Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-12
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Invariably in Advances

any such proposition could be effective for oood
Dut that when IL was offered, more than one
year ago, he believed II was opportupe. ia
also ahowed that his peace proposition wss even
.nen war proposition, for IL provided for
making increased exertion by our army and
navy 20 put down the rebellion He also
taiMeo tnat Messrs. Everett, of Mass, Ewing,
onlG, Fillmore, OF N. r., and others, the
the men who would ever consent n disbonor
the nation W U'enonV'
| Mr.. Cox's speech of one hour and n half IN
ieng'h was one Of the most scathino and mar
Maecuy overwhelming efforts we ever heard =
lnere were three charges which Mr.. CIV ada
ana proved against Mr.. Shellabaroer ,-hicl,
the latter did not deny. Mr.. Cor chs,asd "Ia h,n,
with breaking the Constitution and violat;n, G h;s
omclai oath, In voting for a bill con6scst;ng
forever the property, both personal and reai'
OF the rebels. To sustain this charge. Mr.. CoT
read that clause of the Constitution which ex.
pressiy declares that no law ehaIl be passed
esonnscatinR property, except during the life Of
sae person attainted of treason. He read from
ri Snehaoargers own speech in which he
aeaed tne power OF Congress to con6scste
properly winch !, not captured 10 war, and that
wnnouttriai for treason, and lastly, be quoted
the e., residents veto message.
me next charge which Mr.. Shellabarper
did not deny was bis vote to shteId MSrrsn
cameron and the other raecals who were plun
dering the Government at the rate of sixtv
millions year. '
Another charge was that he violated The
pledges embodied in the Crittenden resoution.
All OF these charges were boldly made and
proven. Mr.. Shellabarger had the close of the
argument, and yet he did not ATTEMPT to meet
them. Here then, Mr. Shellabarger, according
10 MS own tscit admission, stands before the
people OF this district convicted of violating bis
einciai oath and breaking the Constitution of
mis- country-violating pledges which be gave
tne country In voting for the Crittenden resolu-
uop, anu also convicted OF attempting to screen
the rascals who were plunderine tbe Govarn-
ment az the rate Of sixty millions Of dollars
per year. He was also charged bv M Coz
with having defended Rodney Mason. after the
oattle OF Shiloh, which he did not. and could
not deny. N"N o"U'U
Mf. Shellaoarger attempted to Justify his ~ 10
IN favor OF placing the Black Republic of Havti
upon an equal footing with other nations. nv
saying tnat the President recommended IL. and
as Mr' COX had used the President for one mr.
pose he would use him for another. Mr. Shell
labargef's entire answer 10 Mr.. Cox's exbibj-
tion OF his (Shellsbarger's) black Abolition
record In Congress was, that Mr. Cox's oliaoto.
ries were offended. He thought MI. Cox oould
smell negro forty miles. His answer TO Mr..
Ioxs objection to receiving negro Minister
az the White House from Hayti was that Mr.
Cox could smell niger clear to Hsy.i. which
vas more than forty miles. Mr.. Shellabarger's
triends VINO were present evinced their salts.
iscnon and nnteigned delight by vociferously
prospects of realizing their dreams of neoro
equality, by the reception of buck niger at
Washington city as foreign minister from A
BLACK Republic, seemed to tickle the faithful
immooeTateiy. Their joy knew no bounds
Mr' onelaDarger very adroitly endes yored
70 divert the attention of the crowd from tbose
grave charges which Mr. Cox fastened unon
nim Dy remarks intended to be funny, about
mr.. Cox's olfactories, and by caviliDg about the
eHecl OF his vote on Elliot's Addition resoIn.
tion. Mr.. Shellabarger voted with the Aboli-
tionls's in Congress TO keep the resolution alive
oy refusing TO lay il on the table. IF Mr.
Snellaoarger had not favored the proposition.
ne would have voted with Messrs. Harrson.
Cox, and others, to kill it, vote on motion
70 tspie measure is always regarded in a
legislative body as much ties. vote as a vote
On us nnai passage, and yet Mr.. Shellabarger
~" Vlrtuousiy Indignant and pronounced the
falsehood. Mr.. Cox here corrected him bv
reminding the speaker that he made no sucb
statement, and that his statement was in accord.
ance with the facts. No person but an accom-
plisned pestliogger would attempt to avoid the
legitimate effect and responsibility of his votes
Ia congress by quibbling and caviling about the
distinction between vote against killing a
measure and vote for measure.
Neither Mr. ShellabaPger nor his friends can
clear up those serious charges which Mr. Cox
fastened upon him during Tuesdays debate
There they stand and there they will stand az
insuperable objections against him in the mind
OF every intelligent unpreiudced voter.