, 1864-04-12
PEACE PARTY UVNASEEn
What ~ Considered a Rou0ft ccnno,
head Position.


Aope@Aa Oaei'ntcn 10 Inc Cincinnati Gaxette.t
-.-. WASHINGTON. April 9,
A1kx- LONGS PEACE srxKoH,
,1i1s. ins most excitement produced by any parely
ponuGa! speech this season. vns aroused b. IL
on a1,ca ~ GDsmoszate speech this AFTERNOON, ir 1cx.
whoe h9qss s1 ssees nsd gens into Commits. Of the
were rapidly leaving when he began. III be at
9nee secured cloes attention and held It 10 the end
- r. 4mn@pes ms@ g. AdninlstIaton men going over
desk 10 hear more distinctly It was at once The
most honest and boldeet uttcraucc from the Dem
Te9 as Ras5 sarks ~ session. and "a atton
points az followr:
He referred to The change that three ye.rs had
produced; The conviction that the war 1ns wong
and ought to cease Immediately. he denied he
!!sht OF The Government, under the Constitution,
so Jsssea 9 sD oss4 nsnto
support Of his position. The Confederate States
Wcfc OPT OF the Union, and arc an Independent
Pen1ssleenia in that. be denounced tbs AMNESTY
proclamation as infamous, and said that the nan
who took an oath under It would violate it, as did
motion. lc charged the Government with incoa-
sistencJ tn attempting to coerce the sonth. We
sad With Greece the Soa.h american
struggles for Independence, in illustration Of
% which he referred 70 the epeeches Of Clay and
wsesssr s4ees ui1b II 9sha 9se q Gsscs IL ~ and
II.
II It was right for three millions OF co!onIsts
to separate nom Great Britain vas it rot right for
rs rs mton. of to separate from in
nothing compared With nbcrty, Russla End even ven
en- Cnins gonld H. Hs With 1s in that but who would
than tn those countries. In parting with our ju-
[,tdietion orer eleven States We dld moi lose one
Renae SnsSn Se1 fl es e n e.s
any tet17or, west Of 1t, and without Florida, and
; Sonld e c1ist 1t again. The war had made sight MIL
The word Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg, Murirces
boro', Richmond, viclsburg, and Fori Donelson,
were words Of division, asd would serve to bring up
let, neveE to be restored: He saw neither 1t the
N2rth or South. any sentiment On which 10 buiid
u91o1 ana vas forced to the conclusion that in
thcTn States. we had lost our constitutional fo;m
Of government orcr the Northern. What hna been
pfeoacted ~ oIr Wiscst statesmen Ind come to
xuhetancc in striving to retain the ca.kct In which
our Jewels were, We had lost these precious mon.
nmc ts Of tEt1 dom. There but two alternatives
and 1hat II either IN acknp WledEment Of the South
ss IN Independent nation, or their complete subta-
CATION and exufm1nation as i people. and he pre-
iti1eo the former. Il the war was TO GO on, he
Tas opposed TO running candidate lof the Presi-
dtncy on The na.toW basis OF how the war should
le prosecuted. lie believed the masses Of the De-
ning War candidate.
WAsHlSGToS, April 10.-The Democrats were
embarrassed bE the suiden eprincinr Of the cues
ton. and wanted 1t modified Or else postponed ID.
III they could hayc time to caucus. ScLnccks res
osute determination to press them to vote, did
much to dcmoralIzc them, aud in sheer Ignorance
o. what they ought to do, they dodced. 1t had \
good and markcd effect on our side In consolida-
ting and bringing men up to vigorous measures,
1At leann. Representatives are urging to-iay that
Speaker Coltax should accept last night action Of
the Housc In refusing to e1pel uatTis, but passing
resolution Of severe censure, virtual instruc-
dous to modify his resolution agatnst Long, 10 COT
respond with that already passed. This will nltl-
ms:e1y be done. A test Eo,e mas, drst be taken
on The question Of expulsion, for The
sake Of getting members on the record, but two
third vote cannot b got for It, and 80 vote Of ee-
we're ceusure will finally be passed. The ps.ctice
has been heretofore, That the person go ccnsured
instantly resigned End went before the people Of
hts district. Nobody knows what course Harris
and Long will take, but there no indications Of
any notion OF Ie:i.ning. It Is doubtful whether
the question Of Longs case will he acted on after
al tomorrow. 1t was postponed till then in order
to ret the COX containing his speech, that mem
bt5s who had not heard might read it: but the
Gzotk tE away behind with Its repprts. and LouE1
speech will not be on until Tnesdny. ne viii have
proof elips however, and may insist On the c,sc
going on. II the care comes up tomorrow, Nal
Tory, Pcadicton and Stewart, md Others are cx-
pectcd TO tpeak In his defense. They viii disayoV
his opinions but all will maintain his right to ex-
press them undfsturbed.