The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-14
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| prisoners ut ALL" Laughter
Mr.. Jones (still persisting): " depreCate
| the unfortunate debate. bot when the gentle
man from Maine specially rises and appeals
to gentlemen on this side OF the house for
the facts OF history he must not object 10
| hearing them"
Dir. Blaine: "1f the House agrees to extend
my time will let the gentleman talk"
! Mr.. Randall /" | object TO the time being
! extended"
Mr.. Blaine: "Then decline to 7feld."
Mr.. Jones: AZ appeal to the gentleman
| from Pennsylvania to do justice, and lc. me be
heard"
Mr.. Blaine: " | was not referring to the
gentleman from Kentucky at all, and did
not know that be had ever been prisoner"
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, rising on the Demo.
cratic SIDE: :" | ask the gentleman from MaiDe
10 withdraw his remark that if gentlemen
on this side who were Confederate prisoners
did not rise and deny his statement their
silence would be construed as an acknowl-'
cdemcnt OF its truth"
Mr.. Blaine: " II any gentleman on that
side Of The House desires to contradict it
will Weld to him.
Mr.. Davis, Of North Caroiua, (also on the
Democratic side: ~ was a prisoner OF war
at Fort Delaware"
Mr.. Blaine made motion as if he would
not yield the floor any longer.
Mr. Davis (vociterously): ole asked for
the facts, and when the facts come out he
will not have them" [GTeat eXcitement.j
Mr. Banks, Of Massachusetts, made the
point OF order that after Mr.. Blaine's chal-
lcuge TO tue other side he had no right to
decline yielding; but the Speaker over
ruled it.
Y ,,,i
sent do not object but do not intend to
yield my whole hour"
Mr.. Mills Of Texas 1t is not the desire
Of this side 10 reopen any Of the wounds OF
The hate war. We have set here and listened
10 charges. but we do not desire to answer
them. or to have anything 10 do with them.
We hope. however, that our silence will not
be recorded against us as an admission OF
what we know to be false"
Mir. Cook. OF Georgia: II was one OF
those who was wounded and crippled"
The Speaker: Does the gentleman from
| Maine Yield any furthcr?"
Mr.. Blaine: :" do not"
Sir. Cook: "Then take back what you
! said
Mir. Blaine: Ye:, if that viii! do you any
good or YOU may all over there stand up
and dissent, and l will wait for you to do
that"
Mr. Randall: We are not at school
cow" GRoars Of Iaughter.l
Mr.. Blaine: !" II you were, you are most
unruly set Of scholarS.'
Alr. Blaine then alluded to the speeches OF
Me>srS. Cox, Hill, and Randall ut length,
aud then moved the previous question.
Mr. Randall, who, under the Speakers
ruling, resumed control Of the bill, yielded
thirty minutes TO Mr.. Banks, who made an
eloquent speech III favor OF the bill OF which
The following are extracts:
"Therciore, sir, do not hold either that
the President Of the United States is respon-
sibe for all or for any acts Of his subordi.
mates. no matter how closely they may be NJ
lied to him by friendship or political rela-
tionship: nor do I hold Mr.. Davis RESPONSE
bic for everything that occurred under the
Government of which he assumed to be the
head
:" In regard TO the atrocities at Anderson
vile and elsewhere, dismiss from all con.
sideration the declarations, arguments, asper-
sions. examinations. ana recriminations which
for week past | have heard so continually
ia this chamtcr.'
q Go not doubt that the soldiers Of the
ConfeGeracy may have suffered in the North,
nor do doubt that the soldiers of the North
msy have suffered terribly in the South. 1t
vas incident to the condition of things. For
the guilty, whoever they may be, pray for.
ciycness for the suffering, whoever they
may have been, invoke the blessing Of God.
For their crimes themselves, say let the
earth hide them from Us and shut them out
of sight" [Applause on the Democratic
sidc.l
"Thcrc is one thing, Mr.. Speaker, espe.
cially desired 10y all the people, and that is
| peace general peace ; peace in all sec
tons, with all parties, clisscs, and races.
! This declaration of amnesty is the
| first step that has 20 be taken
to that cnd-the very first stcL-nothing
else will answer in place of it. Credit has
| been claimed for what has already been done
! in the way Of amnesty, but every step in
tha, direction has been Compelled by the pco-
Die of this country. / speak in part for
| New England. ! speak in part for
Massachusetts,, and hope that Massachu-
sets will give vote approaching unanlm'ty
upon this question. There Is no act OF any
Government since the creation of the world
| that will compare in subimity with this act
| if it shall be passed; and to take this sacred
document, this majestic declaration OF the
people, and plaster il over with the crimes
that may be charged against an individual,
Is to blur the grace and glow of clemency,
to take the moose from the fair forehead OF
God-likc act and stick blister there. APP
plause.]
"Mr. Speaker, when the people OF other
States shall come here during the present
year to witness the achievements Of our re-
publican government after the expiration OF
4 century, remembering AS they do even bet
ter than ourselves the results Of our great
war. our highest triumph will be to let them
hear the spirits of whole people In Joyous
congratulations upon this grave act OF peace
and oblivion to all classes and persons for
slI crimes connected with the late wal"
iIApulauSe on The Democratic Side.l
Sir. TarboX, of Massachusetts, said that
The message from Massachusetts had been
spoken to the House by his eloquent and dis
tinguishcd colleague Mr.. Bank>]. His coll
league had sent back the answer OF MaSsa-
chusetts to the gaunt and CORY spectacle
which the gentleman [Mr. Blaine IKE some
magician of the black art, had, with deVlllsh
ingenuity, called up to mar the festal Cheer
of the republic. [Applause on the Demo
cratic side.l
| Mr.. Banks proposed an amendment OF the
oath. 1t required unanimous consent 10 en-
terrain the amendment.
Mr.. Blaine objected.
mfr. Randall moved the recommittal OF Inc
bin to The Judiciary Committee with instruc'
tons to report 1t with the amendment
Adopted. e..
Mr.. Randall asked unanimous consent tof
the committee to report at once.
Mr.. Blaine objected.
| aGinurned