Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-25

The Abolition majority in Congress. in its at
tempt to eIpeI Mr. Long. has relied greatly for
Justification on the case of Hon. Joshua r. Cid
dings. sho. il has been repeatedly alleged. was
expelled from Tire House of Representatives for
an obnoxious expression Of sentiment. The
Rochester Union reviews the true history OF that
affair, which puts quite different light on the
subject:
Mr. Gicdings. Of Ohio. was not expelled from
the House OF Representatives tor the cause al
legged. or Tor any other cause. be Was not ex-
PEELED a all. In lo4l our Government
Daniel Webster being Secretary OF State and
EDWARD Everett Minister TO England-was en-
gagged in a very delicate and threatening contro-
very with that OF Great Britain. growing out Of
the case Of the Creole That vessel left Rich
mond, Virginia for New Orleans with a cargo
Of tobacco and negroes The latter rose and
killed n man named Howell. and wounded the
Captain and several OF the crew They then
dii ecied the vessel into the port of Nassau, n.
p, where through the action of the British au
thorties MANY OF them were lost Our Govern
ment held the case 10 be clear one for indemni
hcation, and while the question pending, Mr.
Giddines, on the 2lst OF March. Ie42, submitted
series OF resolutions in the House of
representatives, declaring against the posi-
zion assumed by Mr.. Webster The case of
the Creole had become a very exciting topic Of
discussion, aud as may be readily imagined, the
introduction OF Mr. Giddings' resolutions pro
duced the most intense excitement in the House:
bat before action could be taken on them. they
were, amidst the confusion, Withdrawn by the
mover. Thereupon Mr.. Bolts. OF Virginia the
shme gentleman who now straddles the fence in
Virginia on the question of the rebellion intro
duced preamble and resolutiOn-the former de
precating the resolutions of Mr.. Gtidings
touching n subj ct OF negotiation between the
United States and Great Britain OF a most deli
cate nature, aud as possibly involving these
nations and the whoe civilized world in war"
declaring it to be the duty of every good citizen
aud especially of every Representative in the
House To dIscountenance all efforts to create ex-
element and division among the people under
such circumstance; and denouncing them as JUS
tifying nutny and murder in terms shocking to
all sense of law, order aud humanity; aud the
latter running:
"Resotoed. That this House hold the conduct
of the said member AZ altogether unwarranted and
unwarrantable, and deserving the severe con
dennation Of the people OF this country. and of
this body in particular"
The preamble was adopted by a vote of l29
TO 90, and the resolution by vote of l25 to So.
| Dir. GiddingS then resigned his seat, and re-
turned home to his residence in Ohio He was
reelected on the 29th of April, and on the 9th of
| May resumed his seat in the South.
| This says the Union, calls to mind another
and pertinent historical fact. On the 2oth of
February. 1912. just three weeks before Mr. GID
DINGs introduced his Creole resolution, he had
presented petition from his constituents PRAY
ing for dissolution Of the Union, separating the
free from the Stare STATES. Even this was not
regarded REASONABLE" in those days. The pc.
tition was simply rejected BY vote of lie
against its reception to "A in favor Nr. KEN
NEDY, of Maryland then offered a resolution de
cIarng that all such petitions should thereafter
BE- deemed offensive, and the member presenting
them liable to censure. The resolution, how
ever. was not received, and there the matter
ended