Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-04-28
Consuming a Traitor.

holder than usual, and had the hardi-
hood to declare their true sentiments
B. G. Harris, a representative from
Maryland, made a long and vehement
speech, in which he endorsed every word
of Mr.. Long, who had declared himself
in favor Of recognizing the nationality
of the so-called Confederacy, eulogizing
Mr.. Long for some time on his bravery
fer speaking bis sentiments. He went
further and uttered other reasonable
sentiments, whereupon Mr.. Washburn,
of Illinois, introduced the following res
olution
WHEREAS. The Hon. Benz. G.. Har-
ris, a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States, from the
State of Maryland. has upon this day
used the following language, to-wit =
1.-The South asked you to let them live
lin peace. But no ; you said you would
bring them to subsection This is not
done yet; and God Almig hty grant that
it never may. [ hope you will never
subjugate the South
And whereas, Such language is trea-
sonable, and gross contempt of the
House, and therefore belt
Resolved, That the said Benjamin G..
Harris be expelled from the House
There is rafting fire of points of
order from the Democratic side, but in
few moments the Chair has overruled
them all the previous question is order
ed, the Democrats try to adjourn and
fail, and in spite of their squirming
they are brought to an instant vote.
They know well enough that it takes
two-thirds vote to expel, and SO they
determine to play the bluff game out.
The vote is eighty-one to ffty-eight.
Seventeen votes are lacking, but very
heavy majority has done it's best to ex-
pei the traitor. -
Schenck has been meantime watching
his opportunity, and the moment the
vote is announced he gets the floor,
and page darts down the aisle with
this:
Resolved, That BENJAMIN G.. Harris
Representative from the fifth district
of the State of Maryland, having spo-
ken words this day in the debate mani
testify tending and designed to encourage
the existing rebellion and public enc
mics of this nation, is declared to be
an unworthy member of this House, and
is hereby severely eensured.
The Democrats are startled by this /;
going on record against it may be dan
gerous. A number rush over to Schenck
and beg him to modify-strike out some
of the harsh words, and soften it down
Schenck grimly tells them that he won t
change a syllable, and he will put them
on record. He don't care how they
vote; but he don't mean to let them
shirk the naked issue of severely CEN
suring treason, or sustaining it.
They try to adjourn and fail; try to
lay it on the table and fail; and are
finally driven to vote. The moment the
vote begins, there is a general rising on
their side, and in moment focks of
them issue from the cloak room, hats
and overcoats on, and start for the doors
They don't mean to be caught on that
vote, if they can help it.
The vote is announced, ninety-two to
eighteen Eleven Democrats have APP
parently voted the Unionists, eighteen
have honestly voted their wishes in the
matter, and the rest have skulked off
and lodged Poor towards did they
forgot that there is press in the
land ?
And SO Mr.. Harris is pronounced un-
worthy of membership in the House.
declared to have manifestly sought to
encourage the rebellion. and severely
censured, by vote of ninety-two to
eighteen of his fellow members Time
was that honorable men would resign
and let their constituents pass on the
Justice of their punishment Mr. Har-
lis has lost his jaunty air, and looks as
sober as If he were contemplating such
dread contingency.
The Copperheads in Congress and
elsewhere generally endorse Mr.. Harris
sentiments. Fernando Wood, Voorhees,
and others are extremely anxious to
be made martyrs Of and if Mr.. Long or
Mr.. Harris had been expelled they
wished to be expelled too.
CRoUP-At meeting of the Paris
Academy of Sciences, the disease
OF Group so common among children,
formed the subject Of important remarks
DIR. Jodin stated that it was parasitic
affection, and of all simple remedies,
capable of removing these parasiticai
growths the perchloride of iron by far
the best. 1t penetrates through the
fungus, modifes the hemorrhagic state
which always exists in the affected parts
and in their neighborhood, and, lastly,
obliges the patient to expectorate, by
which means the false membrane is ex-
PEELED, and an immediate cure is effect
ed.