Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-04-21
Mr. Cox said that Sedid not speak of the

Mr.. Cox. said that betlid not speak of the
gentleman's, Mr.. Colfax's, personal charac-
ter. He admired him too much for his
fairness. Ne never heard word Of freproach
against him. But when the Speaker of the
House comes down to the floor to engineer
aresoution through, he ought to tako the
consequences.
Mr.. CoLFAx--T will do II. ..-... .
Mr.. Cox would say, in reply to tho trai.
torous sentimentsef Lincoln tha. he,
Mr.. Cox, was opposed to secession and rev,
olutioI excepting in pursuance ofGtbe Con.
,stitutiou. Thiswas the position Of the gen
tlemen on his side of the House. But Mr..
Lincoln was elevated to the Presidency by
lawless party who knew that he, Mr.. Lin
coin, was in favor of revolution and. seces-
sion, and was an advocate Of any party set
ting up tor themselves when they chose to do
SO. He, Mr.. Cox, never agreed to tho pol
icy Of his former colleague, Mr. Vallandig
ham, because he thought il i,npracticsble.
Mr.. Cox then read an extract from, speech
lately made by Mr. Julian of Indiana, to
show that he, Mr.. Julian, entertained sim
liar revolutionary idea to that of Mr.. Lin
,colu. Why did not some one move to ex-
pei him, Mr. Julian, for that? Are you,
plT OON Salu 10 VT. QUINN, III IaNOT OF
breaking down the Constitution to save
the country" i .....,.s
|. MI JULIAN (Un., Ind. )replied that he
had explicitly said that he saw no necessity
for treading down the Constitution to sup
press the Rebellion.
Mr. Cox-If a necessity existed, would
you be in favor of in "a
Mr. JULrAN-If necessary to save the
country, would blast the power of the Re-
bellion forever by the strong band of war
81 Mr.. Cox (continuine) saidt'iat he regard
ed the Union as bound up in the Copstitu-
tion, and the breaking down Of the Consti-
tuition would not destroy the Rebellion.
Mr.. JULIAN said that IL it was necessary
to save the nations life, he would do so at
the expense of the violation of the letter of
the Constitution. ...-.t, ~ =
Mr.. Cox did not desire to save the coun.
| try b. tearing out its brains, which was the
| Constitution. You have sworn 10 support
the Constitution, not in a certain emorgen-
cy, but Internationally and in all places
and now you say, in a certain emergency,
you would violate your oath. What is this
but moral treason and perjury? rs 3
Mr.. JULIAN replied that he had taken
the oath, and had asserted heretofore as he
did now, that there was no necessity for VII
oating the Constitution. lie would ask the
gentleman, Mr. Cox, explicitly if the life of
the nation could be saved only by the viola
ton of the Constitution in some respects,
would he save the life ofthe nation 1t that
cost? Laughter. . .4 yrs...fx
MIR. Cox replied that he knew ofno other
| life of the nation than the Constitution it.
self He regarded the Constitution as the
body and bones of the nation, Therefore,
in defending the Constitution we defend the
nations lite from assassination. Under, mo
conceivable circumstances to the human
mind would he violate the Constitution for
any purpose whatever. Any man who ut
ters any other sentiments expresses moral
treason. In reference to Mr.. Vollandighanl,
he said that he, MIR. Cox vas for fairtral,
for free speech and for free press and ev.
erywhere he took the ground in favor of
constitutional liberty. Nowhere did Mr..
Vallandigham utter sentiment looking to
the recognition of the Southern Confeder-
acy, and be was in favor of voting men and
money to carry on the war. Nothing look
ing to the independence Of the South ever
came from the lips of Mr.. vallandigham.
| Mr.. Cox said in conclusion, we have to
take the old States to make the Union
This is the platform on which we are to meet
you next Autumn. We will never surren.
der the country to the Secessionists or the
Abolitionists.
Mr.. KELLEY (Un., Pa. ),said two remark.
able features had been presented to-day
They had seen the Speaker move resolu.
tion of 0fexpulsion, and the gentleman from
Ohio, Mr.. Cox. justify by indrection what
he dared not vindicate directly, namely, the
language and purpose of his colleague Mr.
Long. In brief passing phrase he disa-
vowed the sentiments of his colleague, while
the remainder of his hour was given to jus
tification Of treason. AS to the gentleman
(Mr. Stanton, Ohio,) he now stood on the
war platform in favor of a vigorous prose-
cution OF hostilities, the friend ofthe Union,
urging by his voice and example the people
Of Ohio to sustain the Government in main
tanning its supremacy over every inch ofthis
broad territory. 1t would not do to talk Of
abstract opinions uttered three years ago
any more than it would to i'm pmgnthe pat
riotism Of Gen.r Butler for voting for Breck-
inridge at the Charleston Consentieny The
question before US is a question Of law. The
member, whose expulsion is moved, swore
and subscribed to the oath of loyalty. The
test oath did not exist in 1861. II was ,in-
der that oath the gentleman colleague is
arraigned Pleas of abstract views of the
Consultation could net be raised Tor the
sanction of treason. The whole subject is
adjudicated. The Supreme Court of the
United States, by which the gentleman OF
Ohio used to stand, has passed upon the
question. He would find that the Court
Mas declared that this Government is now
involved in terrible war and is required
by the law Of nations to treat the Rebels
under the Constitution as alien enemies, -
Tho gentleman, Mr.. Long, uttered more
fully than others dared to do the keynote
on the Democraticside. Among the soldiers
Of Pennsylvania you would not find one in
five hundred who would not brain the gen-
tleman for uttering in camp the doctrines he
uttered with impunity in this hail. isphe
gentleman had taken occasion to iusplt his
colleague, butt when tie cat is away lthe
mice will play. He advised them to keep
in their holes hereafter. [Lsugater. 7 He
further replied to Mr.. Cox, and in the
course Of his remarks said such sentiments
as had been avowed would reduce them all
TO submission to Jefferson Davis and the in.
fernal band who had made nearly quarter
million Of graves, filed with the best and
bravest mon OF the land He rose to ex-
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