Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-14
THIRTY-E1GHTH CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
WAsHIxerox, March 10.


The House set apart to day for speech making.
Mr.. Holman. of Ind. argued against the State
reconstruction policy OF the President, whose
duty il ~ 10 execute the laws aud not TO make
them.
Mr.. Hubbard, of N. Y, spoke in vindication
of the bellgerent right to declare slaves Of the
rebels free
Mr. Dumont noticed the remarks of the gent
tleman. who has heretofore compla ned that the
original purpose OF the war bad been perverted
to sbolitionism. He would like to know when
this same gentleman yield vigorous support TO
the Government to put down the rebellion, the
idea that the South would enter into no negotia-
tons short of a recognition of their bogus Con-
federacy ridiculous. There were trsi.ors in
the free States Some Of the runaways from the
South where they were known as poor white
trash, they were amongst the most earnest
against the war, and maintained that the holding
of slaves proof of responsibility Such men
deserved 10 be elected to the rebel Congress
He noticed the remarks OF Mr.. Cox. and referred
to his book. E" The Buckeye abroad"
Mr. Cox said he was tired of hearing such
slang uttered here to a slim house
Some one reminded Cox that toe speech to
which he objected was from a Democrat
Mr.. Cox replied that Democrat was a renegade
Democrat.
He then referred to gentlemen coming here
like school boys aud rehearsing the slang and
trash picked up during the week and sending il
to the country grand speeches. 1t was a farce.
The same old stuff reiterated about which he
wrote when he a boy. That he favored the
political and social condition of the negro.
none but an idiot or a fool would draw such
a conclusion
The Chairman. Mr. Dawes called Cox to or
der and required him to observe the rules
Mr.. Cox said he would do So but why did not
the Chairman call the gentleman from Indiana to
order for his gross personalities?
Mr.. Bliss of Ohio, in a speech. spoke of the
Democratic party administering the Government
for 50 many years and adherng strictly to the
letter aud spirit of the Constitution. That party
had secuerd to the nation the blessings il was so
competent TO beStow He attributed our troubles
to the election of sectional CT ndidate bv "A con-
tracted fanaticism which sought to abridee the
conditional rights of the South The Presidents
plan of reconstruction was anti republican as
it was absurd and inipracticable
Mr. Grinnell noticed a remark which Cox had
made concerning him, namely. that he would ex-
press his establishment at anything decent from
him [Grinnel He [Grinnell never raised his
arm to assault man. during his life, but he now
repealed as foul Islander the audacitv and base
remark of that member.
Mr. Holmes reminded Mr. Grinnell that Mr..
Cox was not in his seat.
Mr. Grnnell said he knew that, but Mr. Cox
had left the hall like coward
Mr. Holman said the gentleman might not use
such language if Mr.. Cox were present
Mr.. G. said the same OF Dumont He had
severely pierced the gentleman from Ohio who
recently had appeared in Brooklyn to support the
speech OF an apostate petticoat against Miss
Dickinson.
Mr. Grinnell said that Dumont had exposed
| the Democratic repegades. and that was the sore
point. They had opposed the soldiers voting.
Mr.. Holman controvcrted that point
Me. @. said Mr II. belonged to very small
party-the War Democrats. Not so with the
larger portion of them. He briefly spoke in dero-
CATION of Mcclellan who. with his Democratic
friends, was leagued with slavery. and would
go down to hell
The Committee arose and the House then ad-
journed.