Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-21


tongues with which to contend. and am
not to be interrupted or put down by the
member from New York. As that gem
tleman entertained the House By the
reading Of some precious extracts, pro-
pose TO send something to the Clerks
desk TO be read II is an extract from o
paper recently published in bis own city.
The Clerk read as follows:
"Mr. Fernando Wood has the eifroui-
cry to deny, in the House, thas while
Mayor Of New York be sent a dispatch
TO Georgia regretting that arms, intend
ed for that State, had been stopped in
New York. Tie averred that his dispatch
related to merchandise only. Here are
the dispatches:
MnLEDoEyiILE, Jan. "a, 1861.
70 his Honor, Mayor Wood:
Is it true that any arms intended Tor
and consigned to the State OF Georgia
have been seized by public authorities in
New York Your answer IS important
to Us and TO New Xork Answer At
once r. TOOaBs
TO this the Mayor returned the follow
ing answer:
Hon. r. 7oOmbs, Milledgsgflie, Ga.
la reply TO your dispatch, regret 10
say that arms intended TOR aud consign.
ed 10 ths State Of Georgia, have been
seized by the police Of this state, but that
the city Of New York should ia no way
be made responsible for the outrage.
AS Mayor, have no authority over the
police II had the power should sum.
marily punish the authors Of this Illegal
aud nnjnsti6able seizure of private prop
erty. FERNANDO Woop.
Now what excuse will Mr.. Wood have
10 offer TO the House2
Mr. Schcnck. That win do. will
ask the question myself; ask II, too,
under the light Of the further fact that
six days before that attempt to give com.
fort to rebels in arms, Georgia had sol
EMMY declared her secession from the
| Union, and set herself up By that solemn
act in open rebellion. Ii was an "out-
rage NOT TO send arms, and he il no
/ War Democrat Sir, he is War Demo
/ crat, but what kind of War namocrat2
| His WAR Democracy" consists in an
Endorsement Of war by his fellow
| rioters, led forward under the influence
Of his teachings in New York, who foully
and crually murdered, among others,
even one Of the officers Of your noble
army while wearing the national uni
forml
Oh, no; probably be SUNK away in
/ the midst of that riot Probably he was
not seen in the street Probably he held
no weapon in his hand and applied no
torch to any dwelling But who does
not know that it was the uniform teach
ings Of him and his school that reused
that angry, that unrehecting, that ignor-
ant populaee into deeds OF violence, of
ruin, Of rapine, Of murder, in which it
| indalged2
And now he stands here talking
smoothly about peace, and about being
no War Democrat
But, Sir. have another reminiscenee
for him There was time when he was
a war Democrat-ay, war Democrat Of
the true stripe, too-not a war against
defenceless women and children in the
streets OF New York. After be had pro.
posed the secession Of the city Of New
York, after be regretted that be could
not help Georgia with arms, he became
about the 18th or 18th Of April, 1861
alarmed by the reused indignation aud
swelling voices OF the then whole united
loyal people, and met and addressed thai
people at their great meetia5 IN Union
Square And there be pleiged himself
TO assembled thousands that he was foI
the war, aud for the Union. | appre
hend he found il convenient TO have il
understood then that he was a war Dem
ocrat, Just ike those whom he now de
nonRees around him.
Perhaps he will deny this too. Lei
, him. Happening 10 be present in Mes
York, and invited | spoke on that oeea
, sion-you may call It honor or dishonor
as you will--from the same stand will
, him 10 those assembled thousands | ha,
/, no acquaintance with him, but | stoos
near him while be was thus deliverin.
i himself and making those loyal pledge.
r and ayowals.
: say, therefore, that | do not kno,
what kind of War Democrat be may b
], hereafter, whether he will be against hi
Z own people and the Government Of til
= United States, as he is now, or agains
: the insurgents, as he was then. Iii
: present profession is to be neither, bu
/, to crawl along on the border between th
r two aud try neutrality, which has neve
r yet been attempted by any State or pee
e pie that il has not proved their curse an
l. ruin. Bot, sir, he would propose term
II Of peace, and that peace he would oEfe
TO those who scorn him. He would prs
o pose terms Of peace to those who will es
If tend 90 him no hand of welcome at hi
r coming. But still he will press upon hi
II good offices, reluctant rs they may be.
S Sir, he sings this siren song Of peac
lie for the effect he hopes 1t may have 4
Is home. | ask him again, what mode {
ID seeking peace is that, except to erav
PROSTATE to the feet Of insurgents in aru
h aud say 10 them, "Do with us as you vii
Of tear from the flag of our glorious Unio
ID half its cleaning stripes, blot out q
is many Of those stars as you can reae
K and extinguish, only Join US again To-
lie you might help Us to save the Democrat
ID party, so that we may hereafter, as her
60 tofore, enjoy power and the Offices {
Mt gether. For these we will humble on
IN selves as none Of Gods creatures ev,
humbled themselves before" Laughter