New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-07
MACMILLAN institutiona the Government might be injured
n 80 y,ta, nart The Executive should not only keep

N ito vital mart The Executive should not only keep
treason away. but give INSTRUCTIONS against actaing
contronr more or Less the result Of any election
The Uonse owed is 10 themselves 70 accept the CON
dton OF things now exhibited and see that no parties
came here unless with the free voice Oh tne People
and 10 accept the fact shown by the testimony In
This case that there had been valid election. He
could not see how any Massachusetts man could recon-
Gle it to his conscience to give vote here In the
affirmative Of the position occupied by the minority OF
the Committee.
Hr ELIOT (Un.. Mass) was at loss TO know why
he colleague had direct this remark to him But he
would say he had carefully read the testimony and had
come tVthe conclusion Of voting for the sitting member
Mr.. DAVIS Un. Md wished to know what the
Judgment OF the people OF Massachusetts had TO do with
tie decision Of the question here.
MIR. DAWES said he had uttered no such sentiment.
Mr. DAVIS (Un Md repeated that he understood
the gentleman az asking how any Massachusetts man
could Justify such a vote TO his constituents
Mr.. DAWES could not understand why soldiers shond
control the polls, when IN Massachusetts they we're
free and town meetings were opened with prayer, Ire
the ballot box through fes Of bayoncts, or at their
points, but he could understand how the gentlemen
from Delaware and Maryland might view the matter
from a different stand point.
MIR. DAVIS Gun, Md aesed for the evidence OF euen
elections in those States.
Mr. SnIrngns said that the gentleman from Messa-
ohusctts had attributed ~ him remarks Tor when nc
sure the gentleman reflection wuiu ee soIl!
and he had spoken Of the Delaware election IN 10 CON
pimentary terms. He wished 70 Know whcther 'ne
gentleman alluded 10 hun. ,..
Mr. DAWES replied that in all frankDess the reiatioHs
between him and the gentleman hah always pcen
friendly and should continue suoh The genueien hau
right 20 take any remarks he had uttered III al oheH'
i've sense. al.
,Mr. S,nrHfRs-wilh this explanation an perfectly
satisfied. Mia.
ware and Maryland without designing any oiense III
friend from Maryland could not be expected 10 zee le
same way as others this question. III entire po"c,
prevailed in Maryland and If no persons were ooopcu
m there 70 be voters at elections be must ho' assume
that IN Massachusetts and Vermont no peace pie'ae
thai elections were not free and that voters are coope
up Ills friends from Delaware and Mar! ANA must v
charitable and excuse him If he could not come 10 the
Mr.. SsTHpEs denied that he had mpugned the voting
| in Massachusetts,.
M WuAIEY I'm. W. va) said tho gentleman had
opposed the admission 20 seats Of members south OF
Mason and Dixons line. Was tha; The policy IL So
he had better join the gentlemen from ONO and Mary
lard viz: Mr. Long and Mr.. Harris. Did the eontie'
man want TO have himself placed ON The AeSIeuhh
ticket for Viee-PTesidenii ~
| Mr. DAWES replied If he could not succeed by more
votes than the gentleman represented IN the lasI
Congress il not desirable TO have hun on any Ticket
As To being opposed 20 members being admitted ol.
south Of Mason and D1ols line he had only I" say th'
lie had exerted his full power 10 have the two members
from Louisiana admitted 10 the last Congress ana also
the two members from Tennessee, because lhey were
the free choice Of their respective districts py SUN
cient number Of votes -,
/ Mr. WHAIEY resuming, spoke OF the loyalty Of bis
mountain district lie said there were 1000 soiuiers
from his district at Vicksburg and elsewhere who had
no opportunity 10 vote for him With these volunteers
at home, he believed be could get almost as large vote
AS the gentleman from Massachusetts and not mus
ket should be used 10 influence the election. He
(Whaey) had reputation for bravery, having been n
the wars The gentleman from Massachusetts had ia
ents but no taste for gunpowder: lLanghterJ l an
he added only mountaineer have no pretcnsions II
talents and am only soldier [LaughteIl The speech
you have made will act like shower bath 70 the B0r
der-State men When Massachusetts, men undertake
10 exclude loys men from their seats II will be- time
for the people TO take the subject into serious consid
Grafton.
Tie debate for the day here terminated. An under
tstandng arrived by unanimous consent that the
sitting members shall speak the subject.
THE PORT PILLOW MASSACRE.
M BALDWIN (Dcn., Mich) from the Committee or
Printing, reported in favor of printing 5000 copies OF
the report and evidence concerning the Fort Pillow
:. massacre. Agreed 70.
The House adjourned until Monday.