Year: 1866

! Senator Nye, of Nevada, closed his


late speech reviewing the record of Pres


ident johnson and advocating patriotic


reconstruction, with the following elo
quent peroration, viz:


''Three weeks ago went over to Ar
Iington Heights. l counted there a greai


many graves, and they told me there


were fourteen thousand dead soldiers re.


posing upon the heights of Arlington


Early in May, 1861, stood upon those


heights, and there was not grave there.


The inquiry naturally arose in my mind,


why are so many here now? found q


quick and ready answer in a recurrence


to the terrible revolution of the last four


years. There lie mingled the remains of


rebels and the remains of Union men.


noticed not unfrequently, as passed


along, the inscription unknown on the


head-board of the Union soldier. Sir in


behalf of that unknown soldier, require


prudence at the hands of this Congress.


There l got the inspiration, if l may use


the expression, of extreme caution. I
stand here the advocate of that unknown
soldier; and in his name and by his
memory demand of the Congress of the


United States that they shall tread eau


tiously in this great work Of binding up


the wounds of the country. In the name
of all the dead, l demand it. In the
name of mourning millions, / require at
the hands of everybody who is engaged
IN this work to see to it that it is done in
such a way as to render a recurrence Of
this terrible rebellion impossible. Stain
not again the fair fields of this country
with loyal blood; rear no more hecatombs
of loyal bones; but stand here in this
breach made by them, as the Romans
stood, firm and determined that what you
do shall be well done, and that it shall
not require doing again. If all these re-
collections are not enough, in the name
of the martyred Lincoln, I demand pru-
dence at the hands of the American Coy
ernment. If that is not enough, l de
mand it in the name of the mangled lY-
ing.


"My friend from Wisconsin will par
don me, having great faith, as he says, in
the final result, if l call his attention to
another view. Sir, beyond the grave we
shall meet an army of three hundred
thousand dead, who will never again an
swer to roll-call on earth, but in the day
of judgement they will be there. In
their name and by their memory, by the
immortal death they died and lives they
lived, demand that Congress and every
department of this Government shall
tread cautiously in this great work of re-
construction. Sir, my mind is made up
Encounter whatever opposition IT may
from whatever source, ] will be prudent.
By all the sacred recollections Of the
past, l demand caution. By all that is
garnered up in the future, / demand eau
ton. In the name Of liberty and freedom
itself and its perpetuation, demand eau
ton at every step you take. Rush not
madly on to any policy. See where your
lies, and follow that See where
the right lies, no matter whose policy it
may be, and follow it though the heavens
fall. - r 5s-..-..5.


''Sir, entertain no fears for the future
of this country. It is written by the fin
ger of 0mnipotence himself thst the ma
ton is to be the freest, noblest, happiest
nation of the earth. Through whatever
tribulations we may have to go, I see
through the mists and fogs of the present
its coming glory in the future. This
country destined and dedicated as the
abode of a happy and free people. If
our sutferings have not yet been sufficient
TO bring us to the true consideration of
what is demanded at our hands, it may
be that we shall be called upon to wade
through still deeper Affections; but, sir, |
the spirit of this people will rise with The |
demand. it viii carry on to perfection |
he great work commenced by our faith
BIS here of making this the abode Of the
ree and the home of the oppressed of
avery race and cline" Applause in the
rallarias /