New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-16


reporters desks and not as officers of the House,
then it is right to inquire whether any of them
has done any thing in the capacity Of reporter
to subject them to expulsion Therefore, the
resolution does not properly present q question
of privilege.
Mr.. Hamilton tDem. of Maryland-Lets lay
the resolution on the table, and proceed to other
business.
The Speaker The gentleman from Ohio has
right to move to expel an officer Of the House.
and is entitled to the floor.
Mr.. Giddings-I yield one-half OF my time to
my colleague
Mr.. olds-I can get the floor after you have
done
MIR. Giddings-I wish to say the question
rests with the majority, and not with me- I
Wish 10 can attention to the emphatic language
0f the article, which is, in word, g protection
and obedience are reciprocal and inseparable,
and those who like the abolition incendiaries,
Parker, Phillips, Giddings and others, are in
cessantly proclaiming their hostility to the laws
and the constitution, and stimulating men,
women and children to violate them as a sacred
duty, in my opinion have no claim to the pro-
lection of those laws or that constitution
Mr.. Lane Dem J of Oregon--I ask the gen.
tleman whether he is apprehensive of personal
danger,
Mr.. Giddings-My friend will excuse me. 1t
ls the dignity Of this body wish to preserve
Mr., Lane-I assure him there is no danger.
[Laughter.l
Mr.. Giddings-I don't thank the gentleman
for assurances of that kind
Mr.. Lane-I can only say, Conscience
makes towards of US all propose to go se-
curlty for the gentleman's safety
Mr.. Giddings--I understand him to saw he
Will 60 my security. l have not asked for it.
again call attention TO the editors remarks, in
which he pronounces that myself and others are
without the pale of the law, and that any assas-
sin whatever may commit murder on u.s. 1t
remains for the Administration, whose organ
this paper is, to say whether it will maintain
editors and reporters of this character and de-
scription. / have to say in reply to my COL
league, who talks about my speech in Boston,
that have served too long here to permit my
self to be called in question for what / have
said IN this hall or elsewhere, He has not yet
got the power, although he is servile to it, to
tell me what l shall say, and where I shall
speak. i have been too long here to let gentle
men crack their whips over me- They must
assail freemen with language like that, as
though they were not acquainted with their
rights. Let it be understood that am here as
a member of this body, and by the grace of God
and the favor of my constituents, will maintain
the rights Of both. have not asked protection
When do, | will let this body know it. / ask
eAC liOuSS u pIbtGci ltsGl4s auu IlS purity anu
dignity of the representative character. If 4
fecollect Alright, my colleague (Olds) voted to
expel the reporter of the Tribune for holding up
q colleague of his to rlicule. A voice, ssAhout
Sawyer eating sausages. Ha hah'l | viii say
to the gentleman from Virginia (Milson) the
resolution is nearly in the exact language used
when expelling the reporter of the Tribune, and
that resolution was adopted by the Democratic
party Of the House. As to the reporters of the
Union, know not who they are, They may be
among my best friends. All | ask is, that gen
tlenen will record their names, and hold up an
assassin, like him who figures in the Union this
morning, to men of the world place your
names on record, and let posterity know whether
you tolerate any man who writes an article of
such a description. Speak to your constituents,
and let them understand it. He may read me
out of the pale of human society, but the day
will come when no individual will have that
power or authority. Not expecting again to
occupy the floor, | appeal to every individual
whether they will tolerate a man who writes
such articles as these to which he had referred
1t has been suggested that it is not an editorial
article, but it is under another name. | shall
not argue the responsibility Of editors for what
| they put forth The presumption is, Mr. Nichol-
son wrote the article under another name to
hide himself from the public. He has placed it
before the country and the House, and for this
let him be held responsible.
MI JuLeS, VI tennessee mere referred to the
records to show the proceedings expelling the
Tribune reporter for giving a personal descrip.
tlon of the domestic habits of Mr.. Sawyer, such
as eating sausages in the lobby, and coutending
that that case and this We're not analogous in
their character as to privilege.
The Speaker sad-The question of privilege.
as entertained, was not based on what appeared
IN the Union, but on the resolution itself
Mr.. Olds--l do not propose to question the
conduct of my colleague for what he has been
pleased to do or say here or elsewhere l do
not propose to arragn him before this body, for
others of his colleagues gave their votes for the
Nebraska bill under the influence of bribery
and corruption. But allude to it for the pur-
p7se of showing that this appeal for protection
does not come from him with good grace who
could leave his colleagues and go to distant
ety, and there, assassin like, stab private repu-
!. .tation in the dark when his colleagues were
not there to reply to him. When he made the
accusation he must have known in his heart it
was false in conception and utterance.
Mr.. Giddings--Does my colleague speak for
himself or others'
Mr.. Olds-Ah. do l speak for myself or for
others | speak for myself and others, and I
speak to him and to others. What l said l did
not say in the dark nor in Boston, where the
aholitionists could protect me in what | said,
like my colleague. What | said is on the floor of
lhe 1tuleFlean congress, ana Tor MIN anu OtnefS
to hear, that he who comes here TO ask for pro-
lection has no right to claim it, when he can go
away and, assassin like, stab his colleague and
give utterance to what is false in conception and
has no existence except in his own brain. But
| my colleague says he does not seek protection
for fear of personal violence, but wants the
House to take care of its own dignity. If | re-
collect right, there was memorable occasion
when the House did undertake to preserve its
dignity, when the conduct of my colleague was
such that, under vote of censure, he saw fit TO
resign his seat. Like the man who was kicked
down stairs, he said he left before the row COM
menced daughter A pretty thing to pre-
serve the dignity of the House. How long was
it preserved | have already said, he who
comes here to make accusations, should come
with clean hands and pure heart. Can he do
so If those colleagues who voted with him on
certain questions felt apprehension of per-
sonal violence. why do not they, too claim pro-
lection, if they cannot protect themselves Have
they been threatened: Did not the organ of
certain party call on incendiaries to apply the
torch to the capitol, and destroy the inmates
beneath the orumbling ruins Let me refer to
what his colleagues in fanaticism say: Cas-
sius NJ. Clay advises that traitors be punished
as an example for all future time. Every man, he
remarks, who voted for herepesl of the Missouri
Compromise, deserves death but, he adds, there
is no way of inficting the penalty. So thought
| Horace Greeley therefore, he called on the in