Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-14
G O N G r e S S
Exciting Proceedings in the House
.'~ on Saturday.
PROPOSED EXPULSION OF MIR. LONG, OF OHIO

PllOPOSED EAPULSl0N UF MR. LUNG, UF UHlU.
In the House of Representatives, on Sat
urday, Mr.. CoLFAx, the Speaker, descended
from the Chair and offered Resolution to
expel Mr.. LONG for expressing himself
against the further prosecution of this war
and, as an alternative, the recognition of
the Southern Confederacy.
In introducing the resolution, Mr.. CoLFAx
opened the debate upon it, and Mr.. Cox, of
Ohio, followed:
Mr.. Cox, Of Ohio, (Dem,) said that this
resolution to expel a member of the House
called for more than usual gravity. He
was not in the House when his colleague
Uong) made his remarks; but he (Cox) was
informed by members around him, that
they would bear the Interpretation put up
on them. Had he (CoX) been i'm his seat
Yesterday, he should have disavowed, in be-
half of the Ohio delegation. any remarks
looking to the recognition of the rebellion,
as crystallized at Richmond. He did not
know single member of the Ohio delega-
tion, excepting his colleague, (Long.) who
was willing to recognize the Confederate
Government. He spoke of this because of
the attempt to make partisan capital by
those on the other side. He (Cox) believed
that his colleague at the time spoke only
his own sentiments and not those of his
party. Recently there was Democratic
State Convention in Ohio, representing 145,-
600 votes, and in that convention no senti-
ment like that of his colleague was uttered.
The only man whose name was presented,
looking to recognition, and who had circu-
lated a pamphlet in support of his views,
received only two votes in that convention
as a delegate. The loyal people of Ohio are
not under any shape or color in favor of
such declaration as the resolution attribu-
ted to his colleague. The Democratic peo-
pie in that State rallied and sent her sons to
the war, although the people of Ohio did
not agree with the African wholly.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, (Union,) as If
in correction of the gentleman, suggested
that he meant "Abyssinian." [Laughter.]
Mr.. Cox replied that the gentleman from
Illinois, (Washburne,) took pleasure in re-
whether that gentleman had any sense at
all in connection with the African question.
Mr.. Washburne said he would leave that
to the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr.. Cox said he would not submit to any
further frivolous Interruptions, and then
referred to the resolutions introduced into
the last Congress by Representative Con-
way, OF Kansas, In favor of recognizing the
Southern Confederacy. Where then was
the sensitive gentleman from Indiana, (Col-
,avi @ that he aid not come forward with n
resolution of expulsion. He would ask the
Sneaker (Colfax) to respond to the question.
The Speaker declares that he is for ''free
speech.n Why, then, does he pursue nv
colleague (Long) for uttering his sentiments
while he 1.-THE Speaker) refrains from ex-
nellino n man in his (Colfax's) own ranks
for doing the same thing? L yield to the
Sneaker to answer the question.
Mr.. Colfax replied: The Representative
from Indiana claims the floor when he
chooses, and declines speaking within the
gentleman's (Cox's) speech.
Mr.. Cox-The gentleman is distinguished
for prudence as Well as for sagacity.
Some one asked Mr.. Cox whether he
Thought Mr.. Conway of Kansas should be
expelled for Offering the resolutions that he
Conway did. ~ 9A i'se
Mr.. Cox responded that he did not think
Mr.. Conway should be expelled any more
than Mr.. Stevens. of Pennsylvania, should
for his speech in favor of regarding the
Southern Confederacy as a de Jacto Govern
ment--as an Independent nation. His coll
!, league, (Garfeld,) had taken the same
ground as the gentleman from Pennsylva-
y n1,ia. fSteyens.) and now he (1arfeld.5 was
in favor of expelling a member Of the
House. q entertaining the same views as him
self ''S
Mr.. Garfield. of Ohio, said that he took
the most decided ground against the gem
tieman from Pennsvlvania 7Stevens.) That
the South are now a foreign people. In
his sneech he fGarfieldl remarked that thev
were in the Union: that I'm putting down
= this rebellion we must be governed by the
laws of war as If thew were n forejpn ma
tion-but not thereby admitting them to be
n foreign nation. =
Mr. Tox.-Do YOU hold the doctrine that
the Southern Confederacv Is independent
now. and IL not are Won In favor OF expel-
ling the gentleman from Pennsylyania iSte-
vens.l for holding such a doctrine? / do
J not believe in the doctrine of either Mr..
Stevens or Of Mr.. Long.
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