Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1864-06-02

the gentleman from Maryland 1 call upon
my colleague to say whether it was not so.
Mr.. HARRIS, of Maryland. I can only
say that did not accept of any concession,
if he made any, from my friend from Wis
consin. He had finished what he had to
say, and / took the floor by my own indie
pendent right.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
A message from the Senate, by Mr.. Hic-
key, one of its clerks, announced that the
Senate had passed an act for the settlement,
subsistence. and support Of the Navajo In-
dian captives on a reservation in the Terri
tory of New Mexico.
MIssoURRI CONTESTED ELECTIoN-AGA1N.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from
Wisconsin Mr.. Sloan raised the question
Of order that the time of the gentleman
from Maryland had expired. The Chair is
informed that although the gentleman from
Wisconsin expressed his willingness to yield
the remainder of his hour, the gentleman
from Maryland took the floor without any
concession and is now entitled to his full
hour.
Mr.. HARRIS. of Maryland. I do not in
tend to tax the patience of the House by
consuming the entire time to which I am
entitled. When interrupted Gas / have so
frequently been) I was carrying out my
line Of argument to show what the ,Execu-
tive of this country could do by the exer-
else of such power as was claimed for him
BY the gentleman from Massachusetts,, [Mr.
DAWES and conceded by the member from
Baltimore city, Mr.. DAv1s] with this tre-
mendous lever he might easily overturn the
liberties of this country. As I said before
he could fll all the places of trust and hon.
or with the wiling wiling TOOLS Of his power; men
who. being willing slaves themselves, are at
instruments, to make slaves Of others. -
Even any, ''ism" might be voted up or vot-
ed down II advised by the preachers. through
the operation Of the power now claimed for
him. Anti=slaveryism can be elected at
any time, as by this process is now in reali-
ty being done in the StAtss in which that
institution exists The fornS If law ,.ay
be preserved, while the fraudulent. and ops
pressive realities Of tyranny can be enforced.
Sir. this pretended desigr~ keeping tree
is it that this crime, punishable at alltimes,
is punished only on election day? 1t is
that patriotic men, who differ with the Ad-
in its ruinous course, who have
the highest regard for their constitutional
and legal obligations. may be involved in
the loss of their greatest privilege under
the Infamous pretense of preserving it. 1t
is an easy thing, as we see. for heated aud
selfish partisan to proclaim the charge Of
treason against fellow citizen; but when
the charge is made, and is unsustained by
proof, there can be no other name for the
unjust accuser except the name of SLAM
derer.
Mr.. GARFIELD. I rise to question of
order. The member from Maryland is con-
tumaciously disobeying the Chair. He is
not addressing the Chair; he is addressing
the other part Of the House. l call him
to order.
Mr.. II ARRrs, Of Maryland. l hope I
will not be interrupted I will look at the
Chair. The Chair will excuse me if in the
warmth Of debate have transgressed the
rule of order which the Chair has laid down.
Mr.. NOBLE. I have listened with great
care to the gentleman from Maryland, and
since aduonished by the Chair he has made
no address to anybody else but the Chair.
I do not think he is liable to the point of Or
der made against him by the member from
Ohio.
Mr.. HARRIS, of Maryland l think my
honorable friend from Ohio Mr.. Garfield
should not be so sensitive on this subject.
[ will not, however. call him my friend,
for I do not know him, and am not sure
that be would recognize the appellation. -
But, sir, / know [ have seen him in the
ecstasies and contortions Of debate so far
forget himself on this point as to bring him
within the category of those who are not
privileged to cast the first stone.
This charge Of treason is a wide spread
net. It has entered the Halls of Congress
and been used for the purpose Of arresting
free debate and sitting the warning voices
which will reach the ears and warm the
hearts of the American paople. For the
bold utterances of my political sentiments,
this charge of treason has been called from
the "vasty deep" in order to prescribe me.
dare to avow them in this or any other
presence, and the defiance refutes the charge.
For the avowal of my appreciation of the
sentiment contained in the celebrated Crit
tendon resolution, Ghough in somewhat
different form.) which the gentleman Mr..
Washburne] who drew the heresolution of ex-
pulsion approved OF" and voted for, lit was
declared here in his resolution that had
used 'treasonable language and bad been
guilty Of q groas contempt Of this House, =
and should be expelled. As to the charge
of gross contempt Of che House, the rccol-
lection and reflection of the members who
voted it must declare it false Not sim
gle rule of order or parliamentary deco
rum did violate on that occasion. and the
House will be ashamed when they review
their own rulinc on that point But