The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-12
From Washington.
pecial to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

WASHINGTON, February 10.
Hon. Columbus Delano, of the Thirteenth
Congressional District of Ohio, this after
noon made speech i'm the House that
amazed the radicals and some of his Re
publican colleagues from the State.
Mr.. Delano's remarks were no less accept
able to the patriotic members than they
were Objectionable to the rulc-or-ruin party.
Ii is pronounced one of the ablest argu-
ments of this session of Congress, and was
listened to with marked interest by the full
House. The galleries were denscly filed.
The members drew about the eloquent
speaker; and occasionally the radicals,
among them Messrs. Ashley and Shcllabar-
ger, cndcavored to break the telling effect
of the speech by untimely Interruptions.
But they did not disconccrt MIR. Dclano,
who turned his fire upon these uneasy
gentlemen with such force as directly to
silence their irregular batteries. Mr.. Ste
vens and Shcllabargcr came in for a large
| share of Mr.. Delano's animadversion.
lie characterized their theory or hercsy
of the Government, as he termed it, as
alarming and dreadful, and charged that
the adoption Of the Stevens policy would
overthrow the Government. He had been
panied to hear his colleague, Mr. Shella-
barger' adopt this theory in all its breadth
and enormity.
Before Congress convened, had heard the
key note from Pennsylvania TO the enor-
nous proposition of conflscating the prop
erty of the Southcrners for the payment OF
the national debt and to raise fund for
| paying to the widows and families of our
soldiers.
lie was shocked at Stevens gigantic plan
| Of universal plunder. Carried out il would
dishoDor this country before the nations OF
the earth and bring on a civil war. The
Duke of Aldens, with his plundering hosts,
would blush, were he alive, as a robbcr or
murderer not fit to be respected in America
| Political cormorants fiji the political air
us vultures the blue ether, and scent the
dead States that they may feed upon theiI
remains. Officers were TO he appointed TO
fatten upon the carcass of dead States. lie
never would give his sanction If he stood
alone in the Republican party, that these
| States should be declared dead in order 10
| feed political cOrmoTants on their remains
Mr.. Deano quoted resolutions passed in
Congress and laws enacted by it to show
that the Government went into the war for
| the declared purpose of preserving the
States intact and he showed that Mr. Shell
| labarger had voted for the resolution, and
many of the radicals had voted for the laws
quoted. That direct tax was assessed
upon them 60 Moline, and they were recog-
nized as States by law rs late as June
1864.
| In this strain Mr.. Delano continued for
near two hours, pouring his calling fire into
the radical ranks.
The Presidents remarks IN answer to the
delegation from Virginia, who called In a
body and addressed him to-day, are re-
ceived here with universal approval, always
of course, excepting the Stevens and sum
ner faction, who are rampant tonight.
The Virginia delegates left him this even
ing, highly delighted with the result of the
| interview.
| Ii now appears that the two Democrats
on the House Committee on Elections did
not vote to give the seat TO Colonel Wash
burne, the contestant of Mr.. Voorhees,
But, nevertheless, a majority Of the Com
mittee-seven in all-have voted TO give
Mr.. Washburnc the seat.