Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-25
A BOOMING SPEECH.

the Court House yard, to welcome our nobl
i Representative, Hon. S. S. Cox, OIL his frs
appearance amongst the people of his Dis
trict after long and arduous session 0
Congress in which his varied talents, hi
industry, his devotion to Democratic prin
ciples and the interests of his constituent
were displayed more conspicuously thai
ever before. excellent band was presen
though no band was needed to draw
crowd or enliven the enthusiasm of the peo
pie. The crowd filled the yard in front o
the Auditors office, and extended far int
the street, while many others were com
PEELED to go away unable to get within
1 good hearing distance. The people wer'
impatient to hear their Representative, ant
when he was finally introduced by Auditor
MARTIN he was greeted by the hearties
and warmest applause, which was frequently
repeated during the delivery of the speech
We should be glad to publish in full the re-
marks on the occasion, but are unable Il
| give more than
1 Cd SYNOPSIS OF MR.. cox's SPEECH.
Mr.. Cox said that in the warm. welcome
| he had met with, he had more than COM
pensation for all the taunts and insults
which he had received in his absence. When
his name was announced for Speaker in
| Congress, the galleries-made up of shod-
dies and placemen, who clean and lick the
platters of power-had Missed it, as better
men before had been hissed. But he could
rejoice in all such contumely, for he remem-
bered that lie represented the worthy peo-
pie OF Democratic county, which had en-
dorsed him after six years of trial, by near
ly 2400 majority; that he hailed from city
which in casting 8, 3,724 votes gave him nearly
two thirds of them, and that he was endors-
ed by such friends as now surrounded him,
who in this old Fifth Ward alone, gave him
73S out of their SIS votes! He was glad to
be again in their midst, afar from the cor
ruption, terrorism, trifling, tyranny and
treachery, which have made the Capital so
infamous.
He would prefer this evening, instead of
a set speech, to give without comment, a
narrative of the action of Congress, that
the people may be advised whether he had
faithfully represented them. IL am so used
to speaking across the hall, firing at an
antagonist, that i find it difficult to talk
without some provocative; so that if any
one questions my votes or conduct, / shall
be glad to hear him and answer all thatmay
be asked"
A VoIcE.-What about the $500 clause?
Mr.. CoX.-I had not intended to omit that
in my remarks, and will come to it in order.
(Chcers.)
The Congress which has just adjourned,
had not even the good opinion Of its friends.
He could justify the votes he gave blythe
testimony of Republicans, who repudiated
its action. The organ of the Republican
party of New York-The Albany Euening
Jomnal-in speaking of this Congress, said:
1T is doubtful, if any Congress ever sat.
did so little that was wise, and so much that
was foolish" Cheers and laughter.) Yet
am called in question by some, because
protested against its unwisdom and opposed
its foolishness. (Cheers.) The majority of
that body was created by military interfer-
ence in Border States, and was an unfit re-
presentation of the American people. They
elected Mr.. ColfaX Speaker, who had de-
scended from it to move to eXpel member
for uttering his honest convictions.
Mr.. Cox then reviewed the main points
of interest in Congress-the confiscation
amendment, which the House passed, and
the Senate rejected; the Freedman's Bu-
reau, to divide the lands among the ne
groes, to create little black governments in
Bureau inside of the old white govern
ment.A Uaughter.) He referred to the re-
lection of Senator Willey's plan to care for
them by provident legislation, and then
discussed the attempt to create bogus
States by proclamation and legislation
the bill for reconstruction, pocketed by the
President, in order to save the electoral
votes of Arkansas and Louisiana for HIM
SELF where his one-tenth system has been
started; the attempt to make new States in
the far West, to give Mr.. Lincoln perma-
nency in power; the attempted amend
ment of the Constitution to abolish slavery
in the States, he considered as injudicious
as it was ill-timed if the Union was the OBJ
ject to be sought for; the raising of troops,
and the various calls; the utter failure and
resultless character of all the military cam
paigns, under the suicidal policy of the
administration. He showed how the COM
mutation clause was repealed, how they
voted down his (Mr. Cox's) proposition for
a call upon the States under the Constitu-
tion; how they voted down his proposition
to repeal both Communication and Substitution.
but adopted in its stead proposition more
odious than the Communication; which latter
did allow exemption to man with $500,
and was that far provision against involun-
tary servitude Ofwhite men. (Cheers.) The
present plan allows exemption to him only
who is rich enough to buy substitute,
whatever the cost. 1t is therefore harsher
than the old law. Cheers, and cries Of
'That's so.") If conscription was just and
legal, it ought to be based on principle
and every man ought to go, on his man
hood and not be exempted on his money.
(Cheers.) 1t is only when the sons of Lin
coin, Everett, and your millionaires are
compelled to 90, that such men will begin to
pause about the "last man and last dollar"
about which they talk so lavishly. The call
of the 18th of July, for $4,000 will not only
tax the patience and fortitudeof the people,
but will tax their property and labor, three
hundred millions more. He then considered
the financial condition. The tariff raises for
the benefit Of few a thousand millions of
of dollars; but not fifty million will go
from it into the treasury. The rest goes to
fatten manufacturing New England, SO as
to allow her to send to the rebel States TO
buy up all the negroes they cannot steal
(laughter) to shield their precious blood
(Cheers!) The tariff Is worse swindle
than the tax bill; we can see and feel the
one and only Indirectly feel the other
Take the article of steel. go Nf ~.
| AN IRIsHMAN.--Isn't the article of steal
| ing plenty at Washington? (Laughter)
Mr.. Cox-There is ample protection
given to the article there, believe
1 (Laughter.) But ] was about to illus
1 trate the effect of the tariff on an
I article made in Columbus. Like most
other articles, steel Is prohibited by the tar
4 iff. No foreign steel can come in with sucl
a duty. Pittsburg has the monopoly, and
since the tariff, puts her steel up 100 pei
cent. The consequence Is, your Columbus
manufacturers of planters hoes have already
l stopped making thema They cannot affort