Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-03-08

military tribunals, has no more force aud |
effect than the paper on which IL h printed
! Ave, take the oath Swear him and let
him 20 II wonld be about rs intelligble !
ne IL would be TO swear the emblem of South |
Carolina's treason, the Rattlesnake, and let
il 90 among the representatives of the peo.
pie. Whom next have We, touching this
great issue, before the people? We have
the venerable Secretary Of State hieing to
New York, making another speech there
and entering on the high duties ola prnnhct
have been accustomed to sustain and up
hold that gentleman in the past. and | am
accustomed now to speak of him most rever-
entially for the great services he has render
ed the country bv his supreme skill as a
dplomatist. and by his undoubted fidelity
to the interests OF the country. What /
saw Of him now [ say in regret and sor-
row. not in anger. trust he will pardon
me- and appreciate my utterances when |,
say to him, in the language of one of Eng
lands most gifted sons, THE man who
speaks the truth is greater than king" |
speak the truth here this day when | say
and warn the people Of this country that he
is no prophet remember that when the
foundations of the Republic were rocking
beneath the mastering tread Of the armed
hosts which had struck at the National life,
wsuld last for only sixty days.
Mr.. HALE raised the question OF order
that the geDtlernan's remarks were not per-
tinent to the subject before thN House.
Mr.. BINGHAM (excitedly)-We will see
about that.
Mr.. HALE-The speech of Mr.. Seward
has nothing to do with the Constitutional
amendment.
Mr.. BINGHAM-I am arguing against the
objections to the passage of the resolution.
The SpEAKER-The Chairs attention
: being called TO it, he win notice particularly
: the remarks Of the gentleman from Ohio,
! and arrest them if out of order.
Mr. BINaHAM-I was only saying that
these prophecies against taking security for
2 the future will not do for the American
! people to base their action upon. because
! the same gentleman who uttered them ut
: tered prophecies before which miserably
!. failed in their fulGllment. He told the peo'
y pie in that same city in December, 1860
I Mr.. HALF now renew my point Of
i order.
y The SpEAKER-The Chair sustains the
9 peint of order. The Chair stated yester
. day that the debate must be confined to the
d Constitutional amendment if point Of order
were raised. The Chair thinks that the
It gentleman from Ohio is going boy th'
! verge alI0WeN IOF UeDAte,
y Mr. BANKS Mass. IF the Chair vii
n allow me-
IS The SpEAKER-The Chair will be yer,
1t glad TO hear the suggestions of the gentle
y man from Massachusetts, who formerly oc
4. curied this chair.
y Mr.. BANKS i suggest that the ruling .
o the Chair if insisted upon, limits the de
it bate much too closely As | understand
n the speech of the Secretary Of State h,
d asserts that there il M trouble, that ther
At is perfect national safety
10 NJ. RINGHAM- That is what | am at.
a Nr. BANKS The gentleman from Ohi
. think little differently from the Secrctar
q of State, and brings Constitutional amend
t. ment to correct that trouble and to save RI
= nation from the trouble which ho think
9. exists | am certain he must be permitte
ID to disruss opinions 40 imp prtant as those O
N the Secretary Of State.
u The SPEAKER Tn" gentleman from Mas
It sachn,et,s. having once occupied this chai,
t, j. familiar with the rule that debate on til
at Presidents Message in Committee Of tn
( Whole il unlimited. hut that on bills in tn
n House. special orders or resolutions fc
er amendment of the Constitution, whsn
n point af order is raised. the d bate must h
} confined TO the pending question. Th
@, Chsir supposed that the gentleman fror
10 Ohio was inluleina in lima Of debate tina
ly was entirely cognate to the matter befor
is the Hsuse The gentleman from Masss
n, chusetts understands and the House nnde,
he stands, that there must be some limit I
m debate. 1t must be relevant. to some exten
% to the matter pending before the House.
At Mr.. BANKS Il did not refer to the rulin
t. as existing in the House of Representative
Q. at an earlier period. but only the generi
ne rule affecting the question. The Constit,
s. tionsl amendment opens up to the fulle:
m debate on the condition of the country.
Id Mr. HALE-I make the point of orde
ut that the question is not debatable and th
ts gentleman from Massachusetts, has no rigt
20 to he heard.
W. Mr.. BANKs-Then appeal from the de-
i, cision Of the Chair only for the purpose {
lis saving what I desire to say. If the Rentl'
I'd man from Ohio were discussing the ofhci
es acts of the Secretary Of State, he would nj
n. be in order. have heard with nain all,
q sion made in the House to the official &C
1e Of chief officers of the Government. |
he not think that admissible in debate. If "
ny arc to complain of anything in the offic
ny condition Of any affair of the Governmen
,i- notice should be given and some measul
Vt, for the correction of that act. But hel
ed this has reference to an opinion Of gre,
ce Importance given to the country by the Sc
es retary Of State, unofhcially and informal
n affecting it's condition and the safety of N
% people. When we have under consider
ed ton the subject Of the condition Of Il
Is country in reference to the proposed amen
ar ment Of the Constitution, we certainly mu
ot be allowed to discuss the condition Of Il
Id country, and incidentally the opinion of ii
If Secretary of State in reference thereto, a
he officially and informally expressed. r
al. ferred, therefore, to the general rule COVER
be ing parliamentary discussion. and not at 3
Or, to the distinction very properly made by Il
st- Chair, between the rules as they stand
ID, present and the rules as they stood at {
ad earlier period II is not my wish to NAL
he an issue with the Chair aud, therefor
lie. having had an opportunity of explainr
cd This subject. Withdraw my appeal,
m Mr.. BiNGHAM-I renew the appeal.
ii was not allowed to make the statement
Il, which il would have been made plain that
wis Ia order, | wished 70 show that dI
as, tiseuished a. the Secretary Of State is,
6u ut,erances ahaut there being no danger f
ho the future Of the country were not to
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