Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-14

lucant to doan the House this late hour he had not
seen proper To do what has not been done before
occasion since the of the session. TO get up
and denounce me AS traitor 10 the Government Sir
hurl back the charge. say that the who de-
oyng this Government destroying these fair prospects
OF liberty, are The power They were the
thors and orginatOrs of all present difficulties They
ct uttered the sentiment that this Government could not
exist rs our fathers maae it that there "irre-
pressibe conflict which would result either 10 the
tn of the Institutions of the States on the one
side the overthrow of the Government OF the United
States on the other They nauguraed the conflict which
has produced this unfortunate of things have sim
ply Recognised the work Of their own hands 1t i'll be.
comes man upon that side of the House assail
That duty i'll becomes man belonging to party that has
always taken the oath to support the Constitution with
mental reservation and has declared before the country
and before God that the institutions which our fathers
tabshed, and the Government which they founded could
not exist MS they made it in the beginning with all its
compromises believe that the fathers Of the Republic
were good az believe that they were as good
Christians and as true patriots They looked at the ns
tuition OF slavery not in the light in which these gentlemen
look at it now. When they to the communion table
to partake of the sacrament they did not push away
because they held saves God prospered them Re-
voution aud In the formation of the Government 1t
good Government good enough for me- good enough for
my children, and am willing to make any sacrifices to
restore it. 4HFG
But sir, We heard these gentlemen of the Republican
party IN this Hall the other night sPpauding to the ech,
the sentiments OF msn-Georgs Thompson-who has
gored over the TIA ing to pieces Of Constitution the
man who originated this separation of the States and this
destruction Of our civil and political liberties Such
party must discard who thanked God that the hour of
compromise passed and that freed from the
shackles Of the Constitution will plant myse If
It be single and aone in opposition party which plots
ery. and which appauds George Thompson and his SEMI
ments would rather live in the State which the gen.
eman and live, with liberty, with free Government,
under the Constitution of our fathers with nv rights p
itcal social and civil than live in great empire under
an oven shadowiDg despOtism Give me liberty, even il
confined to and Of Greece canton Of Swzeran
rather than an empire and desposm, have here
to-day
Mr. COLFAX, the Speaker, took the floor and offered
the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas the 9th Of April; 1861 when the House of Re-
personalities in Committee of the Whole the Of
the Union ALEXANDER LONG, Representative from the
second district Of Ohio declared himself in favor of
ing the indeer dence and nationality Of the called Con-
ederacy now ia arms against the Unon and whereas the
said socaed coned thu yh to be recognized and
has its chief officers civil and military who
added perjury to their treason and who seek obtain
cess for their parrcda efforts by the killing of the loyal col
diers of the nation who seeking save from des
ton and whereas the oath required Of all members and
token by the said ALEXANDER LONG the fret day the
present Congress, declares that have voluntarily given
no aid countenance, encouragement persons
engaged in armed hostility to the United Staes thereby
declaring that such conduct regarded with
membership in the Congress of the United States There
Resolped, That ALEXANDER LONG, Representative from
the second istct of Ohio having the 9Th Of April 1864
declared himself favor OF recognising the independence
and nationality of the called Confederacy
against the Union and thereby given aid counenance
and to persons in armed hostility to
the United States. ID hereby expelled
Mr.. COLFAX addressed the House as follows in sup
port of his resolution:
Mr. Speaker before presenting this resolution reflect
ed as it was my duty to do seriously the obligations
under which, in consequences of my position, feel
placed recognise that there is double duty incumbent
me6rs to the House of whose kind
ness has placed its principal chair administer the
duties of that chair and the rules of the House faith
fully and impartaly TO the best Of ability and judgment
That say sincerely and conscienously have en-
deavoed to do and shall so endeayor until hi. Congress
expires by its constitutional limitation But feel that
still another duty to the people Of the Ninth Congressional
district of Indiana who sent here their Representa-
tive to speak and act and vote in their stead 1t is
iornity with this latter duty to those who cannot spek
here for themselves and who believe, would endorse the
sentiment of this resolution that have felt it my duty to
rise 10 place member of Congress from the State
of Indiana and offer this resolution
need scarcely say to gentlemen on the other side Of
the House, or to my own fellow members near me, or to
that one particularly referred to in this resolution that it
prompted by spirit OF personal unfendlness toward
HIM. My relations with him personally have been cordial
during the entire time that have occupied seats
members. Nothing bias marred those relations But rise
10 offer this resolution in the performance Of high public
duty which felt could not self shk OF evsde Tits
duty owe not only to those of my commitments who
home but to the many thousands of them who are
in the tented fields meeting the armies of the Conederay
in deadly hict and exposing their lives for the safety
and perpetuity of this impened Union. Nay more, SIR
owe IL 10 the many widowed orphaned families
district whose natural protectors been stricken down
by the bloody hand Of treason and lost TO them in this
world forever.
believe in the freedom OF speech. have not heard
any thing this floor during this Congress that would
have prompted to offer this resolution except the
msrks made yesterday by the gentleman from Ohio (ir
LoNG He declared distinctly, in many words, that
he was IN favor Of the recognition Of this socaled Con
feeacy aud recognition the recognition OF it's ndepeu-
dence and its nationality one among tie nations of the
earth The flag Of this Confsderacy thus boldly
fured here by gentleman who had taken the cath At the
opening of Congress--and have doubt trutbfug-
that TO that time he had not given any aid cpuntensnce
encouragement to those engaged in armed hos
tiy aghos the United States Believing that that oath
shows that those who do thus give aid and countensnce
and encouragement to those engaged in armed hostility
against the United States are not worthy Of Membership
here in Congress of the United States felt it my duty
at least to ask the House of Representatives to pass their
Judgment upon 1t.
have offered this resolution not the result Of cou-
suation with any persons upon the floor of this House.
BIT upon my sole and entire responsibility and say here
ately and soemnly that il what fell from the lips
Of the gentleman from Ohio Mr LoNe) yesterday 10 to
pass unrebuked by this House, then you right to
complain of any foreign Government the face OF this
earth that recognises the independence and nationality OF
this COniederacy, which, within your own wallis under
your own sg by associated with you in the Govern
@ent OF this country was publicly aFoved 4, bis prefer
The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Coy,) the colleague Of
the gentleman Mr. LosG) named in this resolution see
claiming the door opposite and have this to say before
close my remarks, which shall not extend to much
length that II any gentlemen from the other eide OF the
House feel 1T would be more proper for any of them hav
ing been 10 the political ailiaion with the gentle
man from Ohio to show their disapprobaton Of these
marks by offering resolution Of this kind will gladly
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