The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-17
ANIMosITY VS.. AMNESTY.
Members Bullyragged, Misrepre-
scented, Contradicted, and
Gagged by Ribald
Raillery.
THE HERO OF HATE.

NAMES AMBITIOUS REPRESENTATIVE HAS
FAIRLY EARNED THAT INEVITABLE AP-
PELLATIoN-HE RENEWED HIS FERoCloUs
TRADE AGAINST TIE SOUTH.
Mr.. keenan, telegraphed yesterdays Chi
caoo Times as follows: A marked and
significant change Tell upon the House
when Blaine summoned his final energies
for the last charge on the war of revival
which he inaugurxted on Monday. Long
before the hour set for the opening OF the
debate every avsila ale inch of space In the
house and GALLERIES was packed. IL was
Main that visitors as W ii as members were
not satisfied with the horrors dragged
M from the reCesses of congressional
reports and one sided statements TO mad
den the ex rebels and paralyZe the party
forces. There was curiosity TO hear the
man, but no trust in MN, as heretofore.
Never has q man so FALLEN in esteem. Never
did man so quickly impair his influence.
Never has q man lost his entire Characters
tics and standing So completely as james
G., Blaine. For ears he had been regarded
as q break water against the strong req tloe
of rsdicslism which knew no law and
stopped at no device for the furtherance OF
party ends. The eX-spe aker, unaware OF
the change that had cOme over the spirit OF
the day, took up the debate this morning
exactly where he lett off, and by direct as
sertion in speech and gesture tried the same
tactics of
PRovoCATIoN AND INsoLENT ASSUMPTION
to force the hot-headed Southerners to re-
spond, trusting to their anger for the same
indiscretions that had marked the first days
debate; but as he had piled hor-
rors on horrors on the first
day. his power to move even the repub-
lican hot-hesds had gone. Merely curious
desire to hear how he would answer bis ad-
yersaries kept the sttenu of the House.
1t was easy to see that as these signs of in
difference became conspicuous his vigor re-
Taxed tremendously. His utterances, which
had before this been Lot, tumultuous and
angry, fell into rambling, disconnected, and
sometimes incohereDt assertions, without
compacLness, without method, and, worse
than all, without that absorbing evidence
of spontaneous, irrestrainsble earnestness,
lacking which bis speech lost It's entire
power as a moving plea. The unexpected
ness which had given the hldeous epOcn OF
horror its most treme dous effect on the
first day was obi Grated by the intervening
discussion, but lacking all these, the effort
OF to-day was as baleful in venom, as un-
principled in purpose, and as dishonest In
craftsmanship. supTemely satisfied with the
effect produced by his resrouslng the pas
sions of war and seeming to enjoy the
HATE AND HEART-BURNING ENKINDLED
on the floor OF the House, the hero of hate
struggled boldly and brilliantly for the goal
which he had set Tor himself. He plays for
high stakes, and 1t is the verdict to night,
as it was the evidence of The House, that be
had lost the game even before il began. But
though he spike TO ears that in the main
were unsympatnetic, he was not visibly az d
disadvantage. he Wa a. nimble OF move
menL and as subtle of suggestion as on the
memorable first day when be revived the
hatred OF war to obstruct the full
fillment OF amnesty. AS be began, dramat-
ically, upon his own and us neighbOrs'
desks were piled suggestive pyra-
mids Of congressional volumes and his or
les, documents indicative OF the range he
proposed To take in the insl attempt TO fire
the Southern heart. The lack OF freshness
was the moving factor In neuualizing the
vicious forces of the audscious attempt To
continue the strife designed 10 distract at
5ention from the recent rObberies and atroc-
tiles bich have put the repub lican party in
the pillory of defeat and before the country
as an organization of culprits. The undis
guised acknowledgment OF ignoble party
ends to justify these hideous means served
to-day To
EXTRACT THE VENOM FROM HIS STING.
During his speech tie real aninus of the
speaker and the policy of bis party were
demonstrated beyond shadow OF doubt.
On the pretense that he did not want to
yield any OF his hour, he refused to let Hill
and others who bad spoken in response to
the first GAYS ADDRESS, reply TO tie auda-
cious Interpretations which he charged
upon them. Moving swiftly from his own
bench fOrwa ard TO the limits of the repub bill
can benches. be ated, point after point
expressions of Southern sentiment which
every SoutheTuer on the floor disclaimed,
and wound up with al outrageous a>ser
ton, after making a charge that II IL were
not collectively and Individually denied hs
should hold 1t true. the scene was violent
and contentious, Confusion follow ed, the
Southerners disclaiming sucr an imputs
ton, and rstusing to be placed In position
so false. Such y reckless disregard of the
amenities of debate was never known in an
American congress.
A CENTENNIAL CALL.