New-York tribune., 1876-01-11
XLIVTH CONGRESS-IsT SESSION.
Continued from Second Page.
that course because this side has the power to enforce
MI. RANnAII,s n1LL REJECTED.

for 20 minutes Mr. Blaine declining unless he could
sneak ITO to an @ amendment Fh2 pa 9e Red Of 7a Yeas and
A SPEECH BY MIR. BLAINE.
Mr. BLAINE then moved to reconsider, and addressch
the House on the subject He said that II he could IN
duce the House to reconsider he would offer his amend
mant He said he desired to place on record what tne
Republican party has done In regard 70 amnesiy e
United states Government admitted to oqual privileges
with himself IN the ouse and all by the Sce % anu ,e war
ended" he said according to the unyers law OF war
or the Government itself, which controlled
by the party. had the right to determine what slou e
measures of persecution Did set OF career Of
boodshed and venaeancei Did we take properly "a "a
from him the right which no enjoys today to volci
Not at all" Instead Of general and sTeep ,,al,,
party placed in the Fourteenth Amendment only the
exclusion OF State and United states ohcers'
wards rev6ltcd This provision included only apou.
700 men the SOUTH and It let free every man OF
the hundreds Of thousands millions, who hhd bcth ei
gagged in thr attempt to destroy the Government ana
only held those under disability Who ~ abolition VI S r
eral revolt la1 violated special ah1 ie'd Isl Iiat,s
sondlOath To- support the Constitution 0f tt Unlte
the very Grst bl took tine disability 1.j7s citi-
OF the South Tic next blll toOh II on rom o'.t
gentlemen 10y wholesaler many o the gentlemen Oh @ .s
nOor have from The grace ana amnesty Oi ih So IVY
Bills After these ills. Specifying lndlyluG"S' h"u
passed through small bills which willnot further lrlcI
TO- were plsscd. In 1s72, the COrgrcss Of the Une,
states by the vote of two-thrds OF both branches Sun
tkisc off the disnbcs OF all but comparative few
OF those VINO had been onco United states public oieer
Mr. ame slid he has had conferences with department
I 20 i i,ne a. H. in,vs: ARMY officers }2J naval
officers 2O5 former Members of ConSles, ana othcIS
about 1870: In all about 100. Mr. BlGuc sald lac 'oic
sy TO These but In tine sense that respectful form
of p.tltion which since the 21th Of May, lS1Z, h's
become sort Cf common law as pr1nnhliai?y ,h ,o
amnesty no simply wished 20 put into the law tha' NV
person snail 20 before United states Cont ANA IN oh
court with upifrd maud swear tAAt ihry moan 10 tull
Iut tcmsclyes as good citizcns OF tho United states
Ip
t0 accept citizenship. Robert IOonOs mas mauo II
cial boast watering places in this country and ~ Lu-
rope that b. would not ask the United states fuf clch-
ship Mr. Blaine said he did not think IT. Jncd Stil'.
should bo forced 10 bcS tie honor oil Nil IooD' oo"s
Nr. BLAINE said that in his amendment be excepted
Jefferson DAVIS lie does this exclusively ON the gi1uhi
that Is tie author, knowingly, deliberately Hls'
winfuly OF tc gigantic murder and CRIME AT AhH,ison
VILE" "a menucr-And LiDbyJ Mr' balho sni i ,,u id
lc had read the historical cfucliic, cl the N1i NM
coutuucd: Here before Goa, measuring my wOius' hVm
ute of Aya in the Countries. thc author oi the
dungeons, and atrocities oi NE oPah'sn III u.Si",;
begin 10 compare N airocity WIN tie NIeou, olIo
Air Blaine. that it was an infamous slandoi.l 80,
Ar. BLAINE quoted c,tmpny from Ihe report ol ihe
Conni,iec o. he Conduct OF tie War ia regard to An
dersOnSiilc. lie thea read from the ttstlhuh! o u
catholic plicst at Macon. and Democrat; ami s'nd
Mr. Blaine, "whcu yOu unto those three Gua u',, u
VIII VIII no, ', i S''' y, ~ ,i t,liois s,u,l,tcri
Mr. BLAI then continued: do not desire 10 20 INTO
such horrible details from any purpose "I r"rlhN 90"
feeling / desire oniy 10 sny tnii lhe man VINO VINO au
M Davis, ard sustained ny hlh' ahd
that THIS william j. liamil'3h, ,r %aHs' SaI"
commanding that department, anI ashrd That t,e coni-
uon 0i tht pri on a."niu bo ~ " -,
many instances ami proofs 10 show ihat Air. bt'.'
was I'm ,nire possession OF the facts m relation {" Anct
sou,ic. Wien Gen sheman's invasion, or some other
invasion OF tiat portion of tie country was
under way. and when there was a ddnscr, or sup
posed dAn.cr, that might come tO that ucighbJr-
hood, the regular Military Oidcr No H." dated
Auicrs6n,iiic. July ~ 1sGi," and signed by Brig
Gen. Wmdci, issued in teSc words " iho officer Oh
duti aud III cIaiso of the battery OF tloda Ar'll'iy
will on receiving notice mat the enemy Las ayppd,bcd
within seven miles OF th,s pot, oPth . ne "n
the stOcaade with sraposhot without leci'n'.
To the situation beyond This line OF defense;
Hcre were those 5000 poor heiresS' ca,.'1 n,e,a
priest states hc went 10 Gen. Cobb 10 represent
10 mn tna II he could not o1chanss thrin' iEe ,i1ni
De taken before the Union luts ~ flo' ana piIO'u
aud let go nee aud get u ue Union io'cc, Nc.c 70 81
D'ti.', "tirrr Mas TO oprn a battery of grapt-
shot those poor wieicb,s witAout the slshiest
not arragn TIE southern ptol. i vi, i & itb - h -.
should charge any people wi,h s{niahzn5 WI WIN SUN Hcn
ne u, a'n0ns Suf ',,nc Of Mr. Dty!s was tDat
30 concealed 1t rom Tie southern lt'i'r' We
win the Official inpInt at lcInond ana tcy
and / iud In his message OF Dec. Z, l91i,
that the very t.mc when tl,sc horror. we're al tn,r
ne SAYS: Inr sOi,dde OF the Government !or thr t.,
no abatement, hut has, On the c1ni.a been
stHl moro deeply affected by the additional SUI
subjected by deprivation OF adequate food ani
clous alI fuel, which they have not Dc'n permitted
to purchase from tle prison shu't,i a9u vi . as'
" tie enemy attempt 60 excuse tleir haibainia c'hhno
10y Tie unfIundcd alteration tu"I II Tt' rrdiAlloh 10.
ike conduct "n our pht Now uuu,i ne - -! t@lii @
thcic is not Confederate soldier now LIVING VINO had
any credit as iu is command, and Who ever was
prisoner the hands Of the tnion lorc,- VINO VIII sHy
that he ever ciUry trca'd, that Ae ever was a.
pr,o OF tic sano raions which the Union soldiers had'
Dir, CooE CG1} },--'r'2?u,lud. Of ihem. .,,..,..,
no, one uutliulis stale It, ,
III. B.anc continued speaking Tor some time I'm thc
courc OF bis remarks be appealed to Ma EHrJ To col-
fln bis statement tlat i" nai 'aid on Ar i'anty To-
jcct 10 tie former ani',7fy DL. AF khH tonhIii,n
ti5 statement Sir. Blame t4cn Apptai'd 10 The
other side Of no House 10 hiae ~heinri'
there was any ic understanding that E'udiil and
h a--O.iatcs would re lcuiet t0"aid tHe 'fl hSnih
ili Ir me Amnesty b should pa-s, aud II So. whether
Sir. .HANDALI.-IneIe wac no such understanding 3ir.
Mr. COX-Ycycr. neyerll ucyer!!l loud laugltcr.l
br. coz said: Ile zen cnan from Maine mas -all -htt
ho Aal 80 the Committee and another oJcc'
outside Tue cJuDnterIUUn, for some litue loca ilr-
pose. no DOUBT lsntcrngp.l is that TIN, the
statc,lnanshp which aspircs TO tho Pre'-
idenoy ILoud laughter all over the house:l
That t. 10 Wide he ready 10 acqc'ce IN report
ing the b out OF personal eSdu - oar prtstn, A.i
ter al CDnsautnople wnen he ot outside the conittcc
seeks coorad member ani tIic" 70 - Inn !"
OBJECT. Ana yet, sir nc 'lin hefr III thr i"uA5 - pre-
scuat'vCs as the guardian ol honor ana hihrH'y' anu
when Mr. Ilynar said that e va. authorized 10 report
the Oil unanimously the gentleman from Mai4c 80 ia
IN tIc Speakers chair % dumb ~ an oyster lLou1
Mf. BLtINE-Thc gentleman con.useI distinctions. I
was perfectly willing that thc Bill should com, before
the lIu.lsN . -, -.
Mr. cox spoke al lngth I'm reply TO Mr. Elaine.
H. began ~ 81, us that the gentleman Iohi
Maine VINO, 10y some dSpens5tOn of Providence or oi
tie people was longer Spta aAer of tbis hou e., hal
seen proper, in this Centennial year. TO tear &MaJ
tie p.u.tcrs rom tho green aud hlcilih-
wound, 81 tHe late cyl conflict, anu had seen
proper 10 attempt 10 justify tins conduct III
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