Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-04-23
Expulsion of Mr.. Long.


Representatives within the las. few days,
on the questions raised by The speech of
the Hon. Mr.. Long, a Representative from
the State of Ohio That speech was re.
produced by u, ip our number Ct Monday
last We to day give portion o the de
bate that arose on the resoluisn introduc.
cd by Mr.. Speaker Colfax for the expul.
sion OF Mr. Long, in consequence Of the
sentiments avowed in that speech, and
have stated, in previous number, the
proceedings had on the similar motion,
first for the expulsion and then for the
"severe ccnsurs' of the Hon. Mr.. II Harris,
a Representative from the State Of Mary
land.
Our readers have been able 10 spprsci
ate q. their true value the nature aud OBJ
jecs ofshe proceedings instituted in thi,
matter for the copdemnatios Of the seDti.
meni' promulged by Mr.. Long. That
gentleman was careful and express to say
! that, in avovng there sentiments, he spoke
only for himself, and WAS aware that he
differed from the great mass of his poiti-
cal friends in Congress in the opinions be
felt it his duty to svow. But, having
brought himself to the deliberate but re-
luc:ant conviction that the further prose-
cution Of the war against the South was
not only wrong and iu expedieht, but under
the conditions and complexion which the
war had assumed, was as hopeless as it was
wrong and in expedien., h. determined to
take the responsibility of his opinions by
stating them in bis official capacity of a
Representative of the people, boand to
give council according to bis views Of con-
stitu!ional right and public duty.
In thus separating himself from the
mas, of his political friends in the present
House OF Representatives, Mr.. Long ha.
done no more than was done by Repub-
lican member of the last House Of Repre-
.en,asvcs, the Hon. Mr.. Conway, of Kan
sas, who, OH the 5ih Of December, e62,
introduced into that body the following
resolutions
"Reso'ueI, That the american Union
consists of those States which are nor 10y
al to The Federal Constitution.
"ReSo(ced, That a restoration of the
Union AS it existed prior to the rebellion
would be greater calamity than the re-
beIlon itself, since it would give new life
to the "irrepressble conflict and entail
on the nation another cycle Of bitter con ,
tension and civil war.
"ReSOlref. That the Seeded States
can only be put down, Vat aN, By being
Iregartlel rs out Of Constitutional 'eiationS
ush The Unaon, and by being assailcd up
on principles of ordinary warfare 6ctwcsn
M0ereW natioas.
"Rcsoltea, That the superior resources
Of military prowess Of the North in the
strugs e are beyond dispute, and that the
question OF its success turns not upon the
relative ability, bat on The fitness If lis
chit Erec,airs Mogistrate to give Effect 10
is porer.
'ResDlctd, That il is 4 matter for scri
Gus reflection whether another election f0i
Pre,ident must not supervcne before the
rightful authority Of tho nation can be es
tabIished, aa2 ,ohetl4er, in me mean tsne
1T IS NOT A FLAGRANr WASTE OF oUG
ENERGIEs TO CONTINUE THE WAR"
These resolutions, as we have said wer
introduced By political adherent of tn
Administration on the 18th Of December
1862, immediately on their presentation
Mr.. Maynard, of Tennessee, called the at
, lention Of the House TO them as being "th
d FIRST formal proposition 390king 10 the dts
menlJermeat ofthe Union and Tie ecogni
tion Of Me Southern Confeatracy" Fl
, accordingly moved that the resolutions b
a laid on the table, and on this question, tn
b yeas and nays being called, it was decid
ed in the affirmative by vote Of yeas l3
r against nay, (Mr. Conway, the au,ho
of the resoutions)
o In an elaborate speech delivered on th
war by Mr.. Conway in the House of REP
resentati'es on the eth of January, ls6;
:, he expouuded his disunon views at leng Il
h In the course of tha. speech he said:
II cannot refrain from expressing M
= Individual opinion that she true policy c
Y rhe North ID to terminate this war at once
r rhe longer il continues the worse our stu
d alton becomes Let the two Houses adop
the following resolutions:
d Res0ired BY The Senate ana House {
!, Representatives, &c. That the Execu;iv
be and he is hereby requested to issue
general order to all commanders of force
J. IN the several military departments OF tn
l. United States to discontinue offensive or
is sratinos against tho enemy, and to act fc
!. the future cntire on the defensive.
ResoIced, That the executive be and
' hereby further requested to enter into n
le gotiations with the authorities Of tho Co.
v. fedrrate States with reference to cess
:, ton OF hoslilities, based on the folowic