The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-05-05
Mr.. Fink on the Expulsion of Long,


.We last week alluded to the votes OF
Mr.. FINcK in regard to the expulsion
and censure of Harris and LONG for
their reasonable utterances.
The first resolution on which we
findhis vote recorded was the follow
ing offered dy Mr.. WAsHBuRN, Of Hi
!, nois, viz:
WHEREAS, Benjamin G.. Harris, q
member of the House of Representa-
tiyes of the United States from the
State of Maryland, has on this day
used the following language, to wit:
'The Sonth asked you to let them go
in peace. But NO; you said you would
bring them into subjection. That is not
iis done yet, and God Almighty grant
that it may never be. l hope that you
will never subjugate the south" And
whereas such language is reasonable,
and a gross disrespcct Of this House:
Therefore, H.. E.
81 y Be a xesolued, That the said Benja-
MN 6 Harris be expelled from this
House.
'A. Mr.FfNcK, in refusing tovotc for this
resolution, endorses the language OF
HARRIS, and like him, thanks God, that
the South will never DO subjugated.
Is not this an open, palpable expires.
sion of sympathy for the rebel cause?
The resolution failed OF receiving
the requisite majority, BY a vote of 81
to So. .'l-i
But it may be said by Mr.. FiNcK's
friends, that he regarded expulsion as
unconstitutional punishment, and that
he entertained the opinion that the
freedom of ofdebateallowed the uttcrance
of reasonable sentimentsi
But Mr.. FINcK is Of opinion, by his
refusal to vote, that the language OF
Mr.. HARMS was not deserving even
ofcensurc.
After the House had disposed OF
WAsHBURN's resolution, Gen. SoHENcK
ofOhio, diluted the dose as follows;
Resolved, That Benjamin Harris, a
Representative from the 5th district OF
the State ofMaryland, having spoken
words this day in debate manifestly
tending and designed to encourage
the existing rebellion and the enemies
of this Union, is declared to be an un :
worthy member of this House, and is
hereby severely censured.
This was too strong also for Mr..
FINcK. Cox. voted for it, but FINcK
.Dodged, thus proving, that he was op-
posed both to expulsion and censure
He, of course, regards HARRIs as a
! very patriotic Copperhead Of the
VAIANDIGHAM stripe, and that he is
Leithcr an "unworthy member OF the
House" nor deserving Of any censure
whatever. NA,.
'la Next came the case Of LoNa.fg We
quote below from hisspeech, as follows
s.' II do not share in the belief enter
tanned by many of my political friends
/ on this floor and elsewhere, that any
peace is attainable upon the basis o.
Union and reconstruction. If the De
mocratic party were in power to-day
/ have no idea, and honesty compel'
me to declare it, that they could re
store the Union over thirty -four States
NY mind has undergone an entire
change upon that subject. believe
that there are but two alternatives
and these are, either the acknowledg
gment of the independence of the Soutl
as an independent nation, or 'theil
complete subjugation and extermina
6stion as o people and OF these alterna
.tiyes prefer the former" asta.'
ssq In the debate, which, ensued on tn
resolution to expel LoNc, he did no
retract single word. What did Mr.
FINcK do? On the question, namely
" .'that ALEXANDER LoNG be, and b.
hereby is, declared to be an unworthy
member Of this House. he voted in th'
!. negative. In his opinion, therefore, /
5detracts nothing from the honor Of |
man. in this crisis, to announce, tina
sahc is ia favor Of the acknowledgment
y Of the independence Of the Southern
= Confederacy ~
..s After this resolution was disposed
8 Of bya vote of 80 to 80, MIR. CoLPA1
moved the previous question on hi
preamble, which substantially set
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