Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-04-15
IySE WHERE THE COpPrREFEAD
EARTf SYANH.

| Congress from the Second District of Ohio,
had the boldness to truthfuly state the posi-
toa Of Copperheads on the war in a speech
of an hours length on Friday last. Lie said
there were bat two questions: First. the rec
ogni;ion of the Southern Confedcracy; Sec
ond, the continuation of the war for the sub
iugation Of the South. He was for the rec.
ognition Of the Confedcracy and he believed
chat the Democratic party was for it, and
would be placed in a false position by NOM
mating a war candidate for the Presidency
Mr.. james A. Garfield, Of the same State, re.
piled to lis colleague, as a sound Union man
would reply, in scathing language The fol-
lowing is an eloquent extract as furnished by
telegraph, from his reply:
" Now, when hundreds Of thousands of
brave soldiers have assembled 10 Gcd under
the shadow OF the banner that now waves
over us, and when thousands more have gone
into state of decrcpitude; when three years
of terrific war have been raging. and our
arms have pushed back the rebellion; and
now when the uplifted arm Of majestic pow
CT is ready to let fall'the lightnngs of yigor-
Gus execution, here, in the quiet of this hall
rises the dark purpose Of Arnold, which
would surrender the nation and its flag and
glory TO the bitter curses of traitors to our
country. For the first time in the history
of the war it is proposed to give up the strue-
gle and abandon the war, and let treason
lun riot in The land"
On Saturday Speaker Col(ax introduced
resolution for the expulsion of Mr.. Long.
An exciting debate followed and the resolu-
ton was postponed for further consideration.
During the debate Benjamin G. Harris of
Maryland, Endorsed Mr.. Long in every senti-
ment he had uttered, and worli stand by him
for veal or woe. In his heat he went furth-
er than Long and said that he vas not only
in favor of recognizing the Confederacy bat
of acquiescing in secession Mr.. Washburn
of Illinois offered a resolution for the expul-
sion of Mr.. Harris, but it failed on vote OF
81 yeas to IS nays-a two,thrds vote being
necessary. Mr.. Schcnck Of Ohio offered a
resolution declaring Mr.. Harris unworthy to
~ iiiNhipSI VI kiOtSS, anu thoi TIC -
hereby censured, which. was adopted by a
vote of SO to IS. The Coppeihead members
all sided and voted with these openly declar
eli sccessionsts. We are in for the expul-
sion of these vile traitors Our government
has given them and their kind loo long a
voice in the halls of Congress. This people
cannot afford to let JEFF Davis do their egs.
laton. 1t is high time that radicalism pre-
vailed, aud that summary vengeance vas ey.
erywhere meeted out to rebels and no rest
log place or peace given them short cf their
long hone-amid the fires OF their Fathers
Kingdom.
Indeed there is no question but what Mr.
Long spoke he sentiment of his party. The
Coppcrhcads IRE for Peace! Yes, peace by
the recognition Of the rebel Conf. d,racy -
That is just wha. peace means in the mouths
of Democrats" Mr.. Long was right when
he stated that there were but two questions.
There is no possible way Of manufacturing
third. We must he for War and the Union,
or Peace and Jeff. Davis Kingdom. The
Copperheads may be inconsistent and bring
forward a war man for the Presidency; but
rest ASSURED that that man will be ore they
can make a tool Of for the accomplishment
of their base ends. No loyal man need be
deceived by the political intriguing of these
Northern rebels who to-day plot, and vote,
and fight, in conjunction with their Southern
brethren for the establishment Of a Slave.
holding Coniederacy on the ruins Of the I'm.
ion. 1t is as much part of the work OF
loyal men to subjugate Copperhcads as it is
to subduc the armies of jeff Davis, and TO
this end let patriots everywhere stand by the
Union. .- .-