, 1864-03-18

boldttry and tho ch1ldrcn OF patricia made or.
plans in OUR war Of defense Of liberty :
To the resolutions which had the honor
to introduce asking for more vigorous efforts
to enlist acclinafcd co1ored men in our army
aud spare our Northern mechanics and farn-
c1s to tLeir industrial emp1oymcnts and tlcir
families, you made opposition establishing
tbia, that your prejudice against h'aca mon
is stronger thal. tho love for ycrr white con
stitueEcy, and shows your in7is2ositioa to
uEc that 11m Of our power md the policy pf
war which the rebels SO much dread.
The proposed amendment Of the Constitu-
ticn to blot out slavery by Law met with 6ome
fayor. These and similar acts give a denial
to tho assumptions so often made in behalf
Of neutral party, non.interyention party,
but embracing all that Is Offensive in these
designations, neither cold nor hot, proposing
no direct Intervention for liberty Is It's spirit;
no Nur but with protection to slavery con-
cttion precedent; md pence on any TERMS.
Inc rebel cause has been discussed by the
gentleman from Indiana and 'othors, and
What more thnn sigh can have escaped the
peace proposing friends across the chamber
tlat Bankruptcy bas become the second pccu-
Inr institution of the South = Whit terms Of
1tprolntion are beard for that society Which
under the etnstfEctfon Of modern Democratic
Cabinet officials has reduced stealing to one
Of the fine arts; digniaed perjury to the rank
sfnation to the keystone in the arch Of cardt-
Eal virtnes, supported By robbing Of the poor
and the rearing Of their childfcn for the
shambles None The hope Of tho rcturn
~ IAe ttaato1s 70 tne Union IS iouna IN Inc
tsnas " lto IoseInaient 70 tneir lnslltu-
s3;a .4n ,or r. nsn saey maac War, and Inc Eesso
a:ti'o aalton VI Ue1loc5aGy 20 power Is dependent
turn Of their allies Of eleven States into the
Union. buch is the party In whose golden
c Iaea aae l ne.a tne cafnival OF trultoFs, and
sr,o <.o a 10 lts poiltacai aflotfys
.st1ar " oe, ~ lns aoaof o. ms county,
thsn ~ tSa ,ss1 n1ae l.s nakeaness
rccrraut r. III ~ nr;ncnias ,,i -
1edS 1t eA1'4~-pAs' ''u0 "po''a''-
II vaunts ;tsc1f and o,1o horos f,- nomo,
nv thc ca1n,nit;as oS n,,r u n3e6 aoI pomer
rn1fnrrs oro eof;.taa n.t,o., IL 10 n4nS2
anii reelinr trnte fa11s r. he Isc;r Irav Va
enc1, f1,e s5fr;t ri fhe corlv Icoaeray Tha1
werc ~ the Statesmen Who Won1d nj nrt s thss
word siays IN onr fomsti,nfson. ,ghn 1ned;t.s @
ia on1v tiat III ~ sto4aa i9 WIZ e.a7 ~ 9a
on for',ade si.r..v hx 3n1r ~, ~ -trr;, ~;
of III Nnrthwaat hrn1rht w tA na tSronu,, noh
fha eaann5 fom1 ora h1ooaw -. <s., ~ -
tLcr conntrT hrr,hIo5 tra a,,s-!t ~. ~ III
tcot;on an3 ~, - 4hs ;nvaNttap ~ ~ ~ ant
1nn'in ond rfot3tah'e ;ntsraI e1ava i. ~ tre9e
Il Msa . ~ ~, - ~ ~ aa,S. Ia ~
Iii nas pai.y " ~ ~ ~ pe2p, tc1lor TO onl
erT%hetS. a1ae;t ,,;.uos - .uo..,..u e.,.. T.,
"sat;e,, ~ ,1a ~ aa,se So9s ~
sne ~ h,., on ~, WI ~ a seml9ole .nai
s,nres; =, Fior;go ~ e o5a D. n H,; ~
enrsn. T. sta'1s 7.sa,e ~ nslas uupns9tsa " us
iat,,s I,s & ~ ,. enacsto ~ legunan. might've staYe
LAVE, nnd sougnt ~ 1nc patronage, power,
ano u3 nnesse q I"o aamlnlstfHtlons, 70 1ofceh
siase T.. constlt1.lon upon tne eialc OF Kansas;
an1itt anu ns Gtc alsfuIalon M aoT slavery ana Lao
n0fIRGfn
H. ;;snutns enc1outasennent 10 tne tfaltois,
~ H.. 20 clea1y proven ny -Ae pfealc-
to4 ~ nea:t 1Ssgnt t1.4 81. telse ana promise
1, ~ Da,4e aat SAo nSSHtus houlu not ue
aions ha .aIs naeon ailu DI1on Hhe iherely, VIII
at.oa.n ~ ml.hin oas oMn oofagts, IN our own
to n, eno s%9 2, casfes h ts o. citizens
q; q the Mayor o. Se" io1k for Georgia by
the detention OF her arms, and the avowed
opinion OF Jeif Davis that he should receive
Ine snpslantlal Ald OF twenty thousand men
1Iom that cry, and TIE 1ocking Of thousands
ot o. Democfa.s rom the North to tue standard
OF rebeillon; 1acts taken with the dcclarntion
o1 zen. dantt TINT While prisoner OF war
ne ns was assured 6y prominent Democrats q
fenhsy!yan1a i" that u the rebels would hold
o1t little longer, they would be SUCCESS
IN, 5or the Democrats Of the North
conecription and otherwise render tho
Administration powerlcss to prosecute it,''
and the earnest support by tlfs Congress- of
Saliandighanl. the great sham hero leader,
forebode, N the language Of tue last Rich
nopq isJo'ni"eT, trouble In tho North
West-" gracious buds OF promise which with
the approach Of their elections may bloom
md blossom into bloody fruit Of revolution
Such are the hopes which Democratic dalli-
ance and legislation, Golden Knights, aud
peace resolutions inspire. And ID this the
neutral or nou-interyention party, the
treachery Of whose leaders has as truly pass.
ed into history as that Of Judas, and whose
apostasy to liberty Is as shameless as that Of
Julian to the Christian religion. Yet before
our soldiery, u Io know that the war has been
prolonged and that thousands Of lives have
been offered up in sacrifice to lore of slavery
and Of party, they fafn. like pi1ate, would
wash their hands of guilt, when al1 "Nep-
tunes ocean" cou1d not wash their LANDS
clean s;9 9f shna'a the S,ood; ms1 ,,x. ..,,
az a member OF this House had I foreborne
going to the verge Of parliamentary propric.
fy IN expressing my detestation Of sentiments
uttered here which lead to distrust iu our
Army aud strengthen the enemy in. arms.
Our soldiers are properly sensitive, and when
speakers with popular fame stiematizc their
valor az IA hellIsh crusade" not Gazing
whether the icountry Is saved Or lost. I
will not be silent; nor can refrain from
saying that had the gentleman from New
York Fernando Wood kept his appoint
mems IN the state OF Iowa last autumn, and
Ia % i1-uiehad ans an VINE" eh,.sa asn .hnn1n tea
brave men for onr armv' esceedina the nmm.
her furnished By any other Congressional dis
t1ct, and uttered the sentiments announced
n tnls nall N any political gathering, or on
with gaping wounds and wasted By sickness,