The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-04-19
THE DEMOCRACY IN CON-
GREGg

Ing &c run for the Presidency a mill
tary man because. as they claim. he IS
popular with the soldiers, they have
allowed themselves to BE- placed
~ iecorl a. oppoei 70 The war, Mr..
Long Of Ohio, declared himself in "a
vos d recognizing tie Confeieraey
IN preference TO constituting the war.
because BE- did not believe it possible
10 uljugate the South. Ills remarks
were temp crate IN their tone, aud he
~ least, deserves praise for bis can
did and open ayowal Of Jews which
most of bis brelhien indirectly adj
rancc and then DENY.
Al tie same time Mr. Longs re-
marks leave 10 doubt as 10 his feel
inss towards tie Cdotederacy. lie
mas honestly believe that i can nol
be overcome, but he would. not think
So Unless b. entertained hope that
such might be The result. Men who
age really anxious 70 have iheif coun-
10y saved hope on TO tie last They
do not seize upon every defeat or
every lall in active operations 70 pre-
der that lhe enemy can not he beaten.
Mr.. Collax, perhaps With more
zeal tban discretion. came down from
the chair nd moved tie expulsion Of
Mr.. Long. This course had at least
the virtue Of calling out further tie
opinions Of Democratic members, and
making them ri cord their votes on a
question which will determine their
true position. Mr.. Cox Of Ohio, said
that if be bad been in his seat 4 the
time Of Mr.. Longs speech be should
have disavowcd ia behalf OF tho Ohio
delegation any remarks looking to the
recognition Of the rebellion. Bot
further 90, in the heat Of debate, Mr..
Cox tells us why he would have done
Sole never agreed to the policy Of
his former colleague. Mr. VaIlandigham,
because he believed il impraeticdbie.
An open recognition Of tie South not
being practirdJle, Mr.. Cox would DO
The next best ihing--ihrow obstacles
In tie way of the prosecution Of tic
war. Sir. Cox is he chef of those
men WHO accuse Mr.. Lincoln Of trea-
son ten times where they do JEFF
Davis once who decemly conceal
their sympathy with the South under
a mantle d constitutional bubbles
and make some endeavor to set the
sails Of the Democratic concern ior
breczes 81 popular favor.
Mr.. Harris, Of Maryland, Endorsed
every gord Of the gentlemen Of Ohio
and would stand BY him FOL veal OF
woe. lie continued ii speech an.
doubiedly reasonable, one sentenc,
Of which We give below. Mr.. Fer
nando Wood said that il Mr. Long
was 10 be expelled for the opinions Il,
uttered they might include him foi
concufriag IN them. a. this pom
\ resolution was introduced to expe
Mr. Harris, and Immediately put Il
vote. A iso.thirls vote Icing ne
ce..a,y. tic resolution was rejected
One democrat, bailey Of Pennsylvania
voted for expulsion. A resolution
severely eehsuFiag Mr. Harris va
lhen introduced and put to vote. Mo
tons to adjourn aud motions 70 lay OF
lhs table were rrsorged 10 by the Ter
rifed Democrats, bui il would no
work. SOME of,bc Democrats. eithe
mere potriolic Or more polite thai
shcir brethren. voted in The aiiirma
siye. Nearly thirty Of them doge
The test. Eighteen, among then
Wood, Pehdleion, aud oiher leader
q the Democracy, voted against til
esnsure. thereby justifsiag Mr. liar
RS. The wo,d. which these eighieeI
leading Democrats ihns indorse ar
as follows
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