Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-15

.vetysuas the cause s. he war. he Be.
lieVed that slavery Wv the cause OF the
war, aud heSNas ID 7rir - dofdE ayayi
with.it sstiFsiy. [Apieas' rom The gal /
AIf.Voorhees ross polut of order,
aud made a remark tsrsspeelldI 70 the
Speaker, lmtimstiag tlss by was unfair.
he was called to eT,tt By aF. GrinnsIl, |
Of Iowa, aud Ar. Smith requested his
friendS to keep their ilpgles sill and their
hands 10 their pocketa as LU wished to
hnish his speech Hiiip6e fnr'hsr intefrup-
tion.
Hr.smith then prfe ssded'n.d 'eohslnded
his speech.
Dir, PSndlelon, ot0hlo, argued In favor
OF the right Of freq tiscussiOn. What, he
asked, are tho question: iFhieh this House
has to eousidsr-WfichRFo upon the table
for confederation They are conservation,
taxation, reeonstruttibn aud al the bot.
tom OF all there liss the question of the
continuance OF the Hak; aud this question
il WAS the duty offhis colleague 70 con1Id.
OF, or be could not vote fairly upon them.
He had done this deeofously aud in proper
time, and this Honas had no right 10
aFrAigu or expel bun tot 80 doing. IthHd
been said that this troe dfscussion. Al.
though proper 10 TINES Of peace, EsS not
allowable or proper Il time Of war. He
tack iSSHe With them upon this, ID Was
ia the time Of war thst such freedom Of
discussion was most necessary aud allow
able. Otherwise the stata 81 1Ar would
perpetuate itself.
1t IL were reasonable 70 ADVOCATE the
tegpinttion, Of war gpou the terrna upon
which only Il eolii he obtained, would
nAsSe MAJ, enee inau gprated, eternal, The
gsetlemsR from llapd ~. DAyig,l
gel g ts!a ~ - eitailpns Whic5
ne nede IN support OF his ~ ohpsil ibn, wien
fenSo was so haRrsut that, with or without
law, the House shonld eKpel the offender.
Was thiG the position of his Griend from
Indiana who Introduced tho resolution I
Were the gentlemen upon the other side
prepared to throw aside the law and fall
back upon the reserved right to tako care
OF itsSif7 Kso, they were ready to take
Issue With them In that way; but be pre-
fetTed TO believe that this body was vet 10
DO governed by laws. In order 10 bring
1t within the poWsr Of the House 10 sxpsl
member. he must be gnilty OF iBdeeoToun
or disoTderly eonduet,
Mr. HaGhburps, Of iIliaOis. inquired
Whethsr the gentleman did DOT duriDg the
last Congress vote 10 s1psI two unembers
Of this House for other than dlsordarIy
conduct.
Air. Pendleton-Whatt Wor
Ne. Washbarne-Ar, Read, of MIsaouri,
aud Mr. Bennett, OF Kentucky,
Mr. Pendleson ssid he Voted for their
expulsion becauGS they Wers 10 arms
sgaIus. the governments. Did NOT the gen.
ttanep cOnsider Bhis disordetiy conduct?
Ar. Kashburus said, accept tina gentle.
mans definition.
ar. Garfield. Of Ohio, put q cass to his
colleague 10 order to better undstslaud
ing Of his views. suppose ae should, IL,
dscotOus manner, Introduce here a reso
luton aGstnst the plans OF Goo. Grant for
tue campaign about 70 be commeneed.-
suppose 10 speech supporting such reso-
luton he should IN an orderly And decor.
Gus manner oppose tbess plane, aud state
tho number OF bis men, that one column
would move in this way, aud auothsr 10
that, thus exposing his plane OF the cam
PslRn to The eusmy. That would not be
disorderly eonduGt. Bus IL Hss az offence
fof which he should be sxpsiied and pna
ished By the House
ar. PeBdietoh repiiet thet It The gentle.
mRn obtained his GacIa Of toe campaign
from newspapers and OF public nOtnfiaiJ,
I " NOutu 90 PetIoCtlS INEuN VI mention ",
and 1t Wa NOT ii the over OF she House
TO punish him for il. But il The gentle
man vent to the War Department and
PrnchHed lHiPp5tARl inforIust ton aniSr tbs
seal 81 secrecy. and then came here and ia
bis speech sGpDSed 1t openly, and BY lhus
publicly SRsAking eAvs aid aud cUuiforS TO
the enemy, that would De diaordrrIJ con.
duet or tas grayess kind.
Mr.. PendIston, IL CONCLUSION, referred
TO the history OF the past, Including The
eeses Of presentation OF petitions Tor the
dissolution OF the Union, aud also 10 The
remark Of Ne. Stevens, OF PenDSylvspia,
that he would never vote for the reStOrA.
ton Of The Union with thu PrnIsetioa OF
slavery.
Nr. Auos Myers, of Pennsylvania, ar.
gued at length upon the Iurpitude OF tbs
gentleman from Ohio. aud was greatly sar-
osslte upon the Ssnsitivsness of The gentle.
men on the other aida TO he applause OF
the galleries. -
Ata quarter 10 four the Houss took a
.r"csIa until si1 o'clock.