The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-04-21
Scnuylef COlGaX.

This gentleman few days ago found
the fire of pseudo patriotism. alias nalig-
nant niscegen partizanism burning with
such feryor in his heart and brain and
bones that he was compelled to descend
from the Speakers chair AID offer Reso-
luton for the expulsion Of Mr.. Long OF
Ohio from MS seat in Congress for words
spoken in debate. The Objectionable Ian
guase was an expression of the sentiment
entertained by Mr.. Long, that under the
destructive policies of the administration
at Washington in the conduc. of the war
with the South, we have left only one of
two alternatives, either an acknowledge
ment of the Independence of the South,
or the subjugation and determination of
the people of the rebellious States, and
that of the two he preferred the former
This created quite stir among the Mlsee-
gems, and the great little man from India
IA va. selected TO make an onslaught upon
him. The language and sentiment Of Mr..
Long were far less Objectionable than that
of Mr.. Conway Of Kansas during the last
session of Congress, to which Speaker Col
fax and his co-destructlonsts listened
without word Of disapproyal or a sign of
condemnation The truth is that Mr.
Long quoted TOO many abolition authori-
ties in favor of his position 10 suit these
new-ligbt Loyalists, the "reminiscences
brought to view by reference to their for
mer party record nettled them. and in the
heat Of party rancor they deemed it advi-
sable 10 prevent a repetition of SO DANA
ging disclosure as that made by Nj. Long.
Had h3 been miscegen, Or had he con-
fined himself simply to an expression of
his own sentiments he would have been
permitted to do so with impuni'y, but to
rake up the skeleton of reasonable utter
ances by those who claim now to be the
only loyal party in the land, the only party
laboring in the "cause ofGod ard humani-
ty," was an offence not to be passed over
in silence, hence the demonstration of the
party with whom he acts
The New York World speaking of this
piece Of buncomb by Mr.. Colfax and his
associates says:
'Ifthe great hullabailoo about Mr.. Long
is anything more than a dishonest election
cerlng trick, why did not the Republicans
propose to expel Mr. Conway, Of Kansas.
when he stood up in his place and advised
the recognition Of southern independence:
Mr.. Conway is Republican and Mr..
Long processes t. be Democrat and that
makes all the ii Terence between loyalty
and treason. 1t strikes us that puritica-
ton. like charity, should begin at home,
and that the first member of the House
who committed this form of treason should
be the first to suffer for 1t. The case of
Mr.. Conway was so perfectly in point, SO
precisely similar, that it is no wonder the
hypocrites were staggered by Mr.. Cox's
effective home-thrust. Ii our judgment,
and we dare say also in the Judgment OF
every Republican member Of the House,
the expulsion Of Mr.. Conway for advoca-
ting recognition would have been confer
ring on his remarks prepostcrous impor,
lance, we'll as an Infringement Of the
freedom Of debate"
We think it no wonder that the country
is going to ruin while its Legislative Halls
malignant as the Jacobin majority Of the
present Congress has proved itself to be.
We hope the people Of this Congressional
District will this fall remember the action
Of Mr. Colfax, in relation to this outrage
upon the freedom of debate in Congress,
and give him the "Ticket Of leave" from
further service in that body, which his
conduct so richly merits.