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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1876
Page
2
In a House speech, Blaine argues for amnesty with a court oath requirement, reciting GOP restraint after the Civil War. He defends Republican mercy, cites 14th Amendment disabilites, and names Jefferson Davis for an exception, comparing past cruelties to avoid renewed vengeance.
A congressional floor debate cites the Andersonville prison horrors to attack Confederate leadership. It references Gen. Howell Cobb, Gen. Winder, and President Davis, quoting testimony by Father Hamilton and prison orders about firing on stockades. The argument portrays Union suffering and Confederate responsibility.
A U S representative argues against granting amnesty or political elevation to Jefferson Davis. He condemns Davis for prisoner mistreatment, cites Davis messages from December 7, 1864, and asserts no civilized government would reward him. He praises retaliatory punishment elsewhere but rejects singling out Davis. He calls amnesty a political tactic to unite the South and warns against crowning Davis with U.S. citizenship.
The record details Captain J. J. G. Ball of the 26th Massachusetts and 86th United States Colored Regiment. Enlisted 1861, promoted to captain by 1863, lost an arm and wounded in April 1865 at Fort Barclay, mustered out August 1865. Retained by Republican House across Congresses. a Confederate successor replaced him two days after its formation. The piece notes a probe into whether the substitute served at Fort Blakley, linking to Ball’s disability.
A reflective piece extols the value of children describing them as the poetry of the world. It calls infants prophets who turn hearts to family, soften hardens souls, and brighten homes, arguing a world without children would be terrible.
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