Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-09
THURSDAY. ........oCToBER Q, 1884.
The Republican Southern Bureau
Blaine and the South.


parallclcd. Mr.. WATTERsOy reminds
those Republican leaders that fol
twenty years they have waged as bitter
and CALLING political and personal warfare
on this section as ever bigh-minded peo-
pie were compelled 10 endure; that this
very day. while their hired emissaries are
cooling In such dulcet strains within the
confines Of the southern States, their lead
ing journals in New York, Chicago, Gin
cinnaii, and ST. Louis are industrously
and maliciously heaping studied and vile
insults upon the southern people for politi-
cal effect In the North and West; and that
their INSCRIPTIONS ISLANDERS are reocboed
and reemphasized by the rural press of the
party, and its leaders. from iIoAR and LO-
GAN down, rehash them with gusto from
the stump.
Has anybody IN the Southiorgotten BES.
HILL's defence OF the southern people from
Mr.. BLAINE's fierce attack Of January.
1867 Has ANYBODY forgotten BLAINE's
"hyena speech" which called forth that
defence; We have looked into our files.
and there have found-not Mr.. BLAINE's
speech. unfortunately. but other matter
that shows conclusively what he was after,
and bow he proposed to accomplish his
object.
We have another reason for republshing
some of the extracts copied below. We
wish 10 remind our readers that Mr.. RAN.
DALI, who is now in Virginia, was the
man who In 1876, as upon all other occa-
sions, stood up for the southern people,
and placed his body between them and the
cruel blows OF their malignant Republican
enemies.
In the House OF Representatives on the
9th of January. 1876, an amnesty bill being
under consideration, Mr.. BLAINE said
that he had n substitute 10 offer to it. which
he asked TO have read and ordered 10 be
printed. The substitute was read, as fol-
lows:
"That all persons now under the disabil-
titles imposed by the fourteenth amend
mcDt 10 the Constitution Of the United
States, with the exception OF Jefferson
Davis, late President of the so-called Con-
federate States, shall be relieved OF such
disabilities upon their appearing before
any Judge Of a United States court and
taking and subscribing In open court the
following oath, TO be duly attested and re-
cOrded-viZ.
"'I. A Il, do solemnly swear or affirm
tsat will support and defend the COnsti-
tuition Of the United States against all enc
mics, foreign and domestic; that | will |
bear true and faithful allegiance TO the |
same; that i take this obligation freely. |
without any mental reservation or purpose |
Of evasion, and that. to the best of nv |
knowledge and ability, ] will well and |
faithfully discharge the duties Of a citizen |
OF the United States.'"
Mr.. BLAINE wanted TO except Mr.. DAVIS |
unfit 10 be citizen ofthe United |
States. The founder Of this journal spoke |
Of Dir. BLAINE's petty spite as follows. We
quote from the Dispatch Of January, 1876:
SMALL UNHEALED SPOT.
Amnesty would seem 20 be necessary /
precedent TO the Centennial celebration, |
and ii was quite appropriate that Mr.. Ran
dali, OF Philadelphia, should move the |
resolution declaring n general amnesty. /
But Mr. Blaine, who is the conceded lead |
ing aspirant for the presidency on the Re- |
publican side, cannot allow the PROPOSE |
tioH to 20 through clean and unqualified; |
70 he attaches Republican barnacle to II. |
And such a barnacle. He proposes TO shut |
the gate against poor Mr.. Jefferson Davis! !
What a hard.hearted man Mr.. Blaine is |
Why, Mr.. Davis never did him any harm, !
A few days later, the amnesty bill was
again taken up in the House Of Represent |
atives. We quote from the report OF the |
proceedings, as follows:
MIR. Blaine: "The gentleman from Penn |
rylvania coniesses the weakness OF his |
cause when he attempts to deprive the mi. |
nority OF the House Of the parliamentary |
right TO offer amendments"
Mr.. Randall (tauntingly): ~ am glad |
that you see light, for during many years |
you were blind TO such considerations" |
Laughter on the Democratic side and in |
the galleries.
Mr.. Blaine (dehantly): 1.-THE gentleman |
Will search the Globe for the last twelve |
years In vain for a ease when a bin OF this |
magnitude was attempted 10 be put through |
without discussion and amendment.
Never, sir. defy him TO give an instance"
Mr.. Randall "Was not this very bill
passed last year. under the previous ques.
ton, on report from the Committee on
Rules, Of which you were n member?"
Mr.. Blaine: "And 10 which l OBJ
jected."
Mr.. Randall Never neither in or out
OF the committee did you object TO IT,"
Mr.. Blaine: "Being In the chair and I'M
able to object myself. got several gentle
men TO object" daughter at the expense
Of the late Speaker.l mir. Blaine was at
that time the late Speaker.l
MIR. Randall: IL repeat that precisely
similar bill came last session from the Com
mittee on Rules, aud that neither as a men,
Der OF the committee, nor as member OF
the House, nor as presiding officer, did
you object TO IL. On the contrary, as far a.
you were able, you facilitated the passage
Of that blll."
Thus In 1876 Mr.. BLAINE was the same
preysricator that he Is In 1884. He was
convicted OF falsehood by Mr.. RANDALL on
the floor OF the House OF Representatives.
But she point we now make is that he
was unwilling to own that he had ever IA
vored the amnesty bill then under consid.
Grafton, or one like IL.
As TO Mr.. BLANg's amendment, Mr..
HILL, Of Georgia, 1.-THE same Senator HILL
as TO whom General MALONE five years az
forwards declared that he General Ma.
HoNE) was better Democrat than the Sen.
ator from Georgia-spoke as follows. We |
quote from our files:
Mr.. Hill spoke two hours In the most
effective style, being frequently applauded |
by the House and galleries. In opening he
disclsimed all desire on the part OF himself
and his associates from the South TO re-
open ill-feeling between the sections. The
country had already suffered enough from
feuds. lie and his associates had come
here with the patriotic idea TO remember
nothing but the country, and the whole
country, and turning their backs upon all
the horrors Of the past, TO look with sll
earpestness TO lind giories for the future.
The gentleman (BlaIne) who was the ne.
knowledged leader Of the Republican party
N ths House. and was the aspiring leader
q the Republican party OF the country.
he'd, however, wiiled otherwise. and | 4
'eened determined thst the wounds which ,
we're healing should be re0pensd, and the
,asxi0us which were hushed should be re- .
na1ned. He (iillD wished the House 10 Z
'adsfstsad that be and hs associates did a