The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-08

4 srnall IJnhealed Spot.

& Atanessy would seem TO be . necessary
precedent to the Centennial celebration. and i
ii was quite appropriate that Mr. RAsDaLI,s
OF Yniladslpais, should move.the resolution
declaring gsaerai amnesty. But Mr.
BLAINE, who Is the conceded leading aspirant
for The presidency on the Republican side,
canpot allow the proposition to 80 through
clean aud unqualified; SO he attaches Re
publican barnacle to 1t. And such barna-
Gle. He proposes to shut the gate against
poaf Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS! Whist o hard
hesrted man Mr.. BLArSE is Why, Mr. DAVIS
never did him any harm! Indeed, be is not
accused ia the South OF having done the
tsltse OF the nation any irremediable in
jury.
Why, bless your soul, Mr.. BLArEE, JEFPgR-
SON DAVIS, with all his high courage and
moral purity, did not 1.-THE against you and
your people that many other southern men
Syoar amnesty would relieve did. Some
people OF the South have been of opinion
thas Mr.. DAvIs's civil views OF yirtuous war,
ard his peculiar devotion to men, together
with his obstinate adherence topersons who
seemed to be guided BY unlucky stars, did
the North moro good than the South. he
never proposed plan or uttered sentence
that should excite an unforgiying spirit in
the breast Of Mr. BLAINE or anybody else.
My, dear cir, don't let your wrath fall upon
our friend Mr.. DAVIS. He merits It not.
Take JuBAL EARLY, or the famous "good
old rebel" or some other Of the unregene.
rase-take us-take any but MIR. DAVIS, who
spoke 80 well and acted so unwisely,
and be satisfied. Don't chillblain the
foot OF your national statesmanship IN
this causeless manner. 1t isn't generous o.
You. "Drap it," and let us all meet at the
Centennial II we please to do so. How could
you keep mp hostility TO gentleman who is
SO very civil, and who talks SO practically and
SO POLITICALLY Forth Of Mason and Dixon about
tillage, and haying, and Maying, as to kindle
q fame of generosity, if not love, in every
gentle hearth
Now, suppose that the leaving out OF the
name of SO gentle gentleman from the
general amnesty should keep one single
man besides Mr.. DAVIS from the Centennial
suppose it should lose single vote in the
Virginia Legislature for the proposed ap'
preparation to the Centennial celebration
would Mr. BLAlSE press the exception!
We hope nor. Who is to be proptiated by
excluding Mr.. DAVIS, ingenious and.artless
as be is7 Nobody, we imagine, but some
descendant OF Plymouth Rock, and we are
sure not even the more humane of the pro.
geny of that rigid parent. Mr.. BLAINE
would get more votes by avoiding denuncia-
ton OF harmless gentleman than by invok-
in z the powers Of great government for
his condemnation.
We don't like this thing in Mr.. BLAINE
He is good fellow, so tits said, and he may
deprive himself OF the felicity Of drinking the
health of one Of the most earnest and one of
tbeleast efficient ofthe officers of the late Con-
fedesate Government. Let MIR. DAVIS alone,
aud let Us all 60 to roost together. Itwouid
be so much better than that there SHOULD be
some discontinued people that will prefer to
share Dawes exclusion to the Centennial
jUhl alton while the man they respect is put
under the ban in mockery of the liberty the
q ~ is intended to celebrate.