, 1876-01-15
THE NEGATIVE VOTE.
Tho following IL tlo negative yoto On tho bill \

1,sni:nn, 1i.cpoucal, Wallace {ps,),
DotIins, h1ccraryt Wallis.
DinncIl, sfcD1ll, Wells,
Eatnca, Miller, Wheeler,
Evans, Monroe Whiso,
fssisr, fssi, Sastssp, sSasss %nt1tlnf' @t,aIs,'
freeman, Oliver, Williams {Wls.},
Fro,t, UatI. Williams {:iich.),
aa asyfs,a, fsfs.'' rsee. ws'sGa woo1 .PnjI,' iisI'
Harris tNas',. Plai4tsd,
TIE nErUnrycAsa VOTING Arz
we're Anao.s'e' n,tan banls' ExbsFt rsrnol HaE.l
Is. C.), Morsy, Pierce, s;ceIye, O'Nell
BLA1aE AoAlN HrEAKs.
On the result bolng announced, slr. Dlaino
took the floor, mud by moving to reconsider OBJ
talued tho right 10 speak. Ho said that the
only object on lis side Of tho HouAo WAS not 10
bo obstructive.
Several Dsn,ocratg--Wo hope
Mr. Blhlne-Sot 10 delay Legislation by any OF
tLcao fneans With which tho last 11ouso was
80 familiar: They bad no desiro to fllbuster,
designed 10 gtrn The rights Of manhood to color
Cd tnen had lecn ready 10 be reported from
q, committee. GAouaserng cut OF tho
chance to report 1t for seventeen con-
Bccutivo Monday mornings, and ono OF
tho chiof parlamentarv sloslos Of his ir,ond
from ponnhylvanla {RaudaIl} was that through
tho extKou'o uBo Of TINT power. he hh1 pro-
rentcdn consideration Of TINT bilt They do
sisnea 70 such nEoesss. They simply dsule ,o
be toclltded 10 this general amnesty. II he
friend from Massachusetts (Baoss>, whom ha
raw standing with that wnsomo amilo to which
ho (IIaino) vas glad to resnoad wonl1 o1ouHo
him he would auggeat that his {DIano'a) amend
mupt was bestor than tho geotloman's in
smother rcspect. Tho gentiomnn's (DAuha)
amendment allowed tho oath to be talfon IN nny
asnte court Of record, iu o probate coult for
instance.
A 1}enu},1ir,n rne-7her-0.o a rot;co ,,n..
Mr.. Biatne thought that tho Government,
dealing witl, soalo Of It's e1rtnG c!tizens who
were coming bAck TO DO 1eclothcd and rehabiitnt-
ed With tbo full righss md Kiories II American
eitizanthip-ho Thought that such On important
Transaction rlould bo cognzablo oulg in the
United Stutca Courts. Ilo beloved thcro was 10
other difosuneo between tho tno amcndmouta.
Mr. Kasson-Oh, yes. Tho latte! proposition
requires an oatA OF obedience 10 all lava made
iu pursuance Of tito Constitution.
Mr.. Hoar-So that it . man violates any law
ho bo:on,cs guilty Of perjury.
Ar. niaino-Then. my fr'ond. Danks' amend
bo generous to thom. Under tho gontlemana
{Dauks) amendment, II man rofunas to put
1-cout rtamp on his ehcok he violates his oath.
als. Danas-Wc intend to obey all bylaws.
hlr. BIa,ne-Yea. but nt tho same tImc there
should be no pitfalls in legislation for tho au-
wary to fall tuto.
Mr.. Banks-TLcro aro no unwary onoa On cur
eide.
Mr. Dlalne-Wlat Is tho genslcn,au's aide
alr. HanEs-It is tho aldo OF tho Constitution
OF tho United states and Of the lava mado IN
pursuance thereof. [Gcncral apnlauyo on tho
Democtatic sido.] DO not ree that there IL any
dllerenGo betwcen mon Of this country rho aro
hero and asst to be admitted to citizenship. mud
Hlo aro allowed to take tho oath In State courts,
THE IETTEA.
Mt. blasue-1 ondoayored thle morning TO
hnro latter read, aud N,ll road 1t now. With
that commanding eIoquonco which my FREUD
from Massachusetts ll3anxB} possesHos. ho called
our atteution 10 the great desire In this centon-
nlal year OF having no E,an IN the land under
Tho slightest political disabilities, and Why
resd 1ho letter. !: IL addressed to myself, sud
is dated llaleigh. N. G., 13.t January 1876. Nj.
Blaine thoroupon reut q lottar from ". ". uos-
don, ex-0overnor Of North Carolina, that he
had boen lmpcached mud removed from olico az
Gorcrnor Of that State eolely on account OF lis
tnuvcmcnt against tho Ku-lilnx :; that tlis waa
done by tue Democrats OF that State, tic allies and
echoes OF Northern Democrats; that l1e had beoa
slAo disqualified by tho Judgment Of removal
Democratic Legislature and the [ato Cosntltu,
tiouai Convention haI been applied 10 III vain by
lla friends 10 remove such dlsaollilea that the
late Couvcntlon III which tho Democrats lad
ono majority by fraud, had refused. bY q Htyct
la,ty yotc, to remoyo lIs disablltioA and that
to-day lio vas tho only man in North Carolina
who could uot io!d oitlco, aud that lis thought
theso fuctB should bo home Ia nInd whom tho
Democrats Or Congress claim relief for tho lato
ln4uggont leaders.
When 10 reached Tho nnsns aud read 1t, there
was All outhurst OF coutenpk Oh tho Democratic
bide aud several Vt tho North Carolina 1nombcra
Vance. Robbins, Ashe. aud uthers-trlud to
Eet the floor TO ropiy 70 l1oidon's letter, but 3r
Blaine ataolutoly refused to yield, and sad
tanntingly, Mhnt t!avo you got to say 10 tina!
purely political impoachmont7
Mr.. hse-lIo ta mt tho onty rersop In tho
lauls dapriynd OF otilce.
A!r, Dlaino-lt Ia purely political not pEoss-
cuttuu, but petaecutlon,--slo persecution pt 4
Uniou n.au To-day It IL tho dcsgu OF Tho
Democratic party OF Mississippi! 10 remove Gov.
Ame' fr.m blu chair by smncaclmunt, and 10
dIBtIua!ify him. These two freuda OF lho UnloI,,
one Un,on man in North CarolinA and tho
othor a. gallant unloa SOLDIER as oyer ticd
tfsh around hiB bouy, aro to be dsfranchisod
aud disabled nlesl, and Jetf Davis Is to ba Let
free to enjoy the Centunnia! =. phila,ieot!a.
Ar. HolthaEd-l would like 10 kuvw whlt Gov.
Holden waa nefoTo tha War.
Mr. D'a,pa--E DO not desire to 20 ono sfnsls
rolnt from the debate. Now, dtslr0 to odar
ny bil!, snd will Yield tho door to any Oh that
sioe Of tho Iiouso tu move 10 atrik0 out tic ex-
clus1on ~ Jsn Davis, and probably. ~ tho to.p-
Per o. thts Honse u. that bill eau ba passed
Slr. Aahe arose to tho question,
Mr. Blasne~lf tbs gentleman from North
Carolina Will got up and nay lhxt ho il for mi.
ysrsal amnesty. including Gov. Holden, Will
give him the door.
Mr.. yance-I will speak for North c.rol,n.,
&ud a1y that am,
Mr. Dlalno-Oh. yes; but why didn't tho Con-
stitutionnl Convention do it, Come hero, gon-
tleucu, yourselycs. with clean hands, and net ~
peEacruters, You como here peraecutink nen
who mover rebelisa aRatnss the Government Of