Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-13
son CITY
BLAINE ON JEFF. DAVIS.

resentativss. sharp skirm.sh took place
between Nr. Blaine and Randall Of
Pennsy lvania on the manner Of treating
the same the Democratic side seeking
20 pass the bill nndeE gag. and the
Republicans insisting Cpou IL. right to
offer an amendment AID participate IL
a fall debate. The previous question
hsying been seconded nd vote being
taken on the bill. ami tie sans helm.
lost. Blaine move! &c 70 reconsider the
vote Just taken. and in srp port Of Lis
motion proceeded to address the House.
lie went over tie history OF Republican
legislation III Congress to illustrate the
uuex-muls,; liberaliiy sh0~n by the con-
suer0rs over the cCnIa5Ied; that every
measure looking 10 the lifting Of Their
disabilities from the rebels was Of he
publican origin and Republican accom-
pIishmeEt: cited the fact rLst mons ot
tie rebels. not even Je+T. Davis himself.
was ever deprived # : right 10 vote;
ton he was in f.vor If maxim, the am
nesty une1csp;ionzi and sweeping. The
exception Is jeff Dayis-not because
Davis was the Prssldcn Mt Of the C0ufet-
erscy: not because he ana any more for
the rebellion than others hC. for the
part he took III tie atrocities Il And---
sonSiIIe. We copy a. follows from the
report IN Yesterdays Ea'esrris, Said
Mr. Blame
| place it on that ground aud be
liev--so rapidly do-s one event follow
auother IN this rapid a-e n which We
Ive-thIt even those # is who w-re
eontemporanecusly cagnizsnt of wis;
transpIrei there. sti!I less Of rs who
have grown t. ssI.r-. hsv. failed 10 re-
alizA til. cisautic cslli- which was there
e,.mmiit-j- sinco ;Ac gentleman from I
PENNSYLVANIA introduced this bill have
taken occasion to real some Of the cru
elites of the world. | have read over ;
the details of the atrocioUs ,lsss.cFes ,
under the Duke Of ilvs in the low couu-
tries. which are mentioned with a thrill .
Of horror tErougLnut Chris sndonl; have
read Of St Bsrthoiomev. which stands
out IS one Of tine atrocities beyond idea:
have al anew the horrors untold and
cnirna sined of the Spanish lDouisiIiOu.
and here. b.fors God, measuring nv
words and knowing Their full extent and
import. / declare that neither the Duke
OF A,va in the low countries nor the aU-
thor Of the massacre OF 81. Bartholo-
new or thunA-crew sud cells and
the atrocities of the Spanish Iuqui>itiOu
begin 70 compare IN atrOcI'y with the
hideous crime Of Ander.onviile. Thank
God Mr.. Speaker. that when this Con
gress Was under different coutrol from
that under which 1t - to-day. with =
committee composed Of members OF
both parties, that tale of horror was
rlaced where il could not be deJ!eI O.
gainsaid. l bod in my hand story
written ont ty Committee 81 this Con
gTesS. AMI by Its authority | state tia.
Writ who - now dead. was sent to
With a fail knowledge of
his previous atrocities. and that those
atrocities In Richmond were So bitter
ard bad that the Confede- ate papers I
the Richmond ErdEtil.r for one-wL~n j
lie Was hung Thanked God tia: RIch- !
nond was nd of his presence We In
tie North knew from tie skeletons shat
he had accomplished ct Belle Isle or I
Libby. Fresh from these accomplish ,
nents he VA. sen, by Mr.. Davis. against ,
The protest of others in the Confe5er-
lcy. 10 construct this pen Of horrors at
OF course II would be I
utterly hey onj tie scope Of the occasion ,
and b-ycni the limits os my haIr to
give the details: but. srraisnins DsTis.
undertake 70 say do act ssl .Ae gen I
lie men to take the tes;iuon; Of a single u
Stiffness do not ass tn-ui TO take the
testimony Of n s.nGia Ini"n SOL: e..
xiv ass them to take the testimony of
he m-u themselves engaged and en- o
I-ted IL the Cput-tft rate Cause, and X c
hat testimony does not carry out aud 4
cs;ify this declaration. vhl.h ! will
= se the Ibsrty to read, ~ ---:s that u
have been III error.
Blaine :hen proceeded t. I'D from
be report OF the COMMITTEES ~ ne Cou- y
uct Of the Var extracts IN reference 10 I!
be horrurS of AndersoESiiIe. IN which Ia
. Is stated THAI 10 person can describe q
10 painter sketch, 10 i'm .g.Es.ion cnEi- Il
iebend lis fearful iu.gC.ty- H. then
d6-d:
undertake 10 say that this is mo- u
lersts description of Audersonville, AMI -
will nus read paragraph from the ,es- a,
imony O. William J. HanIl;oD-a man .,
! no nsyer Is IL the North, n Catholic r.
'ri~st at Macon AID 1. Democrat and -,
she N you u lie these three qualities In a AZ
Ouihrru pIirs, Won ~IiI rot fHi much in
estimoLy strained in favor OF the Re of
publican party Blaine then r-ai from
be t--,inon. OK Hamilton. as given IN
yir;Z' trial. which witness re!at-d the
ase OF Young Farrell. from Ireland Fl