Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-04-13

NJ pe,ljetoil goaIl not ,Iiscnss tie sound
ness or u1l9oin,eSs - the views u iitS uiI'
league, Mr. Long nor would !le lE''';ige III
partisan discussion or aj!usioi;s. sne uea'@H
IVA, thar numbers 5El MA represent the Views
Of their constituents, AMI ~ a'GIn*H1, pc"
suasitl?. and d con parls0n Vi op>olon5: aEGtEe
at AZ intelligent conciusuH as GO >acti m'as''t
q !e2sLaIOu as would contribute 10 ne general
welfare and The p5cpatJlty ol t1f: 'T0EeTi5i."l.
~ hat questions are broaghG before u 5i>'ii-
hScation. taxation, The reorganization 81 ~Ialc
governments ar!;i amendments 30 the Constr
luElou. Debate. here, should be to make III
impression on The ii as!s u mami}9rs. lhe
speech Of his colleague was matte lor that par
nosa Were gentlemen afraid Of the argument
Were they afraid to trust the couufry-the
power which stood behind them? The express
sion Of an opinioa at the proper nna aud IN.
der the rules was beyond The jurisdiction q tue
House Ali the House could 10 WAS 70 punish
tYr ;lisoroeIly conduct. -,
Mr.. Wasburue, OF ILL.,, inquired whether
the gentleman did not, during the last congress,
vote to expel TWO members OF THIS fi0nao lor
other than dlsoGderly conduct.
llr. ioendIe!0n asked +" nat tWo.
Mr.. Wash 5urne replied NT hced: u
Missouri, aud Nj. BurnetG OF Kentucky:
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nulsion because they were in arms against TOE
Government Did not the gentleman coasid-
er that disorderly conduct
Mr.. WaSlloulne replied he accepted the ex,
PLANTATION.
Mr.. GARFIELD put case 10 bis colleague IN
order to better understanding OF his views.
Suppose be should Iii decOronS ulanllor IN
troduce here the plans Of General Grant tor
the com pagn about to be commenced. sup
nose he should oppose such plans, and state
the number Of men, &C. That would not be
disor1ery conduct. But Was it not All offence
Tor which he should be punished.
Mr.. pendlt ton replied, if the gentleman Oh
tanned his facts OF the cam palgn from neWspa-
pers, and Of public notorlety; be would ne per-
tectIy right to mention it; and It Was not III
the power Of the House to punish am nun for t.
BIT if the gentleman went 70 the war Da-
pertinent and procured important Information
under the seal Of secrecy, and then came mere
and made speech agains; 1t openly ("ne1l ne
had right TO move that the doors be cosed}
aud thus publicly speaking, gave ao ana coitl-
fort to the enemy, that would De olSoio0'y
conduct Of the gravest crime.
Mr., MYERS OF Penn, said that this was eth
or q glorious or sad day lor the Rep4ollc -
tn their experience as lawyers, they had never
before seen man come into court and express
his guit. All the gentleman from OE)io: Mr.
TnneI had to do TO show himself a tull teoeI,
was TO present bis revolver. They had net 20
wait Tor hin, to enter the rebel army. before
tIlav excluded niu from this hall. me sol
djers would take him by the neck ana heels
and throw him out Of camp for declaring S1cIl
sentiments in their presence. He should vote
for the expulsion Of the gentleman from ONO
for the reason, be believed from the MEMBER )
OWN declaration that he preferred the recognI-
ton Of the Southern Coniedefacy 70 the sup
iugati1n Of the South.
\ conversation took place among several
,x,a,,,,or. oon.ar1,ing the tiine az which debate