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decided in the affirmative, by yeas ll9, nays
: &C.
/ 1Hr. lMedM Of Ohio oOting IN tie Gbirna
tioe, 10Th the South; Mr.. Underwood of Ken
tucky voting in the negative. Mr.. Wise was
present, but did not vote either on the resolution
or preamble, showing that he regarded the pro-
ceedings as unconstitutional and oppressive.
His known Southern procivities would have
made him prompt in the application of parlia-
mentary censure but he had too much self-re-
spect to punish even an aboltionist BY viola
ton of the laws.-Cong. Globe, p. 344.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %, 1872
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
4
Mr.. HOPKINS said he wished, before he
voted upon the amendment proposed by the
gentleman from Ohio Mr. Goode to the pop
osition of the gentleman before him, Mr.. Vel
Ter, to inquire whether that gentleman Mr..
Goodel had not himself gone to the seat of his
colleague, Mr.. Giddings, and advised him not
to speak or say word in his defence
MIR. GOODE was understood to reply that he
had gone to his colleague, and asked him
whether he aoontd get up and speak here, at the
mercy of the House, and On such terms as it
, might dictate; whether he acould answer Just SO
much as the House chose he should, and no
! more; whether he mould speak just so much as
the House would permit him to speak, and no
more. Mr.. Giddings had promptly replied that
be did not intend to do any such thing; that he
stood upon his right; and he claimed that
right, and would not abandon it. He Mr..
Goode approved of the course of his colef que,
! and should have regarded him as a dish'nor-
Ii al
He Mr.. Giddings had acted the part Of an
honorable man; he had resigned his seat.
There was some spirit remaining in the State
of Ohio
A VOICE. "That's fact"
The SPEAKER said this discussion was not
In order on motion to amend the Journal
Mr.. HOPKINS continued He said he
/ should like to know what were the terms refer
red to by the gentleman as in any degree re-
strictng his colleague in his defence. Ii was
the first time he had heard anything about
terms. On the contrary, his own understanding
was, that the gentleman from Ohio Mr.. Gid
dingsI was offered the opportunity of speaking
in his defence, and of prescribing to himself any
latitude of remark, which, in his opinion, was
, necessary to his vndication.
Mr.. GOODE said he understood precisely
such terms as you would give to culprit to a
man condemned to DEATH with halter round
his neck, brought to the gallowS, and there per-
mitted to make confession: terms repulsve to
every principle of liberty and independence
terms which the honor that attached to man
holding a seat here, as the representative of
freemen, forbade him to accept; terms by
which man is screwed in the vice.
Mr. RA4NER objected to this discussion
The Speaker laid before the House the fol-
! lowing letter:
WASHINGTON CRY, March %, 1912.
SIR hereby resign my Office of Represent
alive in the Congress of the United States
from the Sixteenth Congressional District of
Ohio. With great respect, your obedient ser
want, j. X. GIDDINCS.
Hon. Join White
Speaker ofhe House Of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. ADAMS, the Speaker was
authorized to inform the Executive of the State
Of Ohio Of the vacancy thus created.
Gang. Globe, p. $40.
THURSDAY, MAY ), 1912.
! Mr.. ANDREWS, of Ohio, introduced to the
House the Hon. JOSHUA R. GIDDINGS,
elected Representative from the Sixteenth Con
gressiona District Of that State, to supply the
vacancy occasioned by his oaon resignation.
Cong. Globe, p. 4Ta.
Thus did the brave and free people of Chic
resent the ruthless attempt of the Slave Power
to gag their Representative, and to deprive him
Of his constitutional privilege. Thus did they
hurl back defiance at slave-breeding insolehce,
and pronounce the doom of the miserable
| doughfaces who acted as their servile tools.
Ohio at the present day is not less true to Free
dom than Ohio in 1912. She still has mark
of Reproduction to brand upon the brow of her
recreant son, who, in obedience to the dictation
of the slave breeders, would rob her Represent
atives of their rights and privileges.