Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-04-22

republican journal SAYS
The war which was begun with so con-
siderable manifesto on Saturday last tap
ered down Yesterday 10 an exceedingly me
.,oipt. and lit The opponents Of freedom 81
ieI,ate IN Congress, ia position OF conspic-
Mons fllure, although they did saseeed III
81 81 a n4ild-mannercd resolution OF cen
NO. On Saturday. tie vote to expel Dir.
u1rfs was 81 t. ~. and to ccnsure him. %
- is. Yesterday the vote condemnatory
of Mr.. Long were on The first resolution,
that he was an unworthy member Of the
House. 80 10 ~. and on the secnnd, that
ii. conduct Is Incompatible with his duty
a. member of this body IS to 60.
" Now that this matter is done with. it
may he asked what has been gained by il.
Mr.. Coiax moved the resolutions against
Nr Long. as he said on bis own respcnsi
biitv He dragged after him most Of the
republicans Of the liouse. making them par
ties 10 his opinions and TRANSFORMING into a
party question that which had been better
left 49, started, a personal issue. He forced
MS friends to a1Tas themselves against free
dom OF debate and q look for precedent
TO the action Of pio-savery majority in
consuring Nj Gildngs host st ob hoste
d9ci9, but i is significant Of evil when the
wrong acts u an enemy are takep up IN is.s.
tiHcstien Of our own intended i'll doing
GA the other hand MIR Long expressly de-
ciarcd he spoke for himself, and bis demo
cratic irieilc, took good care TO leave him
out IN the cold and to repudiate his scnti-
ments w ood and Harris being the eAcep-
tnis to this-wl,ile they clustered around
the sacred principle which was being strick-
en- down in his person.
The first reb'lse administered to Mr.
Long was. taat he an unworthy member
of this iiouse Congres. has been in SEES
SION four months and hall. It has done
absolutely nothing The absent.eism is
conspicuous It's tondnea for irrelavcnt
debate j., notorious. Its waste Of time its
contempt Of the public good; its cowardly
lear Of taking the responsibility Of measures
| essential 20 the wol-bcii-g OF tho country,
are all -lauclully diseredita'e II would
be interesting to bring the public to T. tee-
! son Oil Il resolution Of censurc upon them,
aud 10 see how quickly AMI by what an
overwhelming vote the popular verdict would
b. recorded, thai the minority Of Congress
'are unworthy melabcis oi the House,
and that they show BY their conduct that
| they have No regard Tor lioir official dutits.
">iX day. are WI tel torcach Yesterday S
lame and inpotent conclusion, and to
prove that the House had sense enough 1T
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eoiig. a popular ye.ai-; Of 'unuor;hiness
viii be pronounced upon some Of these not.
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The New York Tines a republican iour.
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f~'i'ea'' Joaiiia', says
CONGRESS has hen n,afo H., fo,,,
months in session what bas'it dopn< WI,
solitary n,aetcaI ,neas,,ra r. ~ '..s'
ance las il perfscteds /, ,f,a'ss d i H., S.