The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-15


CoNeREss is still wasting valuable time
and squanderiug the peoples money by con-
tinuing the worse than useless debate on
the resolution to expel Mr.. LoNG, Of Ohio
Everybody is tired Of it and nearly every
body condemns the folly which has brought
it on. The absurdity Of the speech itself is
only equalled by the fsnaticism that prompt
ed the resolution. We would put Mr.. LoSa
and Mr.. OoLfAx side by side inthe category
Of extremists and deem them fitting com.
pany for each other. If there DO any differ
ence, LONG is the more reputable one Of the
two. Last Friday he was comparatively
unknown. Nobody outside of his own dis
trict knew either him or his views; but now,
thanks to the intolerance Of the abolition
lists, his speech has been spread far and wide
and elevated to an importance which its
merits would never have commanded.
The excitement Of the bitter partisan dis
cussion which the affair has caused, has
called forth expressions from the admins
tration side of the house quite as disloyal
as those uttered by Mr.. LONG. The follow.
ing was the closing portion of the debate
on Tuesday night:
Mr.. GR,NNELL replied to the base Sian
ders on New England, and remarked that
the Western soldiers think the soldiers from
that section fight as well as anyother. He
referred to the action of the House in lS42,
when Joshua r. Giddings was ceusured for
Offering resolutions declaring the slaves OF
the creole had right to rise and assert
their native freedom. The democrats voted
in a solid body for it, and he reproduced
the case as democratic precedent in re.
gard to an abolitionist. We do not hear
so much of the crack of the slavedriver's
whip as we did four years ago "a The gen.
tleman from Maryland (Mr. Harris) said he
was willing to take all the sins of slavery.
Every one of the slaves of that gentleman
bad note against him without compound
interest. Lovejoy, the abolitionist, .had his
seat in Heaven, but the gentleman from
MARYLAND would not have one near him. II
aoo,aid remarked Mr.. GrinnelD rather say
thousand times let the country be diuided-I
the South 90 their ,cay all slare, and the North
oil FREE rather than to see the country once
more mtdsr democratic. misrasle.
Mr.. HOLMAN demanded that this sentence
should be taken down by the Clerk.
There was much merriment on the dem.
ocratic side, when Mr.. SMITH expressed the
hope that the House would keep quiet
(Cries of "Order.")
Mr.. ELDRIDGE trusted the House would
hear the gentleman from Kentucky.
Cries oc "Order."
After some further noisy proceedings, Mr..
Grinnell said he was merely attempting to
quote the remarks of Mr.. Conway.
The Speaker pro tenn. said under these
circumstances the gentleman from Iowa was
in order.
Mr.. Grinnell concluded his speech.
Mr. Rollins, (opp.) of Mo-, said his heart
had been filed with sadness at the notes Of
party sounding here. 1t seemed that all
was for party and nothing for the country.
But for the resolution introduced by the
Speaker of the House, the speech Of the
gentleman from Ohio would have soon been
forgotten, like many others. Now, how.
ever, it would be read by thousands who
otherwise would never have heardit. He
relied on the discriminating sense of the
country, and did not apprehend the speech
would produce harm. If the country was
to be stricken down by such speech as
that it ought to perish. While he disa
vowed tie sentiments in that speech, think
ing it was improper, if not unpatriotic, in .
tine like this, he would not censure the
gentleman for its delivery, being ii, favor of
liberty of speech. He concluded by maxi
ing strongly patriotic remarks.
At half past eleven the House adjourned.
GRINNELL's disloyalty to the Union, as
exhibited in the sentence we have italicised
above, is baser and more glazing than ALEX.
LoNG's. The latter urged the cessation of
the war and the recognition Of the South
ern Confederacy from motives Of humanity
and desire to stop what he deemed the
rather see the Union broken up than the
Abolition party dethroned. He is as much
meaner and more contemplate traitor
than LONG, las base selfishness is meaner than
q noble humanity. 1t is this internal am
bition ''to rule or ruin" which has brought
all the trouble upon US, and which in the
party in power, is fast changing to a deter
mination to rule and ruin.