The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-02-02

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For knowing such a song.
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scEYEM COEGREss-oHIo POLITICS
,GIDDINGS AND G0XHAVING A TILT
TIE AFRICAN RATHER SMOKED OUT!
We. have received the Congressional Globe
of Monday, and find that in the synopsis by
telegraph of the debate between Mr.. G~IDpINGs
and Mr. Cox, the wires as usual fail to do jus
tice to the Democracy. Mr.. GmDINGs is a
candidate for the Governorship,, and Mr.. Cox
has made him partially develope his Platform.
Our advicess from Washington are that Mr..
CLIPPINGS got winged in his encounter and
fgtFered around the House for sympathy and
fe fsrasdeoors He was very brave himself as to
calling out his colleagues but when he was
called out he played the trimmer, but without
avail The scene we are informed, gathered
the members on the Republican side of the
House from which Mr.. Cox spoke also. The
debate arose upon a motion made by Mr.. GID
p1NGs to amend Mr.! CocHRANEls Commercial
Bill, as to the Slave Trade, wherein, he attempt
,gied to make the issue with his Democratic col
leagues on that subject. He called out the
member from this Disteict, who, without pre-
sumption, had a right to meet the aged Adolf
Zionist on his crazy theories. We copy the de-
bate, observing that the remark of Mr.. GID-
SspINGs that he puts the @NEGRoEs M THE
DEMOCRATS ON THE SAME FOOTING" in Ohio,
is u~nWorthy4even of him. Let the venerable
agitator not leave Congress with an eyasioQ-a
salie-upon his lips. ellis hearts desire and
prayer to God is that the Negro may be placed
lon a social and political equality with the White
man, and why not say so? Why not come
clean from under the bush @Statesman.
MI. GIDDINGS.I have another thing in
view. Il know I am unpopular in my views
Everything is unpopular upon this floor which
has not reference to political matters. l want
to make this a political question. say to the
Q. gentlemen upon the other side-that / desire to
make an issue with the Democratic party of
sOhio upon sustaining this very slave trade
Will they go with me upon that? l think
they will. It will do us good, and them no
hurt. Their storyis told anywhere. desire
= throughout the whole North to see this made
an issue. Even in Pennsylvania, the State of
Z smy own nativity, I would see the question made
directly to the people there, to see who will
q snstain this commerce IN human flesh, and who
are opposed to it. I am in earnest upon this
: subject. I do not know as you believe it, Mr..
Chairman, but 1 believe it is a fact that my
name has been suggested as a candidate for the
Governorship of Ohio; and if l should be
nominated, ofswhich I do not think there is
any real prospect, / want to make this issue di-
- rectly with my opponent, and with the whole
Democratic party; and l want to see my friend
Z there from the metropolitan district of Ohio
-(Mr. Cox driven from under the bush. l
want to see him compelled to stand out and say
whether he is in favor of continuing the slave
trade, zor whether he Is against it,. l believe
he would be against it. Would he not?
NJ coy Tf tho 0anflau1an will allow m
l-s I viii saysI do not understand that the Demo
cratic party, north or south, are committed in
favor of the slave trade and the gentleman
knows it well.
Mr.s-GIDDINGS. Well, I am glad he has
announced it, and / want to hold him up to his
constituents as denouncing the slave trade, and
=. he will be buried so far out of sight that the
hand of political resurrection will never reach
him. He is an excellent gentleman, and if he
repents. we viii receive him into Republican
ranks; though, like Paul, he has been persecu.
ting the saints. Qaughter.) III
Mr.. COX. Mr.. Chairman, as my friend
~ from Ohio has seen proper to refer to mein the
course of his remarksin reference to his amend
ment, allow me to pay my respects to him fora
few moments. The other day, when the gen.
tleman spoke in the Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union, he gave expression
to ideas to which 1 believe the people of his
State and mine will not yield their assent
~Ilat speech, winch was not unlike his speech
- of to-day, was rather for the purpose of a warn
: ing anda threat to his own Republican friends
z than as a challenge to the Democratic party.
The CHAIRMAN. The time for genera
debate has ezpired-
s75aTME COX. hope I may be permitted tc
ssa proceed.
the gentleman from Ohio to go on with his re
marks, if there be no objection, and it is moi
3aken ont. of nv time
Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois. 1 wish
i to make a remark. The general debate is
closed. This is a long bill and 1 tell the gen.
= tleman from New York, that if he does not in
sist upon the ~strictest enforcement of the rule
: that members shall be confined in their re
marks to the pending amendment, he will never
get through ten pages of his bill.
- Mr.. JOHN GOGHRANE. 1t is my inten
ton to do SO when the committee gets to thar
STAGE of the bill
Mr.. COX.Iho hope the rule will now be en-.
:. forced upon me-. / will move an amendment
81 ersask unanimous consent to go on with my
reply. u.s.. 2
Mr.. MORGAN. Does the gentleman from
. New York waive his right to close the debate
in + a speech of one hour7
The CHAIRMAN. He does not. E
Mr.. MORGAN. Them insist upon the
= enforcement of thesrule.
80 Mr.. KELLOGG I hope the gentleman
Ii vii withdraw his objection. The gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Cox ought to have leave to re-
ply to his colleague. ti2Tf ttsjst
lection.
Mr.. JOHN CoCHRANE. I am willing to
: zyield.to the gentleman from Ohio, provided ii
is not taken out of my time. Uss.
Mr.. MORGAN. AS there seems to be a
general desire that / shall Withdraw my objec-