Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-04-11

arn,ieo sfo,d face &, face in the tSt, that Ill
Csr 2 white Hay he went mp TO the man ia 'he
nnl{orn of the conf aaGacv, an'i reHchcd orr
bis hand and told him he respected hiEn a. q
brave au,l honest man FbouSh ne wore tno
ayoI2Iey1 Of lisI;,ysi5y ard ':ei~or; under u.s.
vastfne,tts he ri1rIt brave ana 'faSf s'&'i.
X hen the present E"a cotlisuoncnG S.''Eio ln:;'i
};sia:ecE as to what they should 10: ":iII0
Robert i; I4ae, SgElN sal az dis house ii AIRING
ton. o>ifafiIg aud tltubtng, at last went over
aloost tea,fnily Hnt now: wnen three years
Of terrific var have teen raging, and our arms
have pushed back the reba! Lion, and 10" 7i!*n
the uDIitleI arm # majestic power = Feady ~
let fall the iigi.tni;gs Of vigorous execution,
here, in the quiet OF lis's i'at!, uses lh7 oalH
nnnnse of Benedict Arnold which U3nl4
su,reol|er the nation, it's flag, and honoc and
gorv Il, The bitter curses ot Che traitors q QUE
c0untry. For the first 1it:l3 il the history or
the war It is proposed 10 g!Ve mp the struggle
and abandon TIE war, an let treason rilu riot
- the land
Alr. Long replied that he said qsry 3Istlnct-
" when he commenced his remarks, that lie
spoke TOR himself, and that ne "as alone res
Dons;hIe TOR his ut,erances He was well aware
Ct al he aid say. TIC said i, Deliberately De,
cause his conscience told him 1t E';is right ana
his Judgment approved it. lie SAID it bec"o>e
when he approached the front Of che desk ana
held M his hand 70 swear 20 support the ton-
stitution before heaven, he Intended to matt
tain the solennity Of the obligation. Ana 80
help him God, fearless Of all charge; "nicA
could be made by that g1ntlouan or others; i'll
spite ct ali the means OF power III the lara; oe
never would violate that oath: nor o'1Hok rom
the responsibility he assumed On lhe 'lrSI cay
Of the session. He never belonged 20 party
which took the oath with 3 mental reserVa-
ton. He remembered The district Of coun-
tIy from which his colleague hailed. Tie re-
sistancc to the fugitive slave law, ana the set,
ting at defiance OF the most solemn acts or
Congress, aud the decision OF the Supreme
Court, occurred there. He had never been
guilty Of that Il the gentleman charged hlu
with being traitor he oughE TO remenbeT
the authorities from which be Mr. Long
quoted to Support his POSITION. They were
the opiuions~ot the leaders Of his own party,
who had advocated the doctrine which he bad
nrotn olzated to day. Secretary Chase had
adyocatel the identical doctrine. If this was
treason. all those men were traitors. Ii TINS
was treason they might make the most OF It:
He was wiling to abide the consequences and
take the responsibility. He had no knowledse
Of the Knights OF the Golden Circle. W!th
cod help he would never be connected with
that order
Mr.. Garfield said he did not charge bis col
league with being connected Wi i; but that
j, vas under the patronage and protection of
The Democratic party.
Mr.. Long repeated that he made his sTeeet
because il met the Appreciation Of his judg'
ilent. Re believed that there was 10 po#er
under the Constitution to coerce the sovereign
states. ~,
Mr.. Garfield explained that he would leap
over the Constitution in order 60 preserve tbe
national existence; bat it would be into the
arms ot tile people who made the Consutu-
tlOn4 -,
Mr. Lung. rcnEYing said while his col.