The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-15

| want to be generous to them Laughter
Under the gentleman's Banks amendment,
If man refuses to put two cent stamp
on bis check he violates his oath.
Mr.. Banks-We intend to obey all the
laws.
Mr.. Blaine--Yes, but at the same time
there should be no pitfalls in legislation for
the unwary TO fall into.
Mr.. Banks-There are no unwary on our
side.
Mr.. Blaine-what is the gentleman's
side. Loud laughter.
Mr.. Banks-It is the side of the consti-
tuition of the United States and of the laws
made in pursuance thereof. General ap-
plause on democratic side. do not see
that there is any difference between the
men of this country who are under polti.
cal disabilities and the aliens who come
here and ask to be admitted to citizenship
and who are allowed to take the oath in
the state courts.
Mr.. BlGine-l endeavored this morning
to have letter read, and will read it now
with that fascinating eloquence which my
friend from Massachusetts (Banks) posses
ses. He called our attention to the great
value in this centennial year of having no
man in the land under the slightest political
disabilities, and why Ironically except
poor JEFF. Dayis ? | will now read the let
ter. 1t Is addressed to myself, and is dated
Raleigh, N. c., January 12, 1876.
Mr.. Blaine thereupon read a letter from
w. w. Holden, ex-governor of North Car
olina, stating that he had been impeached
and removed from office as governor of the
state, solely on account of his movement
against the ku-klux; that this was done by
the democrats of that state, the allies and
echos of northern democrats that he had
been also disqualified by the judgment of
removal from holding Office in that state !;
that the democratic legislature and its late
constitutional convention had been ap-
piled 10 in vain by his friends to remove
such disabilities that the late convention
in which the democrats had one majority
by fraud, had refused by strict party
vote to remove his disabilities, and that to-
day he was the only man in North Caro-
lima who could not hold Office, and that he
thought that these facts should be borne in
mind, when the democrats in congress
clamored for relief to the late insurgent
leaders, when he reached the name and
read it there was an outburst of contempt
uous laughter on the democratic side, and
several of the North Carolina members
Vance, Robbins and others-tried to get
the floor to reply to Holded's letter but
Blaine absolutely refused to yield, and
said, tauntingly: What have you got to
say to that purely a political impeach-
ment.
Mr. Ashe, of North Carolina-He is not
the only person in the land deprived of
Office.
Mr.. Blaine-It is purely a political, not
prosecution but persecution, the pcrsecu-
ton Of Union man, and to-day it is with
in the design of the democratic party of
Mississippi TO remove Gov. Ames from his
chair by impeachment and to disquaify
him. These two friends of the Union, one
a Union man in North Carolina and the
other as gallant a Union soldier as ever
tied a sash around his body, are to be dis
franchised aud disabled men, and JEFF
Davis is to be let free, to enjoy the cen
tennial. Laughter on the republican side. ]
Mr.. Southland of Ohio-I would like TO
know what Gov. Holden was during the
war?
Mr.. Blaine-l do not desire to go one
single point from this debate now. | de-
sire to offer my bill and will yield the
door to any one on the other side OF the
house to move TO strike out the exclusion
Of jeff Davis, and probably rs the temper
of this house is that bill can be passed
within thirty minutes.
Mr.. Ashe of North Carolina rose to ask
a question.
Mr.. Blaine-If. the gentleman from
North Carolina will get up and say that he
is in favor of universal amnesty, including
Governor Holden, | will give lin the
| door.
Mr.. Vance of North Carolina-I will
speak for North Carolina and say that
| am.
Mr.. Blaine-Oh, yes, but why didn't the
/ constitutional oOnuoption do Cam.
| here gentlemen with clean hands and mo-
as prosecutors. Applause on the republl
can side. You come here prosecuting
men who never rebelled against the govern
ment of the United States. Voices on TIT
democratic sde-Holden did You CONF
here disabling men who fought grandly fol-
the United States. You come here will
the intention to drive from the executiv,
chair of Mississippi Adelbert Ames, and t
disable him in the centennial year, and yol
come here refusing to remove the dsabli
ties of w. W. Holden. l now offer IN,
bill and will yield to any gentleman.
Mr.. Randall made the point of order tina
Mr.. Blaine had no right to offer, bill a
this stage
MIR. Blaine-Does the gentleman object
Mr.. Randall-YOu must proceed il
order.
Mr.. Blaine-Do understand the gentle
man to object?
Mr.. Randall have the right to speal
in reply to your remarks.
Mr.. Blaine ask the unanimous consen
to offer this bill, yielding at the same tim
to any gentleman who desires to move t
strike out the exclusion of JEFF. Davis.
| mir. Randall object.
Mr.. Banks-It is not in order.
Mr. Blaine-lt is by unanimous consent
Mr. Banks-The bin is not before tn
house.
Mr. Blaine-It can be done by unan
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