ia q question WHETHER ex-Unltrd states mar
shals Ur district attorneys are Or are not I'm.
bruced In this exception, and whether persons
who had ceased to hold judicial Positions
when secession commenced, aud subsequently
AIDED 1t, are or ore nut relieved by The ullt.
There were about two hundred and flty ofti-
GERS of the United States army and navy VINO
Left their places to aid the rebellion, and OF
these probably not one-half are now alive.
The law, however, Is ambiguous, and tne eX-
cepions may and piOoRb yuo Include O. those
WHO had even been educated at West Polur, or
who had resigned long anterior to The reoel-
lion in which they participated.
or lhr number thus under disabilities are
General Samuel Cooper. Confederate anjntant-
general al Richmond; Geuerals Joseph e..
johnston, Beaul eg rd. Bragg, Samuel J0nes,
Hardee. PembertOu, Gustaylls w Smlln. HOOu,
Stephen D. Lee, Lowell. D. d. Hill. S. E"eIl,
Jubal A. EARLY, G.. W. C'lstis Ire, now pres-
drnL OF Washington uhd Lee University: Dab
upy q. Maury, Fllzhugn Lee; Colopeis 4. ..
Lee. Larhiu Smi,n. L. d. Norhrop. u. s.
commissary .gen.ral,) Myers, (quartermastrr-
GENERAL. y and others. Captain oemmes, OF the
Alabsmu, Professor n. F. Marry, formerly
chief uf the Washington ObseI vatory, Cap am
Brooke, inventor vi the Brooke gun. and ol
the system of depp-sra soundings. are Inc
nost fUtrd exceptions among ex-navy off1c' re-.
JACOB Thompson. IF Mississippi, secretary
of lns Interior, is the only cabinet oih1.r OF
Buchanan now alive VINO aided Secession.
BuI lhe exceptions include also Governor WI.
a1cesiAF7 81 te a1S Np5hhd p55hdsfa ai2as WE
Conrad, Of Louisiana, ex.secretary OF war,
and possibly some others. Henry Il. Jackson.
of Georgia, and General William Preslun, Of
Kentucky, were foreign ministers, and ore,
therefore, embraced ln these exceptions. III
is hard to es innate precisely the number still
under dsaoiliIles, but II wond not be Wide OF
the mark to put the plumber ut from tnree
hundred TO i've hundred persons. ..
| The folly of retaining these exceptions, IN
addition to the almost criminal error oi an
ambiguous statute, upon subject Wnere seVe-
| rul penalties attach 10 an offender, ls exhlolt-
I'd 6y glance at the number AMI character OF
| persons VINO are relieved. These embrace
uut only many Uf the most active adVocates
of secession, but also some who, since Ihe
war. have been persistent ''Bourbons," aud IN
| one or more cases persons who dlstaln par
don. If VIM. L. Yancey wershIlVe ne would
be relieved by this act Alexander ID.
SleRhens, of Georgia, Vlce-PrestdenL OF the
southern CUnfedericy, Is relieved; al'0 Gov
ernur Henry A. Wise, of Virg nla, VINO ooasts
that he never asked for au executive
pardon: General Forrest OF Tennessee;
Governor Lelchrr, Of Virginia, who
ordered the seizure OF Harper's Ferry
General Wade Hampton, OF South Carolina;
the Hon. Benjamin Hill, Uf Georgia.; Herschel
v. johnson, who ran ON the licRet WIN sCe.
uen A.. Doug.as, 10 1860; Rob-rt BarnWell
IsL of the whole Suuth; James A. Seddun, OF
| virginia, Confederate secretary oi war; l. T.
| Walker. of Alabama; R bert w. Barnwel, TT
Suuth Caro,iua, Confederate senator, and pro-
badly the most iDflexiole opponent OF recon-
slruclion In the wluter Of l86F65; Colonel u.
A. Henry, of Tennessee; the Hon. Allan I. Ca
DerlUn, oi West Virgil la, Confederate senator;
| Iron. Chiffon and Dargau, Of Alaoama; A.
W, GarIand, OF arkansas; A. Wight, Of
| (Iroryla ]. W. Moore, OF Keutnckyi
| Duncan F. Kenner and John Perkins. Jr.,
of T. mis ana; E Bdrk-dalr, of Mssls1ippi;
Br,drrrs, uf Nerlh Ca, oliua; Henry 3. Foute,
NJ. p. Gentry, G w. Jones and j. V. Wrirht,
of Tennessee; James LYONS, john Gnode, Jr.,
]. P. Hulcombe, JOHN B. BALDWIN, Waller =.
Stapl.s. Fayelte McMnllln, OF Virkiaia-all me
! foregoing bring mostly members Of Lhe Con
trdrrale . Congress. Among The ether promi
nent ConlederaLes relieved by the bill are
Chas. q. Memminger, eX.becrrtary Ut the C.n-
| tpderate States treasury; Geo. A. Tfennolui,
the Hon. Tnos d. Waits, OF Alabama. Confed-
erale Safes encouragement; Geo. U1Vls, "
North Carolina, do; ex.Governor P: Il. Brll,
of North Caruliua; Lewis E. Harvie, Of the
virginia secession GSnvsnIoqR; Con zen R;ncs aessTs
W. Crump, and other ex.memoers
of the Virginia Legislature. All Inc
members of the secession conventions OF tne
Suulh are relieved, rave very few who may
br embraced under olter heads; and this Tact,
added to the foregoing list OF prrsoDs r-lleV'
I'd, shows plainly now inVldious ls The dIstlnc'
ton made by this law between different CLASSIC
and individuals OF The late CoDlederaey. When
sucn as Rouprt Barnwell Rhett, ex-Gov-rnor
Wise, and Alex. u. Stephens are renewed o
their disabilities, 1t Is hard to see why olhers
siiIl lInyer under disqualification for even lhe
humble.t local office, wits fully accept The re-
sults Of the war as set forth In the Cincinnati
platf.rm The extension OF amnesty OF one
hundred and fifty thousand persous Is dls.
Iinclly claimed In Washington as triumph tol
| Greeley, and one OF the good results OF lnt
Cincinnati Convention.
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