The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-17
THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL MONDAY. JANUARY H. 1876

and, while we No are ready TO make
EVERY SACRIFICE FOR THE UNION,
secession, however defeated and oppressed, will
confess no sin to fanaticism, however bigoted
and exacting. Yet while we make to you no
concession, we say this: We come even
We have but one ambition and that is TO add
our political power TO that of he patriotic Union
to obey the laws and live in the Union
according to the constitution. We do not pro-
pose to compel you by oa,hs 70, for yoH never
great wrong, and we come as far as
we can do to repair it, We wroDged the Union
and torn By the men who had denounced IL as a
league with death and a covenant with
of The p aSk to ysa above al gear
an1mosities and to forget your old sin. Let us
unite to repair the wrongs that distract and OPP
press the country. Let us turn our backs
on the past, and let IL be said in
the future that he shall be the greatest patriot,
the truest patriot, the alb est patriot, who shall
do the most TO repair the wrongs Of the pest and
promote the glolies Of the future. loud aud
sustained applause on the democratic slue OF
the House and in the crowded galIeries.)
REMARKS OF RANDALL.
On Tuesday Mr. Blaine delivered another ad-
dress in favor of his amendment excluding
Davis from the benefit of the amnesty act
Mr.. Randall closed the debate. He said that
in preparing The bill he had followed the words
from Maine. Blainel as member OF the COM
mittee on rules, had himself concurred IN at the
lsst Sc sion. He (Blainel had not then III he'd
to the front with his venom because perhaps
he occupied at that time a different position
from that which he occupied now. curing
the war, while the gentlem N and him elf were
members of the House together. they had CO.
operas ed in every measure TO prosecute the war
for The restoration OF the Union and the secur-
Ing of peace throughout the land. IL was only
after The s.Treu der at Appomattox Court House
hat their ways had begun TO oiverge. He
ment OF measures having in view the peace of
the county and the restoration of ha rmony,
while the gentleman pursued course of leglsla-
ton calculated TO irritate and 10 keep alive
THE HATES AND PASSIONS
Of the civil war. To-day he (RandaID presented
this measure and asked its passage in the spirit
of the resolution offered the other day by the
gentleman from Indiana (New) tor which the
gentleman from Maine voted. but which he bad
signally departed rom. Amnesty. To be of any
value, must be impartial. Its effect on mere in
dividua was unimportant. lIs great effect was
on the heart aud mind of the people at
large. He RandaIl wanted TO have an
engendered By 1t. uDlke the gentleman from
Maine who rubbed a sore. luslea d of apply ing
the plaster, he (Randall) asked in the W rds
GEN Grant-and he com mended them to the
gentleman from Maine-"Let Us Have Peace"
Ii was not his province TO inquire into the gen.
teman's (B aine's) motives, but his conduct
would lead TO the conclusion that his ambItion
prompted him to ride into some high p ace on
| me DaQ IecllOSo eCuSHb W NC hIOuscu w ullu
by an appeal to the passions OF men, so I'M
worthy of him, and un worthy of his parry. he
referred to the two infamous rules passed by the
last House, under the lead OF Ban :, and said In
conclusion that he brought forward the
measure in no spirit of pariisanship. but In the
| .pirit of patriotism, and the gentleman from
| Maine liGtle understood the sentiment OF the
PEI pie wnen he interfered with this bill OF
amnesty.
Mr. Blaine inquired what two Infamous rules
he referred to.
Mr. Randall said that he alluded to rules 1855
and l67, designed to cut off the rights of the
minority and which the present House had re-
pealed.
Mr.. Blaine reminded him that he himself
(RandallI had the credit of voting for the first of
| these rules,
The debate having closed Mr.. Randall asked
unanimous consent TO have Mr. Banks amend
ment voted on, but Mr.. Blaine objected. He
then moved to commit the bill to the tu-
dietary committee with In tructiOns TO report
| 1t back forth it'll viii MIR. Banks amendm MT.
| Mr.. Stark weather, who had been in the
| speakers chair, came down on the floor and
said that as one member OF the Judiciary COM
mittee he desired TO consider the bill in the
| committee.
| Mr.. RandalI-I never classed you oppo-
nent of amnesty.
| MIR. Slarkweather-I am not an opponent of
| amnesty, but am an opponent OF every at
| tempt To lass a measure without an opportu-
| nifty of offering amendments
| The bill with Mr.. Banks's amendment, MIR.
| 10 the JUDICIARY committee and a mo ion 10 Ie-
| consider he Tetere CO was made by MIR. Blaine
and laid on the table, SO tha' the bill can not be
| reported back except under The regular call
| the committees. The House then at 3:l5 ad
| journed.