The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-26

SUNSET Cox made most happy reply
to Mr.. BLAINE during the amnesty de-
bate. The speech is characteristic of the
great Congressional humorst, and was
one ofthe happiest efforts of his life. 1t
Is brimful OF eloquence, humor and
sound sense. Here is the conclusion:
Mr.. Speaker, ike to speak of am
nesty. 1t is favorite theme. was
delighted ut the idea of..getting a majority
of 8 five years ago. But here, after ten
years of struggle, after ten years of con-
tempt, after every expression possible
from southern gentlemen and statesmen,
including Jefferson Davis; after all that
can be said by them of their adherence
to the sentiments of patriotism and
Union, we have, in this year of jubilee,
1876, the distinguished member from
Maine raking up again the embers Of
dead hates for some bad purpose-1 may
rs we'll tell all think about il,
[laughter1-s bad, mischievous, mill.
cious purpose which will never
elect him to the Presidency if he
lives Il thousand years. Applause |
do not ask anybody to applaud these
sentiments. They will speak for them
selves without applause. But l remem-
Der, and the gentleman from Maine may
recall the fact, when member of this
House, distinguished gentleman from
Pennsylvania, now. deceased Judge
Woodward, once sent to my desk 10 be
read the one hundred and twenty-sixth'
Psalm. l think l will read it for the
benefit of the gentleman. 1t was after
Cyrus had relieved the Hebrews from
captivity. The Psalmist touched his harp
and broke forth in the lyric holiness Of
graduation:
l.. When the Lord turned again the cap
tivity of Zion, We were like them that
dream.
z. Then was our mouth filled with
laughter, and our tongue with >insing:
then said they among the heather, the
Lord hath done great things Tor them.
3. The Lord hath done great things for
us; thereof we are glad.
4. Torn again our captivity, . Lord, as
the streams in the south.
There is an annexation by DR.. Clarke
to this psalm which in connection with it
may very well be pondered. 1t rectes
that once when the Roman general had
overcome Philip of Macedon and con.
quered Greece and had put all the cities
OF Greece under taxation and tyranny,
there was gathering of the people in
the circus at the Isthmian games, and
without the previous knowledge of any
one except the general in command OF
the city, the herald, as he proclaimed the
games, was authorized to proclaim in be-
half Of the Roman Senate and the gen.
eral of the army to the citizens that their
taxes should remain forever abolished.
and that no record or rule should remain
Of the tyranny which had been exercised
by the Romans over the Greeks. All
the people listened as if it had been an
illusion, They were in dream, like
the Jews when relieved from
captivity. They turned one to an
Other, and said: "What means this; what
did the herald say after he blew the
trumpet Have We been given our lib
ertyf' One said to the other, add YOU
hear what was said!" Aud they went to
the herald, and cried, Repeat to Us what
you have said" and he repeated it aud
their hearts were full Of glsdness Says
Livy, "They lihed up their hearts and
rejoiced, for the yearof their deliverance
had come" 1t was the year of Grecian
jubilee. And now, when our jubilee has
come in this year Of 1876, 1 would like
10 have herald from Philadelphia or
from this Capital, to sound the trumpet
and proclaim dehvcrance to the South
from Republican eIactions, from Dad rule,
and the establishment OF autonomy ali
through the South. Then glorious,
blessed light coming from abeve-the
white radiance of eternity itself-w,ll
shine upon architrave, pillar and dome
of the temple Of our American freedom.
[ Applause.] $50