Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-21
|ExCITEMENT I'M THE YANKEE CONGRESS-
UNsUCCEsSFUL ATTEMPT TO ExPEL MIR
HARRIS. OF MARYLAND.


UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO ExPE,- MIR
HARRIS, OF MARYLAND.
In the House of Representatives at Washington. o.
the 9th inst, the Speaker (Mr Oolfax called Mr. Ro
Inns, OF New Hampshire, to the chair, and, rising to
question of privilege offered resolution to expel Hon
Alexander Long, of Ohio the ground that he ha
declared himself in favor of recognizing the ndepen
dence of the so lied Conederacy, now n agairs
the Union"
Mr.. CoIfax submitted few remarks in support o.
the resolution and was followed by Mr. Cox of Ohio
In speech OF some length:
Mr.. Cox, in his opening remarks said be was not il
the House when his colleague made bis SPEECH but b.
was informed by members around him that they Womb
bear the Interpretation put upon them. Had he beer
in bis seat yesterday with all due resi- ct to his col
league he should have dsavowed n eehalt of The Ohio
delegation, any remarks locking to the cog nition
the'rebelllon as crystaIized at Richmond lie did moi
kno" sngle member of that delcg atC , excepting b
colleague (Mr. Long, who willing II recognize The
Confederate Government. He spoke Of this because
the attempt 10 make partsan capital lie beev that
his colleague at the time spoke only his ailments
end not tho OF his party + nr'y the WAS Dem
ratio Convention Ohio, Iepresanng one hundred
and thousand voters, and in that CventIon
90 sentiment ike that Of his colleague was u tered
The Democratic people in that State ralli end II
their friends nnd broheis TO the war, although y
did not agree to the African policy
During the debate which followed, MIR Mier, oil
Pa protested against the lecture patriotism from
bis colleague (Mr Kelly, who stands the record
haVlrg uttered deliberate fueh0Cd He Was not The
man to talk about perjury End fidelity the Union
MIR. j. &. Allen, OF Illinois, knew parallel case to
this, OF moving - eH0ei member tor words ed 10
debate. He had imagined that und.r the Constitution
the Repre- senatves ihis floor had the right 10 ex-
press their opinions freely. he diesented rom the
opinion that should recognize the Southern Cor
federacy; b 1t If that the eentlemans hon7 con
Vlctlon he had the right 10 express it, 1t the gentle
man from Odio had n giving aid and comfort to the
in rloO bod bean 1Nir L.
thing. The President had only violated the spirit
but the letter Of the Constitution by has repeated acts Of
ust"Poton. Much he Lated the rebellion he loved
the Constitution, beta it was designed protect II
mer 10 their liberties.
MIR. Harris, of Mary and, said lie endo sed eueru
uo'd that the gentleman from OHIO (Nr. Long, had
uttered, and would stand by them for veal or woe
GU say the gentleman meant treason at the very
ment you say he was sincere and honest. He will
ling to go with his friend anywhere on that 6sue-
Could not q man say, when is carried to ex-
terminate people, that he would rather have peace
thus saving lives both sides, and the money of q
ground down r2ope and especially hen the sentiments
came from distinguished men to ba;k him. Not one
OF you can be compared with the the gentleman
quoted yesterday. He was peace mana radical
pf ace man. He for recognising the Southern
Confedeacy and for ecGuiescing in the doctrine OF
cession lie had hope, but it not in this House
tornado would come and sweep you from power, and
give it to honest who have humanity and some re
gard for the principles OF their fathers. War would
never bring y1u a Union worth cent. He was for
peace and Union too Laughter. He was better
man than any Of them. Renewed laughter If we
cannot make peace let Us nave two splendid Govern
ments-two happy Governments.
He Wc3 Shareholder, and was STILL il all his slaves
had not been stolen from him. He looked those who
opposed slavery madmen. He com oassionated them
If 1t was Gin be YVES willing to bear it. The North
had been deceived by stereotyPe1 falsehood When
this commenced Secretary Seward said it could be
put down in sixty days. Instead of seventy five thcus
and men ending it you have callcd for million OF
soldiers Il 61GVer set OF cIiSted on Gods
Garth than er1stS an the South and when you attempt
to elevate the negro with the white man, you stir up
strife. The Puritans nothing in the Bible against
slavery and when they found slavery unproftabe they
sold their slaves to the South. Having taken their
gold their descendants now turn round and attempt to
dispossess the South of the property lie had voted
against men aud money to carry on the he would
not consent til 1t our money should be spent by ty-
rant. Not dollar would he vote TO- this
internal t1ar 1t was the most stupendous folly that
disgrace any people the face Of Gods earth
II this be treason make tie most of it. 1t was the right
of Commoner to say he would not eptrust the means
of carrying on the war to King Who is the war
power? The South ask you to leave them in peace
but no, you say you will bring them into subjection-
That is not done yet, and God almighty grantthat at
neUe: may he. | hope you will subj ugate the
South. The President has proved himself unfit to be
trusted with the moneyed power.
Mr.. Tracy of Pennsylvania, rose to ask question,
but loudly called to order by members on the op-
position side. He desired to know whether, within
these halls the gentleman could invoke Almighty God
that the American arms shall not prevail.
Mr.. Harris-Is that point of order
MIR. Tracy egain essayed to speak, and was calci TO
order from the opposition side. Much confusion pre-
vailed.
MIR. Tracy, elevating his voice above the din asked
whether in order for treason to be uttered within
these halls. Renewed cries of "Ordet" and "Sit
down.
Mr.. Waehburne of Illinois, rose to point of order,
and desired that the language Of the gentleman from
Marya be taken down at the Clerks DESK in accord
ance with the rule.
The Objectionable sahteucC as taken down and read,
is follows 1.-The South ask YOU TO leave them in
peace but no. you Say you will bring them into sub,
lection. That Is not done yet, and God Almighty
grant that it may never be. hope you will never
subjugate the South
Mr.. Harris, of Maryland, exclaimed Is that all?
Mr.. Pendleton raised question of order, when
The Speaker pro tenn pronounced MIR. Harris out OF
order for using that language.
Mr. Washburne-For one, protest against any man
uttering such language in this hall.
Mr.. Harris--Yo GU mean you afraid of it. (Cries
of ''order" from the Republican side)
Mr.. Washburne object ID to the gentleman fcom
Maryland proceeding With his remarks
MIR. Harris resumed his sat- unanmous consent be
ing requisite for him to continue bis ST .ech.
MIR. Fernando Wood sat he would ref l to the House
the exact language of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
Long,) which had not b. N properly stated.
Mr.. Wcshburne-Were you present yesterday?
Mr.. w God replied he was not but he held In his
hand the Identical manuscript He thought it due
to the gentleman, before the House voted it, that
they should hear what the gentlemen did say. The
language is as follows now 2eve that there are
but two alternatives acknowledgment OF the
South es an lndeE ndent nation their complete sub
jryation and determination as people Of+iese al.
fnrpo fivec I fer fha