Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-27
XXXVIth CONGREss.-FIRsT SESSION:
WAsHINsToN, April 20.


WAsHIEeToN, April 20.
HoUsE.
Mr.. Smith, Of Virginia, rising to a question
of privilege, read an extract from Mr.. Bing.
hams speech, in which the latter said that
Nd. tolerated open, active efforts among her
citizens for the abOllshing of domestic slavery,
and that Virginia felt and saw in every fibre Of
her existence, that she must either throw of
that giant wrong or perish by reason of its
C ntinuanee.
Mr.. Smith said that, supposing the gentleman
from Ohio did not desire to do him injustice,he
(Smith) sought to correct him by Iemarking
that he did not want tha gantl-IA---, t::-y that
Virginia did that. Some OF her polHloians oio
it but Virginia repudiated it.
Mr.. Bingham replied, that in speaking Of
the politicians of Virginia, he wished to say
the South has now men superior to all such
narrow, bigoted, selfish, meTcenary PreJudiees,
but unhappily the gentleman from Va. Is not
one Of them.
Mr.. Smith, after reading the above, said it
would be absurd to be a bold denunciation of
the entire south-Virginia especially. The
great body of the people are accused of being
narrow minded, bigoted, selfish and mercenaIy,
and that be tSmith) was one of then-thst he
understood Mr.. Bingham as meaning what be
said.
Mr.. Bingham-I meant what l said.
Mr.. Smith-It is falSe, and the man who
ulters it iS deliberate calumniatOr.
Mr. Bingham replied that the gentlemans
dacla ration was not very likely to cause hlm to
strike out the Iacts of history. What hs said
he stood by.
He repeated what he had said as to the
former movement in Virginia to abolish the
slave system, but for the last thirty years the
sectional strife has been continued By making
war upon the great and benehcent policy OF
free labor. Every one knew it TO be true that
no man could to-day stand up in the Legisla'
ture Of Virginia and eXprets his Antl-slavery
sentiments as were announced there in 1882
Wbv was Mr.. Underwood driven away -
Where was the gentleman then (Smlth) who
wa, anxious TO vindicate the right OF Tree
speech? He knew that large mob assembled
IN Wheeling to suppress a peaeeabie meeting
called to effect Republican organization.
He repeated what be spoke, Of politicians Of
| the South; he did not exclude ev'nybOdy IN the
South, but of those who gave direction to pub
lie opinion. The opposition to Tree labor TsA'ts
IN nothing but g mer0enary foundation. Il
:, "A the old story of Alexander, the copper
sm;'th. The class of men to whom be referred
"A s,.,porior to all such practices, constitute a
largo majority in the Southern States, but un>
ioTiunstely they have not the power which is
confern,d by wealth and social position, and
therefore, Mr. Smith, of Va, returned the
charge; Insisted that he had given proper IN
| terpretation to Mr.. Bingham's remarks II
! M BINGHAM had spoken Of politicians merely,
| he fNr. SMITH would not have word to sAy;
but II he spoke Of the great body of Virginia,
in view Of what Virginia had done IN having
Given Ohio and other western states 10 the
+ Union, the gentIemandsred to describe Virgin
ua as selfish and meEcena7y; the man who
Ia. ,gs snch charge is guilty OF uttetng
o.Iun LII my. He said that Mr.. Underwood was
u. calun with great delicacy, and reminded the
treated m that there were mObs in Ohio, and
genI.lst gIIs. # the law, and that the Governor OF
sfused to surrender witness to the
slJ. nHt - IS Justice. Were they to have lee
ee.l =, 80, 'erty from such source! de
- .S:.LS ~ ,L,nts to defend an attack on his
sI. 80. md tbs Sou Sb generally.
49, ~ .l I'd thAt the gentleman drew on
hL, DIN -. he nc e. and imagination for bis
-rg1ms5ts and in the eolIss Oi Us Len-,AS , = nc ue
cleared TO the opinions Of Heo. hAsou anu uov,
Mcdowell of less Than 80 rs aSO Ss ~ i1S0t tOt So "
a-Sanc;natio, He repu dated tne charge tnat he
d5 nidStice 10 Virginia, and eutogizsd tnat Stste
| ne smith replied that he kneW that ht- @ nc
T,o,sli bad evnrrsged such opinio ns, Dut N 1885
or AS while be was Governor OF tne OolnLlOn- NM y
wealth. his opinions underwent enAns anH " y
| was not re elected Dt'S4u7o ~
/ emancipation. =, A.. TIo,.o al,
Iiourn, it adjourn tiH Monday IN oLoes VA; s0u'''
men NAV finish business at the department.
There was an understsn, ding thas no iee lSSu''
lbusiness should be trausactt d
M. Ashmore hoped that be gas ana palsconD'
| speeches would all be N ede on me Feturl
of he sbsentees 50 that the d Ouse might proceed
" Tbe House went into Com. of the Whole Ol
the state Of the Union.
M. Jsnksns, of Va, argued tbst the slIcees
of the established party would tend to q disc
i luton Of the Union. =.
Mr.. Rice, of Mass, spoke upon the Tariff
making an elaborate argument on the WOO
question. It is the common interest. OF ID
manufacturer and the wool grower, ant show
. ing that there is q gradual increase o, pIic'
] Of American wool under the present low dntle
He advocated the Tariff bill at present befol
the House.
Mr. Holman made a Democratic speech :
Mr.. Washburn, Of Wis, replied to hh GO