The New York herald., 1876-02-04
TAMMANY ON AMNESTY.

The Tammany General Committee met at Tammany
Hall last evening Mr. Richard Schell presiding. Aner
the reading and approval OF the minutes OF the last
meeting the Committees on Finance Correspondence,
Naturalization, Printing and Municipal Government
announced. The only one Of these committees
the chairmanshp OF which Mr.. John Kelly holds is
the Finance Committee. Mr.. Alfred 7. Ackert s
Chairman Of the Committee on Correspondence; MT
H. r. David on Naturalization Mr. +. L. Donnely on
Printing, and Mr.. W. c. Whitney Municipal Govern
ment When these committees had been announced
special committee OF FIVE was, on motion, appointed
To revise the bylaws The following resolutions were
then presented by Mr. Thomas Cooper Campbell, the
Chairman OF a subcommittee of the Committee on Or
ganizaton-
Resolved That we earnestly advocate the immediate pas
of absolute and unqualified of and obv
ION Tor All tle offences OF the great civil war and the ex
throughout It e length and breadth of the land.
opposition which has been made in debate Congress to the
passage OF such an amnesty act and the attempt 70 call to
Resolved That we es upon all the people & OF the Union
the party politics join with calling
Congress 20 pass such an unqualified act Of amnesty and
morning Of & the 6 day Of our psO1s sse1
hornia over happy iree ana united people.
Mr.. Campbell said these resolutions wond be
seconded by Mr.. William R. Roberts.
Colonel Roberts, coming TO the platform, said he
glad that he could second these resolutions when
democratic majority was in the House OF Representa-
tves The partisanship of the republican party had
rendered friendly reunion of these States imposs
biity so long that party ruled undisputed at Wash
ington The people felt that was time the real feel
ings OF the people for cordial reunion basis of true
friendly and fraternal relations should be re-estab
lished The position OF the enfranchsed negroes
had become intolerabe under tho manipua-
tions of Northern republican adventurers, who
used them but to sell them to a bondage far more
Representative Blaine had, while ostensbly speaking
against amnesty for Jefferson Davis, been acting in
reality simply to reopen closed wounds and advance
the republican party and himself its candidate
Blame came OF Catholic family, but when he went 20
Maine, although Catholic himself he blossomed out
full lowered Presbyterian, a convert to expedency.
Heis all for expedency and 10 be President he would
abure the faith he believes in but who knows but
that if he obtains the object Of his ambition he Will not
OF Cardinals General Butler said truly that for
that dark and tricks that vain there Is
equal 10 James G. Blaine
Mr., A. H. Purdy followed Colonel Roberts in a brief
speech, also advocating amnesty.
Judge Ackert opposed the adoption of the resolution
General Spnola next loomed up, and another SOL
dier who had ''ht into the rebellion" argued for
nesty He impaired the information TO the committee
that at time S. 900 would have been gwen for his
head and yet he forgive those who were then his
enemies
Mr.. Campbell the mover OF the resolutions, and Mr..
George W. Morgan next followed in advocacy of the
adoption OF the resolutions AT the close of the laters
speech letters read by the secretary, Major
Quincy, from Hons A. s. Hewett 5. 5. Cox, B. A. Will
liz, Fernando Wood and L. r. Meade.
The motion was then put on the resolutions and was
carried Mr. Ackert alone voting in the negative. After
their adoption the meeting adjourned.