Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-05-05
I WHOLE NO. 321.


He insists. yon see, that Mr.. yallan.
digham never advocated the recognition of
the rebel nationality. which his present
colleague so boldly svows.
(Mr. Rollins of Missouri, interrupting.
here explained his previons speech.
Mr.. CoLrAx-The gentleman from ILL.,
nois Mr.. j. c.. Allen) also spoke on this
subject, and here are his words. He said:
"Suppose his words do give aid and comfort to
inc enemy. Are we to exclude him from his
rghtsI u would be ia contempt Of our rules and
of the constitution
Why, sir, what doctrine is that! That
, ii gentleman's words do give aid and
comfort to our enemies, we cannot. accord.
ing to our rules or::under the Consultation.
do anything with him. Sir. after the ut.
terancs OF that sentence early in the de.
bate, it must excite no wonder to see gen.
, tlemcn opposite with shields locked over
and around the gentleman from Ohio to
protect him and to say that he shaU have
the privilege of advocating the recognition
OF treason Oh this floor. that he shall have
the privilege of paralyzing the energies of
our soldiers in the fell, by telling that
their Government anl Constitution is
dead; thai he shall have the privilege of
nervidg to new struggles and to new ener-
gies the traitorous armies of the confeder-
acy. which our own gallant troops have
been pressing closer and closer, both npon
the Atlantic seaboard and Upon the Gulf.
What support to our impcrilIod country is
this! All! what words of encouragement
are these to go to the army OF the Poto-
mae. which in a few days is to meet the
enemies of the Republic, is, perhaps, the
Waterloo of this great contest. IL we
permit this, then lift your blockade, be-
cause you are sending to the rebe, camps
what will do more to strengthen them than
the munitions of war, which by that block
ade you seek to exclude
Mr.. Speaker, l must hasten on. lest my
time should expire, unless, indeed, the
House will extend my time. rs they have
promised, to the length of the Interrupt
tions to which | have submitted
MR. Cox--I object to the gen,leman's
time being extended unless / am allowed
TO make personal correction.
Mn. CoLFAx-I am surprised that the
objection should come from that side of
the House after yielding to it over ten
minutes of my time already on that ex-
press understanding. and conceded TO the
gentleman from Ohio Mr.. Long, the
close after me-
Mn. Cox-Thc gentleman refused to
yield 10 me after he had given way to
Others
Mr.. CoLFAx-I was willing then. and
am willing now, to yield to the gentleman.
and hope all objection will be Withdrawn
from this side of the House.
Ma. CREsswELL-No, sir; objected at
the time. and object now.
Mr.. CoLFAx--I come now to the speech
OF the member from Ohio Mr.. Long, it.
sell. and l am going to do it justice. quo-
ting its very words as comment on it,
pass over his allusion to the President
coming through Baltimore under cover
OF night disguised in a plaid cloak and
Scotch cap, lest as was feared by his
friends, he might have received q warmer
greeting than would have been agreeable
at the hands Of the constituents of the gen.
tleman from Maryland, Mr.. Davis p
He ought TO have said ..at the hands of
the enemies" OF my friend. And it is to be
regretted that when he alluded to that. he
could not have rebuked, even fsintly. that
plot which was the cause of the Chief Mag
istrate coming through Baltimore in that
way. But the gentleman is entitled to use
his own words.
He then goes on to the opening of the
war, and says after the Inauguration:
"a secret meeting ofthe Governors Of num-
Der of States was soon after held in this city. A
scheme wasdevi sed and a vessel sent out, under
prefense of furnishing provisions to the troops un-
der Mrjor Anderson in Fort Sumter. On arriving
IN Charleston har0or the people OF that city fired
upon the fort. The telegraph bore the news to
this city, end on its first mention to the Presidents
he exclaimed. Il kneo they iroad do IT, which TO
my mind is conclusive that il ras intended express
ly for that purpose
"7aus, sir, pas the uar inauguratcd."
Sir, it is scarcely necessary to vindicate
the truth of history, except to say that ev-
cry one knows that it was in January.
1861, two months before the Inauguration
of Dir. Lincoln, that the provision vessel
intended TO supply our troops in Fort
Sumter, the Star of the West. was fired
upon by the batteries upon Morris island
in Charleston harbor. Nay, more than
that. We all know that when, after that
time. Mr.. Lincoln stood upon the steps of
this Capitol to take the oath which made
him Chief Magistrate of this nation. al
though on the 18th of February jeff Davis
had declared at Montgomery that the day
of compromise was passed, and that now
the North must smell southern gun-pow-
der and feel southern steel. Mr.. Lincoln.
with kindness of heart which did honor
to him, said in reply, There shall be no
blood shed unless you yourselves commence
it," He said it in the hope that their fell
purpose might be set aside. and that our
country might not be compelled to drink
the bloody dregs Of the cup of civil war.
But. sir. thirsting for; blood. and at .
time when they could have obtained pos
session of Fort Sumter in two days by the
exhaustion of the supplies of its beleaguer-
ed garrison, they opened their batteries
upon that fort-guns forged under tho
flowing folds of the stripes and stars. and
trained by men who had received their ed
ucation at the nations expense at West
Point--guns aimed at the very heart Of
the American Republic. And not even
then was war declared on our side. Bat
when the telegraph brought MS the reioic-