The New York herald., 1876-01-19
New England Csnsures Mr. Blaine.

New England Censures Mr. bAa1ne'
The New England States, and notably
Massachusetts,, the most important of them,
express strong disapprobation of the brilliant
strategy by which Mr.. Blaine succeeded in
annoying and foiling the democrats of the
House, in violation of the liberal sentiments
of his section of the country and at the ex-
pense Of his own constituency. The GEN.
tennial celebration at Lexington, Concord
and Bunker Hill, last spring and summer,
had powerful influence in allaying old
animosities and strengthening that dispo-
sition to oblivion of the recent past of which
the late Vice President Wilson was, during
the last two or three years of his life,
so Jealous and devoted an apostle.
When the formal eulogies are pro-
nounced upon him in the Senate next
Friday that sentiment of patriotic mag
nanimity will deserve to be, and doubt
less will be, one of the chief topics of praise.
There has been no remaining bitterness
toward the South among the mass of New
England people since the centennial greet
ings and hospitalities at Bunker Hill, but
q cordial, fervent wish that the dead past
may be buried in charitable forgetfulness.
The Boston Advertiser the leading repub-
ican journal of New England, laments this
victory of Mr.. Blaine. 80 far as the repub-
licans are concerned, it says, ''it is a back
ward. step, and is not in sympathy with the
spirit and tendency of the times" The Ad-
vertiSer goes on to say:-"The republicans
gained fruitless victory at great cost. To
the Southern republicans we fear it will
prove q disastrous triumph" Our Boston
contemporary sets the inconsistency Of Mr.
Blaine and the republicans who follow his
lead in a strong light by showing how diff
ferently they acted on the same subject in
the last Congress. The Committee on Rules,
consisting of Speaker Blame and Messrs.
Maynard, Garfield, Cox and Randall, agreed
on and reported bill which was passed by
the House, and which included Jefferson
Davis in its scope, as was declared by its
authors when it was on its passage. We re-
produce the official report
From the Congressional Record, Dec->s, 1871
GENERAL AMNESTY.
Mr.. MAYNARD-I AM instructed by the Committee
the Rules to report the bill which l send to the desk.
1t has met the unanimous approval Of the committee,
and when II has been read will unless some gentle
man wishes to ask questions TO make opposition
IT, move the previous question.
THE bill removed all disabilities imposed remaining
n provided that uS
70 any office Of honor profit under the Of the
fed oath prescribed BY the Of July H. seshe
ederate now holding honorabe positions
under the constitution
Mr.. MArNARD-I move the previous question.
r. LAWRENCE-WOuld eff O
a seat on this hoor7
SEVERAL MEMBERs-Certanly.
Mr.. LAwRENcB-Then l object to It,
Mr.. Hoar made point OF order that the resolution
could only be admitted under suspension of the rules,
which the Speaker sustained
Mr.. MAYNARD-1hen move to suspend the rules
to allow the committee to report this bill and TO pass
Ohio (Mr Lawrence) tell him frankly that this bill
will, If enacted admit the President OF the Southern
Confederacy just the Vice President has been
already admitted, to a seat in either house of Con
gress provided the people where he lives shall think
proper TO send him here. II is general amnesty as
recommended by the President, and 1t also repeas
what called the test OATH substituting the modified
oath we have all heard 50 often.
Mr. BUTLER-I do object to the bill If it has been
considered and reported by n committee.
Mr.. MAYSARD-lt Is reported by the Committee on
Rules unanimously
Mr. BUTLKR-All right
The sPEAKRR-rhe bill would require two-thirds
vote TO pass It
imouslyf The President recommends amnesty; let US
UNANIMOUSLY wind up this foolish business of taking
the test oath
Tho question was taken Mr.. Maynard's motion;
and on q division there were-yeas 14l nays 20 So
wo-thirds voting favor thereby the rules
pended and the bill was passed.
This bill, which passed the last republi-
can House by majority of nearly five to one,
was lost in the Senate, and when Mr. Ran
dali introduced bill identical in scope and
effect MIR. Blaine stultifed his own record
and that of his republican associates by
raking up and brandishing the most exas-
perating topic of the whole history of the
war. 1t was inexcusable to tear open the old
wounds for paltry party triumph and a
theatrical exhibition of Mr.. Blaine's parlia-
mentary skill.