Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-01-21

Mr.. BLAINE's SPEECH.-Below we pre-
sent synopsis of the speech of Mr.. Blaine,
in the the House at Washington, on Mon
day Of last week, ON the amnesty bill. To
peruse 1t brings vividly to mind the memo
~ of the patriotism which slowed in elo-
uuence in the national halls during the
stormy days of the rebellion, when the 10y
al men of The North were combating the
hatchers al lIRSaseg ag6apSfi g6 pSfi
equal footing with the Speaker aud frown-
ed upon him as he recited the crimes Of
which these applicants for full pardon are
guilty.
Mr.. Blaine is not a man to make speeches
for buncomb. His eloquent utterances
and recital Of uncontrovertible historical
facts were soaded from him by the taunts,
snsers and insults of whipped, yet unre-
constructed, rebe!s whose course ever since
they came back to the halls of Congress
have made Liberal Republicans shudder
as they think over the responsibility, and
brought the crimson of shame more than
once 10 every honest Northern Democrat
who has the intelligence to comprehend or
the manliness to resent an insult. We can
forgive .hose Republicans who voted to re-
store the officers of high rank in the rebel
army to full citizenship, but we are not
prepared to respect any man who after be-
holding the threatening attitude Of these
rebels in Congress, is too cowardly and
imSecile to stand up manfully for the cause
which Just now demands 80 much firmuess
in our national halls of legislature.
Were il not for few men of brain and
metal ike Blaine in Congress, who are not
ashamed 70 acknowledge their Republican
ism and have the courage and ability to re-
cite history, it would be but few months
before the Senate chamber and House would
resound with echoes of "mud-sils, dough-
faces" ETC., and the ''crime' Of having
been Union soldier or Union defender
when the government was imperied, would
BIZ sufficient TO Danish man from the Dis
trict of Columbia during the session of
Congress. For his able, patriotic, manly
fight against the pardon of JEFF. DAVIS
the King Devil of all rebels, and as unre-
pentant to day as when he accepted the
leadership Of the hordes of treason-Mr
Blaine deserves the thanks of the loyaf mil
lions of the nation, regardless of section or
politics.
Mr.. BLAINE's SPEECH.
Mr.. Blaine then moved to reconsider the
vote and proceeded to address the House
on the subject. Ii can induce the House
tc reconsider the vote whereby the bill was
rejected, it is my intention to offer my
amendment. Every time that the question
of amnesty has been brought before the
House by gentlemen Of the other side for
the last two Congresses, it has been done
with a certain flourish of maguanimity,
which is an imputatiOn on this side of the
House, as though the Republican party,
which has been in charge of the govern
ment for the last twelve or fourteen years,
had been bigoted, narrow minded, illiberal,
and as though certain worthy and deserv-
ing gentlemen in the Southern States were
ground down under great tyranny and OPP
preston, which the hard -heartedness of
this side Of the House could not possibly
be prevailed upon to remove.
| desire now TO place Oh record just what
the Republican party has done in this mat
ter. wish 10 place it there as an imper-
ishable record Of liberaliiy apd la.ge-
and magnanimjty and mercy
such as has not been shown in the worlds
history by the conquerOrs to the conquered.
He then proceeded a. great length to show
how the Republicans had year after year,
with great magnanimity, extended amnes- |
ty to the southern people, until to-day there
were sixty-one amnesthetic southrons sit |
ting in Congress, and less than s0O in the |
whole south who still remain under 6ssa- |
5illities. lie was milling'to give them citi-
zeush2, if they would ask for it, but was |
unwilling to force it on them.
Ny substitute requires that every one Of |
hese gentlemen shall show his good faith