The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-01
The DisgracefuI Row In Congress.

The row in the House of Representa-
tives, the details of which are elsewhere
printed, is made the subject of the strong
est censare in the leading journals. The
Evening Post says:
When the petty lords Of the plantation, who
derived their manners from intercourse with
slaves, rebelled, it was expected confidently
that we should hear no more of that VULGAR
and rufflanly language and conduct with
which they had 60 often disgiaccd themselves
and the country in Congress. In the three
years that have elapsed since then. there have
in fact, been no such scenes in Congress. as
were too frequent there before. But Yesterday
two members from Missouri Blair and Nc
Clurg, disgraced themselves and insulted the
House of which they are members, by an out
burst of violenC and vulgar language onlv fit
for fishwives and pot-hOuse brawlcrs, and ut
tery degrading to persons occupying responsi.
bic and honorable positions Congress owes it
to Its own dignity and good name to in1ict
such signal punishment upon these offenders as
will make their cases a warning to foolish hot
heads in future
The World, unlike the Post, takes a
partizan view of the affair, and is pleased
that the participants were not Democrats.
and taunts the Republicans with asserting
in fOrrner times that all breaches of deco.
rum proceeded from pro slavery meMbers,
while
The actOs in the disgraceiuI scene Yesterday
were both Republicans, and the epithets used
were as course and repulSive a, any ever BAN
died on the floor of the House Mr.. Blair
may have had great provocatiou-we know
nothing of the truth or falsitv of Mr.. Clurg's
allegations-but no provocation can Justify the
use OF such language in a parliamentary body.
Dignity of mind and elevation of
character commonly save their possessor alike
from the sin of making and the necessity of
repelilng coarse personal attacks. Webster
and Calhoun, for Example, though very decid
ed, and one of them even dogmatic and ag-
gressive in the assertion of opinions. never
found IL necessary to resent a coarse discour-
tesy. Their character gave them complete Sc
curity against such attacks.
The Times calls the rowdies, ':tle IT.
repressble Missourians, and very clearly
intimates its disgust at all the factions, no
matter by what names they may be desig-
mated, which, by their disgracefil strife.
have kept Missouri and the whole country
in turmoil:
These Missouri politicians-Charcoals. CLAW
banks and Copperheads-are WEAKNESS to the
whole country Not content with transferring
their war from their own State to this CITY.
which they did some months ago, they have
carried it into Congress, and its walls have
scarcely ever ceased to ring with denunciations
of one faction by the other. AS they cannot
find any worse epithets than those they ban
died yesterday, We hope they will now stop
wasting the time which ought to be devoted
to useful legislation OF statesmanlike discus
sion If they must abuse each other. and if
they must use the National Capitol for the pur-
pose, we hope Congress will set apart the
nights for their service, turn off the gas, and
let them roar.