Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-14
No YOte on WIIsOn's ResOIatIOn.
Number OF Army officers Unem-
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GARRETT DAVIS ATTEMPTS TO PROVE HIi
LOYALTY.
Garrett Davis attempted 10 prove bis
loyalty to day, in a few remarks, begin
ming before one, and continuing until four
o'clock P. N. The proof did not sesm tc
be complete, and aftOr Senator Wilson had
spoken he was disposed to try 1t again
but was cut short by the adjournment
The occasion proved quite sensation, and
the galleries were crowded to their utmost
capacity. His speech was The most re-
msrkable that any United States Senator
has been guilty of uttering since the days
Of Mason, Toombs, and JEFF. Davis. Il
has been only few months since he wrote
g resolution and persuaded another Sena-
tor to present it, for the expulsion Of Mr.
Powell. When his own expulsion for
treasonable. uttersnces is proposed, his
only excuse is that when he deliberately
wrote that the people should re-
volt against their own leaders, he
meant that at the next election
they should vote against the Administrs.
tiOn candidate, and urging this, he makes
q moro unworthy speech than Powell eV-
er did. He descended to low, personsl
abuse Of Senator Wilson and said he had
heard he was born aWslchmsn or GiPsy,
that he had been once Colonel Of regi-
ment, and had sgreed to appoint gentle
man sutler on condition that he should get
half ths profits. Thst he had gone to Bull
Ran as military man, had got scared at
the outset, had ruu away with the fore
most and hsd refused to stay when called
upon to aid his wounded SON. He said he
had hssrd him bOasted Of as being Daniel
Websser's successor, and went On in this
style, winding up by getting down on top
Of desk and reading the Fugitive Slave
Law, then.arraigning Massachusetts, and
her Senators for treason in attempting to
fruatrate the design OF That law, end
spoke Of the State ensctments. Among
other things he eulOgized Mcclellan
snd General Thomas, and speke Of them as
about the only Generals he could praise.
While speaking of Burnside in Boston,
which he styled an insurrection, he went
Of into rapturOus praises of Millard
Fillmore, the great statesman and exslt-
ed patriot, who had suppressedit.
Sumner quietly suggested it was Frank
Pierce who did that thing, whereupon
Davis, slightly abashed at the unusual tit
tor at his ignOrence, transferred his eulO-
gy boldly to Pierce.
Mr.. Wilson replied very briefly, saying
that to such = speech, rambling, Illogical
and incOherent as it Was-full of indecency
end fsIsehoCd, few words were needed.
He denounced Davis for becoming a COM
mon slanderer referred to the charges
sgaiDst himself, and pronounced them un-
mitigsted and contemplate fslsehoOdsi !
defended Massachusetts and drew out
hearty spplsuse from the galleries. BE
closed with renewed arguments to the
effect that Davis Resolutions were essen
TALLY dislsyal, and calculated to incite re-
volt and warranted his expulsion.
The general feeling Of Senators is that
Mr.. Wilson's resolution was at least pre-
mature, and should have been submitted
TO an Administration caucus before being
introduced, but Mr.. Wilson had decidedly
the best Of 1t to-day, and that Mr.. Davis
speech was utterly unworthy Of any one
holding the dignihed position OF an Amer
ican Senator. The vote on the resolution
is not ordered yet. It turns'Ou that the
National Democratic Committee paid nc
attention 10 the Recommendation of Con-
gresmen, but choose Chicago as the place
for holding the Convention.
The President received letter to-day
from Gen. Banks, saying that they would
be able ST once to reOrganiEe State Gov.
ernment under the late proclamation.
Members Of the Government here expect
that the reorganization is to be completed
The House Postofioe Committee will
soon report bill allowing packages Of
clothing to be sent to soldiers through The
mails at two cents an ounce.
House and Senate Military Committees
had Joint session to discuss the COnscrip
ton bill The main topic of the discus
sion was the three hundred dollar clause
The House Committee is against strik
ing il out and the Senate Committee ii
divided. The chairman being against II
it is generally believed that there is ma
jority for striking IL out.
The Senate Judiciary Committee hal
began hearing the testimony in tho case o
J, P. Hale to-day.
Ten thousand copies each Of Generals
Grant and McClellan's reports were order
ed printed by the House to-day. Mr..
Washburne worried the Democrats b.
proposing to bind the two in one vol
ume. He wanted to distribute Genera
McClellan's as campaign documents
don't want to have it put too much in con
trsst with Grants. They protested 30 mucl
that Washburne finally gave way. Som
man declaring that he ought to, as i
would be 9 shame to put Grant into sucl
company.