The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-25
From tie ". y. Herald,
Now England Gems Tres Mr.. Blaine

New England Gems Eres Mr.. Blaine.
The New England states and notably
Massachusetts,t the most important Of them,
express strong disapprobation of the
brilliant strategy by which Mr., Blaine sn"
ceeded in annoying and foiling tn ~
liberal fsan,;mon,s violation OF the
country and Oh MS seCIlon Vi .ne
stit.- -. at the expense of his own con
...uency. The centennial celebration at
Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill, last
spring and summer, had powerful IN
fuence in allaying old animosities and
strengthening that disposition to oblivion
of the recent past of which the late Vice
President Wilson was, during the last two
or three years of his life, so devoted al
apostle. When the formal eulogies are
pronounced upon him in the senate next
Friday that sentiment of patriotic mag
nanimity, will deserve to be, and doubt
less will be, one of the chief topics OF
praise. There has been no remaining
bitterness toward the south among the
mass of New England people since the
centennial greetings and Inequalities at
Bunker Hill, but cordial, tervent wish
that the dead past may be buried 10
charitable forgetfulness.
The Boston advertiser, the leading Re
publican journal OF New England, laments
this victory of Mr., Blaine. so far as the
Republicans are concerned" it says, 1T is
backward ster, and is not in sympathy
with the spirit and tendency of the times.
The advertiser goes on to say:-"The Re
publicans gained fruitless victory at
great cast. To the southern Republicans
we fear it will prove dis astrous triumph"
Our Boston contemporary sets the incon-
sistency of Mr.. Blaine and the Repub-
licans who follow bis lead in strong light
by showing how differently they acted on
the same subject in the last congress. The
committee on rules, consisting of Speaker
Blaine and Messrs. Maynard, Garfield,
Cox and Randall agreed on and reported
bill which was passed by the house, and
which included Jefferson Davis in its scope,
as was declared by its authors when it was
oniits passage. We reproduce the official
report
From the Congressional Record, Dec 8, 1881
GENERAL AMNESTY,
Mr.. Maynard-I am instructed by the committee
on the rules &c report the bill which send to the
desk Il has met the unanimous approval OF the
committee, and when ithas been read will, unless
some gentleman wishes TO ask questions or to make
opposition to 1t, move the previous question.
frhe bill removed all disabilities imposed and re-
naming upon any person on account OF his partic-
lpaiion in the rebellion. 1t Furthermore provided
that such persons II elected to any Office OF honor
orprodt under the government Of the United States
should before entering upon 1t take the modified
oath prescribed by the act of July II. 1S6S-the
same that have been required of all persons who
were In the Confederate service and are now hold
ing honorable positions under the constitutional
Mr.. Maynard move the previous question.
MIR. Lawrence Would not that admit JEFF DAVIS
to u seat on this floor?
Several Misunderstanding
Mr., Lawrence-Then object to H.
Mr.. Hoar made point of order that the resolu
ton could only be admitted under a suspension o.
the rules, which the speaker sustained.
Mr.. Myanard-Then move to suspend the rules
go as to allow the committee to report this bill anC
TO pass 1t, In answer to the question OF the gentle
man from Ohio Mr.. Lawrence,) tell him frankl,
tnas THIS OIL VIII, enacted, admit the presiden