Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-04-21
UNMASKING OF THE PEACE

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Mr.. Colfax's Resolution and Speech
+ Against the Traitor Long.
NEW Yonx. April 1.-The following
isfrom the Sunday Herald's report of the
proceedings for the expulsion of the Peace
Traitor. Long: r
o' The Speaker. [Mr. Colfax. (Rep..) of
Ind. I called Mr. Rollins. of New Hamp-
shire. to the chair, and rising to a question
Of privilege. offered the following preamble
and resolutions:
nR. coLFAx's RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS. on the Sth day of April.
1864. when the House Of Representatives
was in Committee Of the Whole on the
State of the Union, Alexander Long, a
Representative in Congress from the Sec
ond district of Ohio, declared himself in
favor OF recognizing the independent ma.
tionality Of the so-called Confederacy now
in arms against the Union; and whereas,
the said so.called Coniederacy thus sought
to be recognized and established on the
ruins of a dissolved or destroyed Union
h.. as its chief officers, civil and military,
those wnc have added perjury to their
treason, and wn,. seek to obtain success
for their parricidal env-ts by the killing of
the loyal soldiers Of the nation, who are
seeking to save it from destructiU?; and
whereas. the oath required Of all members
and taken by the said Alexander Long on
the first day of the present Congress, de-
clares that he has voluntarily given no aid.
council or encouragement to persons en-
gagged in armed hostility to the United
States. thereby declaring that such con
duct is regarded as in consistent with mem
bership in the Congress Of the United
States therefore.
Resolued, That Alexander Long,
Representative from the Second District Of
Ohio. having on the Sth day of April.
1864, declared himself in favor of recog
nizing the independence and nationality of
the So called oConiederacy now in arms
against the Union, and thereby giving aid,
counienance e and encouragement to persons
engaged in armed hostility 10 the United
States, is hereby expelled. ss~ f
Mr.. coLFAx's REMARKS.
Mr.. Colfax said that he had pondered
upon his duty and felt that he bad dou-
ble obligation resting upon him--one as
the presiding officer, to administer the du-
ties OF the Chair and the rules impartially,
and the other as a Representative from the
Ninth District of Indiana. commissioned
to speak, act and vote for his constituents.
many Of whom are in the tented field. and
exposing their lives for the safety and per-
petuiiy OF the country. He owed it to the
women and children in his district. whose
natural protectors were stricken down by
the bloody hand OF treason. and whose
household had thus been bereft. He had
no personal unfriendliness against the gen.
tleman from. Ohio. Their relations hal
al says been pleasant. He (Mr. Colfax)
believed in the freedom of speech anil
nothing would have pro.npted him TO the
present course excepting the utterances Of
the gentleman Mr.. Long, that, in so
many words. he was in favor of recogni-
zing this SO called Confederacy and itsin-
dependence. and by snch recognition ad.
mitting it as one OF the family OF nations
And now, when tie Confederate flag was
here boldly unfarled. and aid and comfort
was given to the enemy by the gentleman
(Mr. Long), Notwithstanding his oath Of
Office. he Mr.. Colfax) felt it his duty to
ofler this resolution. and called upon the
House to pass their judgement upon it,
lie had offered the resolution, not as the
result Of consultation, but on his own re-.
sponsibility. lie (Mr. Colfax. said delib-
erately that his (Mr. Long's) avowsl
could not be passed over in silence. II
such remarks, 'giving aid and comfort to
the enemy" are suffered to go unrebuked,
why ought we to ask our soldiers to peril
their lives for, the Unions When ees-
tructiea is openly advocated on this floor.
we should cease to shoot deser,ers, for
they have not repudiated their obligations
any more fagrantly-ccrtainly less inau-
entially. Complain not il foreign govern
! ncnts recognize the rebel government. if
you pass over this declaration of the gen.
tleman (Mr. Long.) in silence. If any
gentleman Of the same political party as
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.. Long. la
gentleman who had advocated the recog-
milton of the Confederate flag and govern
ment-desired to offer resolution Of this
character. he (Mr. Colfax) would give
way to him. History is writing down
on her enduring tablets the events Of every
passing hour. lie (Mr. Colfax) doubted
not that the gentieman's (Mr. Long's)
friends should have offered this resolution
for their own good name. The Senate Of
the United States. by q more than two-
thirds vote, had expelled Senator Bright
for writing to the rebel chief letter Of in
Production, and after this, when the Leg
islature Of Indiana came to elect Senators
-one, for long term, and another for q
short term--they, respecting the solemn
act Of the Senate, refused to send him back