The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-19
THE AMNESTY DEBATE.
views OF the Press Oh the ReOpening
OF Old Sores-yariOus ODiniOns-
what Speaker Kerr, Dawes, COlOneI
Mosby. DC, Think.

views OF the Press gu the ReOpenfnR
OF Old SOres-VariOus Opinions
What Speaker Kerr, Dawes, COlonel
Mosby. DC, Think.
George Alfred Townsend's Lecture for the
Graphic.l
Garfield also annoyed Randall by
showing that he did not understand his
manual. Garfield, by the way, allows
himself 10 be easily bullyrsgged by little
cowardly Chaps. Charge them, Garfield !
They are not more honest but more au.
dacious than you, Warm them.
Speaker Kerr, who is regarded as the
ablest judicial politician on the Demo-
cratic side, albeit austere-a sort OF re
dictionary Thsddeus Stevens-regsrds
Blaine as lost. THAT game is stopped"
he SAYS. Cox made the best effort OF
his life in reply to Blaine, treated the
question in his peculiar comical vein, be-
.itiled the prodigious solemnity with
which Blaine approached the subject,
and destroyed all the impression Blaine
had created" Mr.. Kerr said further that
the horrors of Andersonville were Il
blot on the times in which they were en-
acted, and he made no apology for them.
He also thought the weakest part OF
Cox's speech was his belittling the ne
gro, saving 1.-THE co,ored troops fought
bravely." Addressing himself TO some
Southern public men, who listen
ed without either concurrence or re-
sentiment, Speaker Kerr said: The
late successes of our party areowing par
TALLY to the negros aid. l say it, in ar
official sense that the laws having made
the negro a citizen under the law We are
to consider him in citizenship our peer.
He added that in some States, like In.
diana, the negro vote was decisive, and
paid compliment 10 some negroes ne
knew for industry, fidelity and sagacity.
L. nav be added that William Smith.
the messenger tor the House document.
room and library, coloFed man, Was
about 10 be turned out OF his place, when
Speaker Kerr told the Clerk that Ire
ought TO be retained. THAT man Is to-
valuable COR his memory, knowledge OF
bills and legislation and where to find
them for US to lose him. He knows his
place, and has no superior for wha. ne
is engaged to do.
Sam Randall, it is said by his friend
gets mad too quickly 20 be reliable IN de,
bate. He was taken 10 task for his par
liamenta-y tone, addressing Blaine on the
floor in debate as ''you." Nor is Blaine
shown to possess that nimb'e VIII or
frivolitv of answering power expected of
him. Cox. relieved of the fear of Ben
Butler, struts around the barn.yard,
Growing cock-a-doodle-do. 1t will be n
necessity to poli;ica! parties hereafter to
have at least one tdree,T: In proportion
as Sammy Cox Is praised, Fernando
Wood sits back and refuses to smile. n
prodigious exhibition of infancy, equal to
Barnum's baby show, is that of the sew
eral assumptive leaders In the House.
Senator Dawes SAYS he is not fixed in
his mind whether Blaine made mis-.
take or not on the Jefferson Davis act.
Colonel John Mosby says: "My
Lord! If We can forgive Davis for what
he did against us can't you RAIDS forgive
him? He burnt down cur capital and
beat us all he could. | don't think
added Mosby, 'thst shaking the bloody
rag will WIN another time
The speech of Hill, of Georgia, which
consumed the whole afternoon, attracted
An immense crowd. among them Senator
Oliver p. Morton, who was carried in on
his chair by couple of servitors. II is
understood that Morton and Blaine pro-
ceeded By an understanding to reopen
the wounds of the war
and test the sentiment OF
the North. Blaine's reference to the
fsouisition, St. Bartholomew, aud the
Catholic question are generally interpret
ed rs being bids for the support Of the
ultra Protestant element. he is march.
ing directl% if not boldly on the flank of
his rivals, but exposed to dreadful cross
fire from the Democrats. Cox has no
scruples whatever, and probed Blaine TO
the quick by asking what faith he prefer.
red 10 adhere TO. II is understood that
Blaine Was brought up Catholic, and
that he is the only Protestant Of his direct
family. He says on the contrary that his
family is of both faiths, and each men,
Der chooses for himself in an eclectic
way.