The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-12

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Robert Toombs gushingly and beg him to
honor and favor us by coming back and
taking the highest form of citizenship.
Well, what after? My substitute requires
that every one of these gentlemen shall
show his good faith by taking the oath
which all of us take and are glad to take.
That is very small exaction to make as a
to a full restoration to all the
rights of citizenship.
In my amendment | have excepted JET
ferson Davis from its operstion. Now
do not place that exception on the ground
that Mr.. Davis was, as he ia commonly
called, the head and front of the rebellion,
because on that ground / do not think the |
exception would be tenable. Mr.. Davis |
was just as OUTLYING more SO, no less so
than thousands of others who will get |
the benefit of grace and amnesty. Proba- |
bly, he was far less efficient as an enemy of |
the United States Probably be was tar
more useful as disturber of the councils
of the confederacy. 1t is not because of
any particular or special damage which he,
above others, did to the United States, or
because he is particularly of any special
consequence, that l excepted him. But
except him on this ground, that he is the
author, knowingly, deliberately, guilty.
wilfully, of the gigantic murder and crime
at Andersonville.
A Member-And Libby.
Mr.. Blaine-Libby pales in insignifcance
as compared to Andersonvile. | place it
on that ground, and | believe that so rapid
| ly does one event follow on the heels of
another in the rapid age in which we live
that even those of us who are contempt
raneously cognizant of what was transpir-
ing there, still less those of us who have
grown up since, have failed to realize the
gigantic crime which was there committed.
Since the gentleman from Pennsylvania
introduced this bill have taken the oc-
casion to read aome of the historical cruel
ties of the world. l have read over the
details Of those atrocious massacres under
the Duke of Alva in the Low Countries
which are mentioned with thrill of horror
throughout Christendom. l have read the
details of St. Bartholomew, which stand
out as one of the atrocities beyond imagi-
nation. have read anew the horrors IN
told and unimaged of the Spanish inquisi-
MI. L. VI.
nv words, knowing their full extent and
import. declare that neither the Duke of
Alya in the Low Countries, nor the author
of the massacre of st. Bartholomew, nor
the thumb-screws, dungeons. and atroci-
ties of the Spanish nquisition, begin to
COMPARE in atrocity with the hideous crime
of Andersonvile rSensation in the hall
and galleries, and remark by Mr. Rob
bins of North Carolina, unheard by MIR.
Blaine. that it was an Infamous SANDER.
Thank God. Mr.. Speaker. that when this
congress was under different control from
that under which il is to-day, with a com.
mite composed of members of both particr
that tale of horror was placed where il
could not be denied or Rainsaid. | hole
in nv hand the story written out by n com
: mittee of this congress. and by it's author
: tvI state that Winder. who is now dead
was sent to Andersonville with a full
, knowledge of his previous atrocities, anC
: that those atrocities in Richmond we're s,
bitter, so bad that confederate papers, thu
hichmoho htamsne. loL one; saia w4 men
e MIND was rid Of his nresence. We in III
north know from returning skeletons wha
he had accomplished at Belle Isle or Libby
n Fresh from those accomplishments he wa
| SShe W 4'AA' De'iSs "e"ihot ehS Pic'NF0 "
r others in the confederacy, to construct thi
. pen of horrors at Andersonville. Ofcours
+ it would be utterly beyond the scope of tn
= occasion, and beyond the limits OF NJ
f hour, 10 eve any ue,alis pu.. On alialgn
i, I do not usk. gentlemen, TO take the test
- mony of single union soldier | only as
n them to take the testimony OF men WI
a Mere .nelhsea.es ensnseu "ie tni.st.u !
o mopv does not entirely carry out and in,
a tify this declaration, which | will take tn
II liberty 70 read, VIII state that l nav
d been entirely IN error In my reading.
h MIR. Blaine then proceeded TO quote froi
II the report OF the committee on the condut
# OF the war extracts III reference 10 the no
6 rors oil Andersonvilie., IN winch 1t is S ate
e mat no pen can describe no painter sKetcl
n no Inauguration connprenenu' us learluI, j.
J. unutteraple iniqui'y' lie then went on
J, say
undertake to say That that is q mode
n ate description of Andersonvlle, and ! wi
y now read a paragraph from the tcstim Oh
4 of William John Hamilton, a man WI
s. never was in the north, Catholic priest {
n Nlacon, ana uelnocfa'-anu wheh yo
y a democrat and Catholic nrest Won Wi wi
:. not find such testimony strained in favor
e the republican party Loud and conti
3, uous laughter
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|, trial' IN "hlch the witness related the cal
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