The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-05

men 50 sick as the Democratic party---''the
sick man" of I1S64--too far. gone, for the
use of any known medicines. sdT s
?, While I have listened to thisiiscussion,
there has come to my mind, considering the
protests and discordance, language which I
thought might properly be used, in Macbeth.
I quote a few lines, perhaps disjointedly
! aaFAlet eta fenny snake, 4a'sae faf.siF %
:, In the caldronp boil apd bake =; f,.,op, 7
Eye Of newt, and, toe, Of frog, s.,
Wool OF bat, and tongue of dog, s'',
Fn9 Adder's fork and blind wortnss sting,
q Lizards leg. and owlet'sewing, autt O
Is For. charm of nowcrful trouble, -- art
Like a hell broth boil and bubble - z
The flames of semi-treason rising, let
Fire burn and caldron bubble v..,
Thatis the bubbling of that harmonious
Democratic party, in the language of witch.
es, in Aprid, 1864. a.sra sIoora .nos
*9-qai *eE M *zo'G - ,'ar2 *nos
!, The House on Saturday last passeda vote
Of censure upon member Of this House.
Mr.. Harris. of Maryland, j declaring that he
was an unworthy member. He is gentle
man who boasted here of being a STAKEHOLDER
--one Of the last Of that me morable nobility,
not fossil, exactly, represen tatrve of the
chiyalry.i And yet he does not seem incli-
ned to follow the proud example set him by
Mr., Giddings, Yankees tie subject of so
many jeers. He is, not inclined to resign
his seat. will not allude, to him as tai
tor, although the Chair did decide last night
that the use Of that language was not unpar-
liamentary, as. applied to him. will sim
ply allude to him as "the unworthy mem
ber.' Laughter. Bya vote OF the House
he was censured. That vote was supported
by many Of the political adherents Of the
member. Some twenty or thirty members
on that side happehed to be absent at the
time. Perhaps they had gone to dinner, or
gone somewhere else do not krow, not
being their keepers AT all events they were
fortunate enough not to be here wheu their
names were called Laughter. 1t will be
recorded that SO many members ofithe sun.
terrified Democratic party stood by the
gentleman from Maryland, so many voted
against him, and so many dodged the ques-
ton. Laughter. 'ra 'tt2 Ia
But the "unworthy member" from Mary.
land persists In holding on to his position
here, notwithstanding his censure by the
House and by members Of his own party !;
while Mr. Giddings. the "grasping. spiritless
Yankee" resigned his seat on Being cen.
sured without a hearing, and on the bisest
pretenses that he had impaired the value Of
slave property in virginis, that mother Of
slave Breeders as well as Of presidents. So
much for the Representatives ofthe chivairy
who never take an insult. They are high
toned, but not 50 very high.toned but that
they will retain their seats after their fellow
members have proclaimed them unworthy of
association with them on account OF treason
able language An aboiitionist goes to thc
people and they send him back indorsed
with fresh commission "a vaunting slave.
%
owner, oensured, remains here like
sThe last rose Of summer. ~
Left blooming alone"
When I listen to lectures about New Eng
land or Yankees, thank God that the time
is past or drawing near when we Shall hear
no longer taunts and insults. in this Hail.
when the crack Of the slayeholder's whip
viii not be heard in this Hal! as it has Been
in the past, ,@ 4@, ''.s - ~
The gspdemar. from Maryland [Mr. Har-
risI says fnrther-and hope ne will not
come any nearer to me than he is-fhe comes
,o5 oyer r toward Mr.. G that if nan calls his
father a traitor he will do something, do
not know what, some terrible thing and as
do not wane some terrible to befaf me, I
will not call him traitor. But when the
gentleman says that he will answer for ali
his sins as a STAKEHOLDER, Ttell him there is
a dark and terrible future for him ! that ev.
cry one ofhis slaves has a note against him
bearing compound interest. and that note
win be presented in that great day, when I
fear that that gentleman viii not be able to
cash it. or meet the consequences. Of protest
at the bar of the Eternal He VIII hear,
"Behold' the hire Of the laborers who have
reaped down your fields. which is Of you
you kept back by fraud. crieth 7 and the
cries of them which have reapsd are entered
inro he ears Of the Lord Of Sabaoth.' And
II Is because those who have gone Before us,