New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
TANuAyY FOR GENERAL AMNESTY.

MEETING OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE - RLspLC-
TONS N FAVOR OF COMPLETE AMNESTY AND
OBLIVION OF ALL OFFENsEs OF TIE CIVIL WAR
ADOPTED WITH ONE DISSENTING VOTE.
The Tammany Hall General Committee met
last evening at Tammany Hall Augustus y he'll pre-
sided and announced the standing committees the chair
men Of which are follows: Finance John Kelly {;
Corref pondence Alfred Ackert Naturalization Henry
r. DAVID Printing, f. ]. Donney; Municipal Laws,
william G. whitney. The Treasnrers report showed a
balance of 80 $40 81 Thomas Cooper Campbell" for the
Committee Organization, presented the following pre-
aInble and resolutions:
Whereas is more than 10 years since the Re
beItOn ended ana peace was proclaimed throughout te
Rrpublc and
BEereas The American people have since thon repeat
edly declared through TIE balOtb1K thht the horrors III
separabe from all WeIs, ana particularly clVll whrs'
should be buried ont OF sight and remembrance forever
aud that the genius and patriotism OF the American po
pie should 6e directed toward securing an enduring
peace all the States aud the people thereof to
Inc end tat all wounds should bc healed again 10
be TeOpcnrd that the rayages and losses caused by the
should he compen ated for by revival of me IN
dustrics and consequent prosperity OF the people of ue
entire country, thus Tightening the burden or vast ma
tiOnal teb legacy OF maladinnlsa alton wheh all nave
10 bear in common; and
WhereGs Notwithstanding that We most earnestly dis
lion against the best government That the world has ever
seen, and mo mphaticalN symp1thihrd WIN the war
for the prC scryation Of the Union which indeed many
~ ~, @ ti nj 80 vct we relieve that the fulncs, OF fne
time has arrived in which II Is Just aud wise 30 throw
complete vail Of amnesty and obi ION all the po
coi ,nses of te uast. Therefore by the Democratic
Republican General Committee of the City Of Newiork
be IL
R,solrfd That we earnestly advocate the Immediate
massage an absolute and unqualified act 0f amnesty
aud oblivion for all the of, Of the great cy war;
and the extending OF hand Of perfect fellowship to all
our hrethr throughout the length and breadth oi the
lana.
ResOred That plOrc the insinccTe and partisan
oDposfi which hes dcbaic III Congress to
the pass;ge such amnesty act ana the tempt 10
call 10 nfe again long buried bitterness and hate
call all the people of the Union
without distinction PARTY tics 10 raise this question
the level of party politics. and To JON WIN us III
calling Congress 10 pass fuCD an GnJbnch hc OF
anresty obnvOn that when the sun rises over The
Atlantic the morning Of the Centennial day 0l our
nations liberty IL shine from Maine to Florida, from
MassdC husetts 10 California, over happy, ee hHd
united people.
Speeches then made 10 favor OF Ee resolution by
ex-COnRrcssman Col. William X. Roberts A. H. Purdy,
Col John J. Mooney Gen T. Il. SpinOa, Thomas Cooper
Campbell aud George Morton. Col. Robertss speech
was mainly review OF Speaker Baines political
in Congress Alfred r. Ackert opposed the resolutions
Letters favofinc amnesty read from Congressman
BENJAMIN A. Wills Edwin X. Meade 8. 5. Cox, Fernando
Wood and Abram :. Hewitt. A paragraph In Mr.. uew-
tits letter follows In regard 10 Jefferson Davis
10 make him exception To general amnesty IL simply
TO prrpctuate Ills memory 8s long as the Constitution
shall endure because he will enjoy The singular honor Of
having an article in the Constitution applicable 10 him
and lin alone. However much this might crafty him
and the Republican party, who arc now making such
strenuous efforts cmbalm his memory IN the tonsttu-
tioD do rot think he merits such distinction. and
an quite sure that all true patriots VIII join Ia opposing
IT," The resolutions were adopted, MI. Acsen alone