The Republican journal., 1876-01-20
paper cried out against him that he would ruin
~ (npfaIn,.any
PATRIOTIC UTTER ANCES.

manor croJ ont .o.i,s, him that be vould ruin
Inc Ionf.dorarv
PATRIOTIC tTlEkANCtS.
But WHY bring I'D subjects !: War is always
horrible, war ALWAYS brings hardships, death,
sorrow rllin ana tIeyaStatlon and he is m
worthy to be considered Il statesman, looking
on the pacjfication of the country who will par
AIDE The horrors inseparabIe from war Tor the
Durpese of keeninc M the strife which produc-
ed those horrors. NV message to the gentle
man from Maine is this. There are no Cons
frdnrates in his House. there are no l'onfed
crate ambitions desires or prouoseS in This
House. but the South is here and here She in
tends 70 stay. (Euthusiastic demonstration on
the Democratic side and in tbe Galleries
Let fanaticism do its worst lei it pass its VII
lifyino acts tramnle on the Constitution. abro-
gate the pledges of the fathers inrite raids on
our peope. multiply intideIities until they shall
be like the stars of heaven. or the sands of the
seashore without number hut for this for all
voIr iniouitiese fine south vii never agam Seek
), remedy in the madness of another Secession
Renewed annlause0 We are here we are in
orr fathers house our brothers are our com
panions. and we are At home. thank God.
fEntbnSiaS Si. snn,smse - mmr ,,atroti, mr..
nose is to do whatever in onr nolitcal nower
shall he 10 restore an honest economical and
constitutional administration of Tho Govern
ment
We come charging ON the Union no wrong
ia ms The Union never wronred the south.
The Irninn has heen m unmived BLESSING 10
every section to every state TO every man of
every color in America. We charge all our
wronos to that hioher law tanaticiSm. which
navar tnnt a nlnjge or oIevn1 a law we
sought to leave the association of those who
wonIJ not keen fidelity to covenant. We come
to crafty no yrnoeance to retaliate no wrongs.
no strife. We sought flo 90 by ourselves, but
so far from having lost our fidelity to the Con-
stitution. we huoGed if To onr hoSom and car
ried if with us.
Brave Union men of the North. followers of
Webster and Fillmore, of Cass and Douglass
Won who foupht for the Union. for the sake of
the Union: Won who ceased to fight when the
battle was ended and the sword was >leathed.
with Won we have no quarrel We felt your
heavy arm in the midst of the struggle but
above the roar of cannon we heard Your voice
of kindness, calling, .Brother> come back"
We are here to co-operate with YOU to do
whatever we can. in spite of all our SORROWS,
to rebuild the Union. to restore peace, to be Il
blessing to The country, and to make the Amer
lcan Union what our fathers intended it should
be-the glory of America and the blessing of
humanity.
But you. gentlemen, who prosecuted MS by
your infideities until you drove lis out of the
Union; YOU who then claimed to be the only
friends of the Mon, YOU had before denounc-
ed as a league with he'll and a covenant with
death YOU who follow up me war, Whf i
peace and gone to their homes, to YOU we lave
no concessions to make; Martyrs eve no ap1l-
every sacrifice TO the Union. secession. however
9elealeu ana oppres1|u, WI COMES no Si'i 10
Yet, while we make to you no concession we
say tns Ne even come 10 SoH III no sl'i1l W. %
have but one ambition, and that is to add our
l
obey the laws and to live in tie Union accord
my 70 tIe Cpnsl.ullof g. we 10 no' la"l1 tf 20
The South did the Union one great wrong. ana
:; W. colllt 4; i w. az we c' ~ iGi ~, n t ire
greatest patriot, the truest patriot, the abest
r".lrWa " ~ ta S .t au n ' t ,onoto ~
of the future. loud and sustained applause
cr t gallcries '' - '''N ''0'''' N' - '
We wronged the Union grioN ouslv when we
men who had denounced il * a lrnGiIe with
death and covenant with he'll. We ask YOU,
above all your auimosities and 10 FORGET your
old sin. Let US unite to repair the wrongs
turn our backs on the past,
Mr.. Hill was replied to by Garfield and
afterwards by Blaine The latter was es-
pecally aggressive and bitter, and the
running debate was very excited. Cox APP
piled to the ex-speaker the cpithet of the
"Mame hyena.' Gen. Banks and Prof.
Seeyle, Massachusetts Independents, made
kindly and .onc;1i.tor,. e,ooobos do,ro,o
'''iN' no w n
10 ~ El III ,,l,1l a
snec ot . oic;, wo, NJ, rr,rlo>, s,o1.o
"N' VI It N''it "''t -'' 81 WA 7f'0N0
briefly but brilliantly on the Democratic
sido Az tbo o1oso Of tho 1oloto ,ho NV,
1A1 INV o'o'O " 'AiN wv "'''0 'A'' '''4i-
neSty bill was referred to the Judiciary
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WIN i''''i N'N'i"H' " Nloi' ~
back with an amendment offered by Nh
p.I .,. =, ..l
D''''N'' P''' "'i'S i0' ''iii''N''s "i'ii0''' ~
ception to all taking an oath of al!eoiancc
VII tnc Notc % reference hIaInc Stoou Aol-
itarv and alone in fine ncpatiIp On Fri
uty the amehdtu Dlll was Drought lof-
ward and voted on Durino ;hr nrplin,i-
mares ana roll call the result was III much
1onht pl.;,o ,ros o>,oooI;n,,l,, oo+;,.o
cracking the party whip above the heads
of ronnbl;con mamnors In tho .n1o,,or
Nl''''''~'''- A''e III WV VI
to get enough to vote against the measure
tbot h,,,,;o.I,. ,,,,,-o T.. -;,,.l
'n'' ny hilsit move W iecohaiueI ana SeI
a vote upon thc Jeff DAVIS nxce,tion
CORRESPONDENT savs
Mr.. Blane's efforts 70 arromuIi.b tbi. end
were more especially directed at three OF the
c20Ifu illeGefs, lialaisoh' OF Alh;nnt, Lynch
Who showqJ a cnmnend 'u"' ~ t,iln,
those for party policy or fcalty. So earnest and
thssa roorei nnmhnI fo Hip