Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
.,E EnsNTEse.A.Axn AMNESTY

Gs:.,iuI iat g tor fres!0ent, ltaulnS IHe
opposition. Bills granting universal
..rnposty lave twice passed Republi~
Gu House of Representatives, and
eeie strangit1 ip the Senate. But
now when the political complexion OF
lie House Las been changed, and
when it was desired 10 inaugurate th''
centennial year with "peace and good
Will" towards all, bill proposing
grant universal amnesty in almost the
.dentic Il language Of these previously
passed, is defeated by the unanimous
vote of the Republican members.
And the only reason given is thai OF
HI unwilliEgness to extend the bene-
tis of the bin to Ex-Presldent DAVIS.
And why The venerable and dis
tinguised gentleman, at whom is AIMED
5i.is piece of malice, surely would no.
care for this exception, except SO far as
it has intended to Insult and humlliate
the Southern people. He is now too
Old, and too much engrossed in pros
viding for his family TO care for the
,sliuresnent- of office. There is surely
10 political position n the gifr OF tie
people or Of the government which he
would accept. The people OF this sec
iion would not wish to see him re enter
the political arena, and their wishes is
iaw b. him.
H, therefore, personally, is above
TIE vindictiveness of Mr.. Blaine and
his followers. But the people of the
South feel most scnsibiy this wauton
insult, and wi, We trust, have an ear ~
opportunity to show their contempt
for the cowardIy perpetrators.
Close upon the heels of the defeat of
tie Amnesty bill comes one to appro-
pirate one million and half dollars to
celebrate the Centennial return of
freedoms natal day. The Represent
| atives of the South viii he ca led upon
to vote away, Wi unstinted iberality,
the morey paid into the Treasury by
our people to pay for the grandest pa
geant ever witnessed in honor of Lib
| erty. By all means let Mr.. Davis and
General johnston, and General Beau
regard. and the hundreds Of others
upon whom the Government has placed
| the seal of it's condemnation, be paraded
through the streets of Philadelphia in,
chains. while Pompey, and Sambo, and
Caffy, are escorted with all the honols
due the Nations fuvorite wards.
By al means let Southern Repre-
sentatives vote tie money and let Mr..
Blaine make the ''big Liberty" speech
upon the occasion. It will be so liz
keeping with the ''eternal fitness of
things"
AS it were in anticipation Of this ac-
ton of the House, Legislatures, and
papers: and / oliticians are expressing
teeir Opinions freely i'll regard thereto.
The following proceedings are report
"a from the kentucky Legislature:
FRASKFoET, KY, Jan. "a bill was
reported i'll the House of Representa-
tivcs yesterday, appropriating $4,000
for representation at the Centennial,
a2d appointing an Advisory Board Of
syvo from each Congressional District
- - that kentucky is properly rep
! resented. Il was referred.
i resolution was also offered, deciar-
! ~ tha; Kentucky will not take part
II the Centennial until universal am
| Iesty l. declared IN federal relations
Tie Springfield (Mass.) Republican
aaya:
| 3l: Blaine illustrates auew his pro
vs'Ring capacity fer falling just short
! ot s.ta:e>lnat,ship. The name of one
| 'uan slL glt i cut for continued pro-
~cr!ptiOD III an act Of general amnesty
| destroys, utterly, tie moral value of
| tie l,nt onal clemency. Ii is strange,
a:m"at lnccmprehtnaib'e, that so
Os igAt a man e. Mr.. Blaine should not
+, see this. sud the reason Of it.
The New York World says: james
| j. Bialue, Of Maiue, was one OF the
| Select Committee OH Ccuteuniai Ceie-
DTati0n, and Is one OF the warmest ad-
vocates OF the measure. UnwIttlngly
he hes done mere toward defeating It
| shan any other mem Der Of the Hons.
| Lhcre are Iii the neighborhood of one.
| hundred representatives. IN the Hou~e
from States which belonged 10 the
| Confcdcrncy during the war. Nine
teuths oil this number representing
! their constituency IN the South are
anxious that the bloody chasm over
winch two or three Of the Northern and
| Il estern members are continually way
| ing q fpg of contention and dlscord be
"teruaIly closed; and they think that
;bls Centennial year is the time to DO
it III. and OF that account, if no ctl er,
! would soiidly vote in favor of al ap-
| preparation Of even twice rs much
mpuey as is asked for to complete the
Centennial buildings. The Southern
members do not want any half recon-
cl!lation, however. They want uni
versal amnesty for all, Jeff Davis inclu-
DID, and the feeling eng ndered
'gains. Mr.. Blaine by his political ais
ahiiltv resolution, can scarcely be estis
mated.
Prominent Representatives have
been interviewed, aud we quote as fol-
lows:
John Good. jr., of Virginia, said: 81
am opposed to the appropriation, and
| B-;tIne 'potitlcai disabilities resolu-
zion las run down Centennial stock in
| other directions. There is no authori-
ty in the Constitution for it "
nir. Robbins, OF North Carolina,
wants general amnesty law, and j.
undecided, until he hears from Mr..
Blaine, how he will vote on the appro-
| priatiOn.
J. ". Throckmorton, of Texas, is
opposed to the appropriation on the
ground of its uuconstitutionality, but
his vote would besides depend upon
the withdrawal of Mr.. Blaine's Polit-
ica! Disability act.
q. R. Singleton, Of Mississippi, is,
as at pi e>ent advised, strongly oppos-
ed to the appropriation. Mr. Money,
Of Mississippi, is also opposed to it,
and Colonel G. E. Hooker, of Miss is
undecided, waiting to hear from Mr..
Blaine.
J. a. Caldwell, of Alabama, saws:
81 am in favor of the app opriation if
general amnesty is extended to ali