The New York herald., 1876-01-14

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obloquy and SANDER the grave Of Edwin h Stanton,
mat jefferson Davis should be restored TO full
citizenship in this country. All that Is a model
spectacle INT Hill in his seat did not propose it,
The gentleman from Georgia does not know how novel
II Is; but the gentleman from New York ought 10
know It, The gentleman from Georgia does not know
and ne never can know how many hundreds and
thousands OF Northern bosoms that lacerates
Mr. HnL-But never said IT, Mr.. Blaine You are
mistaken.
Mr.. BLAEE-You accused the administration of Lin
coin with violating the carte, with breaking the honor
OF the government IN a thousand things Your speech
as published, shows 1t, and as soon the gentleman
made il the gentleman from New York rushed over 10
him In hot haste 10 congratulate him, sympathizng
suppose. with the assault
terror would almost say, INTO Northern hearts The
gentleman from Georgia, who offered the resolution in
the Confederate Congress which have read and who
now comes TO this House after speech breathing
threatenings and slaughter, In which he told the peo
pie that in certain contingency he means war; and IN
which he advises his people TO be ready
for T. that gentleman comes here arraigning the ad
ministralion which conducted the war and saved
the Union. and he asks us TO join with him IN paying
the last ull measure OF honor which inc American
Congress can pay to the arch enemy ana arcn nena 3i
the Union. Suppose Jefferson Davis is not pardoned,
is not amnestied. ironically OH we cannot have
the centennial year without that No man on this
side Of the House has ever ntimated that JEFFERSON
Davis should be refused pardon on account OF political
crime. Il is because Of personal crime; and IL you
ask that there be a harmonious and universal
oicng every forgiven man. take of prison all
your criminals take out men sentenced for piracy and
murder, and proclaim the jubilee indeed.
MEMBER on the democratic sde-Let US include
the whisKey convicts too.
Mr. BLAINE-That reminds me OF one thing which
might have forgotten. The gentleman from Georgia
said that the logic which had presented the other day
with reference TO Davis made General Grant respon
sible for Mcdonald and Joyce. The gentleman may
have thought that that was wit / cannot see it
Mr.. HILL know you cannot
Dir. BLANE-lt was not as witty as the gentleman
from New York. II was more grim II Jefferson
Davis, the moment that the crimes Of Andersonvile
pctraors Of them at once and issued an order that no
guilty should escape. then there would
be some little consistency in the gentemans position.
Applause the republican side and the galleries
II III conceived and in very bad taste for the gen
tleman from Georgia to introduce General Grants
in this connectionvery bad taste, indeed but
may mention the authority Of General Grant, whom
the gentleman from Georgia impugned in connection
with the exchange of prisoners that one trouble in
relation to the exchange of prisoners that the
Davis government observed honor in the matter.
General Grant states the brigade of Carter Stevenson
who dislodged at Chattanooga, made up
| OF paroled prisoners taken ~ Ncksburg, and
that Stevenson himself Of them.
and he states the paroled prisoners who
day and discharged found the next day
his line But in stating this General Grant was careful
say that for Lee and the Johnstons Pember
ton and the great Confederate generals they had been
honor itself but that with the Davis executive govern
ment there no honor whatever. As TO the number
OF prisoners who died each side have been told by
an army surgeon that there was large number of
| DEATHS AMONG TIE REBEL PRISONERS,
but that during the latter part Of the they
hands very much exhausted i'll clad, i'll fed
diseased, and that they died Of the diseases they
brought One eminent surgeon said to me that the
question not, what the condition of the
prisoners when they to MS, but what II when
they were sent back Our men were taken In tull
! health and strength; they came back wasted and
worn skeletons The rebel prisoners
! taken emacated, and General Grant says that
the time such superb uman efforts made the
Confederate side for exchange there 90 900 pris
oners IN our hands who would have entered the regu
lar army fat, good health and ready for fight
ing That sheds great deal of light on what the gen
tleman from Georgia said. Mr. Blaine then read a let
ter from Robert Ould Confederate agent OF exchange
to Colonel Myers. directing him, If thee exigencies
quired the use OF trains for the OF corn
To No n ha pricO lxrua
better to let them starve than for their own soldiers 10
suffer.
Mr.. BLAINE then referred to the military order is
sued by General Winder TO open fire of grape upon
the prisoners at Andersonvile II the Union troops
within miles (Which order, Mr.. Hill intmated,
forgery; to the OF boodhounds for hunting
down escaped prisoners (Mr Hill admitted that there
dogs kept for that purpose but denied that they
bloodhounds), aud ended by saying:-In view Of
all OF these facts have only to say that If the Ameri-
can Congress, by wo-thirds vote, shall pronounce
Jefferson DAVIS worthy TO be restored to the full rights
of American citizenship only vote against Is and
hang my head in silence.
Mr. BANKS. OF Mass, proposed TO amend the bill by
striking all the section substituting
provision that any person now lying under political
disabilities shall be fully and forever relieved therefrom
upon appearing before United States court any
court OF record and taking the following oath
/. A. B., do solemnly that will support and
defend the constitution Of ,he United States agsns! AL enc
allegiance the and obey all laws made in
thereof and that take this obligation freely without
| mental reservation purpose oi evasion whatever.
Mr. HALE, OF Maine-I object to that amendment
unless the amendment of my colleague lIr Banel be
entertained.
The SPEAKER INT starkweather in the chair,-The
Chair does not now consider that that amendment Is
IN order
Mr. BLAISE-Of course not
Mr. RANDALL-Ii the Char will permit, | will state
how can allow that amendment to be brought in The
gentleman from Maine (Mr Baine perhaps unwittingly
in asking yesterday that he should be allowed speak
to-day and in taking that right has lost the opportu
nifty TO reconsideration OF the engrossment OF
this bill, so that any amendment can come IN. The
gentleman from Maine perhaps forgot that after the
second day motion to reconsider the engrossment Of
bill is not In order.
Mr. BLANE-Then how you going to get your
amendment IN at all
Mr.. RANDALL will suggest " you will allow me
just be easy. propose to ask the unanimous
OF this House that the gentleman from Massachusetts,
Mr Banks may have the opportunity Of offering that
amendment, ana do not expect thai you will object
Mr. BLAME do object
Mr. RASDALI-Then | will find some other way and
you only exposing the nsncerIty OF your position
here.
Banks in order.
Mr. RANDALr,-l will manage IT, think so as to get
II IN order unless the gentleman from Maine tMr
Bainel prevents daughter on the republican sidel
Mr. BANKS said he did not propose 90 engage In the
discussion OF the subjects which far IN this debate
had engaged the attention Of the House. He not
opposed 10 general amnesty bill nay, n pressed to
vote, he would probably vote for such bill without
Il But he preferred his own amendment,
and, taking the OF jefferson Davis
introduced TO become law Mr.. Davis and others
ike him would be restored to full political rights
citizens Of the United States without ever having alb
jured their oath Of eay TO the Confederate govern
ment. IL might be said that these gentlemen would
have to abJure that oath and allegiance TO the
United States before they could be elected any ONCE
but that Mr. Banks thought not sufficient The
privilege OF electing men 10 Office OF the high
est privileges OF American citizenship, and this they
could exercise without taking the oath.
Mr. Banks said the difference between his amend.
ment and Mr. Blaine's that his did
make Jefferson Davis exception. The
gentleman from Maine (Mr Blsnej proposed
except Mr.. DAVIS upon the ground that
he had been guilty Of individual against the
United states that he responsible for the atroci
ties committed Andcrsonvile aud other places dur
ing the For myself said Mr.. Banks, do not bold
him responsible Tor those atrocities. believe that
any who has been connected with executive gov
crnment will be ready to concede that every officer
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