Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-04-22

| When Harris, of Maryland, arose in hi!
seat to vindcate his political confederate
Long, in that attempted vindicaton he de-
clared that the South could never be conquer
ed, and he prayed God Almighty to grant il
never would be-" His words were ordered
to be written down, and when read from the
Clerks desk he deiantly exclaimed, "that'a
all right; I say that over again what have
you got to say about it," At this point q
motion was made for his expulsion, and but
q SINGLE DExocRAT, Bagley, Of Pennsylvania,
had the manhood and loyalty to vote for it.
The resolution failed for want Of two
thirds vote.
And now let us analyze the vote Of party
processing to be the friends of the Union and
the Constitution par excellent. Upon the
failure of the motion to expel, Gen. Schenck
moved to censure, and upon this vote twenty
nine Democrats lodged; of these twenty
nine Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri
furnished sixteen. From Ohio, two Demo.
Gratis, one i'll and Noble absent, twelve were
present, every one Of whom voted against
expulsion, and but one (Cox) voted to cen
sure. Four voted against it and seven dodg-
ed. Five Ohio Unionists, or abolitionists,
were present, and voted both for expulsion
and cen ure. Indiana had seven Democrats
present, all of whom voted against expulsion.
On the question Of censure two voted for,
one against and three doiged, among whom
was the immaculate Voorhees,. Of Ken.
tucky's nine Representatives, Clay, Smith,
Wadsworth and Yeaman were absent. Of
those present two voted for expulsion and
four against. Two voted for censure and the
other four lodged. Missouri has nine mem.
bers, three Of whom were absent OF those
present four voted for expulsion, and two,
Ho'lins and Scott, against On the vote to
censure the same four voted for, and the two
lodged. Dawson and Lazasr, of Western
Pennsylvania, lodged the vote to censure.
And what was this proposition upon which
such shaking took place in the ranks of
Democratic memberss What is the position
assumed by the Democratic Representatives.
Just this, and nothing more nor less. For
national Representative to stand upon the
floor of Congress and declare THAT the South
never can be conquered, and pray Almighty
God it never will be-" is not worthy of CEN
sure. In Gods name, is it any less crime
for man to offer that prayer in Washington
than in Louisville, Memphis, Vicksburg or
New Orleans. To pray for the success of
jeff. Davis and his government is no cause
for rebuke from the Democratic party. To
pray that the. rebel hordes may overpower and
drive back our brave boys, fighting under the
flag of the olden time, is no ground for GEN.
sure. To pray that this Union may be dis
severed and our blood and treasure expend-
ed in vain, is nothing with Democrats 1t
may not be among Democratic Congressman
it may not be in Congress but let man
utter that prayer in the presence of our
battle SCARED veterans, and he will find they
regard it worthy of censure. Let man de-
clare in their presence that he is in favor of
recognizing secession, and he will discover
that in their judgment rebel North is no
better than a rebel South. The Democracy
have made their own record.