Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-13

J EloOuY Snilt which MOTION Is HOuElsHluk
in the senate. Then contrasting this
with Blaipe's boat chat the Republican
party was the embodiment Of generosity
and magnanimity Cox traversed the
| carpetbag record OF the last seven years,
forced legislation, military usurpation,
louisiana infamy, and kindred StIoei-
| ties, to IrJve that BlaiCe's point was
wrcng Then tufniDg facet!ously to The
| Democratic ranks, he cried with mock
uneasinefs,
"DowE ON YOUR KNEES,
men who have come from the south i!
DJwn on Your knees to his majesty nom
Maine, VINO has permitted yon to vote
| and become as other men are." In con-
| trsst to Blsine's double-dealing 10 mag.
psnjt1ity and vipdictiYeu sss, he revived
| the benignant utterance of Thad Sic
yeps. who, on a similar Occ or, de-
clared that all men south OF Mason ard
Dixon's lire should be thrust into the
| psnitentiary o! htll, There were mo-
noents when the speaker warmed up in
| TO absolute eloduence; carryiT o the inn
passiOned sympathy OF. the hLuIe unlil,
falling into jocosity, he brought down
derisiOn ana ridicule upon his pIedeces-
sor, Blaine. Stopping a moment in his
mad career, he was reminded OF bibli-
| cal illu ustration which would illustrate
things more felicitously thsn his own
periods. He trippsd down to his desk,
brought out u bible, and read the orc
hundred and tWenty+siXth psalm, re-
mindiug Blaine, at the same time, that
the lat occasion this sacred writ had
been called into play was when Judge
Wood ward recommended IL to the be-
nIgnant Butler in ora Of his
FIERY, UETAMED MOODS
Cox read the psa'm and The house
| cheerad vocferOu5iy. The big books
and fiaring manuscript which Cox bad
| laden himself with were next used
With these he traced the whole history
OF amnesty, showing by the record that
Blaine, in the committee where the bill
was fiIst introduced In 1870, had favored
universal amnesty, -
"Wben?" said Blaine, spriDging to
his feet, excitedly, and pointing his
finger imperatvely at Cox.
81 will tell you when In the proper
time, ~ resi- oaded Sunset, with aggra-
waiting ease.
"B1t / want to know now," said
Blaine, peIemptorily.
Cox stopped, turned his eye glasses,
looked the ex-speaker calmly in the eye,
and said, "Well, / will tell you," and
| be told him, here giving the dste and
! circumstances, and succeeding in show
| ing the house that Mr.. Blaine had cOun-
| tenanced 1ive:sal amnesty from his
| own side of the hCu!e, but denied it to
| the Democrats.
Blaine explained that being ipI the
| chair, ne could not object to the unani-
mous introduction of the bill ffem the
committee of which he was chair nan +,
but he had requested q member to make
an objection. 1t was the impression of
the house, however, that the ex-speakel
was not clear on the record, and by gen.
eral consent Cox was admitted to have
ENTIRELY PIERCED HIS ARMOR
and destroyed the effect Of his speech.
| sis that" said Mr.. Cox, msliCiously,
having impRled his adversary on the
point Of the dilemma, 1.-THE statesman
ship that aspires to the Pfssite1cy?" to
| the uproarious amusement OF the house.
"He reminds me,n said Suosst, reflect
| lively, "of q small darkey who hoped to
get the better of q mule by climbing his
tail, to whom his father gave comfort
when the mules heels had done their
worst, by saying that he was not so
handsome, but that he had learned
| something" whereupon Blaine wanted
to know whether Cox played the part OF
the mule.
The speech was full of personal points
Of this sort, Blaine being worsted in ev-
cry sally. In conclusion, Cox, amid the
vehement urgings Of his colleagues to 60
on, with mock gravity confided 10 the
house the case OF Mr.. Bla1e's astonish.
fDg ohn age of bBsa- He aspfrad to the
Presidency, and as Grant had recon-
mended uDiveral amnesty, 1t was Mr..
Blaine's tactics to draw line between
third-termPrs and himself. Mr.. Cox re-
gretted this unseemly difference anon g
brethren, and wound up in an enthu l.
astic outtucst Of applause, his compatci-
OTIS rushing to him en- nlGsse to congrat-
ulate him on
THE MOST BRILLIANT EFFORT OF HIS
--- LIFE.
But the surprises OF the day were by no
| means done when the shades of night
had fallen on the house. The figures on
| the floor were obscure in the uncertain
light between day and night. when, by
preconcert, the sepulchrsl voice of
Judge Kelley struck the waiting
| ears OF the crowd in those long, meas
ured, melancholy accents of supernst-
ural solemnity with which this singular
| man addresses the house. To the aston
ishment OF every one he opposed blank
Iy the motion of his colleague from
Maine. AS the vigorous denunciatious
of Kelley attracted him, Blaine moved
nervously in his seat. The Republicans,
who had been passing in review and
congratulation before the blood-and-
bones banner, turned with eager and
angry attention upon this rebel in the
ranks. He reviewed the whole history Of
legislation during fifteen years of his
| term. AS his sonOrou5 sentences rang
out upon the house
AN INDEsCRIBABBE CALM
came upon the floor and gallery. Tee
| Democrats, who had been grouped in
the vacant space between the speak er's
| desk and Cox, moved e,l nlasse like 3
dim swarm of hsZy specterS, led onward
| by voice. The ghastiy figure OF kel-
| Icy, slim, and dsrk, and tall, swaying
to and fro in the twilight, was the only
| sign Of movement upon the floor for
nearly half an hour. A tumultuous, fas-
! cinatiDg flow o. mingled history and ar
gument poured from his lips. He en-
bodied the peace and goodwill OF the
day, as Blaine had typified the death
head and Cross. bones OF psrtyism. The
final drift of Kell ay's utteraDces marred
the whole effect by being turned into q
special plea for the Centennial grab.
Ben Hills Speech.
! Cincinnati Enquirer.l
WASHINGTON, January 10.-Blsine
has shown his hand, as was predicted in
these dispatches some time ago. He en-
ters heartily into the bloody shirt pro.
| gramme, and his action to-day is con-
strued on all hands hers tonight, as
conclusive evidence of an understanding
between him and Morton to revive the
war issu as staple political capitaI for
the ensuing campaign. Ben HUI, who
had the floor yesterday for q reply to
| Blaine, intended to sarpass all ex-Con-
federate uttersnces hitherto made in
moderation, loyalty and the spirit OF
| conciliation, to silence soma of the
bowling about the appointment Of ex-
| Confederates. He made the statement
and substantiates it with documentary
evidence, which he claims TO have in
his possession, that on the ninth OF
| August, 1854, General Ould, the COM
missioner for the exchange OF prisoners
on the part Of the Confederates, came to
Washington City, and as often as twic J
q week for three successive weeks 10