Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
Mr.. Cplfax Offers q Resolution to
Expel q Member for Uttering
Dlsltyal Sentiments.
AN 1MPoRTANT DEBATE.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, April Q, 1894.
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SENATE. ~
... SATURDAY, April o, 1894.
The Senate is not In sesslon.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Colfax offered q resolution proposing
the expulsion Of Mr.. Long, OF Ohio, for the
sentiments he uttered yesterday In favor ofthe
recognition OF the Southern Confederacy.
Mr.. Colfax said he had offered the resolution,
not as the result Of consultation, but on his
own responsibility. II these sentiments are 10
go unrebuked, We could not complain Of for
elgn governments recognizing that confederacy.
II this, from this Hall, giving aid and comfort
10 the enemy, is unrebuked, you ought not 10
ask Of your soldiers TO peril their lives for those
whose destruction is openly advocated. He
had pondered upon his duty, and felt that he
had double obligation on him, one as the
prealding officer TO administer the duties Of the
chair, and the rules impartlally, and the repre-
sentative from Indlani.
Mr.. Cox replied, saying Judge Conway, Lin
coin, ex-Representative Stanton OF Ohio, and
others, had heretofore declared themselves in
favor Of revolution, and for people to establish
their separate Independence II they have the
power to do so.
Remarks were called forth, by lnterrogatory
from Messrs. Colfax, Garfield, and Julian.
Mr.. Cox continued his remarks declaring
that the Democratic portion OF the Ohio dele
CATION were against the recognition Of the
Southern Confederacy. He would not destroy
the Constitution for any purpose, for without
II there could be no Union, and therefore no
well-regulated liberty. We have, he said, 10
will be the issue next autumn. We never will
yield the country to secession or abolition.
Mr.. Kelley, Of Pa, said that Mr.. Cox had
defended by indirection what ho had not open
ly dared to advocate. The gentleman from
Ohlo-Long-had but sounded the key note Of
the leaders of the Democratic party ,snd which
rallied the Democrats here in opposition to all
the departments Of the Government in carry
Ing on the war. He referred TO his colleague
Mr.. stevens) whose views had been criticised
by Mr.. Cox, saying that he could not be COM
pared with Mr.. Long, who had yesterday, In
effect, declared "Heayen bless the traitors, but
curse my country"
Mr.. Dawson remarked that Mr.. Long said,
yesterday, that he spoke for himself, and not
for the Democratic party, and that ought to be
satisfactory.
Mr.. Miller, OF Pennsylvania, rose simply for
the purpose Of entering his protest against the
lectures on patriotism from the Republican
side, and especially from his colleague, (Mr.
Kelley,) who had uttered deliberate falsehood
concerning his (Mlller's) father on this floor.
Mr.. Kelley replied, defending the remarks
public position In Pennsylvania, and SAID that
bis colleague (Mr. Miller) had brought Into
the House, on a late occasion, q vile spawn Of
scandal from Robert Tyler.
Mr.. James G. Allen, of Illinois, expressed
his surprise that the Speaker should descend
from his chair and offer resolution to expel
the gentlemen from Ohio for words uttered in
debate. 1t was without parallel In the his
tory OF the country. Although he (Mr. Allen)
was against secession, the gentleman from
Ohio had right to express his sentiments.
Mr.. Harris, Of Maryland, made a speech
boldly advocating secession and the recogni-
ton Of the Southern Confederacy.
1.-The debate was progressing when our paper
was put to press.