The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-04-06

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properly called to order for my personal
ity il debate to- day. But why has no
the rule been applied to others, on The
other side? We are charged directly art
indirectly, day by day, with disloyalty anc
treason, but no Chairman calls to order
for that. The crime which includes al
other crimes can be hurled upon US, ant
we must sit serenely placid so received it
How unlike scene in the French Cham
Der of. Deputies but a few weeks ago
where the opposition only number som,
twenty or thirty, but where minority
compelled decency and decorum toware
itself and from its adversaries. Nj
Rouland, the Minister of State, in a reply
to NJ. jules Fayre, had charged the latter
with ''disloyalty," as arrogant members
frequently charge it here. The moment
the word was uttered the whole opposi
ton rose to their feet and protested
against it as supplementary. The min
lister was forced to retract. That small
opposition felt, as NJ Jules Favre said
eve are but small number in this in
closure, but we have behind US all Francep
We upon this side may yet be taught
the French Chambers, and thus save our
selves from iadignity and our friends at
home from insult. Day by day here we
have insults like those of the French
minister, with the permission of the
Speaker, and without suggestion that it is
a violation of parliamentary law. Week
after week the foulest imputations are
heaped upon the Democratic members,
charging them with disloyalty aud trea :
son, and we have no recourse except to
hurl the ISLANDERS back from whence they
came. We had it to-day from the gentle
men on the other side | need not say
that such charges applied to the Demo-
cratic party and its Representatives are
false, through and through false The
members upon the other side know it. 1t
lis not in violation Of fair and orderly de-
bate 10 make such charges, but it is lep-
rous with mendakity from top to toe. I
.scoynto defend the patriotism of our con
stituencies. There neverwas q truer body
of men in any country, They love, as
no word OF mine can express it the t1ov-
ernmcnt as made by our fathers; they have
lever failed in genuine and generous de-
votion to the whole country, and to all it's
institutions, local and Federal; they mum
Der to- day million and half Of men,
At least that number voted the Demo-
cratic ticket even iu the late elections in
the northern States, when, too. we failed
to achieve success; and failed, sir, be-
cause of these resy slapdeTs proclainled
"A t1sis HNasa and. lSeu heis ffar hieh<E
repeat you shall be held responsible.
They are people who love law aud or
der; but if these fail, they will protect
their persons, homes, property, and lives
at all hazards. 1t makes my blood boil
to read the accounts VIC have from the
West; sch outrages as those committed
III Grcenville, Ohio, but the other day,
when Democratic press was destroyed.
and in Dayton, where a similar attempt
was made, in Lancaster, in northern Ohio,
and other places, all done under the in
fuence of SANDERS uttered by men fol.
lowing, perhaps, the example of the pre-
cious member from Iowa
Tie CHAIRMAN. The gentleman
will observe the rules of order.
Mr.. COX. l called him :" precious, y
but / will take that back.
Ma GRINNELL hope the gentle
men will be allowed to go on, and that |
shall have the opportunity to reply.
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman
Fl ON Ohio will proceed in order.
Mr., cox. Oh, well; l may as well
give up the floor again to my colleague.
Mr.. Bliss
Mr.. GRl1NELL. I object to that
| claim the floor.
The CHAIRMAN. If the gentleman
from Ohio Mr.. Cox yields the floor the
Chair awards it to the gentleman from
Iowa
! Mr.. HOLMAN. / rise to a question
of order The gentleman from Ohio Mr.
Bliss yielded the floor to his colleague
only temporarily.
Mr.. cox. | would have accepted II
l-no other way
The CHAIRMAN. The Chair did not
so understand it. The gentleman from
Ohio TMr. Cox] claimed the floor. The
Chair asked the gentleman from Ohio
/ MIR. Bliss il he yielded to his colleague
to Which he replied in the affirmative
The Chair then awarded the floor to the
gentleman from Ohio, Mr.. Cox, aa
Dir. BLISS. ALLOW me to say on,
word. The Chair ask ed nae if / yieldes
the floor to my colleague, and my repl,
twas that l would yield to him for lev
! minutes.
Mr.. GRINNELL. 1 was a party t,
no such agreement. sg
/ Mr. cox That was the understand
ing. / would not have taken the foo
from nay colleague upon any other.
The CH AIRMAN. The Chair did no
so understand it. The gentleman from
/ iowa is entitled to the floor
Mr. HOLMAN. The gentleman from
Ohio Mr. Bliss certainly only tempora
lrily welded to his colleague.
The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will
say thattilcre must be an understandin!
stated so that the Chair can hear it an,
j stated by the Chair SO that the committe
can hear it before it can be recognized.
Mr.. HOLMAN. The gentleman fror
| Ohio Mr.. Bliss states distinctly that b
yielded only upon these conditions
i The CHAIRMAN The Chair did no
hear the gentleman from Ohio make th
remark. The gentleman from Ohio furth
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