Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-14
Weekly National InteIIige nc err
By GALES & sEAToN.
THURSDAY, APRIL IA, 1864.
EXPULSION OF MR.. LONG.

The attention of our readers has doubtless been
attracted to the excited discussion which has pre-
vailed in the House Of Representatives within the
last few days, on the questions raised by speech
Of the Hon. Mr.. LONG, Representative from the
State of Ohio. That speech was reproduced by us
in our number Of Monday last. We today give
portion of the debate that arose on the resolution
introduced by Mr. Speaker CoLFAx for the expul-
sion of Mr. LONG, in consequence of the senti
ments avowed in that speech, and have stated, in
previous number the proceedings had on the SINH
lar motion, first for the expulsion and then for the
"severe censure" Of the Hon. Mr. HARRIS,
Representative from the State of Maryland.
Our readers have been able to appreciate at their
true value the nature and object of the proceed
ings instituted in this matter for the condemnation
of the sentiments promulged by Mr.. Long That
gentleman was careful and express to say that, in
avowing these sentiments, he spoke only for him
self, and was that he differed from the great
mass of his political friends in Congress in the
opinions he felt it his duty to avow. But, hav-
ing brought himself to the deliberate but reluctant
conviction that the further prosecution of the war
against the South was not only wrong and inexpe-
dent, but, under the conditions and complexion
which the war had assumed; was as hopeless as it
was wrong and inexpedieut, he determined to take
the responsibility of his opinions by stating them
in his official capacity of Representative of the
people, bound to give counsel according to his
views Of constitutional right and public duty.
In thus separating himself from the great mass
of his political friends in the present House of
Representatives, Mr.. LONG has done no more than
was done by Republican member of the last
House of Representatives, the Hon. Mr.. CONWAY,
of Kansas, who, on the 18th of December, 1852,
introduced into that body the folio wing resolutions
Resoloed That the Americas onion consists of those
States which are noio loyal to the Federal Constitution
Resolved That restoration of the Union 1t existed
prior to the rebellion would be greater calamity than the
ebeion ITSELF since it would give life to the ire
pressbe corh hct and entail the nation another cycle
Of bitter contention and civil war
"Resoioed That the Seeded States can only be put
down, If at ALL BY being regarded out Of constitutional
relations Dh The Unon and BY being assaiIed upon prn
cples of ordinary warfare bc,oten di ferent nations
ResoUed That the superior resources and military
pIowess of the North in the struggle beyond dispute
and that the question of its success turns not upon the
relative ability, but the fitness Of its Chsf Ezeeutipe
Magistrate TO gipe effect to ITS po,rer.
Resoced, That 1T is matter for serious reflection
whether another election for President must
before the rghtu authority Of the nation be estab
lished and phtther, the time, 1T NOT FLAGRANT
WASTE OF OUR ENERGIES TO CONTINUE THE WAR"
These resolutions, as we have said were intro
duced by political adherent Of the Admins
tration on the 18th of December, 1862 Imme-
diately on their presentation, Mr.. MAYNARD, of
Tennessee, called the attention of the House to
them as being "Me first formal proposition look
ing 10 the dismembernaent of the Union and the
recognition of The Southern ConJederacy" He
accordingly moved that the resolutions be laid on
the table, and on this question, the yeas and nays
being called, it was decided in the affirmative by
vote of yeas 1872 against nay, (Mr. CONWAY,
the author of the resolutions)
In an elaborate speech delivered on the war by
Mr.. CONWAY in the House of Representatives on
the 9th of January, 1868, he expounded his dis.
union views atlength In the course of that speech
he said:
cannot refrain from expressing my in tivdual opinion
that the true policy Of the North is 10 terminate this
at The longer it continues the situation
becomes Let the two Houses adopt the following
lutioBs
Resotped bp the Senate and House Of Representatives. &C.
That the Executive be and he hereby requested to issue
general order to all commanders Of forces in the several
the united states 10 oiecObtDuc
offensive operations against the enemy and to act for the
future entirely the defensive.
Resototd That the Executive be and he is hereby fur
ther requested to enter into negotiations with the author
ties OF the Confederate States with reference cessation
OF hostites, based the following propositions l. Re-
CoGNiTIoN OF THE NDEPENDENCE OF THE COSFEDE-
RATE STATES 2. uniform system Of duties upon i'm
ports. Free trade between the two States T. Free
navigation of the Mississippi s. Mutual adoption Of the
Monroe doctrine.
II am that this may be said to be giving up
contest. und,u nh div IL Il 10
abandonm for the time being the attempt TO bring
the South under the sway of the Union by force o arms
BUT TT CANNOT BE DENIED THAT THIS OBJECT WE
ARE ALREADY DEFEATED. WE HAVE DEFEATED ouR.
sILvEs" See Appendix TO Congressional Globe Sd
Sess. 37th Congress, p. 66
On the following l4th Of February, 1863, Mr.
CONWAY explained the purport of his resolutions
and defined his position in the following terms,
as found in the official report of the Congressional
debates
:" have asserted that the war in which we are now
engaged has already diridtd the Union and nhat hare
proposed IS THAT THIS WAR SHALL BE TERMINATED
THE BASIS OF EXISTING FACTS IN ORDER THAT PEACE
MAY ne ONCE MORE RESTORED deny the charge that
some gentlemen disposed to make against of de.
stroylng the Union or Of disntegrating this Union On
the contrary am in favor OF maintaining UNION
1T EXISTS TO DAY, and his face against all
schemes Of dsmte grafton more than do INSIST THAT
IbEwAR SHALL BE TERMINATED PEACE RESTORED
: That IS ALL ASK. THAT MY POSITION"
This it will be seen is precisely the position Of
Mr. Long, of Ohio. He "insists that the war
shall be termin sfa1 end ro.cc rc.toroJU Al